Which sentence describes a feature of science fiction?
It teaches essential facts about a scientific topic.
It provides some facts about a historical event or character.
It includes mythical characters such as dragons and fairies.
It is set in another world, such as a distant planet.

Answer: It teaches essential facts about a scientific topic.

Explanation:

Item 6
Too Fast

Batnik’s father was a great inventor. He had created many things that made people’s lives easier. One of his inventions was a car that could operate on both water and land; this car was Batnik’s favorite. On water, it could float and travel at speeds up to 80 miles per hour. But on land, it could travel at speeds over 200 miles per hour. Batnik’s father had created this special car to help people from their island get to the mainland and other islands faster. When Batnik's father was a boy, the only method of travel from one island to another was by ferry, and the trip often took hours. People who were sick and needed medical help from the mainland would have to endure the long crossing or not go at all because of delays. Batnik’s father loved his homeland and wanted to ease the burden on the people, so he created the water car.

When he showed the car to Batnik, Batnik’s father warned Batnik that the car should not be driven at the maximum speed on land or water because the engine could burst into flame. One day when his father was away, Batnik decided that he wanted to show the car to his friends. He drove it on the water, at first going only half the possible speed. Then, as his excitement grew, he increased his speed on the water and was nearing maximum speed. When he reached the land, he continued to accelerate. His exhilaration grew. Like the mythological Greek boy Icarus, who flew too close to the sun, Batnik forgot his father’s warning and pushed the gas pedal to the floor. When the car exceeded 200 miles per hour, it burst into flames.
In the myth of “Daedalus and Icarus,” Icarus becomes enraptured by the ability to fly, defies his father's order to not fly too close to the sun, and suffers dreadful consequences as a result.

How is Batnik’s story in "Too Fast" like that of Icarus from the Greek myth?


Both stories are about boys who love to travel at great speeds.

Both stories are about sons who improve their fathers’ inventions.

Both stories are about boys who are great inventors.

Both stories are about sons who suffer terrible fates after not following instructions.

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Weaver ant nests are most common in the outer, often uppermost, sunlit branches of trees. The site of energy influx and photosynthesis, this shell of greenery is where most biological action in forests takes place and thus where the majority of resources sought by the ants accumulate. There the ants bind adjacent living leaves into a kind of arboreal tent. Ranging from the size of a baseball to the size of a volleyball but weighing not much more than an inflated balloon, the nests look frail, but they shelter the ants from wind, rain, and rivals. Transpiration,superscript,1,baseline, from their leaf walls creates a built-in HVAC,superscript,2,baseline, system, providing relatively stable temperature and humidity.

paragraph 2,To begin building a nest, a worker pulls at the edge of a leaf, and if she's successful in bending it, nearby ants join her. The workers may stand side by side while gripping the leaf margins, but if the leaves are too far apart, they climb on top of one another and, seizing each other by the waist, form leaf-to-leaf chains that are strong enough to drag the foliage together. Within hours, the nearby leaves are drawn tight and aligned in a nest configuration.

paragraph 3,The name ,begin italics,weaver ant,end italics, comes from the next step, which involves a kind of child labor. In many ant species, the larvae spin silk cocoons in which they transform into adults. But a weaver ant larva does not make a cocoon. Instead, it produces silk at a young age, when still small enough to be held and manipulated by an adult worker. After bearing the larva to the construction site, the worker locates a leaf edge through palpations of her antennae, then lowers the larva's head to it. The larva attaches a silk line to the edge, and the worker then shuttles it back and forth between the leaves, like a weaver working a loom, until the foliage is bound by woven sheets. As a finishing touch, the nest is detailed with tidy entries and internal walls and galleries. The nests, I suspect, can last for years: when the leaves wither, workers bind fresh ones into the structure to replace them.

paragraph 4,Weaver ants avoid the inconveniences endured by most ants, which, as central-place foragers, spend considerable time commuting from one central nest. This is evident in driver ant raids, where hundreds of thousands of ants regularly travel dozens of meters or more. Weaver ants minimize the amount of moving around they do by spacing leaf nests throughout their territory, erecting them wherever their workers are needed and foliage is available for construction. This also makes it easy for them to handle unforeseen events quickly: a worker seeking assistance need only communicate with the ant reserves in the nearest nest.

paragraph 5,Inside the tent, among the brood piles, are smaller workers with shorter limbs. In most polymorphic ants,,superscript,3,baseline, the major workers are scarce and specialized, but with ,begin italics,Oecophylla,end italics,,superscript,4,baseline, the opposite is true, with the majors doing the foraging and nest construction, serving as the workaday ants rather than "soldiers," in the sense of a specialized defensive caste. The minors are less numerous and tend the eggs and small larvae. The physical differences between minors and majors are more modest than in the marauder and driver ants, but the two are relatively distinct, with only occasional intermediates. Typically, the queen is in a nest toward the center of the territory near the top of a crown, though she moves from time to time. Her eggs are distributed among the nests by her workers.

paragraph 6,Because weaving a nest requires an assembly of workers and larvae, one wonders how weaver ant colonies get started. What does the first nest look like? Once, in the Australian outback, I peeled apart two small leaves sewn together at chest level to find four queens and forty workers, the latter each the size of a small major worker in a mature colony, cohabiting in a space the size of a change purse. Making such a tiny nest need not be difficult. Before their first workers are old enough to do the job, the neophyte queens are likely to join forces to hold larvae and weave the nest together.


This sentence is from the passage.



"Ranging from the size of a baseball to the size of a volleyball but weighing not much more than an inflated balloon, the nests look frail, but they shelter the ants from wind, rain, and rivals." (Paragraph 1)



What is the effect of comparing the size and weight of weaver ant nests to familiar objects?


1.
The comparisons reveal that the nests serve as practical and spacious homes.

2.
The comparisons reinforce the idea that ants work as a team to build their nests.

3.
The comparisons emphasize that the nests are remarkable and surprising structures.

4.
The comparisons highlight that the primary purpose of the nests is to protect the ants.

What is one way to edit the following sentence for punctuation?

I traveled to Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Washington, and Austin, Texas.
Select one:

A ] I traveled to: Portland, Oregon, Seattle, Washington, and Austin, Texas.

B ] I traveled to Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; and Austin, Texas.

C ] I traveled to Portland, Oregon: Seattle, Washington: and Austin, Texas.

D ] I traveled to Portland Oregon, Seattle Washington, and Austin Texas.

Read these two paragraphs from the story Hummingbird and Heron:

Heron and Hummingbird both loved to eat fish from the river. Every morning, Heron would fish to her heart's content, eating until her stomach was so round and heavy that she had to waddle back to shore. Every afternoon, Hummingbird would fish and feast until he was so heavy that his tiny, buzzing wings could no longer keep him in the air. Heron and Hummingbird thought they were the luckiest birds in the world.

One afternoon, Hummingbird did not catch as many fish as usual. He fished and he fished, but his line came up empty more times than it ever had before. He flew to Heron's house.

If the first paragraph introduced a third character that also ate fish, how might the next paragraph change?

A. Instead of the Hummingbird not catching as many fish as usual, the paragraph might be about Hummingbird catching a large number of fish.
B. Instead of the Hummingbird immediately flying to Heron's house, the paragraph might have Hummingbird not telling anyone about the empty line.
C. Instead of the Hummingbird fishing, the paragraph might be about Hummingbird taking a long nap and resting in a tree.
D. Instead of the Hummingbird immediately flying to Heron's house, the paragraph might be about Hummingbird trying to figure out who ate all the fish.

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Please write a paragraph about the Cold War. If you do, 100 points. NO CHEATING

PLEASE HELP ASAP AGAIN (fever 1793 book)

Hurry, and 75 points! Write a research-based argumentative essay for or against health care for everyone.
I'm on Pre-Writing. I'm fine with the draft, I can do it, I just can't do the Pre-Writing.

Click to review the online content. Then answer the question(s) below, using complete sentences. Scroll down to view additional questions.
Online Content: Site 1

How can reviewing a completed test prior to submitting it help you to earn the most points possible?

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In your own words, explain digital literacy to me. Example: Digital literacy is...

HELP ASAP PLZ 22 POINTS

Lines 220–228: What are examples of cause-and-effect relationships that the author uses to present information? What do these relationships explain?

lines 220-228:

"Parts of India, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia were war zones before
the tsunami, and these situations complicated relief efforts.
In Indonesia, for instance, no foreigners had been allowed
into Aceh Province for years because of the fighting. After
so many died, however, foreign help was welcomed. Later,
peace talks were held to aid the relief efforts because workers
were afraid to go into war zones. Groups felt it was time for
Muslims, Hindus, Christians, and Buddhists to work together
as members of a world community."

How are the inhabitants of the otherworld in "Sayadio in Spirit-land" similar to those in "Valhalla: Hall of the Chosen Slain"?

They both cannot communicate with anyone outside the spirit world.

They both are continually honored for their bravery in battle.

They both seem content and perfectly happy where they are.

They both long to return to their physical lives on earth.

Select the literary devices, figures of speech, or sensory details used in the example below. Select all that apply.

The man was as handsome as a Greek statue, but his personality was very ugly.

simile
hyperbole
personification
metaphor
onomatopoeia

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Kites: Birds of Glory

As a rule, raptors, or birds of prey, are among the most admired and adored birds in the world. From the California condor to the snowy owl, few birds compare to the tigers of the air: the great hunters whose beauty and skill have inspired art and literature for centuries. The most glorious feathers of the peacock or the vibrant plumage of a bunting cannot compete with the power of a peregrine falcon or the determination of an osprey. Included in this group of hunters, however, is one bird of prey that is little known but equally impressive. The kites of the world are generally smaller than most raptors, but just as astonishing in skill and grace as any other hunter of the skies.

Most people think of paper or cloth structures flown with string from the ground when the word 'kite' is used. In addition to these popular toys, kite can also refer to a type of raptor. Kites have a small head, a short beak and long narrow wings and tail. Kites can be found all over the world in mostly warm regions. Kites live on a variety of prey—from insects to small rodents or reptiles. Some kites eat only one kind of prey. Kites are generally masterful in the air and represent a group of birds that are among the most acrobatic of fliers.

Two of the most familiar kites in the Southern United States are the swallow-tailed kite and the Mississippi kite. The Mississippi kite is rather plain to look at: a light brown and gray body with a buff or white colored head. But to watch a Mississippi kite fly is to watch a ballet in the air. These raptors eat primarily flying insects, so they do most of their hunting on the wing. As you might imagine, catching flying insects requires a great deal of agility and speed. If you are lucky enough to see one in flight, you will be amazed at the quick turns, graceful moves, and speedy pursuits of this bird. Look for them above large fields, especially during the summer.

The swallow-tailed kite, also common in the South, is more easily identifiable and often seen flying over roads. With black wings and tail, white head and body, and a forked or swallow-like tail, this raptor is just as acrobatic as the Mississippi kite. Swallow-tailed kites like flying over highways in the summer as they can take advantage of the thermals, or columns of warmed air, that rise above the pavement. Once they have climbed to sufficient height, swallow-tails will glide, looking for snakes and reptiles and insects. They also eat small rodents, frogs, and other birds on occasion. Watching a swallow-tail fly is a lot like watching a gymnast perform a floor routine. Rarely flapping its wings, it uses its forked tail to make sharp turns, trace circles in the sky, or simply maintain a heading. Skilled, accomplished, and graceful, this bird is as entertaining as it is beautiful.

Both kites are known to eat while flying, unlike most other birds of prey. This practice conserves energy and allows them to hunt almost continuously. While these kites are not listed as endangered, they are rare and in some states are listed as critical. Loss of habitat is the main reason for the decline. If you are lucky enough to see one, count yourself among the few. These magnificent birds are a sight you won't soon forget.

How does the author develop the idea that kites are skillful fliers? Use details and quotations from the text to support your answer.

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Write a note to a friend describing your favorite school trip. Make sure to tell them:


● Where did you go on a school trip?


● When did you go?


● What did you like about the school trip?


Include more details. Write at least one paragraph.

30-40 lines

Select the correct answer. (No links please.)


Read this excerpt from Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. How do the Ghost of Christmas Present’s words affect Scrooge?


“If these shadows remain unaltered by the Future, none other of my race,” returned the Ghost, “will find him here. What then? If he be like to die, he had better do it, and decrease the surplus population.”


Scrooge hung his head to hear his own words quoted by the Spirit, and was overcome with penitence and grief.


“Man,” said the Ghost, “If man you be in heart, not adamant, forbear that wicked can’t until you have discovered What the surplus is, and Where it is. Will you decide what men shall live, what men shall die? It may be, that in the sight of Heaven, you are more worthless and less fit to live than millions like this poor man’s child. Oh God! to hear the Insect on the leaf pronouncing on the too much life among his hungry brothers in the dust!”


Scrooge bent before the Ghost’s rebuke, and trembling cast his eyes upon the ground. But he raised them speedily, on hearing his own name.


Answer choices that were given:


A. They make Scrooge more open and understanding of other people’s needs and wants.

B. They teach Scrooge that human life is fickle and insignificant in the grand scheme of things.

C. They rewind Scrooge of his earlier harsh behavior and make him feel regret and shame.

D. They cause Scrooge to feel pity for Bob Cratchit’s family and their humble way of life.

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Which of the following is a statement describing the way something happened?(1 point)

discussion

evidence

a claim

a reason

the answer is 5 meters aPre-Writing Organizer: Author's Craft Elements
“There Will Come Soft Rains” Ray Bradbury

What is the relationship between man and nature in the text? How do you know? (Evidence from the text)
Relationship= how do these entities co-exist, or interact with one another?









Man
Nature


-rain


- fire


- dawen, sunrise


-Water


- sand


- dirt


Author’s Craft Element
(These must help show the relationship you explained above)
Text Evidence (Example from the text that shows this author’s craft element)
1.


2.


3.


4.


5.



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Item 2 In Twelfth Night, which event is part of the resolution? Viola and Sebastian are shipwrecked. Malvolio receives a love letter. Viola, disguised as Cesario, meets Olivia. Sir Toby and Maria are married.

Passage A–One way to enjoy a healthier lifestyle is to grow your own vegetables. That way, you know they are free from harmful chemicals. Where do you start if you want to grow your own healthy food? Start with the soil.

If this is your first adventure in gardening, start small. Choose plants that are easy to tend and that will grow well in the soil you have. Deciding what to grow is the first step and it will help decide how big of a garden you want. Not all plants grow in the same way. You have to consider which plants prefer sunlight and which prefer shade. This will help with picking the best spot for your garden.

Once you have decided where you will plant your garden, you can move on to planning your garden's layout. You don't want your tall plants growing next to the shorter ones and blocking out the sun. You also want to make sure there is enough room between the rows to allow for weeding. Proper planning makes planting a breeze.

Passage B–It is more expensive to build a green roof than it is to lay asphalt or shingles on a roof, but the trend is growing. The basic green roof requires a frame, waterproof membrane, gravel for drainage, fibrous material to retain moisture, soil for planting, and a barrier that prevents roots from penetrating the building.

Green roofs started in Europe and are now gaining a strong foothold in the United States. The largest green roof in New York City is built on the roof of a processing and distribution facility. It is actually the biggest green roof in the country. Being in New York, it has faced snow, rain, freezing, and thawing. It has survived it all.

The city of Chicago, Illinois, now has more green roofs than any other U.S. city. There are 7 million square feet of green roofs planted across the city. Toronto, Canada, is the first city in the western hemisphere to mandate green roofs on all new tall buildings. Green roofs are beneficial, not only to the environment, but also to the cities that build them. A recent study in Toronto suggested that if 75 percent of the flat roofs were greened, the city could save $37 million a year on storm water management and energy bills.

Explain why people are building green roofs to live healthier lives. Use information from both texts in your answer.

Which of the following is an example of simile?
Sarah dances like a ballerina.
That smell was from expired milk? I thought there was a garbage can in our fridge.
A shooting star scratched fire across the atmosphere
My dad is always such a pig when he eats barbecue.

What was Alfred reminded of upon returning from Queens? From the book The Contender

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Read this sentence.

Healthy human cells work to achieve homeostasis, or equilibrium.

Based on your knowledge that equilibrium means "balance," what is the best definition of equality?


even-handedness or impartiality

different in value

contrast in quality or nature

mental tranquility

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