Part A
Read this sentence from paragraph 7.
"Miranda Sawyer had a heart…but she had never used it for any other purpose than the pumping and circulating of blood."
What aspect of Aunt Miranda’s character is revealed in this sentence?
Aunt Miranda is an ill-tempered person.
Aunt Miranda is a kind-hearted person.
Aunt Miranda is a cruel person.
Aunt Miranda is an old, eccentric woman.
How does paragraph 8 from the first passage and paragraph 2 from the second passage contribute to the understanding of Rebecca and Huck?
They reveal that Rebecca and Huck feel a little guilty about being unhappy.
They highlight the fact that Rebecca and Huck feel lucky to be living with their guardians.
They reveal that Rebecca and Huck want to please their guardians.
They suggest that Rebecca and Huck are trying to be good children.
Which of the following factors had an important impact on shaping the weather patterns over Lake Superior in early November of 1975?
the fact that there are five Great Lakes
Lake Superior’s proximity to Canada
early evidence of global warming’s impact
a low-pressure system over the Midwest
Read this sentence from paragraph 3.
"There he groaned and cursed his folly, and knew the track to be the fancy of his brain."
What does the phrase "fancy of his brain" most likely mean as it used in this sentence?
Read this sentence from paragraph 5.
"Wynne knew Smoky was an intelligent dog that might be able to pull a cable seventy feet through an eight-inch pipe."
This sentence is an example of
a generalization.
deductive reasoning.
a logical fallacy.
inductive reasoning.
Knowing the origin of words can often help you determine how to spell them because words coming from the same language often follow similar spelling patterns.
Words coming from the same language often follow similar spelling patterns, because knowing the origin of words can often help you determine how to spell them.
Noing the origin of words can offen help you determine how to spell them, because words coming from the same language offen follow similar spelling patterns.
Because wurds coming from the same language often follow similar spelling patterns, knowing the origin of wurds can often help you determine how to spell them.
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