Which option is the best example of a main idea?(2 points)
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Change can be a difficult process.
Change can be a difficult process.
A group of baseball players change their minds about their coach after they learn why he is so strict.
A group of baseball players change their minds about their coach after they learn why he is so strict.
Knowledge can be a powerful mover of change.
Knowledge can be a powerful mover of change.
The story takes place in a small town and includes a conflict between a baseball coach and his players.
A group of baseball players change their minds about their coach after they learn why he is so strict.
Which sentence provides objective information?(2 points)
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The stem of a sunflower can grow up to 10 feet tall.
The stem of a sunflower can grow up to 10 feet tall.
Sunflower seeds taste delicious in salads.
Sunflower seeds taste delicious in salads.
Sunflowers are more beautiful than tulips.
Sunflowers are more beautiful than tulips.
Growing a sunflower that is 10 feet tall is very impressive.
The stem of a sunflower can grow up to 10 feet tall.
Which lines of poetry are the best example of alliteration?(2 points)
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Nathan was a man of his word, and a man who came through.
Nathan was a man of his word, and a man who came through.
Fiona fretted and paced, and feared for the future.
Fiona fretted and paced, and feared for the future.
My heart broke in anguish, and in anguish my love shattered.
My heart broke in anguish, and in anguish my love shattered.
Tanya climbed each rung of the corporate ladder, while those around her grew anxious and madder.
Fiona fretted and paced, and feared for the future.
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
LaShawn inhaled deeply and leaned into her stretch. She would hold it for 90 seconds: a routine she followed before every competition. But this was the final county tournament. Was she ready? Were the countless backflips she did every morning at 5 a.m. for the past nine months going to pay off? Leaning out of the stretch, she stood and walked purposefully to the door of the gym.
6. What can be inferred about LaShawn based on this paragraph?
(2 points)
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LaShawn does not like preparing for competitions.
LaShawn does not like preparing for competitions.
LaShawn can hold her breath for 90 seconds.
LaShawn can hold her breath for 90 seconds.
LaShawn did not do enough to win.
LaShawn did not do enough to win.
LaShawn is a dedicated athlete.
LaShawn is a dedicated athlete.
What information should a summary include? (2 points)
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The most important information or main points.
The most important information or main points.
Minor details not essential to the story.
Minor details not essential to the story.
An essay text analysis.
An essay text analysis.
Personal feelings about the story.
The most important information or main points.
Read "The Cricket Sang" by Emily Dickinson. Use the poem to answer the question.
The cricket sang,
And set the sun,
And workmen finished, one by one,
Their seam the day upon.
The low grass loaded with the dew,
The twilight stood as strangers do
With hat in hand, polite and new,
To stay as if, or go.
A vastness, as a neighbor, came,—
A wisdom without face or name,
A peace, as hemispheres at home,—
And so the night became.
Which of the following lines from the poem above uses simile?
(2 points)
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To stay as if, or go.
To stay as if, or go.
The cricket sang,
The cricket sang,
With hat in hand, polite and new,
With hat in hand, polite and new,
The twilight stood as strangers do
The twilight stood as strangers do
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