The single second it takes a human to swat is more than enough time for the average fly to think, act, and dodge the attack.
_____, studies by scientists have found a fly's brain can process information faster than nearly any living creature.
Which transitional phrase would most appropriately connect the paragraphs?
A. In fact,***
B. On one hand,
C. For example,
D. For this reason,
Literature Semester Exam 9th grade Connections Academy Answer key
Question 1- third person limited
Question 2- First person
Question 3-the time period of the plot
Question 4- Man vs himself
Question 5- Walls can serve to keep things out as well as keep things in.
Question 6- the fragility of life
Question 7- to inform the reader about what the forest is like from the wolf’s perspective
Question 8- simile
Question 9- his carlessness
Question 10- Ted shook his head and ran his hand through his curly blonde hair
Question 11- A graph showing the magnitude of the earthquake at different times during the tsunami
Question 12- As a result, the temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere and oceans is getting dangerously warmer.
Question 13- 2007
Question 14- a hard news article
Question 15- What could I do but yell vivas to baseballs, milkshakes, and those sociologists
Question 16- And so I dream of going back to be…
Question 17- To explain why something happened
Question 18- Scholars are not sure about the legend but do speculate that the Maori discovered Aotearoa more than 1,000 years ago and that they came by boat from somewhere in the South Pacific
Question 19- simile
Question 20- a memory sequence that interrupts the chronological order of events.
Question 21- proper noun
Question 22- Action verb
Question 23- Hannah memorized her lines.
Question 24- shrieked
Question 25- Appositive phrase
Question 26- Adverbial clause
Question 27- Phrase fragment
Question 28- Adverb Clause
Question 29- independent clause
Question 30- Adjective clause
Question 31- Complex
Question 32- compound
Question 33- simple
Question 34- A short essay describing a recent trip to New Zealand.
Question 35- He attended Simpson college from 1890, and enrolled in Iowa State Agriculture college the following year
Question 36- children sip lemonade and munch on popcorn
Question 37- Maori culture is similar to the culture on the Cook Islands.
Question 38- "The entire incident should teach people a lesson: it is a mistake to mess with nature."
Question 39- Performing in front of an audience, does not make her nervous.
Question 40- "Are you coming with us?" asked Jeremy.
Question 41- following no set pattern
Question 42- -ance
Question 43- In fact