Use the sentence to answer the question.

The dog ran ____ the bushes to catch the ball.

Select the preposition that best completes the sentence.

(1 point)
Responses

against
against

through
through

across
across

unto

through

Use the excerpt from the text titled “Making Medicine: From Discovery to Doctors” to answer the question.

“No one, not even the scientists, knows who got the real molecule until the test is finished. It’s how scientists prove their molecule really works—even compared to a fake medicine! This step takes anywhere from a few months to two years.”

Which clues from the excerpt signal that this is a chronological text?

(1 point)
Responses

It shows the effect of medicine.
It shows the effect of medicine.

It mentions the passing of time.
It mentions the passing of time.

It shows a problem being solved.
It shows a problem being solved.

It describes the scientific events.
It describes the scientific events.
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It mentions the passing of time.

Use the sentence to complete the activity.

The snow fell ____ the night and covered the ground by morning.

Select the preposition that best completes the prepositional phrase.

(1 point)
Responses

after
after

near
near

during
during

between

during

Use the story titled Moving West: A Native American Perspective to answer the question.

Moving West: A Native American Perspective

How does the author’s use of cause and effect contribute to the purpose of the text?

(1 point)
Responses

It describes how the government fairly paid the Native Americans for their land.
It describes how the government fairly paid the Native Americans for their land.

It shows the result of Native Americans being forced from their lands.
It shows the result of Native Americans being forced from their lands.

It gives a specific description of the Trail of Tears.
It gives a specific description of the Trail of Tears.

It presents the challenges of digging for gold and some solutions.
It presents the challenges of digging for gold and some solutions.

It shows the result of Native Americans being forced from their lands.

We will stop our lesson ____ a five-minute break.

Complete the sentence with the preposition that answers the question “How long?”

(1 point)
Responses

to
to

at
at

over
over

for
for

for

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Use the excerpt from the story titled Rethinking a Holiday to answer the question.

Rethinking a Holiday

In exchange, the Spanish conqueror was expected to take care of his laborers. He was supposed to teach them about Christianity and the Spanish culture. He also was supposed to protect them.

In reality, the encomienda system was a form of enslavement. Spanish overlords terrorized their native laborers. Many native people died of overwork in fields or mines. If they resisted, the Spanish rulers cruelly punished or killed them.

A reader asked the question, “How were the Native Americans treated?” Which sentence answers this question?

(1 point)
Responses

They were terrorized and killed.
They were terrorized and killed.

They were protected by the Spanish.
They were protected by the Spanish.

They were able to live as they always had.
They were able to live as they always had.

They were taken care of by the conquerors.
They were taken care of by the conquerors.

Question
Use the excerpt from the story titled Rethinking a Holiday to answer the question.

Rethinking a Holiday

In exchange, the Spanish conqueror was expected to take care of his laborers. He was supposed to teach them about Christianity and the Spanish culture. He also was supposed to protect them.

In reality, the encomienda system was a form of enslavement. Spanish overlords terrorized their native laborers. Many native people died of overwork in fields or mines. If they resisted, the Spanish rulers cruelly punished or killed them.

A reader asked the question, “How were the Native Americans treated?” Which sentence answers this question?

(1 point)
Responses

They were terrorized and killed.
They were terrorized and killed.

They were protected by the Spanish.
They were protected by the Spanish.

They were able to live as they always had.
They were able to live as they always had.

They were taken care of by the conquerors.
They were taken care of by the conquerors.