James and Noel sat on the steps of their new house. It was going to be a hot day, but the boys preferred sitting outside to unpacking more boxes inside. Their mom was unpacking kitchen stuff, and the boys had grown tired of hearing her exclaim every time she unwrapped another of the teapots she hadn't seen in months.
"You'd think she'd have enough teapots by now," said James.
"Yeah," said Noel, "I don't get that excited about my Godzilla collection and that is way more interesting than any teapot."
"And I'm sorry," said James, "but I know way too much about teapots for a boy my age."
James then started listing all the things he knew about teapots. "There's the spout and the pouring angle," he began. But Noel had already tuned James out. The heat was rising and as tired as he was of his mother's teapots, he was more tired of James' complaining.
Besides, there was a raggedy old dog down the street. Noel could tell, even from far away, this was a dog that belonged to no one. Its coat was matted. It had no collar. All he could see of the dog's face was its nose sticking out. Its coat was all brown, but a dirty, grayish brown, not the deep dark warm brown that made you feel safe.
"And there's that teapot with the flowers. The brown one with the little dots all in a row," James continued on his rant, now listing all the teapots he had unwrapped for Mom. Noel continued ignoring James and watched the dog.
It was moving slowly in their general direction. It stopped at various spots along the curb to smell things. Sometimes the smelling took a very long time. Every now and then it would sit down to scratch behind its ear. Noel wondered if it was looking for something to eat.
James jabbered on and Noel began to wonder how a dog came to be in such a sad condition as this one. Did no one ever want it? Even as a puppy, was this fellow not cute enough to find a good family? Had it always been this ugly? Hadn't anyone ever been kind to it? The dog was across the street now, one house over. It seemed to be particularly attracted to mailboxes and the plants around them. To Noel's mind, it appeared that the dog was greeting each family on the street.
Noel watched the dog cross the street heading in their direction. He hadn't noticed it before, but the dog's head seemed rather large. It swung back and forth in front of its body, much like the bears Noel had seen at the zoo and on television. Noel could not see any eyes through all the matted hair. He could see gnats and flies hovering over the poor thing, waiting for it to sit down again.
It lumbered toward them. Noel noticed that James had stopped talking. He looked over at his brother. Staring at the dog, James seemed to be a bit shocked or surprised, maybe even stunned.
"What is that?" James whispered.
Instead of sniffing their mailbox and moving on like before, the dog started up the sidewalk toward the steps where they were sitting. Noel could hear the flies buzzing and see not just a few gnats, but a whole swarm around the dog. Bits of leaves and twigs hung in its hair. The dog continued toward them. Was it going to stop, wondered Noel. Should I get up and get in the house? But then, just when Noel felt a twinge of panic, the dog sat down, wagged its tail, and smiled. Noel had never seen anything like it before. It was as if the dog, flies and all, were posing for a photographer. It is going to be an interesting summer, thought Noel.

Which of the following best summarizes the character of James as presented in this excerpt? (4 points)

Confused
Grouchy
Honest
Patient

Answer:

James is confused. That is the most resonable option because he is clearly not grouchy honest doens't really match and patient is the last one left but it isn't the right one so then it would have to be confused cuz at the end he seams to be confused so it is A

Explanation:

Dramatic Irony occurs when characters are unaware of the information that the audience knows.

Choose the option below which shows a list of dramatic irony as seen in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.

1Points
A
The tire swing, Gretel, Lt. Kotler, Bruno comparing them to being in a leaking boat

B
Fury, the country, people in pajamas, Out-With, Heil Hitler meaning "have a good day".

C
The house in Berlin, Mother's dedication to father, Bruno's fall on the swing

What effect does an asthma attack have on a person’s airways?
It creates more oxygen in the body.
It makes exhaling easier.
It opens up the lungs.
It tightens the airways.

Which detail uses sensory words to describe Akela?

A. a hilltop covered with stones and boulders
B. who led all the Pack by strength and cunning
C. lay out at full length on his rock
D. from badger-coloured veterans

Father Wolf waited till his cubs could run a little, and then on the night of the Pack Meeting took them and Mowgli and Mother Wolf to the Council Rock – a hilltop covered with stones and boulders where a hundred wolves could hide. Akela, the great gray Lone Wolf, who led all the Pack by strength and cunning, lay out at full length on his rock, and below him sat forty or more wolves of every size and colour, from badger-coloured veterans who could handle a buck alone, to young black three-year-olds who thought they could. The Lone Wolf had led them for a year now. He had fallen twice into a wolf-trap in his youth, and once he had been beaten and left for dead; so he knew the manners and customs of men.

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Read the excerpt from the NASA article called "July 20, 1969: One Giant Leap for Mankind."

Armstrong and Aldrin blast off and dock with Collins in Columbia. Collins later says that "for the first time," he "really felt that we were going to carry this thing off."

How does this quotation help the reader understand Michael Collins as he is described in The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon?

A.It shows that he believed that the mission had not been accomplished because the wrong people had been involved.

B.It shows that although he did not land on the moon, he was invested in the mission’s success.

C.It shows that he believed that the mission would be accomplished because he was a major part of it.

D.It shows that he believed the mission would have been more successful if he had been in a different role.

According to Michael Jordan, what has made him successful?

A) his family’s constant support

B) his teammates’ positive attitudes

C) what he has learned from past coaches

D) what he has learned from his past mistakes

When is an ellipsis used? (1 point)
A) to change the subject
B) to pause or omit information
C) to end a thought
D) to correct or delete information

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Read the dictionary entry.

pathetic [puh-THEH-tic] adj.

1. causing to feel pity

2. relating to emotions

3. inferior

4. absurd

Read the sentence.

The kitten was so pathetic when he mewed that I had to pick him up and comfort him.

Which dictionary definition best describes how the word "pathetic” is used in this sentence?

relating to emotions
causing to feel pity
inferior
absurd

The Railway Children

By Edith Nesbit

Chapter I, The Beginning of Things

They were not railway children to begin with. I don't suppose they had ever thought about railways except as a means of getting to Maskelyne and Cook's, the Pantomime, Zoological Gardens, and Madame Tussaud's. They were just ordinary suburban children, and they lived with their Father and Mother in an ordinary red-brick-fronted villa, with coloured glass in the front door, a tiled passage that was called a hall, a bath-room with hot and cold water, electric bells, French windows, and a good deal of white paint, and 'every modern convenience', as the house-agents say.
There were three of them. Roberta was the eldest. Of course, Mothers never have favourites, but if their Mother HAD had a favourite, it might have been Roberta. Next came Peter, who wished to be an Engineer when he grew up; and the youngest was Phyllis, who meant extremely well.
Mother did not spend all her time in paying dull calls to dull ladies, and sitting dully at home waiting for dull ladies to pay calls to her. She was almost always there, ready to play with the children, and read to them, and help them to do their home-lessons. Besides this she used to write stories for them while they were at school, and read them aloud after tea, and she always made up funny pieces of poetry for their birthdays and for other great occasions, such as the christening of the new kittens, or the refurnishing of the doll's house, or the time when they were getting over the mumps.
These three lucky children always had everything they needed: pretty clothes, good fires, a lovely nursery with heaps of toys, and a Mother Goose wall-paper. They had a kind and merry nursemaid, and a dog who was called James, and who was their very own. They also had a Father who was just perfect—never cross, never unjust, and always ready for a game—at least, if at any time he was NOT ready, he always had an excellent reason for it, and explained the reason to the children so interestingly and funnily that they felt sure he couldn't help himself.
You will think that they ought to have been very happy. And so they were, but they did not know HOW happy till the pretty life in the Red Villa was over and done with, and they had to live a very different life indeed.
The dreadful change came quite suddenly.


Prompt Choice 2 (Informational Response) Review the excerpt above. Answer the following question in a well-developed paragraph.


What details in this text help the reader understand that the setting of this story is in the past and is not in the present or in the future? NOTE: This question is referring to the events taking place in a different time period (in the past) as opposed to being written in past tense.

I would like for someone to explain to me what I have to do

or

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Think about the central idea of fitting in, which is evident in the personal narrative. Why do you think the writer chose to focus on this idea? in the story I'm not thirteen yet

Chapter 1: The Cobbler's Son
My name was Tommy Stubbins, son of Jacob Stubbins, the cobbler of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh; and I was nine and a half years old. At that time Puddleby was only quite a small town. A river ran through the middle of it; and over this river there was a very old stone bridge, called Kingsbridge, which led you from the market-place on one side to the churchyard on the other.

Sailing-ships came up this river from the sea and anchored near the bridge. I used to go down and watch the sailors unloading the ships upon the river-wall. The sailors sang strange songs as they pulled upon the ropes; and I learned these songs by heart. And I would sit on the river-wall with my feet dangling over the water and sing with the men, pretending to myself that I too was a sailor.

For I longed always to sail away with those brave ships when they turned their backs on Puddleby Church and went creeping down the river again, across the wide lonely marshes to the sea. I longed to go with them out into the world to seek my fortune in foreign lands—Africa, India, China and Peru! When they got round the bend in the river and the water was hidden from view, you could still see their huge brown sails towering over the roofs of the town, moving onward slowly—like some gentle giants that walked among the houses without noise. What strange things would they have seen, I wondered, when next they came back to anchor at Kingsbridge! And, dreaming of the lands I had never seen, I'd sit on there, watching till they were out of sight.

Which phrase from the excerpt most clearly suggests what Tommy thinks a life at sea will bring?

The sailors sang strange songs as they pulled upon the ropes
Moving onward slowly—like some gentle giants
What strange things would they have seen
They came back to anchor at Kingsbridge

A beyond the text question asks you to connect the content of a text to either your own life, something that you’ve experienced or something that you know. How does connecting to a text improve your comprehension?

Which statement best describes one way that the account in The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon is different from Team Moon?

The first focuses on Neil Armstrong’s experience; the second focuses on what happened in the control room.
The first focuses on everyone involved in the landing; the second focuses on just Michael Collins’s experience.
The first focuses on Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin; the second focuses on Michael Collins’s experience.
The first focuses on Michael Collins’s experience; the second focuses on everyone involved in the landing.

Earths axis of rotation is almost parallel to the plane of its orbit.

O True
O False

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Explain why some people say the equipment rules for the Paralympic Games are not fair. Do you think leaders should make changes? Why or why not? Use facts and details from the Article to back up your answer. I WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST

Do you think Montresor is justified by killing Fortunato at the end of the story? Do you think that humans/characters are ever justified when they decide to take things into their own hands? (tell-tale heart)

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Joe is unsure how to correctly use an apostrophe in his writing. In 1 to 2 sentences, explain to Joe how to use an apostrophe to show possession and to form contractions.

How is an ellipsis used in informational texts? (1 point)
O to create a dramatic effect
O to indicate a close to an idea
O to indicate an omission of words
O to create a pause

Who is the antagonist in a story?
A.
the main character
B.
the character who is a stand-in for the audience
C.
a supporting character who develops the main character
D.
a character who acts in opposition to the main character

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List your favorite names and for which gender. This is totally for an English assignment where I have to write a story.

Has anyone read "the stolen party"? If so may I ask a few questions?

Arrange the elements of plot in the order they would occur in a five-act play.

What kinds of sources are considered reliable for answering research questions about a scientific topic?

Read the paragraph.

1Everyone has goals. 2Whether they are things one can achieve in a day or hopes for one's life, goals keep us moving and growing. 3Daily goals are usually easy to accomplish. 4Getting to school on time, for example, does not take a lot of effort. 5Graduating, on the other hand, is a long-term goal that takes time and dedication to achieve.

Which statement correctly describes the verb is used in this paragraph?

when your sister parents ask to do something she had not do nothing for past 2 day and the other sister was spank for not doing what the parents ask to do.

What is an omission? (1 point)
O a pause
O something corrected
O a suggestion
O something left out