Plants use the process of photosynthesis to turn carbon dioxide, water, and minerals into the oxygen that we humans breathe. Judging from your knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, you know that the word "photosynthesis" in the passage above has to do with A. bacteria. B. pollution. C. minerals. D. light.
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The word "photosynthesis" is derived from the Greek roots "photo" meaning light, and "synthesis" meaning to make or create. Therefore, based on the knowledge of Greek and Latin roots, the word "photosynthesis" in the passage above has to do with light. Thus, the correct answer is D. light.
adapted from A Song by William Blake Sweet dreams, form a shade O'er my lovely infant's head! Sweet dreams of pleasant streams By happy, silent, moony beams! Sweet Sleep, with soft down Weave thy brows an infant crown Sweet Sleep, angel mild, Hover o'er my happy child! Sweet smiles, in the night 10 Hover over my delight! Sweet smiles, mother's smile, All the livelong night beguile. Sweet moans, dovelike sighs, Chase not slumber from thine eyes! 15 Sweet moan, sweeter smile, All the dovelike moans beguile. Sleep, sleep, happy child! All creation slept and smiled. Sleep, sleep, happy sleep, 20 While o'er thee doth mother weep. Smiles on thee, on me, on all, Who became an infant small; Infant smiles are his own smiles; Heaven and earth to peace beguiles. Select all the correct answers. The author is appealing to which two senses in stanza 1 and stanza 4? touch sight smell sound taste
Based on the text, the author is appealing to the sense of sight and sound in stanza 1 and stanza 4.
Julia wanted out. Each day she dreamed of what life in New York was like. The people, the history, the location—the thoughts tumbled over and over in her mind like an avalanche picking up snow. There was a cold disaster in her head.
Her hometown was as flat as a pancake. There was no history to the place where she was born. The people she went to school with were going to be the same people she would be buried next to when she passed away years from now. The population would never climb beyond a few dozen. Julia was a bear whose paw was trapped. She would cry out sometimes, but there was no one in town who could hear her. In this place, she would grow old. In this place, she would never grow at all. She didn't want to be rock gathering moss and flies. She wanted to be a flare fired into the night sky. She wanted to leave a wake of fire behind her like a comet's tail. She wanted to shake the town's dust out of her hair.
The author compares Julia's thoughts to
A.
the town's dust.
B.
a daydream.
C.
an avalanche.
D.
the population.
Her hometown was as flat as a pancake. There was no history to the place where she was born. The people she went to school with were going to be the same people she would be buried next to when she passed away years from now. The population would never climb beyond a few dozen. Julia was a bear whose paw was trapped. She would cry out sometimes, but there was no one in town who could hear her. In this place, she would grow old. In this place, she would never grow at all. She didn't want to be rock gathering moss and flies. She wanted to be a flare fired into the night sky. She wanted to leave a wake of fire behind her like a comet's tail. She wanted to shake the town's dust out of her hair.
The author compares Julia's thoughts to
A.
the town's dust.
B.
a daydream.
C.
an avalanche.
D.
the population.
The author compares Julia's thoughts to "an avalanche" in the passage. This is evident from the line "the thoughts tumbled over and over in her mind like an avalanche picking up snow."
One More Hill to Climb
by C. Safos
Truman hiked over the terrain with as much caution as he could muster. He stumbled on a few loose rocks and almost twisted his knee. After a few hours of hiking, he had almost remembered what it was like to hike again. He was a baby, learning his first steps. But he was also impatient. He didn't want to walk; he wanted to run.
After the accident the doctors said his chances of hiking again would be slim. When they told him they would have to remove his foot to save his life, he stayed strong. But hearing he would never be able to hike again made him depressed. He felt like a bird with clipped wings. He was panicked and nervous and scared.
But, he had defied the odds. Not only did he learn to walk again, he learned to run. The first time he played football with his brothers, he felt a rush of freedom, and he knew he would hike again.
Now, he nimbly made his way over the crags of a hill like a mountain goat. Each step felt different. The rocks didn't feel like rocks. He was moving so fast, the rocks felt like rice grains under his feet.
He slid; he slipped. He also regained his balance and pushed forward. When he stopped to rest, he looked up and noticed a flock of geese overhead. They flew over the peak and out of his sight. Truman took a small breath and continued up the slope. I've got a mind to catch those birds, he thought to himself.
Which phrase from the passage contains a simile?
A.
"He felt like a bird with clipped wings."
B.
"He slid; he slipped."
C.
"He also regained his balance and pushed forward."
D.
"He was panicked and nervous and scared
by C. Safos
Truman hiked over the terrain with as much caution as he could muster. He stumbled on a few loose rocks and almost twisted his knee. After a few hours of hiking, he had almost remembered what it was like to hike again. He was a baby, learning his first steps. But he was also impatient. He didn't want to walk; he wanted to run.
After the accident the doctors said his chances of hiking again would be slim. When they told him they would have to remove his foot to save his life, he stayed strong. But hearing he would never be able to hike again made him depressed. He felt like a bird with clipped wings. He was panicked and nervous and scared.
But, he had defied the odds. Not only did he learn to walk again, he learned to run. The first time he played football with his brothers, he felt a rush of freedom, and he knew he would hike again.
Now, he nimbly made his way over the crags of a hill like a mountain goat. Each step felt different. The rocks didn't feel like rocks. He was moving so fast, the rocks felt like rice grains under his feet.
He slid; he slipped. He also regained his balance and pushed forward. When he stopped to rest, he looked up and noticed a flock of geese overhead. They flew over the peak and out of his sight. Truman took a small breath and continued up the slope. I've got a mind to catch those birds, he thought to himself.
Which phrase from the passage contains a simile?
A.
"He felt like a bird with clipped wings."
B.
"He slid; he slipped."
C.
"He also regained his balance and pushed forward."
D.
"He was panicked and nervous and scared
The phrase "He nimbly made his way over the crags of a hill like a mountain goat" contains a simile comparing Truman's movement to that of a mountain goat.
Which phrase from the passage contains a simile?
A.
"He felt like a bird with clipped wings."
B.
"He slid; he slipped."
C.
"He also regained his balance and pushed forward."
D.
"He was panicked and nervous and scared."
A.
"He felt like a bird with clipped wings."
B.
"He slid; he slipped."
C.
"He also regained his balance and pushed forward."
D.
"He was panicked and nervous and scared."
The phrase "He slid; he slipped" contains a simile. It is comparing Truman's movements to that of sliding and slipping.
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