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A cross country runner runs 12km in 41 minutes. What is his average speed?

12 years ago

Solon’s reforms

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As part of an exchange program, we now have an exhibition touring your country that shows how information technology is transforming our lives – replacing manual labor with robots, forecasting weather for farmers, or mapping the genetic code of DNA for me...

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We are seeing the power of economic freedom spreading around the world. Places such as the Republic of Korea, Singapore, [and] Taiwan have vaulted into the technological era, barely pausing in the industrial age along the way. Low-tax agricultural policie...

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Which are examples of complex sentences? Select three answers. I love all kinds of seafood, but shrimp is my favorite. Before you eat the sandwich, please cut it in half. Carl needs to find his cell phone, or he may borrow mine. When we are ready to leave...

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When writing for a general audience, students should choose words that are technical. conversational. subject specific. scientific.

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Monica is writing about a pretty new dress. She replaces the word pretty with elegant because elegant is a more word choice

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Which correctly describes the narration in My Story and "On the Bus with Rosa Parks"? The memoir is in third-person narration; the poem is in second-person narration. Both the memoir and the poem are in third-person narration. Both the memoir and the poem...

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Read the excerpt from My Story Another time he went to see about extending the route of the Day Street bus. Black people in a little community on the other side of the Day Street Bridge had to walk across the bridge, about half a mile, to get to the bus....

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Which phrase from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream” speech contains the strongest emotional connotations? “the long night of their captivity” “one hundred years later” “the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty” “and so we've come here today t...

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Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy. He looked up and down the coast. If he saw even a single soul prowling the shore, he would light out. But there were only gulls. Across the water a line of trembling smoke rose high and then spr...

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Read the excerpt from President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University. Some people, even in my own country, look at the riot of experiment that is the free market and see only waste. What of all the entrepreneurs that fail? Well, many do, particular...

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Read the short speech. Turn off your television, and talk to your family. You will be surprised at how much your siblings have to say. Turn off your television, and step outside. You will be surprised at how the cool air will refresh you. Turn off your te...

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Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream” speech. And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pen...

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Read the sentence. "Relax,” said my tennis coach. "Your opponent is well trained, but she is no match for your powerful and accurate serve.” Which commonly overused word can be replaced with a more effective choice? relax said opponent powerful

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A science teacher gives the following speech. Prepare a brief speech to accompany your science project. The speech will be presented to a faculty panel selected as judges. Include a summary of your hypothesis, methods, and results. Provide an explanation...

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Read the excerpt from Obama's Second Inaugural Address. But we have always understood that when times change, so must we; that fidelity to our founding principles requires new responses to new challenges; that preserving our individual freedoms ultimately...

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Read the excerpt from Obama's Second Inaugural Address. This generation of Americans has been tested by crises that steeled our resolve and proved our resilience. A decade of war is now ending. An economic recovery has begun. America’s possibilities are l...

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Which excerpt from the letter to the editor includes an opinion? Our city currently has a dense downtown area and then a massive amount of sprawl reaching out in every direction—the sprawl takes up seventy-five percent of the city’s land. We need to ask f...

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Read the excerpt from "My First March.” "Hey, Mama?” I asked. "How can all these buses be going to the same place we’re going? I’ve never seen a building that could hold this many people.” "Well, we’re not going to a building,” Mama said. "We’re going to...

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Read the excerpt from President Kennedy's Report to the American People. This afternoon, following a series of threats and defiant statements, the presence of Alabama National Guardsmen was required on the University of Alabama to carry out the final and...

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he dates in the excerpt help the reader to determine that "American Indian Civil Rights” is structured by cause and effect. chronological order. fact vs. opinion. first-person point of view

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Look at the frame from One War Ends, Another Begins. Read the excerpt from A Story of the Red Cross. Yet these men, to the number of thirty or more, had, as one may say, pulled themselves together, and were even at that early date a relief committee, hold...

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Read the excerpt from The Dark Game. On several occasions Room 40 received an unexpected but welcome gift when a German codebook was recovered after a sea battle and presented to the British code breakers. One such gift was a codebook from the German ship...

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If the author of "The Gift of the Magi" had made the reader aware of the gift that Jim had purchased in the beginning of the story, this would be an example of direct characterization. situational irony. indirect characterization. dramatic irony.

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Read the line from "Lather and Nothing Else." “Are you going to punish all of them?” I timidly ventured. The underlined word creates a(n) mood.

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Read the excerpt from The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles. Wyke's work was always delicate and demanding, more so in the damp and confined space. Gently and carefully, Wyke scraped the dirt until he found the three cables encas...

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Read this paragraph from The Dark Game. It may seem surprising that no Confederate sympathizers took action against Van Lew, given her strong and public views on secession and slavery. Surely there were suspicions, especially among her upper-crust neighbo...

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Some speakers will use multimedia, or more than one form of expression or , such as graphics, charts, and video clips to connect with the audience.

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Read the sentence. Alma plans to visit London and Paris, where her parents went on their first trip together as a married couple. What best describes the underlined part of the sentence, and why? It is a restrictive relative clause because it begins with...

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Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game." "Dear me," said the general, quite unruffled, "again that unpleasant word. But I think I can show you that your scruples are quite ill founded." "Yes?" "Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, an...

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Read the excerpt from Part 2 of "The Most Dangerous Game,” by Richard Connell. Dusk came, then darkness, and still he pressed on. The ground grew softer under his moccasins; the vegetation grew ranker, denser; insects bit him savagely. Then, as he stepped...

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Read the passage from "Lather and Nothing Else." And so, which will it be? Murderer or hero? My fate hangs on the edge of this razor blade. I can turn my wrist slightly, put a bit more pressure on the blade, let it sink in. The skin will yield like silk,...

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In Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy,how does the time period of 1912 contribute to the main conflict in the novel? Shipping was a new industry to the United States at that time period. European people had first settled in the state of Maine at that t...

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Read the excerpt from "Clara Barton’s Childhood.”. In the evening, after dinner, the family would gather near the fireplace, with its thick hand-cut mantel and river rock surround. With mother in her rocking chair, knitting, and her sister Sally on the so...

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Read this excerpt from "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry. Pennies saved one and two at a time by bull-dozing the grocer and the vegetable man and the butcher until one's cheeks burned. What inference can be made about Della from this excerpt? Della goes...

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What is the best summary of this paragraph? Elizabeth Van Lew was an unmarried woman in her forties who wanted to serve her country but did not know how. Elizabeth Van Lew asked herself what she wanted to do to help the Northern cause during the Civil War...

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Read the paragraph. (1) Dogs are great pets for families because they teach children many important life lessons. (2) A dog must be walked and fed at certain times during the day. (3) When a child is in charge of these tasks, he or she learns to be depend...

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Read the passage. The town council of Hopewell has proposed that the vacant lot at the end of Elm Street be converted into a parking lot. While this unused land may seem like a suitable location, the nearby residents have many objections. For example, the...

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Read the excerpt from President Ronald Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University. But I hope you know I go on about these things not simply to extol the virtues of my own country but to speak to the true greatness of the heart and soul of your land. Who...

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21 22 23 24 25 Read the excerpt from "Lather and Nothing Else" He went on talking. He evidently took it for granted that I was on the side of the existing regime. "The people must have gotten a scare with what happened the other day,” he said. "Yes,” I re...

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What does Martin Luther King Jr. make allusions to in his "I Have a Dream” speech? Select 4 options. Abraham Lincoln the Emancipation Proclamation the Washington Monument John F. Kennedy the Constitution the Bible

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Which sentence contains a nonrestrictive clause and is punctuated correctly? The teacher packed picnic lunches for all the students—which they loved—and ate lunch outside with them at recess. The teacher packed picnic lunches for all the students which th...

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Read the clause. During the long winter, the harsh restrictions provoked anger and outrage in the public. What is the best way to describe this clause? It is dependent because it has a subject and a verb. It is independent because it has a subject and a v...

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Read the excerpt from "It's Only Fair.” "Fine!” Avery said, pushing a stack of books away and looking up at the clock on the wall. "But our paper’s due in three days and we still don’t have topic. What are we going to do?” "It’s obvious, isn’t it?” Maritz...

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Read the sentence. The canyon, formed by years of erosion, was a breathtaking sight to behold. What best describes the underlined part of this sentence? restrictive phrase nonrestrictive phrase restrictive clause relative clause

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Read the sentence below. The students are working on a mystery message and they have found a computer program to help them with the process of encoding their message. Which word could best substitute the underlined portion of the sentence? cipher decipher...

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Read the excerpt from "Clara Barton’s Childhood.” Clara wanted to learn how to skate on the ice. One day, her father saw her sitting on the ice attempting to put on a pair of skates. He was shocked and sent her to the house, and said something about "tomb...

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Adam writes this sentence in his analysis of The Code Book. The Code Book contains many specialized terms. Which line from the book best supports his analysis? Codebreakers continue to use old-fashioned techniques This would allow Eve to intercept the mes...

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You are given the task to write an alternate ending to "It's Only Fair.” Your assignment is to change the ending so that the flat character becomes a dynamic character due to conflict. Which ending is the best choice to accomplish this assignment? After t...

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Look at the frame from One War Ends, Another Begins How does the author achieve his purpose of highlighting Clara’s bravery in these frames? by showing the depression Clara felt at times in her life by showing the awards Clara received for her service by...

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Read the excerpt from The Dark Game: True Spy Stories from Invisible Ink to CIA Moles. The CIA planning was extraordinary. Questions were asked. Problems were anticipated, solutions suggested. With information provided by an informant in the Soviet state-...

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Look at the frame from One War Ends, Another Begins. Read the excerpt from A Story of the Red Cross. Later on arrived a shipload of supplies from the business people of New York, which were stored with the Galveston committee, and we were asked to aid in...

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Read the paragraphs from "Lather and Nothing Else." He came in without a word. I was stropping my best razor. And when I recognized him, I started to shake. But he did not notice. To cover my nervousness, I went on honing the razor. I tried the edge with...

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Read the sentence. Rome has been called the Eternal City for centuries because ancient citizens felt it was a utopian place with a monopoly of knowledge that would last forever. Which words should be changed to make the sentence more appropriate for a gen...

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Which line from President Reagan’s Address at Moscow State University is a fact? Democracy is the standard by which governments are measured. Throughout the world, free markets are the model for growth. The key is freedom—freedom of thought, freedom of in...

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What should an author do to hook the audience at the opening of a presentation? Choose three answers. pose a thought-provoking question share a related quotation name the topic of the presentation tell a related joke or personal story state evidence that...

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Read the paragraph. (1) Baseball is unique because it is the only sport in America that does not have a time clock—although tennis and softball are not timed, either. (2) Instead, games last for nine innings, unless there is a tie after the ninth, in whic...

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Read the excerpt from My Story. More of us rode the buses than Caucasians did, because more whites could afford cars. It was very humiliating having to suffer the indignity of riding segregated buses twice a day, five days a week, to go downtown and work...

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Read the excerpt from The Dark Game. Montgomery quickly fetched Admiral Hall. The head of Room 40, nicknamed "Blinker" for the uncontrollable twitching in his eyes, hurried into the room and stood in front of de Grey's desk. Without saying a word, de Grey...

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Which claim is the most effective for the argument that learning another language has many advantages? Learning another language has many advantages for people, no matter who they are or how old they are. There are many advantages to learning another lang...

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Chase and his classmates are discussing local service opportunities. Chase is excited to share his idea of providing sack lunches for those in need. During the discussion, Chase offers information about his service project. He listens carefully to the que...

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Read the sentence. When they arrived at the beach, the students who had never seen the ocean before ran toward the shore. Which part of the sentence is an adverbial dependent clause? when they arrived at the beach the students who had never seen the ocean...

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Complete the sentence with the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent. If students would like to be part of the class play, we should come to the drama room this afternoon. you should come to the drama room this afternoon. they should come to the drama r...

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What is a central idea that the author develops throughout The Dark Game? Elizabeth Van Lew ran a safe house for escaped Union soldiers in her Richmond home. During the Civil War, ordinary individuals who wanted to aid the war effort acted as spies. Eliza...

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Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream” speech. Fivescore years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to mil...

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The most reliable source for a presentation about education in multi-age classes would be a school textbook for students. parenting blog about student mentors. wiki website about the history of one-room schoolhouses. journal article about classrooms with...

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Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game." "Where there are pistol shots, there are men. Where there are men, there is food," he thought. But what kind of men, he wondered, in so forbidding a place? An unbroken front of snarled and ragged jungle fri...

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Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game." "Even so, I rather think they understand one thing—fear. The fear of pain and the fear of death." What does this line of dialogue reveal about Whitney’s character? He greatly enjoys the thrill of the hunt....

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Which phrase is an example of effective speaking in a classroom discussion? “I can’t believe you feel that way! Listen to me, I’ll change your mind.” “Wow! Where did you find that unbelievable information?” “In my personal opinion, the only way to answer...

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An author fictionalizing a story should use which types of source materials to research the story’s elements? Select three answers. interviews movies news articles short stories textbooks

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How is the tone in My Story different from the tone in "On the Bus with Rosa Parks"? The memoir has a shy tone; the poem has a bold tone. The memoir has a fanciful tone; the poem has a factual tone. The memoir has an uplifting tone; the poem has a depress...

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Read the sentence. Roland, the artist, brilliantly captured the fading pastel light on his canvas, and he preserved the sunset for future generations to enjoy. Which statement correctly describes the sentence? It is one long independent clause. It is one...

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Read the sentence. The planet Jupiter, named for the king of the Roman gods, has rings composed of dust particles ejected during impact with incoming comets and asteroids. Which words should be changed to make the sentence more appropriate for a general a...

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Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream” speech. But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discr...

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Which is found in "On the Bus with Rosa Parks" but not in My Story? the idea that segregation was unfair details about what the police did a description of Rosa Parks’s bus ride praise for Rosa Parks’s act

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Read the excerpt. After a strenuous climb, the hikers decided to make camp before reaching the summit; night was approaching rapidly. Which statement most accurately describes this excerpt? It contains three dependent clauses. It contains three independen...

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Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game." Again Rainsford lifted the heavy knocker, and let it fall. The door opened then, opened as suddenly as if it were on a spring, and Rainsford stood blinking in the river of glaring gold light that poured out...

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Read the excerpt from the conclusion of the letter to the editor. We need to urge our city planners to say goodbye to the urban sprawl that has engulfed our nation like a tidal wave in the last few decades, and instead build more traditional mixed-use nei...

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Read the excerpt from "It's Only Fair.” Maritza rolled her eyes. "That’s why we should do our report on Irene Morgan,” she said. "She was the first black person to get a new law made by refusing to give up her seat for a white person on a bus. Rosa Parks...

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Which statement best expresses the theme of "Wherefore Art Thou Romeo?” A friend’s genuine help can actually cause one pain. One must get along with everyone in order to succeed. Sometimes, one’s weakness can become one’s strength. In order to succeed, on...

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Read the excerpt from "Wherefore Art Thou Romeo?” "Minor detail,” Shondra said. "You just have to say it like you mean it. Come on, pretend I’m her.” She sat down and put a giant smug grin on her face. "Just remember: think ‘pain,’ but say ‘Romeo.’” Based...

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Read the passage from "The Tell-Tale Heart.” And every night, about midnight, I turned the latch of his door and opened it—oh so gently! And then, when I had made an opening sufficient for my head, I put in a dark lantern, all closed, closed, that no ligh...

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Karishma is reading "The Tell-Tale Heart." She reads an excerpt, looks for clues, and makes a prediction about what happens next. Read the same excerpt and her prediction. His room was as black as pitch with the thick darkness, (for the shutters were clos...

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Read the passage from "The Tell-Tale Heart.” It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night. Object there was none. Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had...

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Read the excerpt from "Dwaina Brooks.” Dwaina tore into the house that night after school and found her mother, Gail. As usual, she was in the kitchen. "Mama," Dwaina said. "I need you to help me fix some stuff to take down to that shelter we call at scho...

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Read the excerpt from "Lise Marie de Baissac." After eleven months, the Gestapo became suspicious. Remaining cool under the threat of capture, Baissac was able to return to England unharmed. There she helped to train new agents in parachuting. After recov...

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What is the controlling idea of "Lise Marie de Baissac”? Baissac was a spy who assumed secret identities, parachuted into dangerous territories, and connected different resistance networks. Baissac was a brave spy and a true pioneer who inspired many who...

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Read the excerpt from "Lise Marie de Baissac." In Normandy, Baissac pretended to be a refugee from Paris living in the house of a schoolmaster. There, she helped to set up more resistance groups and organize sabotage actions. Again traveling by bicycle, s...

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Choose the best word or phrase from each drop-down menu. The Federal Reserve is the within the United States. The Federal Reserve’s role is to promote economic growth and by enacting monetary policy. established the Federal Reserve system to avoid consume...

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Choose the best word or phrase from each drop-down menu. The Fed uses open market operations by buying and selling . The rate at which banks lend money and charge one another for storing money in the Fed is known as the . When the Fed carries out open mar...

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Over the last several months, there has been a rapid increase in the number of loans that banks have provided for mortgages and small businesses. This change has raised concerns for the Fed. Today, the Fed has announced an increase in the interest rates t...

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The Fed uses open market operations by buying and selling . The rate at which banks lend money and charge one another for storing money in the Fed is known as the . When the Fed carries out open market operations to lower the Federal Funds Rate, the money...

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If the domino effect occurs as a result of changes in the money supply, what will most likely happen as an immediate result of interest rates being increased? Borrowing will decrease. Investing will decrease. Inflation will increase. Liquidity will increa...

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Which of these is a banking activity of the Fed? printing money regulating securities markets storing money for banks funding government programsWhich of these is a banking activity of the Fed? printing money regulating securities markets storing money fo...

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What does the octet rule state that explains why atoms bond? An atom bonds to have eight valence electrons to become stable. An atom bonds to lose eight valence electrons to become stable. An atom bonds to have eight valence electrons to become unstable....

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There are several different models that represent compounds. One type of model is shown. 3 C's connected in a line by 2 black lines. The first and third C's each have 3 H's connected to them by a single black line each. The middle C has 2 H's connected to...

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