Mrs. Smith’s sixth-grade class filed onto the grassy field behind the middle school after lunch. As she exited the building, Chelsea looked around for her closest friend, Brittany. She spotted her by the swings, talking to their classmate Brian.

2. “Brian thinks he’s the fastest person in Mrs. Smith’s class,” Brittany told her when she had joined them. It was obvious that Brittany didn’t agree with Brian.

3. “I guarantee I can beat anyone in this class to a race,” Brian said, tugging on the scarlet baseball cap that he wore each and every day. “In fact, I bet I can run faster than the seventh, eighth, and even ninth graders, too!”

4. Chelsea rolled her eyes, but wasn’t astonished by his declaration. Brian was typically overconfident; he was always challenging other students and expecting to win. According to Brian, he was so talented that he could hit more home runs than children on the baseball team and even could repeatedly make more baskets than the boys and girls on the basketball team.

5. “Who dares to challenge me?” Brian shouted, directing his question to every student on the playground. The students looked around, but no one volunteered.

6. “I’ll race you,” Chelsea said, breaking the awkward silence. She knew she wasn’t the fastest person on the playground, but if she possessed the determination necessary to win, perhaps she could complete the race first.

7. “First person around the field wins,” said Brian, stretching his legs and jumping up and down to ready himself for the race.

8. They approached the starting line, and Brittany counted to three.

9. “See you at the finish line!” Brian exclaimed and left Chelsea in the dust.

10. Brian soon disappeared around the first turn. Chelsea took a deep breath and continued to run at a quick pace. The sun was warm and she soon grew tired, but she didn’t stop. Ahead, Brian approached the finish line and as he began to celebrate, she watched him trip over a small mound of dirt and fall to the ground.

11. As Chelsea reached the finish line, she noticed that Brian was still seated on the ground, rubbing his injured knee. Instead of running past him and winning the race, Chelsea stooped down to help him stand. He leaned on her shoulder, and they completed the race together.

12. “You could've won,” Brian said as their friends came out to congratulate them.

13. Chelsea smiled. “Friends are more important than winning,” she said.

14. Brian smiled at her. “My thoughts exactly,” he said.

Read the passage on the left to answer the following questions:

1)
How does the setting influence the theme of the story?
A) It illustrates the importance of winning.
B) It illustrates the importance of helping others.
C) It illustrates the importance of never giving up.
D) It illustrates the pitfalls of being overconfident.
2)
What is realistic about the setting?
A) Students plan races every day.
B) Students usually have class outside.
C) Students often play outside after lunch.
D) Students only play outside in warm weather.

What does the suffix -ine mean in the word heroine?
The silent movie heroine faced danger from an evil villain.
great
many
female
young

10-M/J Language Arts 1 (Q4)
English
Using Signal Words
Abg
Highlight the cause-and-effect signal word.
Even closer to the middle, if the fish couldn't go much
faster, it would find itself swept all the way in, stuck in
the swirl, pulled round and round and round.
-A Black Hole Is NOT a Hole,
Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano
What does the word you highlighted indicate?
O The cause is the fish not going much faster.
The effect is the fish not going much faster
The cause is the fish being swept into the whirlpool.
3 The effect is the fish being swept into the swirl.

Write an essay that makes a prediction about what will happen in the portions of
Frankenstein that you haven't yet read. Your prediction must be reasonable and
supported by evidence from Mary Shelley's novel and from the historical context in
which the story was written.
Help please

somebody please help


Byron figured he didn’t have anything to lose, so when we got about halfway down

the steps, he popped me SQUARE in the ear.

In which sentence does the word square mean the same thing as in the sentence above?

A. Mina moved her game piece to the next square on the checkerboard.

B. The students received three square meals at camp.

C. Officer Jones said that my story did not square with the facts.

D. The picture was placed square on the wall for anyone passing by to see

HELP FAST

Bailey has to write a five-minute speech about a science topic to deliver to her seventh-grade classmates. Which of the following topics is the most specific?
A.
The harmful chemicals in the environment
B.
Toys and gadgets used by teenagers
C.
Information about different kinds of ants
D.
The health benefits of regular sleep

1.Odysseus had to do this to his men to get them off of the island of the Lotus-Eaters

Harvest all flowers-
tie them to the ship-
knock them unconscious-
Ask them politely-

2.The Odyssey is written by

Homer-
Zeus-
Simpson-
Odysseus-

3.Odysseus and what remained of his men were able to escape the Cyclops by....

yelling for help so his other-men could hear them-
making him go to sleep-
Stabbing him in the eye
playing music-

4.Who is Polyphemus' father?

Hades-
Apollo-
Zeus-
Poseidon-

5.The first stop after Troy for the Acheans (Odysseus and his men)

Cicones-
Aeolia-
Ithaca-
Aeaea-

6.These characters are giant cannibals

Lotus-Eaters-
Trojans-
Archeans-
Laestrygonians-

7.What is the result of Odysseus' men not listening to him on the island of the Cicones

They all die-
They all get sea sick-
They return home early-
Most of them die-

8.The Cyclops' name was?

Telemus-
Tiresias-
Paris-
Polyphemus-

9.Circe changes Odysseus men into...

swine-
foxes-
horses-
animals-

10.What is the name of Odysseus wife?

Circe-
Penelope-
Sophia-
Athena-

11.Odysseus' men got sidetracked by the wondrous flower on this island

Island of the Cyclops-
Island of Helios-
island of the Cicones-
Island of the Lotus Eaters-

12.Who is the epic hero of The Odyssey?

Hector-
Paris-
Achilles-
Odysseus-

13.Polyphemus was tricked when Odysseus gave him...

a compliment-
the wrong name-
several warriors-
his ship-

14.The Odyssey begins after....

The French Revolution-
World War One-
The Trojan War-
The Civil War-

15.Odysseus' journey back to Ithaca after the Trojan War lasted for?

2 years-
20 years-
5 years-
10 years-

The author relies on illustrative details and logical reasoning to show the value of community gardens. Which sort of support does she rely on LEAST to support her claim?

A) health benefits
B) social benefits
C) financial benefits
D) environmental benefits
E) community benefits

Which of the following is a specific word as opposed to a general word?

A. activity
B. athletics
C. football
D. sport

As a senior at Patrick Henry High School, I've noticed that the greatest problem facing public schools is large class size. For the
past three years, certain circumstances have allowed me to attend smaller classes in English and history. Now the pilot program
is over, and I am once again enrolled in regular-size classes. Comparing the former experience with my current situation, in
which my English class is comprised of more than 40 students, the advantages of smaller classes become readily apparent. In my
current English class, effective teaching and learning have been sacrificed to the administrative advantage of fewer classes
holding greater numbers of students. Although in terms of test scores the class has been deemed successful, stu
participation in such a large class is limited to a select few; individual conferences with the teacher are hard to get due to the
sheer number of students; and papers take weeks to get graded. In smaller classes, however, it has been my experience that all
students participate, classes are more focused and on task, and the teacher develops a closer relationship to the students. These
factors allow students to learn and develop their abilities. They also allow teachers to effectively critique their students' work.
Moreover, in small classes, students can develop working relationships with one another-a camaraderie nonexistent in larger
classes. If the public school system were to cut class size in half, to approximately 15 to 20 students each, the benefits would
manifest themselves immediately. If we wish to improve the level of education in public schools today, we must reduce class
size.
What could function as a counter-claim to this writer's argument?
A)evidence that some teachers prefer larger classes
B)evidence that smaller classes create competition between students
C)evidence that larger class sizes are actually beneficial to learning
D)evidence that larger and smaller classes each have their own set of
challenges

What would you have done differently during quarantine? ( 1 paragraph)

The information in this excerpt supports the prediction that

Barney will become friends with Cara and Wesley.
Barney is going to adopt cats who need homes.
Barney will be identified as the person who has been stealing cats.
Barney is not the person who has been stealing cats.

Jax wants to read more about bees. He would find most of the information

A. In a photography book
B. In a dictionary, under the word "buzzer"
C. In a science book
D. In a book on farming in Indonesia

Identify the subject of the following sentence.
Abasi loved to read books about African mythology.
A. "African mythology
B. "Abasi"
C. "books"
D. "to read"

Which sentence is correct?

A.)Some people write using a computer, tablet, or type writer, but, some people would rather use a pen and
paper.

B.)Some people write using a computer, tablet, or type writer; but some people would rather use a pen and
paper.

C.) Some people, write using a computer, tablet; or type writer; but some people would rather use a pen and
paper.

Should states in the U.S. be held accountable for the education of their children and youth ? Why?

Which is the MOST convincing evidence for the claim that ... not all
video games are bad. In fact, some actually have great benefits"?
News reports today often talk about the bad effects
of video games.
B)
On average, children spend one hour per day playing
in video game worlds.
o
So, if video games use so much imagination, why do
people look down on them?
so i
HD
In addition, surgeons who played video games made
fewer mistakes in operations than those surgeons
who did not play video games.

Write a research-based argumentative essay for or against health care for everyone. (18pts and brainliest if u do it in the next 20 minutes)

explaining why the Boycott of British Goods was important to American history.

5. Which of the following is NOT a way to fix a run-on sentence?
A. Put a period between the two clauses.
B. Put a comma between the two clauses.
C. Put a semi-colon (;) between the two clauses.
D. Put a comma, then a FANBOYS before the second clause.

Toward the end of the story, starting on page 5,
Faxon encounters a man in furs. What function
does Faxon's interaction with this character
serve?
It provides suspense by implying that the youth may
not be what he seems.
It provides character details that indicate Mrs.
Culme may be an unpleasant person.
It provides setting details that suggest that Faxon is
in danger from the cold.
It provides exposition by explaining that Mrs. Culme
will send a sleigh soon.

PLEASE HELP 30 POINTS + BRAINLIEST!


A Bee Mystery

Recent surveys around the world have found some very sad and troubling news. Bees are not doing well. According to Time: Science & Space, "an estimated ten million beehives ... have been lost since 2006." What's worse, scientists are not sure why. Most beekeepers will tell you that bees tend to die in large numbers every spring. This is normal and necessary to keep a hive of bees healthy. But when the deaths add up to more than half the bees in an entire country, that is something altogether different and dire. Scientists have called this "colony-collapse disorder" or CCD. This name describes the effect, though, and not the cause of the die-out. Scientists simply do not know what is killing the bees.

Many things make it hard for bees. Varroa mites move into a colony and weaken it. Further, these mites carry viruses that attack those that survive. In addition, a new bacterium was recently discovered that attacks bees intestinally and kills them. Beekeepers go to great lengths to protect bees from these invaders, and for many years have been able to control them. All these attackers and the methods used to combat them do stress the bees, however.

Many feel the problem is not some new threat, but a decline in the habitat available to bees. Development of grasslands once home to wild flowers and food for bees has been universal. Pavement makes it easy to drive, but it replaces wild grasses and other food sources for bees. Perhaps, long before the mites and parasites moved in, humans took away enough of the bees' habitat to weaken their health. We plowed under a varied habitat and planted—in many cases—a single plant like beets. Then we sprayed all kinds of chemicals on the beets to keep other bugs away and in doing so also harmed bees. Now, to treat all the mites and other invaders, bee keepers use additional chemicals to kill the invaders. These chemicals also shorten the life of the bees. Have the use of chemicals, loss of habitat, and invading parasites made life impossible for bees? Experts continue to argue various theories, but few have any answers.

Colony collapse disorder is perhaps one of the most mysterious problems modern science has tried to solve. Whether the problem is environmental or an unknown disease, we will all feel the effects if bees continue to decline. Bees affect almost every aspect of the human food chain. From the fruits, vegetables, and grains we eat, to the grasses and grains we feed our livestock, we depend on bees to keep us healthy. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, bees account for 15 billion dollars in crops. Honey is a treasure for sure, but the real gold is in the strawberries, apples, peaches, and green beans we eat and need to stay healthy ourselves. All told, the outlook for bees is not good. The outlook for humans may not "bee" so good either.

Which word from the text best summarizes how scientists view colony-collapse disorder?
Bacterium
Invaders
Mysterious
Healthy

How does the cartoon support an important detail in the article?
A- By showing people cannot afford to pay for college
B- by demonstrating how high tuition rates are affecting people
C- by revealing why students need lower out-of-state tuition
D- by showing the bad conditions of parents paying tuition costs.

If you can’t read the cartoon imagine says, “it looks like your kids are going back for their next semester ”

Use the drop-down menus to answer the questions
about the passage.
What motif is represented in this scene?
How does the use of this motif in the passage reflect
an important theme in the play?

Which statement best synthesizes the information from both sources?

Pesticides have led to the decline in the honeybee population, so they should be banned.
Honeybees are responsible for pollinating crops, so there would be food scarcity without bees.
Honeybees are important for food production, so people should work to ban pesticides that harm bees.
Pesticides pose a danger to bees, so people should take steps to reduce the use of dangerous pesticides.

To insert a pause in a graphic novel, a cartoonist might

widen the gutters between panels.


widen the panel.


devote several panels to the same incident


all of the above.

I know it’s c but I need to know why

How does the final sentence, on page 5, support
the narrator's development throughout the
passage?
by revealing his dedication to the academic study of
disease
by illustrating his bravery in the face of recent
health challenges
by dramatically summarizing the imagined decline
in his health
by carefully describing his need for immediate
medical attention

Evangelist
Obstinate
Beelzebub
Pliable
the prince of devils; creates the Vanity Fair, which is full of temptations
stops Christian from pursuing his path and hates change
agrees to join Christian in his journey but easily changes his mind
shows the path of God to Christian
"s reserved

Which statement best describes how Buck differs from the
other dogs in this excerpt?
O Buck is more sensitive of the needs of others.
O Buck is better at pulling the sled over long distances.
Buck is more hardworking and determined to travel.
O Buck is better at handling the strain of traveling long
distances.

The young Prince became king after his older brother decided to____the throne
A.crusade
B.teem
C.abducate
D.Bestow