Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
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A Big Year
By Bob Kowalski

Would you go to the ends of the earth to see a bird? What if it were a really special bird: one with beautiful feathers, an entrancing call, or a silly dance? What if seeing that one special bird would allow you to win a contest?

If that contest doesn't get you on television or win you any cash prizes, would you still do it? For those who participate in the "Big Year," the honor of beating the previous record is the only reward they get or even want.

A "Big Year" is a year in which a person attempts to see as many different species of birds as possible within a particular region. Most of North America participates in a "Big Year," this region is the lower 48 American states, plus Alaska, Canada, and a couple of French islands off the Canadian coast.

You may be thinking that looking at birds is silly, but just think about the numbers of the recent record-holders and its commitment to get these numbers. One recent "Big Year" winner managed to see 744 birds in one year, missing the record by just one bird. Big Year birders travel by train, plane, boat, car, bicycle, and of course, by foot. They can cover over 150 thousand miles to get numbers of sightings this high. They can also spend a small fortune.

Just to clarify, the birds these contestants are counting are the number that they see in a particular year. You see, the contest is based on an honor system. No pictures or other evidence is required as proof of a sighting. Most birders take great pride in their reputation and their abilities to see or hear and then identify a bird. Usually, important sightings of the rare birds needed to get counts in the 700s are visited by hundreds of birders. It is pretty hard to cheat your way to a record-breaking year, but in general, few are interested in cheating.

This honesty comes from the fact that most people who want to break such a record know the greatest rewards are not necessarily in winning. Such rewards are in being able to commit a year of your life to do something you love. Rewards are found in seeing amazing, inspiring creatures like the California Condor or the Magnificent Frigate bird. Rewards also come in spending time with people who, like you, want to spend their time looking to the skies and trees for glimpses of emerald, crimson, or cerulean blue feathered jewels.

You don't have to be able to travel a continent to have a big birding experience though. Have a big month. Or a big weekend. Set a personal record, learn to identify the species that live in your part of the world, or try to learn the calls of just two species of birds. You will soon find looking at birds isn't such a strange way to spend your time.


Extra! Extra! Backyard Birding
Many schools, families, and young birders across the country participate in the "Great Backyard Bird Count." While not as long as a "Big Year," the "Great Backyard Bird Count" happens every year. It depends on birders and families across the country to watch feeders and other areas in their yards and count the number of birds they see. Unlike the "Big Year," the goal is not to see who can count the most birds. Instead, participants in this event work together to help bird experts get a good idea of how birds are doing. Participants are given checklists and enter their sightings on a website. Called a "citizen-science" project, this event is open to anyone, requires no travel, and happens every year over one weekend in February.


Read this sentence from the article:

You may be thinking that looking at birds is silly, but just think about the numbers of the recent record-holders and its commitment to get these numbers.

Answer: The possible answer could be "To create a sense of doubt in the reader"

Explanation: Since it shows how the author says, "You may be thinking that looking at birds is silly, but just think about the numbers of the recent record-holders and its commitment to get these numbers." basically showing that the reader/person is wrong about looking at birds is silly. And then shows a reason why it is not.

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Compare and contrast opinion statements and propaganda.

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Describe a time in the discussion when you asked or answered a question by using information you learned while you were preparing for the discussion.

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Below you will find dialogue from the play. What inference can be made about ANNIE based on the dialogue?

KATE: We'll do all we can to help, and to make you feel at home. Don't think of us as strangers, Miss Annie.

ANNIE [CHEERILY]: Oh, strangers aren't so strange to me. I've known them all my life!

A.) Annie is used to new people.
B.) Kate is not very sincere in how she treats Annie.
C.) Annie is not at all comfortable with Kate.
D.) Annie is afraid of meeting new people.
E.) Annie is tired of being homeless.

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What sentence contains a pronoun with a vague or ambiguous antecedent?

Fiona knitted her mom a warm scarf.

When Carly got a cold, she missed two days of school.

Scott and Jean took their time getting ready for practice.

Jack told Bob that his bike tire was flat.

writing and argument paper on poetry and need to know if you get taught poetry in high school and whats expected from you when being taught it.

What do you think dreaming mean?

In "The Case of the Deadly Drug," Stella Nickell poisoned her husband. She most likely did this because

A. she wanted to get a dog.
B. she wanted to go to jail.
C. she wanted life insurance money.
D. she wanted to help her daughter.

Write the one word that ends in an "a" vowel with the syllable division between two consonants. The spelling words are in the pictures below.

Excerpt from: Nadia's Stage Fright by Clark Benson
When the big night finally arrived, Nadia prepared backstage. She watched her classmates display their own various talents. Then came the moment that both excited and terrified her; she was up next. The audience's applause sounded like ocean waves and made her feel welcome. Still, she could feel those butterflies fluttering in her belly, and she felt her palms start to sweat. Nadia had already performed her routine backstage, but it seemed as if it hadn't worked this time! She sat down on the piano bench and looked at the black and white keys, which seemed unfamiliar now.

Which type of conflict is the source of Nadia's anxiety?

Group of answer choices

person vs. person

person vs. self

person vs. technology

none of the above

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What was Malala's message and belief that she was fighting for?
Question 5 options:


All children deserve the right to an education


Forced labor is wrong and must be stopped.


All children should have food.


The Taliban must be destroyed.

What question is the following cartoon trying to get viewers to think about:

A.How can you help share what you have to help those in need?
B.Where should you go to find a descent meal?
C.Why should one share a meal with strangers?
D.Is it fair that some eat like kings while many live on crumbs?​

Which phrase describes point of view?(1 point)

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PART B: Which TWO quotes from the text best support the answer to Part A ( Miss Brill)?

A. “Miss Brill put up her hand and touched her fur. Dear little thing! It was nice to feel it again.”
B. “She glanced, sideways, at the old couple. Perhaps they would go soon. Last Sunday, too, hadn't been as interesting as usual.”
C. “Even she had a part and came every Sunday. No doubt somebody would have noticed if she hadn't been there; she was part of the performance after all.
D. “And Miss Brill smoothed the newspaper as though it were the manuscript of her part and said gently; ‘Yes, I have been an actress for a long time.’”
E. “Just at that moment a boy and girl came and sat down where the old couple had been. They were beautifully dressed; they were in love.”
F.“‘Why does she come here at all — who wants her? Why doesn't she keep her silly old mug at home?’”

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Which one is it that or which, Help?

The envelope that / which contained the winner's name was given to the host?

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Basically you have to read this short story then make your own news story based off of the short story and in this news story you are a reporter studying the main character.
The screenshot is all I have so far.
(50 points.)
NO LINKS.

what do you think dreaming mean?
and in the title "Dreaming Black boy"

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I realized that this was our own electric light for us to turn on and off as we pleased. I pushed a chair under it and after some instruction from my mother proceeded to create lightning in the room by turning the switch as fast as I could.

—Barrio Boy,
Ernesto Galarza

Based on this passage, what is the best inference about Ernesto?

He is afraid to explore the world around him.
He is not allowed to explore the world around him.
He is easily fooled into thinking that electricity is lightning.
He is excited to explore the world around him.

Read this excerpt from A Night to Remember.


Second Class passenger Lawrence Beesley considered himself the rankest landlubber, but even he knew what rockets meant. The Titanic needed help—needed it so badly she was calling on any ship near enough to see.


The details in this excerpt


explain why passengers must be familiar with the sea.

give different opinions about the safety of traveling by ship.

compare the sinking of the Titanic to other ship disasters in history.

recreate the events that took place during the sinking of the Titanic.

Read these central ideas from the article "Eileen Collins—NASA’s First Female Shuttle Commander to Lead Next Shuttle Mission."

Collins is the first female Shuttle commander.

Collins feels that completing a mission is the most exciting thing about spaceflight.


How does the author develop these ideas?

A: The author states that on her last mission, Collins became the first female Shuttle commander and includes a statement from Collins saying, "seeing the successful completion of the mission" is the most exciting part of spaceflight.

B: The author explains that as an astronaut, Collins pursued operations research, which led to her becoming a Shuttle commander, and includes Collins's words that she used to think the launch was the most exciting.

C: The author begins the article by stating that Collins is the first female Shuttle commander and ends by explaining that Collins enjoys exploring space so much she wants to travel there as a tourist.

D: The author provides background information about Collins's career goal to become the first woman Shuttle commander and explains that Collins loves spaceflight.

which selection from an expository essay is most likely a topic sentence

Belgian chocolate is rich and creamy.
Proper Adjective:
Noun:



We ate French pastries in Paris.
Proper Adjective:
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Mrs. Patel made a spicy Thai curry.
Proper Adjective:
Noun:



I drank Chinese tea.
Proper Adjective:
Noun:



Mexican cocoa is usually made with cinnamon.
Proper Adjective:
Noun:



Swedish meatballs are popular with my friends.
Proper Adjective:
Noun:

Write one paragraph that provides an objective summary of the exploration of the explorer you researched?
Include the name of the explorer, dates, and places where the exploration took place?
Provide five facts from A Long Way Home or from your research that support your summary?
Write a second paragraph to state and support an opinion about what it means to be an explorer?
Provide a claim that supports your opinion?
Include two details from the text or research that support your claim and explain how each details relate to your claim?
Provide a concluding sentence?

What is the best meaning for mean for the phrase “succumbing to temptation”?
a.
trying to get someone to do something wrong
c.
blaming someone else for something that you did
b.
ignoring one’s desires
d.
giving in and doing that which you were trying not to do

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Write two paragraphs (4-5 sentences minimum per paragraph) on nature. Provide descriptive words for the natural world, its daily activity, and how it interacts with itself. Trees and wind. Waves and sand. Birds and other birds. Creatures and other creatures.



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In what way does Aleeza display a stronger sense of self when she enters the sixth grade?

19. Which sentence needs a comma? Jenga was a dog that refused to be left alone. My cat likes to lie in the sun and sharpen his claws. Abby Gypsy and Taffy were all dogs that we owned. Max’s little dog was almost the color of a copper penny.