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1. STORIES OF USEFUL INVENTIONS, excerpt
By S. E. Forman

1911

THE MATCH

There never was a time when the world was without fire, but there was a time when men did not know how to kindle fire; and after they learned how to kindle one, it was a long, long time before they learned how to kindle one easily. In these days we can kindle a fire without any trouble, because we can easily get a match; but we must remember that the match is one of the most wonderful things in the world, and that it took men thousands of years to learn how to make one. Let us learn the history of this familiar little object, the match.

Fire was first given to man by nature itself. When a forest is set on fire by cinders from a neighboring volcano, or when a tree is set ablaze by a thunderbolt, we may say that nature strikes a match. In the early history of the world, nature had to kindle all the fires, for man by his own effort was unable to produce a spark. The first method, then, of getting fire for use was to light sticks of wood at a flame kindled by nature—by a volcano, perhaps, or by a stroke of lightning. These firebrands were carried to the home and used in kindling the fires there. The fire secured in this way was carefully guarded and was kept burning as long as possible. But the flame, however faithfully watched, would sometimes be extinguished. A sudden gust of wind or a sudden shower would put it out. Then a new firebrand would have to be secured, and this often meant a long journey and a deal of trouble.

In 1827, John Walker, a druggist in a small English town, tipped a splint with sulphur, chlorate of potash, and sulphid of antimony, and rubbed it on sandpaper, and it burst into flame. The druggist had discovered the first friction-chemical match, the kind we use to-day. It is called friction-chemical because it is made by mixing certain chemicals together and rubbing them. Although Walker's match did not require the bottle of acid, nevertheless it was not a good one. It could be lighted only by hard rubbing, and it sputtered and threw fire in all directions. In a few years, however, phosphorus was substituted on the tip for antimony, and the change worked wonders. The match could now be lighted with very little rubbing, and it was no longer necessary to have sandpaper upon which to rub it. It would ignite when rubbed on any dry surface, and there was no longer any sputtering. This was the phosphorus match, the match with which we are so familiar.


What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
Early matches were dangerous and awkward.
John Walker made the first match.
Phosphorus was the key to the modern match.
Walker's match was better than what came before.

2. What is the main idea of the first paragraph? (SAME STORY AS ABOVE)
It took humans a long time to develop the match.
Learning how to make fire was a long struggle for humans.
The world went for years without adequate fire.
We often forget how the match changed the world.

Answer:

1.)phosphorus was the key to the modern match.

2.)it took humans a long time to develop the match.

Explanation:

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The main idea of the last paragraph was:

1.)phosphorus was the key to the modern match.

The main idea of the first paragraph is:

2.)it took humans a long time to develop the match.

The author's argument regarding the subject is the paragraph's main idea. It is frequently stated explicitly or implied. The topic sentence, which serves as the main idea, is the sentence that will be the focus of the discussion. It is typically backed up by a list of specifics.

The main idea can be found if you can determine what the supporting details have in common.

Hence, The main idea of the last paragraph is phosphorus was the key to the modern match and the main idea of the first paragraph is: it took humans a long time to develop the match.

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Choose five words from five separate lines in the poem, "One Today" by Richard Blanco that you would have changed if you had been the original writer of this poem. Write to explain what changes you would have made with these five word choices and why you would change them in this way. Also explain how the use of the online dictionary and/or thesaurus assists you in making these choices.

"ONE TODAY" BY RICHARD BLANCO

One sun rose on us today, kindled over our shores,
peeking over the Smokies, greeting the faces
of the Great Lakes, spreading a simple truth
across the Great Plains, then charging across the Rockies.
One light, waking up rooftops, under each one, a story
told by our silent gestures moving across windows.

My face, your face, millions of faces in morning's mirrors,
each one yawning to life, crescendoing into our day:
the pencil-yellow school buses, the rhythm of traffic lights,
fruit stands: apples, limes, and oranges arrayed like rainbows
begging our praise. Silver trucks heavy with oil or paper–
bricks or milk, teeming over highways alongside us,
on our way to clean tables, read ledgers, or save lives–
to teach geometry, or ring-up groceries as my mother did
for twenty years, so I could write this poem for all of us today.

All of us as vital as the one light we move through,
the same light on blackboards with lessons for the day:
equations to solve, history to question, or atoms imagined,
the "I have a dream" we all keep dreaming,
or the impossible vocabulary of sorrow that won't explain
the empty desks of twenty children marked absent
today, and forever. Many prayers, but one light
breathing color into stained glass windows,
life into the faces of bronze statues, warmth
onto the steps of our museums and park benches
as mothers watch children slide into the day.

One ground. Our ground, rooting us to every stalk
of corn, every head of wheat sown by sweat
and hands, hands gleaning coal or planting windmills
in deserts and hilltops that keep us warm, hands
digging trenches, routing pipes and cables, hands
as worn as my father's cutting sugarcane
so my brother and I could have books and shoes.
The dust of farms and deserts, cities and plains
mingled by one wind–our breath. Breathe. Hear it
through the day's gorgeous din of honking cabs,
buses launching down avenues, the symphony
of footsteps, guitars, and screeching subways,
the unexpected song bird on your clothes line.

Hear: squeaky playground swings, trains whistling,
or whispers across café tables, Hear: the doors we open
each day for each other, saying: hello, shalom,
buon giorno, howdy, namaste, or buenos días
in the language my mother taught me–in every language
spoken into one wind carrying our lives
without prejudice, as these words break from my lips.

One sky: since the Appalachians and Sierras claimed
their majesty, and the Mississippi and Colorado worked
their way to the sea. Thank the work of our hands:
weaving steel into bridges, finishing one more report
for the boss on time, stitching another wound
or uniform, the first brush stroke on a portrait,
or the last floor on the Freedom Tower
jutting into a sky that yields to our resilience.

One sky, toward which we sometimes lift our eyes
tired from work: some days guessing at the weather
of our lives, some days giving thanks for a love
that loves you back, sometimes praising a mother
who knew how to give, or forgiving a father
who couldn't give what you wanted.

We head home: through the gloss of rain or weight
of snow, or the plum blush of dusk, but always–home,
always under one sky, our sky. And always one moon
like a silent drum tapping on every rooftop
and every window, of one country–all of us–
facing the stars
hope–a new constellation
waiting for us to map it,
waiting for us to name it–together.

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Read the sentence.

During the pizza party, Mrs. Saint-Claire served the children on paper plates.

What is the best way to revise this sentence?
Served on paper plates, Mrs. Saint-Claire during the party gave pizza to the children.
Mrs. Saint-Claire, during the pizza party, served the children on paper plates.
During the party, Mrs. Saint-Claire served pizza on paper plates to the children.
The sentence is correct as written.

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Read the passage below and answer the question that follows.

"He waited. His breath was visible in the air. She would come. He knew she would come."

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wordy
lengthy
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economical

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A transition that helps show the order in which events happened is a(n):

additive transition
adversative transition
causal transition
sequential transition

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Which of the following is a literary term used to describe the way an author writes, constructs sentences, chooses words, and shapes a narrative?

effort
nuance
precision
craft

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If words were chosen to be beautiful and sound pleasant, it could be said that they were chosen for their ____________.

literal meanings
connotations
figurative meanings
aesthetics

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The small difference between the words "holler" and "yell" is in the ____________ of the words.

nuance
definition
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The romantic character of the place delighted me; I was very much amused by the air of adventure and intrigue that prevailed in this region of masks and gondolas; and I was exceedingly smitten by a pair of languishing black eyes, that played upon my heart from under an Italian mantle. So I persuaded myself that I was lingering at Venice to study men and manners. At least I persuaded my friends so, and that answered all my purpose. What statement best describes the narrator in this excerpt? The narrator is satisfied with his studies in Venice. The narrator is not entirely truthful about his reasons for staying in Venice. The narrator has established lasting friendships during his stay in Venice. The narrator is unfamiliar with the Italian culture in Venice.

The governments of the United States and Florida are similar because they both (3 points)

A;control elections held by and for the local governments

B:contain three separate branches of government

C:help maintain law and order outside the boundaries of the country

D:have constitutions organized with the same number of sections

We shall have to marshal support for this proposal if we want to gather enough votes to have it discussed in the committee.

Which word in this sentence offers clues to the meaning of marshal?
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Gather
Votes
Discussed

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Complete the sentence. When trying to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word, you should first _____ think of an antonym for the unfamiliar word. replace the unfamiliar word with a synonym that you identified based on the context clues. remove the unfamiliar word from the sentence. look for context clues that indicate the word’s meaning.

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What does the word wringing mean as used in this sentence?


Painfully extracting

Simply getting

Strongly twisting

Thoughtfully suggesting

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The Railway Train
Emily Dickinson, 1896

I like to see it lap the miles,
And lick the valleys up,
And stop to feed itself at tanks;
And then, prodigious, step

Around a pile of mountains,
And, supercilious, peer
In shanties by the sides of roads;
And then a quarry pare

To fit its sides, and crawl between,
Complaining all the while
In horrid, hooting stanza;
Then chase itself down hill

And neigh like Boanerges1;
Then, punctual as a star,
Stop—docile and omnipotent—
At its own stable door.

1The name of a thoroughbred race horse famous in North America in the late 19th century

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Free verse
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 daffodils

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 waves

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Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

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I was late to dinner, there was a traffic jam.
I was late to dinner; there was a traffic jam.
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Provide a quotation from the text to support your answer.

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More than 30 million acres of tropical rain forest are destroyed each year. An area as small as 1,000 acres of primary rain forest contains as many as 600 species of flowering plants, 280 species of trees, and 40 types of reptiles. What if one of these plants or animals contained the cure for cancer but was lost forever when its home was destroyed? That acre of rain forest could have saved millions of people, including the lives of innocent children.

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The rain forest must be cut away to make room for development.
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The destruction of the rain forests must be stopped.
The cure for cancer might be found in the tropical rain forest.

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