Which sentence reflects the theme of magic in this excerpt from “the story of the old man who made withered trees to flower” by yei theodora ozaki? the old man now tucked up his kimono and made ready to climb the tree. saying “excuse me,” he took the pot of ashes which he had brought with him, and began to climb the tree, every one watching his movements with great interest. at last he climbed to the spot where the tree divided into two great branches, and taking up his position here, the old man sat down and scattered the ashes right and left all over the branches and twigs. wonderful, indeed, was the result! the withered tree at once burst into full bloom! the daimio was so transported with joy that he looked as if he would go mad. he rose to his feet and spread out his fan, calling the old man down from the tree. he himself gave the old man a wine cup filled with the best sake, and rewarded him with much silver and gold and many other precious things. the daimio ordered that henceforth the old man should call himself by the name of hana-saka-jijii, or “the old man who makes the trees to blossom,” and that henceforth all were to recognize him by this name, and he sent him home with great honor.

Aprimary source: a- may be biased b- is never biased c- cannot possibly have bias d- none of the above

Passage: 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! ” 4chelsea 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. 8they approached the starting line, and brittany counted to three. 9 “see you at the finish line! ” brian exclaimed and left chelsea in the dust. 10brian 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. 11as 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 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. 13chelsea smiled. “friends are more important than winning,” she said. 14brian smiled at her. “my thoughts exactly,” he said question: which action in the story advance the plot the most? a) when chelsea accepts brian's challenge to race him b) when chelsea rolled her eyes at irritation at brian's pride c) when chelsea reached the finish line and brian finish the race d) when brittany told chelsea that brian thinks he's the fastest in the class

Select all the correct answers. which sentences contain a noun clause? rhett was unwilling to listen to what his friend told him. jade won the frisbee competition that was held in the city park. whoever said that the early bird catches the worm was right. the cowboy threw his lasso at the bull, which quickly threw it off and raced away.