Compound or simple sentences
7. Thick magma is forced from inside the earth by great pressure.
8. Thin magma flows more easily; moreover, it contains less
explosion-causing gas.
9. Kilauea on Hawaii is an example of a peaceful volcano.
10. Scientists from all over the world observe its eruptions.
11. Mount Saint Helens is another story; the mountain in the state
of Washington literally blew its top in 1980.
12. A chain of volcanic mountains lies across the Pacific Northwest.
13. It is called the Cascade Range, and it includes Mount Saint Helens.
14. Earth is not the only planet with volcanoes.
15. Photographs reveal active volcanoes on the moons of Jupiter
and Neptune and extinct volcanoes on Venus and Mars.

Read the point that is being made and the illustration that follows it. point: gilgamesh is a courageous leader. illustration: enkidu is frightened of humbaba and wants to turn back, but he tells gilgamesh, "you go into the dreadful forest, you kill humbaba and win the fame.” which explanation best connects this illustration to the point being made? enkidu also tells gilgamesh that he “will return now to great-walled uruk” and that all men will know he has been a coward. although enkidu fears for his own life, he is thoughtless and does not necessarily fear for the lives of others. enkidu is deeply fearful of humbaba, and he strongly believes that gilgamesh has the courage and ability to defeat humbaba alone. this proves that enkidu does not believe that anyone can defeat humbaba, even if he thinks gilgamesh should at least try.

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

How does the author create a surprise ending? cite evidence from the text to support your answer.