1. According to the article, the four-day week benefits teachers in all the following ways, Except? a. It gives teachers more time to attend to their own kids.
b. It gives teachers the off day to spend leisure time with students.
c. It gives teachers ample time to learn and adapt to new technology.
d. It gives teachers time to plan lessons and attend staff development sessions.

2. According to the article, what affect will the new four-day week have on the hours spent by students at
school?
a. Students will spend 10 hours every day at school.
b. Students will spend 2 extra hours than the usual time.
c. Students will spend 14 more hours over a school year.
d. Students will spend 20 more minutes than the usual time.

He said it was because a private detective sees the dark side of human nature. but whatever the reason, gill landers had an innate suspicion of politicians. when senator randy brill walked into his office on that summer day in august, mopping his flushed features with a monogrammed handkerchief, gill could think of no good reason to change his attitude. he'd only met brill once. that had been two years ago at a country club reception for state political notables. since then, he'd learned all he wanted to know about the senator's sinister reputation. gill sat back in his chair, put his feet on his desk, and fought to keep a poker face. but there was no way he could stop the chill that coursed along his spine like a rush of ice water. 29. in this paragraph, the word notables probably signifies that the persons so described a. would like to be politicians. b. are wealthy people. c. have political influence. d. are contributors to charity.

Which best expresses the irony present in this passage?

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness. which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds. the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure. the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree. the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.