Drag each tile to the correct location. Match each paragraph with the correct plot element. The man decided to go on a journey to seek his fortune. Along the way, he ran into three peddlers. The first peddler . . . From then on, the ogres never returned to the palace. The princess was able to marry the mysterious warrior who had stolen her heart, and they lived happily ever after. At that moment, the dragon reared his ugly head. He locked eyes with the knight, and the knight’s knees began to shake in fear. The knight looked up at the sky for what he thought would be the last time. Right when everything seemed to be doomed to failure, the duck saw the small pearl from across the pond. He swam over, grabbed it, and brought it back to the frog prince. He had saved the day. Once upon a time, there was a little old woman who lived alone with her dog.

The “big dig” the “big dig” (the central artery/tunnel project) has been complex and challenging. located in boston, massachusetts, this tunnel is eight lanes wide and three-and-a-half miles long. what is most amazing about this tunnel is that it is constructed under a major highway and skyscrapers located in boston’s financial district. construction crews used “clamshell excavators” during this dig. these machines carved narrow trenches, and then a special substance was pumped into the trench to keep the dirt from caving in. finally, steel beams were lowered into the trench and concrete was pumped in. one problem that engineers faced while constructing the tunnel is the fact that the soil beneath boston is extremely loose and soggy. engineers solved this dilemma by freezing the soil and pumping very cold water into pipes beneath the city. to strengthen the soil even further, a special type of glue was injected into the ground to with the consolidation of the soil. 23 which phrase best defines the word excavator as used in the passage? a. a device used to measure underground temperatures b. a device used to level uneven surfaces c. a device used to move heavy objects d. a device used to dig holes