Read the paragraph. Seeing Marta roller skate for the first time was like watching a newborn horse try to walk. After a wobbly start, she actually began to roll smoothly down the sidewalk. Suddenly though, it seemed that something scared her, or maybe she just became too confident. Each foot seemed to slide out from under her in opposite directions. She flailed her arms about wildly before landing on her side. When she tried to get up again, her feet kept shooting out from underneath her. To her credit, she kept trying!

What is the meaning of the simile in the paragraph?

A) Marta’s skating is very awkward.

B) It is painful to watch Marta skating.

C) Marta’s skating improves quickly.

D) Skating comes naturally to Marta.

Stress generally occurs when someone? a. becomes overconfident b. disregards others c. feels overwhelmed

Match the definition to the word. 1. person or group opposing or hostile to another person or group propaganda 2. arranged in the order in which the events happened spatial 3. based upon reason; a rational approach to something logic 4. a method or system used to accomplish something adversary 5. having to do with space technique 6. coming one after another, in series, or in order chronological 7. the spreading of opinions or beliefs implied 8. suggested, indicated, or understood without express statement sequence

How does the poem "the lady of shalott" by alfred, lord tennyson convey the position of victorian women? a curse is on her if she stay to look down to camelot. she knows not what the curse may be, and so she weaveth steadily, and little other care hath she, the lady of shalott. and moving thro' a mirror clear that hangs before her all the year, shadows of the world appear. there she sees the highway near winding down to camelot: there the river eddy whirls, and there the surly village churls, and the red cloaks of market girls, pass onward from shalott. a. most victorian women were restricted to their homes. b. victorian women were confined to domestic duties. c. most victorian women worked hard but were often bored. d. victorian women employed themselves by weaving.