1. PART A: Which of the following expresses the main idea
of the poem?

Read the passage first of all if someone says your dream is impossible, they’re wrong. you can’t prove that something is impossible-all you know is that[it] hasn’t been done yet. people said no one could scale mount everest but in 1953, sir edmund hilary and tenzing norway gazed down upon the world from it’s summit. people said that man could not fly, but in 1903, orville and wilbur wright made the first sustained powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. people said, “okay, we admit that someone could climb mount everest, and we admit that man has learned to fly, but no one will ever, ever walk on the face of the moon.” if we can send three men a quarter of a million miles away and bring them home safely, is there any great task we cannot accomplish? which identifies the textual evidence that best supports the claim: the authors purpose is to persuade? a: the author shares historical information about the wright brothers. b: the author states that men have walked the moon. c: the author states that others who think your dreams are impossible are wrong. d: the author wants to know what tasks we cannot accomplish.

This dust was once the manthis dust was once the man, gentle, plain, just and resolute, under whose cautious hand, against the foulest crime in history known in any land or age, was saved the union of these states walt whitman who is "the man" the dust now represents? the narrator a criminal whitman lincoln

Excerpt from urban agriculture terri roberts telling a which of these is written in the narrative mode? a) the most important aspect of urban agriculture is the way it fosters community. people who lived down the block from one another had never spoken before we planted the garden. now, neighbors wave to each other on the street and have a real relationship. b) urban agriculture is an undertaking that our city just cannot afford at this time. how can we spend millions of dollars to clear the land and build a garden when we don’t have enough money in the budget to get our children the education they deserve? it seems like an expense that will just have to wait. c) i had never been to a farm before my class took a trip to a city garden. when we arrived, i spotted chickens walking around. there were even two goats grazing on a patch of grass. the tour guide explained the importance of city farmers while showing us around the tiny garden. she handed me a fresh green bean to try. it tasted really sweet! d) i think that urban agriculture is a great solution to many of our city's problems. it’s difficult for many families to find fresh, affordable produce in the city. with a city garden right down the road, it would be easy for people to get the vegetables and fruits they need. this would also our citizens begin to adopt healthier lifestyles.