Study this excerpt from "How to Prepare for a Road Trip You wouldn't try running a race without checking your
shoelaces and eating a good meal the same goes for your
car on a long trip
• Take your car in for a tune-up. Be sure the oil has been
changed and the tires are at the correct pressure.
• Make sure your spare tire is in good condition, you have
a jack, and you know how to change a tire.
• Pack an emergency car kit that contains:
o Jumper cables
o A flashlight
• A socket wrench for changing a tire
DELL
o Extra oil if your car is old
o A gallon of water
o Flares
Which sentence most accurately explains the function of the bullet points?
A. They imply a relationship between ideas that are actually
unrelated.
B. They distract from the fact that no new information is actually
being conveyed.
C. They break up the points and prevent the reader from getting
overwhelmed
O D. They differentiate between points from two opposing arguments.

Read the excerpt from "the most dangerous game." a man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. "rainsford! " screamed the general. "how in god's name did you get here? " "swam," said rainsford. "i found it quicker than walking through the jungle." the general sucked in his breath and smiled. "i congratulate you," he said. "you have won the game." rainsford did not smile. "i am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. "get ready, general zaroff." the general made one of his deepest bows. "i see," he said. "splendid! one of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. the other will sleep in this very excellent bed. on guard, rainsford." . . he had never slept in a better bed, rainsford decided. adrian is writing an essay about "the most dangerous game.” which detail from the excerpt best supports his idea that rainsford is unchanged and still feels that the hunter is justified in killing the hunted? a man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. "swam," said rainsford. "i found it quicker than walking through the jungle." rainsford did not smile. "i am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. "get ready, general zaroff." he had never slept in a better bed, rainsford decided.

Complete the sentence. when trying to determine the meaning of an unfamiliar word, you should first replace the unfamiliar word with a synonym that you identified based on the context clues. remove the unfamiliar word from the sentence. think of an antonym for the unfamiliar word. look for context clues that indicate the word's meaning.

What task did the surveyors do? a. they studied the landscape to determine the most direct route for building a road. b. they designed treadmills that lifted blocks of stone to where they were needed. c. they dug trenches and filled them with sand, concrete, and large blocks to form a road.