1. read the following passage from the cay.
“young bahss,” he said, coming back under the shelter, “mebbe before d’night, a schooner will
pass dis way, an’ if dat ’appens, you may drink d’whole kag. mebbe d’schooner will not pass
dis way, so we mus’ make our wattah last.”
i said defiantly, “a schooner will find us. and my father has ships out looking for us.”

what does this passage most likely reveal about timothy and phillip?
(1 point)

(a) they do not like each other very much.
(b) they have difficulty understanding each other.
(c) they agree that the keg of water should be drunk slowly.
(d) they both cling to the hope that they will eventually be rescued.

2. which of the following passages from the text best illustrates phillip’s attitude of superiority
toward timothy?
(1 point)
(a) where are we? where is my mother?
(b) i must have water, timothy. i’m very hot.
(c) what is your name?
(d) how old are you, timothy?

3. which of the following text examples best supports the conclusion that timothy thinks of
phillip’s needs before thinking of his own?
(1 point)
(a) he builds a shelter on the raft.
(b) he does not let phillip drink all of the water.
(c) he positions phillip in the warmest area of the raft.
(d) he catches flying fish.

4. choose the meaning that best matches the word in italics.
he wandered aimlessly through the school hallways despite the need to get to class.
(1 point)
(a) pointlessly
(b) repeatedly
(c) slowly
(d) stubbornly

my answers:
1.) d
2.) c
3.) a
4.) a

What kind of word is the pronoun in bold letters? the car will be yours when you pay your last car payment.

Antony refers to brutus and his co conspirators as honorable. what effect does the continued repetition of this word have on the tone of the words around it?

The arctic national wildlife refuge is home to caribou, moose, musk oxen, wolves, foxes, grizzlies, polar bears and migratory birds. leaders in the oil industry believe the refuge is the perfect site for the “environmentally sensitive exploration” of oil. environmentalists are wondering: what will become of the wildlife? president george w. bush, oil-industry leaders and others believe that americans will benefit from the oil that lies under the snow-filled surface of the refuge. in their opinion, the oil will reduce high fuel prices and decrease our need for oil from other countries. i believe the cost of such drilling is too high. i agree with environmentalists who fear that drilling will disturb the migration of more than 130,000 caribou. each spring, the caribou travel 400 miles to give birth on the coastal plain. in this area of the refuge, there are fewer predators. in addition, experts say that the oil in the area adds up to less than a six-month supply. is such a small amount of oil worth the risk drilling poses to these animals? americans are the largest consumers of oil. instead of drilling for oil, we should decrease our need for foreign oil simply by using less. we must all work together to cut back on the oil we use in order to preserve the wildlife of the arctic national wildlife refuge. what type of argument is used in this paragraph? i believe the cost of such drilling is too high. i agree with environmentalists who fear that drilling will disturb the migration of more than 130,000 caribou. each spring, the caribou travel 400 miles to give birth on the coastal plain. in this area of the refuge, there are fewer predators. in addition, experts say that the oil in the area adds up to less than a six-month supply. is such a small amount of oil worth the risk drilling poses to these animals? a. appeal to emotion c. appeal to logic b. bandwagon d. none of the above select the best answer from the choices provided a b c d