Read the passage: i reached into my pocket and caressed the coins. "here," i said carefully, pulling out a nickel. "if we all give a nickel, we should have enough to buy him something pretty nice." he regarded me with contempt. "rita already gave me fifteen cents, and i'm throwing in a quarter. albert handed over a dime—all that's left of his birthday money. is that all you can do—a nickel? " which best identifies the character trait this passage reveals in jerry? he is considerate. he is selfish. he lacks confidence. he is good at collecting money.

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In writing, an idea map is a writing plan similar to: a)an outline. b)an illustration. c)a conclusion. d)a graphic.

Read the rough draft of a student's conclusion to anargumentative editorial.(1) year-round schooling would student achievement.(2) not so much information would have to be crammed intonine months. (3) furthermore, the elimination of long breaks, particularly summer break, would significantly reduce"learning loss" and the additional time wasted at thebeginning of each academic year to reteach previouslylearned material. (4) it is clear that year-round schooling students learn and retain more. (5) the united staleis not the only country to experiment with a year-roundschool schedule. (6) although many still claim that evidenceabout year-round school and its link to higher achievement isinconclusive, these people need to open their eyes and seethat students in these schools consistently score higher oncertain assessments than students who attend schools withtraditional nine-month calendars. (7) it is about time that wereplaced our outdated and inefficient school calendars. which best revises sentence 6 to create a more appropriate and respectful tone