It all began with Effie's getting something in her eye. It hurt very much indeed, and it felt something like a red-hot spark—only it seemed to have legs as well, and wings like a fly. Effie rubbed and cried—not real crying, but the kind your eye does all by itself without your being miserable inside your mind—and then she went to her father to have the thing in her eye taken out. Effie's father was a doctor, so of course he knew how to take things out of eyes.

When he had gotten the thing out, he said: "This is very curious." Effie had often got things in her eye before, and her father had always seemed to think it was natural—rather tiresome and naughty perhaps, but still natural. He had never before thought it curious.

Effie stood holding her handkerchief to her eye, and said: "I don't believe it's out." People always say this when they have had something in their eyes.

"Oh, yes—it's out," said the doctor. "Here it is, on the brush. This is very interesting."

Effie had never heard her father say that about anything that she had any share in. She said: "What?"

The doctor carried the brush very carefully across the room, and held the point of it under his microscope—then he twisted the brass screws of the microscope, and looked through the top with one eye.

"Dear me," he said. "Dear, dear me! Four well-developed limbs; a long caudal appendage; five toes, unequal in lengths, almost like one of the Lacertidae, yet there are traces of wings." The creature under his eye wriggled a little in the castor oil, and he went on: "Yes; a bat-like wing. A new specimen, undoubtedly. Effie, run round to the professor and ask him to be kind enough to step in for a few minutes."

"You might give me sixpence, Daddy," said Effie, "because I did bring you the new specimen. I took great care of it inside my eye, and my eye does hurt."

The doctor was so pleased with the new specimen that he gave Effie a shilling, and presently the professor stepped round. He stayed to lunch, and he and the doctor quarreled very happily all the afternoon about the name and the family of the thing that had come out of Effie's eye.

But at teatime another thing happened. Effie's brother Harry fished something out of his tea, which he thought at first was an earwig. He was just getting ready to drop it on the floor, and end its life in the usual way, when it shook itself in the spoon—spread two wet wings, and flopped onto the tablecloth. There it sat, stroking itself with its feet and stretching its wings, and Harry said: "Why, it's a tiny newt!"

The professor leaned forward before the doctor could say a word. "I'll give you half a crown for it, Harry, my lad," he said, speaking very fast; and then he picked it up carefully on his handkerchief.

"It is a new specimen," he said, "and finer than yours, Doctor."

It was a tiny lizard, about half an inch long—with scales and wings.

So now the doctor and the professor each had a specimen, and they were both very pleased. But before long these specimens began to seem less valuable. For the next morning, when the knife-boy was cleaning the doctor's boots, he suddenly dropped the brushes and the boot and the blacking, and screamed out that he was burnt.

And from inside the boot came crawling a lizard as big as a kitten, with large, shiny wings.

"Why," said Effie, "I know what it is. It is a dragon like the one St. George killed."

And Effie was right. That afternoon Towser was bitten in the garden by a dragon about the size of a rabbit, which he had tried to chase, and the next morning all the papers were full of the wonderful "winged lizards" that were appearing all over the country. The papers would not call them dragons, because, of course, no one believes in dragons nowadays—and at any rate the papers were not going to be so silly as to believe in fairy stories. At first there were only a few, but in a week or two the country was simply running alive with dragons of all sizes, and in the air you could sometimes see them as thick as a swarm of bees. They all looked alike except as to size. They were green with scales, and they had four legs and a long tail and great wings like bats' wings, only the wings were a pale, half-transparent yellow, like the gear-boxes on bicycles.

How would you summarize the events in the story so far? Be sure to use details from the text to support your answer. Summarize it in writing.

Answer: Effie's father found something strange in her eye, so they kept it to figure out more about the creature.

Explanation:

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Rewrite and improve the run-on sentence below.

Most mammals have hair and all mammals have backbones, and they breathe air and all mammals are warm-blooded and, as a rule, most mammals have all five senses.

Write a note on any ONE of the themes reviewed in the presentation:
Progressivism; Faith; Fear; Authority; Power; Observation; Deception; Morality.
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An adverb describes what

Read the excerpt from Story of My Life by Helen Keller.

My aunt made me a big doll out of towels. It was the most comical shapeless thing, this improvised doll, with no nose, mouth, ears or eyes—nothing that even the imagination of a child could convert into a face. Curiously enough, the absence of eyes struck me more than all the other defects put together. I pointed this out to everybody with provoking persistency, but no one seemed equal to the task of providing the doll with eyes. A bright idea, however, shot into my mind, and the problem was solved. I tumbled off the seat and searched under it until I found my aunt's cape, which was trimmed with large beads. I pulled two beads off and indicated to her that I wanted her to sew them on my doll. She raised my hand to her eyes in a questioning way, and I nodded energetically. The beads were sewed in the right place and I could not contain myself for joy; but immediately I lost all interest in the doll.

Which line from the excerpt is an important detail that would be included in a summary of the excerpt?

A.It was the most comical shapeless thing
B.I tumbled off the seat and searched under it until I found my aunt's cape
C.the absence of eyes struck me more than all the other defects
D.but immediately I lost all interest in the doll.

- What can the reader infer about Mr. Baroda from his conversation with Mrs. Baroda
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paragraphs 7-15?

Read the excerpt from "The Most Dangerous Game."

Some wounded thing, by the evidence a large animal, had thrashed about in the underbrush; the jungle weeds were crushed down and the moss was lacerated; one patch of weeds was stained crimson. A small, glittering object not far away caught Rainsford's eye and he picked it up. It was an empty cartridge.
"A twenty-two," he remarked. "That's odd. It must have been a fairly large animal too. The hunter had his nerve with him to tackle it with a light gun. It's clear that the brute put up a fight. I suppose the first three shots I heard was when the hunter flushed his quarry and wounded it. The last shot was when he trailed it here and finished it."

Which literary elements are used in this excerpt? Select 5 options.

characterization
mood
conflict
foreshadowing
irony
imagery

explain why different people in your life help to shape you.

In the following sentence a semicolon should be inserted after which word?
Tim is a fine student moreover, he is a fine athlete.
is
moreover
he
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Which of the following is NOT true of team facilitators?

Encourages full participation

Fosters restricted solutions

Promotes mutual understanding

Directs team discussions

what does extract mean?

which sentence uses a comma correctly to set off coordinating adjectives?

Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job.

On Thursday morning, May 2, 1963, nine-year-old Audrey Faye Hendricks woke up with freedom on her mind. But, before she could be free, there was something important she had to do.

Which point(s) of view does this excerpt use?

first person
second person
third person
first and second persons

which sentence correctly uses an appositive phrase
A.My Father waved as he dropped us off at school
B. My father, a huge baseball fan, taught me how to throw when I was 3
C My father likes to spend saturdays watching the game, with the dog, at his feet.
D. Despite the stress, my father took us out to lunch that weekend.

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"So let it be with Caesar. The noble Brutus"

How does the speaker’s perspective (point of view) on family roles and expectations differ (are different) from her daughter’s? Support your answer with atleasttwo pieces of evidence from the text. (Whos irish?)

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On December 31st, 2019 I was in Georgia with my dad and his side of the family. We got a cabin just to stay for two days for New years day and the day before new years. My cousin (Nate) had brought his dog to the cabin. The cabin has a Lake and there are crocodiles in it, it also has a little dock but there's no gate or anything blocking it so you have to be careful around there. My very brilliant cousin decided to take the dog off the leash at night.

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Getting supplies to the front lines under fire

Dogs, which were hard to shoot because they were quick and low to the ground, were used for everything from laying telephone wire to carrying food, carrier pigeons, messages, and extra ammo and guns to those at the front lines.

Transporting weapons and goods over large distances

Burros, donkeys, camels, and pack horses have all been used to carry goods great distances. Armies have chosen animals suited to the type of environment they needed to cross. For example, burros were often good for uneven terrain, while camels were excellent for dry environments.

Getting messages quickly past enemy lines

Carrier pigeons, which invariably find their way home no matter what the distance, solved the problem of communication in several wars.

Having light to work by without being seen by the enemy at night

In WWI, glowworms were used to help read maps. The light did not carry far enough to be detected, but they allowed people to see the map in front of them.

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Fact/Opinion

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Sequencing

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The excerpt below is what type of paragraph?

Read the excerpt from Heart of a Samurai.

The shape of the island—a tall, flat-topped mountain—became distinct. And yet not at all distinct. Its outline was blurred, as if the skin of the land quivered!


As they drifted closer, it appeared as if pieces of the island broke off and floated up into the air. Or black specks floated down and joined the land.

Which best states why the excerpt makes the reader want to keep reading?

to find out the shape of the island
to find out why the island has a flat top
to find out what is happening on the island
to find out who is looking at the island

Write a one-sentence summary of this section of the article on journeymen.
“A journeyman is a skilled worker who has successfully completed an official apprenticeship qualification in a building trade or craft. They are considered competent and authorized to work in that field as a fully qualified employee. A journeyman earns their license by education, supervised experience, and examination. Although a journeyman has completed a trade certificate and is able to work as an employee, they are not yet able to work as a self-employed master craftsman.”

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Imagine that your school made a rule that divided people: students whose names begin with vowels are not allowed to use the main entrance. What would that be like?
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Write an extended response that explains which medium you think is most effective in explaining the role of a forensic anthropologist. Cite evidence from at least two sources to support your response. Be sure to observe the conventions of standard English.

Read these paragraphs and answer the question that follows:

In 2008, more than one million American students gave nearly 20 million service hours to their communities. They made a difference in people's lives and learned some important life lessons in the process. Organizations, including schools, are actively promoting service for all citizens as a way to be involved, help others, and improve themselves.

Service is helping other people and being active in your community. For example, one group of teens planted a community garden with their friends. They grow a variety of vegetables. The garden requires regular care. The teens donate the produce to a local soup kitchen. Workers there use the produce to help feed people in the community. By tending the garden and donating their produce, the teens are actively helping make life a bit better for others in their community.

Service is valuable in ways that cannot be measured in dollars. People volunteer or serve others without expecting money or gifts in return. Service is not about earning money. It is not just collecting money to give to a group. It is about action and contributing to the common good. The people who serve as well as those who receive help benefit in many ways that are more important than money or gifts. For example, a soup kitchen provides essential food to people who may otherwise go hungry. The soup kitchen is extremely valuable for those struggling to get enough to eat. Those serving learn about compassion and how helping others can improve life for all.

Millions of Americans are making society better for themselves and for others. They are participating citizens in their community, raising up those who are less fortunate. In return, they become better people who can understand the perspectives and needs of others, which are invaluable and important qualities of good citizens.


Which sentence is a support detail for paragraph three?

A) Service is valuable in ways that cannot be measured in dollars.

B) Service is helping other people and being active in your community.

C) Workers there use the produce to help feed people in the community.

D) The soup kitchen is extremely valuable for those struggling to get enough to eat.

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Which one of the Logan children was meticulously neat? (A) Cassie, (B) Little Man, (C) Christopher-John. (Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry)

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In paragraph 3, Chief Powhatan says, “Captain Smith, this might soon be your fate too through your rashness and unadvisedness.” How does this quote contribute to the development of ideas in the passage? In the passage CHIEF POWHATAN’S ADDRESS TO CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH