Read the paragraph from a student’s report about bald eagles.

bald eagles have a white head and tail, a dark brown body and wings, and a yellow beak, feet, and eyes. the feathers are all brown for the first several years of their life until they are full grown. the name “bald eagle” does not mean that this bird has no feathers. it comes from the word piebald, which refers to the eagle’s light- and dark-colored feathers.

which feature could the student add to readers better understand the information in the paragraph?

a. a chart describing the life stages of the bald eagle

b. a diagram showing the parts of a bird feather

c. an illustration of a bald eagle

d. a list of all piebald animals

answer !

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile

Read the quote below: "it's fine work. monday bum millay, wednesday whitman, friday faulkner, burn 'em to ashes, then bum the ashes. that's our official slogan." (bradbury). which of the follow literary terms is present in the quote? : a) allusion b) personification c) metaphor d) simile

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