Commonlit
text-dependent questions
directions: for the following questions, choose the best answer or respond in complete sentences.
1.
part a: which statement best identifies the central idea of the speech?
[ri.2]
a. winston churchill believes it's important to be for what the good and
the bad can teach us during war.
the united kingdom's persistence during the war, despite difficult times, show
that it is important not to surrender when things look bad.
winston churchill advocates for the international collaboration of nations across
the world.
by assuming the very worst, winston churchill believes we can be prepared for
anything and everything.
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d.
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Read the following scene from trifles. mrs. peters. she was piecing a quilt. (she brings the large sewing basket, and they look at the bright pieces.) mrs. hale. it’s log cabin pattern. pretty, isn’t it? i wonder if she was goin’ to quilt or just knot it? (footsteps have been heard coming down the stairs. the sheriff enters, followed by hale and the county attorney.) sheriff. they wonder if she was going to quilt it or just knot it. (the men laugh, the women look abashed.) county attorney (rubbing his hands over the stove). frank’s fire didn’t do much up there, did it? well, let’s go out to the barn and get that cleared up. (the men go outside.) how would a film version most likely emphasize the men’s emotions during this scene? by emphasizing the variety of props used by showing the men’s facial expressions by highlighting the characters’ costumes by focusing on the actions of the women