Read this excerpt from Immigrant Kids.

The second doctor watched for contagious and infectious diseases. He looked especially for infections of the scalp and at the eyelids for symptoms of trachoma, a blinding disease. Since trachoma caused more than half of all medical detentions, this doctor was greatly feared. He stood directly in the immigrant's path. With a swift movement, he would grab the immigrant's eyelid, pull it up, and peer beneath it. If all was well, the immigrant was passed on.

The purpose of this excerpt is

to provide information about eye doctors and to explain how they traveled the immigrant’s path.
to provide information about eye disease and to explain its medical treatment.
to provide information about scalp infections and to explain how they can be prevented.
to provide information about trachoma and to explain how it was diagnosed among immigrants.

D. to provide information about trachoma and to explain how it was diagnosed among immigrants.

Explanation:

This is the excerpt from Russell Freedman's book "The Immigrant Kids" which tells the story of the life of the kids who immigrated to America in early 20th century.

This particular excerpt tells about the routine check-up they needed to pass before entering the country.

It explains the screening for trachoma, an infectious disease that affects eyelids, causing even blindness. Trachoma is caused by a bacteria and is contagious, so this screening's purpose was to prevent infected kids to spread the bacteria through the country.

The excerpt provides brief information regarding the trachoma and explains the process of diagnosing it among the immigrants.

which of the following statements about considering your audience and purpose is false?

you should think about what your audience already knows about your topic.- first choice

32.how is the rhythm in a lyric poem created?

by stressing certain words or syllables- first choice

33. which of the following describes an elegy?

a poem expressing sorrow for someone who has died- third choice

34.how does the audience know that the play is moving on to a new scene?

the scenery, lighting, and props change.-last choice

35. the internet is an electronic communications network that connects computer systems all over the world.- third choice

36. which of the topic sentences below best states the paragraph’s main idea?

there are several ways for students to earn money.- third choice

37.what tone does this passage convey?

satirical- third choice

38.what point is he trying to make by wearing the veil for most of his life?

he means to show that everyone, not just he, has experienced sin and sorrow and should therefore try not to hide it from others or from god.- first choice

39.based on the sentence’s context clues, how do you think the character feels?

excited- third choice

40.what tone does this passage convey?

pessimistic- second choice

substitute y = 2x - 4 to x + 2y = 12:

x + 2(2x - 4) = 12     use distributive property

x + (2)(2x) + () = 12

x + 4x - 8 = 12     add 8 to both sides

5x = 20     divide both sides by 5

x = 4

put the value of x to the first equation:

y = 2(4) - 4

y = 8 - 4

y = 4