1. PART A: Which statement describes the central idea of the
text?
A. Scientists have observed some smaller raindrops falling
faster than what was previously calculated to be their
top speed.
B. There is no explanation for why raindrops would exceed
the terminal velocities scientists predicted.
C. Scientists are more likely to use the data collected from
larger raindrops, rather than smaller raindrops, to make
weather predictions.
D. Small raindrops that are able to exceed their predicted
terminal velocities likely have something poisonous or
unnatural in them.

When greg came home for lunch, he realized that his air conditioner was broken. fragment, run on or complete sentence?

Which of the following words in bold means “to put before something else”? a) the broken device sat unused in a box. b) jose wanted to defermaking a decision about college until the spring. c) ashok’s counsel was to go to the store tomorrow. d) i would prefer to go to a movie this weekend instead of the play.

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”