When I was eighteen I became eligible to get a union card,

which meant I could get a full-time summer job with better

pay (I continued to work at Sickser’s during the Christmas

season). I joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters’

Local 812, the Soft Drink Workers Union. Every morning I

went downtown to the union hall to stand in line to get a day’s

work as a helper on a soft-drink truck. It was hard work, and I

became an expert at tossing wooden twenty-four-bottle Coca-

Cola cases by grabbing a corner bottle without breaking it.

After a few weeks, the foreman noticed my work and asked

if I’d like to try driving a Coke truck. Since I was a teamster, I

had a chauffeur’s license and was authorized to drive a truck.

The problem was that I had never driven a truck in my life.

But, hey, why not? It paid better.

What sentence from this passage shows an informal tone and portrays Powell as an ordinary person?

I continued to work at Sickser's during the Christmas season.

After a few week, the foreman noticed my work and asked if I'd like to try driving the Coke truck.

When I was eighteen I became eligible to get a union card...

But, hey, why not?

What is the best prediction of the meaning of thrilling based on the context clues?

Read this passage: many manufacturers prefer plastic as a material for containers because it can be molded into many shapes. but plastic is not very strong. it must be fused with glass or steel for strength. it is also not very durable. even the strongest plastic can break under enough pressure. the biggest disadvantage to using plastic is that it does not decompose. while plastic can be recycled, doing so is tedious and difficult. while it may be more expensive and difficult to work with, aluminum is a much stronger building material with far greater tensile strength. it conducts electricity because it is metal. best of all, aluminum is very easy to recycle. even if it is thrown away, it decomposes much more quickly than most manufacturing materials. how does the compare-and-contrast organizational pattern of the passage support the author's purpose? a. the passage gradually leads up to the point about decomposition to inform the reader about the importance of recycling plastics. b. the passage lists the advantages and disadvantages of each material to make a case for the use of plastic and not aluminum in containers. c. the passage begins with a description of plastic's problems in order to call attention to the good qualities of aluminum. d. the passage shows the superiority of aluminum in order to make a case for the production of stronger plastics.

Which part of the word scribble means "to write"? a. scrib– b. –ble