Which MOST accurately lists what Maddie can determine from the reference material? A) Maddie can determine the syllabic division, pronunciation, definition, etymology, part of speech, singular spelling, and plural spelling.
B) Maddie can determine the spelling, pronunciation, definition, synonym, etymology, part of speech, singular spelling, and plural spelling.
C) Maddie can determine the syllabic division, pronunciation, definition, synonym, etymology, part of speech, singular spelling, and plural spelling.
D) Maddie can determine the syllabic division, pronunciation, definition, synonym, antonym, etymology, part of speech, singular spelling, and plural spelling.

Which best compares the authors’ purposes in silent spring and “save the redwoods”? both authors want readers to protect human rights. both authors want readers to focus on saving trees. both authors intend to entertain readers with their essays. both authors intend to convince readers of their viewpoint.

Read the excerpt below from the poem "exile" by julia alvarez and answer the question that follows. i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, floating out past the driveway, past the gates, in the black ford, papi grim at the wheel, winding through the back roads, stroke by difficult stroke, out on the highway, heading toward the coast. which literary device is used in the comparison between the speaker's experience of fleeing the country and floating in the ocean? i let myself lie back in deep waters, my arms out like jesus' on his cross, and instead of sinking down like i'd always done, magically, that night, i could stay up, extended metaphor symbolism simile theme

Read this paragraph from a cause-and-effect essay. upwelling and el niño in normal years, the trade winds cause colder, nutrient-rich waters to rise to the ocean surface. this process is called “upwelling,” and it causes small fish called plankton to multiply. which rubric term or phrase would apply to the phrase “trade winds”? a. effect b. elaboration of a cause or effect c. transition between a cause and an effect d. cause