Read this excerpt from Susan Butcher and the Iditarod Trail. The next morning Seppala prepared to start again, but could find no trace of a land trail. The wind continued to blow almost at hurricane force. Seppala could not even see the front of his team through this total “whiteout.” It was Togo who felt beneath the snow, found the trail, and started for the next relay point.

Which conclusion can be formed based on the information in the excerpt?

Mushers and their dogs have little experience with severe winter storms.
Mushers and their dogs are equally dependent on each other for survival.
Mushers and their dogs depend mostly on their senses of sight on a trail.
Mushers and their dogs often become lost during severe winter storms.

What object do the men think of as a trifle?

Excerpt from incredible oceans roberto barerra (1) the five major oceans—the arctic, the atlantic, the indian, the pacific, and the southern, which are then broken down into smaller seas—provide food for humans and animals, entice explorers, enable trade, and affect the climate and environment the world over. in this sentence from paragraph 1, the word entice means a) amaze. b) attract. c) exhaust. d) feed.

Read this excerpt from through the looking-glass by lewis carroll. "you might make a joke on that,” said the little voice close to her ear: "something about ‘you would if you could,’ you know.” "don't tease so,” said alice, looking about in vain to see where the voice came from; "if you're so anxious to have a joke made, why don't you make one yourself? ” the little voice sighed deeply: it was very unhappy, evidently, and alice would have said something pitying to comfort it, "if it would only sigh like other people! ” she thought. but this was such a wonderfully small sigh, that she wouldn't have heard it at all, if it hadn't come quite close to her ear. the consequence of this was that it tickled her ear very much, and quite took off her thoughts from the unhappiness of the poor little creature. what question should a reader ask to clarify what is happening in the story? who or what is the voice speaking to alice? when will alice attempt to share a joke? what secret will alice share with the new character? why do whispers tickle the listener?