Which of these is the best example of a cause-and-effect chain of events? 1. Alonzo went to the music festival. 2. Carmen went to the same music festival. 3. Alonzo met Carmen at the music festival. 1. Yosef bought a new car from a dealership. 2. Bailey bought a car from the same dealership. 3. Bailey paid more for his car than Yosef did. 1. The high school football team played a game on Friday night. 2. The drama club put on a play on Friday night. 3. Maya watched the football game instead of the play. 1. A fast food restaurant ran an advertisement on television. 2. Hank saw the advertisement and got hungry. 3. Hank went to the fast food restaurant and bought food.

Read the excerpt from”do not go gentle into that good night” which statement best describes the effect of the refrains in this excerpt?

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

Read this excerpt from i never had it made. "it's all that ought to count," he replied. "but it isn't. maybe one of these days it will be all that counts. that is one of the reasons i've got you here, robinson. if you're a good enough man, we can make this a start in the right direction. but let me tell you, it's going to take an awful lot of courage." he was back to the crossroads question that made me start to get angry minutes earlier. he asked it slowly and with great care. "have you got the guts to play the game no matter what happens? " "i think i can play the game, mr. rickey," i said. the next few minutes were tough. branch rickey had to make absolutely sure that i knew what i would face. beanballs would be thrown at me. i would be called the kind of names which would hurt and infuriate any man. i would be physically attacked. could i take all of this and control my temper, remain steadfastly loyal to our ultimate aim? which is the central idea of this excerpt?