Passage 2 Passage 3
No aspect of life has been
untouched by
PCs. They have rewired the conventions
of business, education, entertainment,
and even social interactions. No invention
before or since has so completely
changed not only our behavior, but also
our understanding of what it means to
communicate
in Passage 2, review pages 2 and 3.
Click or tap the ONE underlined sentence on
these pages in which the author responds
to a viewpoint about literacy that conflicts
with the author's own view
The use of the PC also brought a new kind
of literacy. Before the PC, only highly
trained engineers could operate
computers Now. basic computer literacy.
is widespread and necessary to perform
many basic tasks. The ability to use
personal computers allows people to

Access a vast World of information. The idea of the literacy is only about knowing how to read has become outdate. Computer literacy is just As important and it is now accessible to the vast majority of people

Which sentence in this excerpt from frances hodgson burnett’s a little princess shows indirect characterization? it was just then that miss minchin entered the room. she was very like her house, sara felt: tall and dull, and respectable and ugly. she had large, cold, fishy eyes, and a large, cold, fishy smile. it spread itself into a very large smile when she saw sara and captain crewe. she had heard a great many desirable things of the young soldier from the lady who had recommended her school to him. among other things, she had heard that he was a rich father who was willing to spend a great deal of money on his little daughter. "it will be a great privilege to have charge of such a beautiful and promising child, captain crewe," she said, taking sara's hand and stroking it. "lady meredith has told me of her unusual cleverness. a clever child is a great treasure in an establishment like mine."

Read this excerpt from the lady of shalott by alfred, lord tennyson. in which three lines does the poet reveal the monotomy of the lady’s existence

As for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't – i think i'll see women handle the ballot. which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten twain’s words? as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame . . a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't . . i think i'll see women handle the ballot. as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer . . i shouldn't – i think i'll see women handle the ballot. as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't . . as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer . . i think i'll see women handle the ballot.