Use the passage to answer the question. This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B.

Part A

Read the paragraph. Then, answer the questions.

Then, in October 2011, two of the giants fell. There were only a few tourists nearby. One photographer from Germany used a video camera to record the trees crashing to the ground. Luckily, nobody was hurt, but watchers were astonished that these enormous trees could topple like babies trying to take their first steps. One explanation was that the summer had been very wet, and the ground was quite hydrated. The earth may have been too soggy to hold the shallow roots of the trees.

What is the main idea of the paragraph?

A.
A German photographer took a video of a sequoia falling.

B.
Walking through the sequoias can be dangerous.

C.
Two sequoias fell down recently in the park.

D.
Sequoias fall down easily when they get old.

Part B

Which sentence from the paragraph best states the main idea?

A.
Then, in October 2011, two of the giants fell.

B.
There were only a few tourists nearby.

C.
One photographer from Germany used a video camera to record the trees crashing to the ground.

D.
Luckily, nobody was hurt, but watchers were astonished that these enormous trees could topple like babies trying to take their first steps.

Whats does walter decision to move to the house create for the audience?

What argument does thomas jefferson make in this excerpt from the declaration of independence? we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.-that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. a. b. c. the american colonists desire a more peaceful alliance with great britain but their british counterparts do not. the american colonists have a right to seek freedom from great britain due to the continued oppression of their basic rights. the american colonies could form a better government than the one established by great britain to govern them. the king of britain and the members of british parliament have little interest in the welfare of the colonies. od. e. the american colonies should have sufficient representation in british parliament if america and great britain are to coexist peacefully.

Type the correct answer in the box. use numerals instead of words. if necessary, use / for the fraction bar. the length of each side of a square increases by 2.5 inches to form a new square with a perimeter of 70 inches. the length of each side of the original square was inches.