Read this excerpt from a short story. liam navigated the busy park, scanning the crowd for his friends. they had agreed to meet at the water slide, and soon the towering steps came into view. he spotted rachel and marco by the inner tubes, and soon the three were racing to the top of the slide. there were over a hundred wooden stairs to climb, but the friends usually climbed them without pause. this time, however, their progress was slowed by a surprising mid-day crowd. spiraling up the stairs were dozens of eager park patrons, each gripping a slippery tube. liam shook his head and told his friends they would need a little more patience than usual waiting for their favorite view from the top. what complication is introduced in the excerpt? marco is unable to locate his friends in the busy park. the slide’s wooden stairs are in need of repair. marco and his friends have to wait in a long line. park patrons are not following the rules of the slide.

The first step in making a mental model for a compare-and-contrast text is a. comparing the two things being described. b. finding important details in the text. c. contrasting the two things being described. d. connecting details to what is already known.

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?

It was fifteen minutes before i could work myself up to go and humble myself to a ; but i done it, and i warn’t ever sorry for it afterwards, neither. i didn’t do him no more mean tricks, and i wouldn’t done that one if i’d a knowed it would make him feel that way. in at least one hundred words, describe what central theme in the adventures of huckleberry finn emerges in this excerpt, and how its emergence relates to the social norms of the time.