When the plot of a story includes the main character’s internal conflict, which of the following may be true? a. the theme concerns an emotionally uplifting topic. b. the main characters are not relatable for the audience. c. the protagonist and the antagonist are the same. d. the conflict becomes external when the main character matures.

Which passage is the best example of deductive reasoning? a. aaron wants to try something new for lunch. he asks his coworkers what they like and then decides where to eat b. everyone in mr. kim’s class got an a on the test. casey is in mr. kim’s class, so he must have received an a on the test. c. petra sees that all the kids at her school walk home. tomorrow she will tell her mother she doesn’t need a ride home. d. saul is buying a present for his sister. he asks his mother for suggestions and then goes to the mall to find something.

What else do you think experts can learn from studying the language of written work? what do you think is the value of studying the language of william shakespeare whose writing is over hundreds of years old?

Excerpted from "the children's hour" by henry wadsworth longfellow a whisper, and then a silence: yet i know by their merry eyes they are plotting and planning together to take me by surprise. a sudden rush from the stairway, a sudden raid from the hall! by three doors left unguarded they enter my castle wall! look carefully at the lines above. a poem with this particular rhyme scheme is best read a. line by line. b. with long pauses. c. phrase by phrase. d. with a strong rhythm.