PART A: Which statement best identifies the central idea of the text? A Shakespeare didn’t need an extensive vocabulary to make his written work impressive, rather he used simple words in interesting and engaging ways. B Many rappers and hip hop artists take inspiration from Shakespeare because he was able to convey so much with so few words. C Shakespeare wasn’t the literary genius many believe him to be as many writers today prove to have a more advanced vocabulary. D It’s likely that many playwrights from Shakespeare’s time had a better grasp on the English language, but their work was never properly preserved.
Answer:
PART A
D It’s likely that many playwrights from Shakespeare’s time had a better grasp on the English language, but their work was never properly preserved.
PART B
According to the informational text "The Lure of Shakespeare" by Robert Butler, he discusses the career of celebrated playwright William Shakespeare and the skepticism behind the belief of whether Shakespeare was the actual author of his books.
Answer:
He gives the people the ability to speak in different languages and blessed them with the skills that would enable them to succeed.
Explanation:
From the book, "Hiawatha the Unifier", the custodian of the heavens Ta-ren-ya-wa-gon was sympathetic to the sufferings of the people on earth and decided to leave his abode in the heavens and come down to help them.
He settled the constant disputes that have been plaguing the people and unified the Iroquois people, then brought them together under one place, fed and clothed them and everyone was satisfied.
After some time, he began to lead the people to different places and gave them names and instructed them on what to do to survive, also giving them the ability to speak different languages.
Answer:
The correct answer is <u>C</u>: Yesterday, the Star Tribune published an article about pigs living in southern France, near the Mediterranean Sea.
Explanation:
Yesterday – it must be capitalized, as it is <u>the first word of the sentence</u>.
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Star Tribune – it’s<u> a proper noun</u>, that is, a full name of newspapers, so it must be capitalized.
southern France – <em>southern</em><em> </em>is a descriptive term we use to denote a direction or a position. It is not a proper name, so it should not be capitalized. However, France is a proper noun and we should write it with a capital "F" because it is the name of a specific country.
Answer:
the speaker can no longer see which direction the road goes. the undergrowth obscures the road's direction from the speaker's sight.
The first time Odysseus showed his arrogance is when he won the battle at Troy. He yells out to the gods that he doesn't need them. Also, he does not give a sacrifice to the gods for helping the Greeks win the victory. ... In return for his arrogance, the gods create a difficult journey home for Odysseus.
