<span>The excerpt suggests that Johnson’s work is significant because it reflects an exhaustive study of its words.
In the excerpt above, Johnson says that he used many methods in order to compile this dictionary - he read a lot of books, used his experience, and used many analogies for readers to connect words and their meanings on their own. A is incorrect because that's not the point of a dictionary; B is incorrect because he doesn't even mention other dictionaries; D is incorrect because a dictionary cannot only list obscure words.
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<span>According to Thoreau, breaking unjust laws forces the government to rethink and change those laws</span>
Answer: C. He was struck with an idea to help other children who did not have easy access to books.
Explanation:
The attached text explains how the novel idea of <em>Read 'n' Roll</em> by Stan Tucker came to be.
It speaks of how Tucker was teaching a kindergarten in a school that must have been planning a book fair because a kid approached Tucker and told him that he would not be able to come for it because his mom could not afford it.
This resonated deeply with Mr. Tucker and led to him being struck with an idea to help children who did not have easy access to books get access. This was how Read 'n' Roll came to be.