Read the following sentence from “the middle passage” by olauduh equaino
“many a time we were near suffocation, from the want of fresh air, which we were often without for whole
days together.”
which word best matches the meaning of “want” as it is used in the sentence?
breath
hope
lack
need
7. read the following yaqui song. identify its purpose.
in cocori is a young girl
whose name is hesucita.
she is a pretty girl.
her eyes look like stars.

her pretty eyes are like stars moving.
to inform
to persuade
to analyze
to express

Tia and lin had been best friends since kindergarten. both avid soccer players, the girls decided to try out for the high school team together. unfortunately, there was just one open spot, so only one of the girls would be chosen. they both worked hard, and on tryout day, they did their best. when the team roster came out, lin was excited to see that she had made the team but sad that tia had not. tia was happy for her friend and vowed to work harder so she would make the team the next year. which sentence is the exposition of the passage