Part A and Part B below contain one fill-in-the-blank to be used for all three question responses. Your complete response must be in the format A, B, C including the letter choice, commas, and a space after the commas. Part A: Which of the following best summarizes what microbes can do for us based on the text "A Brief Study of Guts"? Fill in blank 1 using B, C, or D. They help us overcome the effects of antibiotics. They help process nutrients and vitamins our bodies need. They work to keep our bodies healthy and resistant to disease. Part B: Select one quotation from the text that supports your answer to Part A. Add your selection to blank 1 using E, F, or G. Microbes are in the air we breathe, on the surfaces of everything we touch, and inside our bodies. Called The American Gut project, this study aims to understand the life of the bacteria that live in our digestive system. This new research suggests that bacteria are part of the protective army that keeps us healthy. Select one quotation from the text that supports your answer to Part A. Add your selection to blank 1 using H, I, or J. It seems clear from the early evidence that living with bacteria helps us resist invasion from things that make us sick. While many bacteria are very dangerous, we should perhaps be careful not to eliminate the good with the bad.

Welcome to the vocabulary assessment. by connecting with words in a more interactive way, through a graphic organizer that includes your own ideas, we hope you will learn new vocabulary strategies to integrate into your course work and your everyday life. objectives: use a variety of techniques to acquire a range of words determine, clarify, and illustrate the meaning of unfamiliar words to ensure that you properly and successfully complete the vocabulary assessment, do the following: complete the assessment using the passage provided. select a word from the passage, and identify/create each of the following for that word: denotation connotations synonyms antonyms affixes the sentence from the passage where the word appears an original sentence using the word a memory trick type your responses in the appropriate boxes. after you have typed your responses, print your graphic organizer and submit it to your teacher. be careful not to refresh the page before printing, as some browsers will not save your work. passage from "the pit and the pendulum" by edgar allan poe very suddenly there came back to my soul motion and sound—the tumultuous motion of the heart, and in my ears the sound of its beating. then a pause in which all is blank. then again sound, and motion, and touch, a tingling sensation pervading my frame. then the mere consciousness of existence, without thought, a condition which lasted long. then, very suddenly, thought, and shuddering terror, and earnest endeavor to comprehend my true state. then a strong desire to lapse into insensibility. then a rushing revival of soul and a successful effort to move. and now a full memory of the trial, of the judges, of the sable draperies, of the sentence, of the sickness, of the swoon. then entire forgetfulness of all that followed; of all that a later day and much earnestness of endeavor have enabled me vaguely to recall.

The following question asks about one or more selections from your literature textbook. you may use your textbook to answer this question. both “lob’s girl” and “jeremiah’s song” contain flashbacks. in a paragraph, explain what this plot technique adds to the stories. support your answer with one detail from each story.

Which of the following best describes how the recall refenderum and initiative provisions give power to voters