Excerpt from The Chess Game Lindsay Rock
Jonathan was bored out of his mind. It was a beauti, hol, sunny day, and under normal
circumstances, he would have called his best friend, Chris
In the first paragraph the word circumstances means
A)
rules
plans
)
schedules
D)
conditions

Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” the old man must have stopped our car two dozen times to climb out and gather into his hands the small toads blinded by our lights and leaping, live drops of rain. what are readers most likely to infer from the phrase "blinded by our lights”? a the action in the poem takes place at night. b the weather makes the toads difficult to see. c another car is coming around the bend. d grampa is shining a lantern to see the toads.

What style should a speaker use when preparing a speech for his or her school's parent teacher association? a. excited b. casual c. strict d. formal

What is mostly clearly a disadvantage of living in a world dominated by the presence of televisions according to niel postman?