Casey at the Bat
What is revealed by the following lines from "Casey At the Bat"?
A straggling few got up to go in deep despair. The rest
Clung to the hope which springs eternal in the human breast;
They thought, “If only Casey could but get a whack at that—
We'd put up even money now, with Casey at the bat.”
Some fans are giving up hope and leaving the game
What is revealed by the following passage from "The Last Human Light"?
Generating sections that don’t need a human-provided fuel supply would be in better shape. Geothermal plants, which are powered by the Earth’s internal heat, can run for some time without human intervention.
According to the maintenance manual for the Svartsengi Island geothermal plant in Iceland, every six months the operators must change the gearbox oil and regrease all electric motors and couplings. Without humans to perform these sorts of maintenance procedures, some plants might run for a few years, but they’d all succumb to corrosion eventually.
Although some power plants don’t require human-provided fuel, they still require human maintenance.
"We were in the center of a dying city.
It was night in the middle of the day. Heat from the brick houses filled the street like a bake oven. Clouds shielded the sun, colors were overshot with gray. No one was about; businesses were closed and houses shuttered. I could hear a woman weeping. Some houses were barred against intruders. Yellow rags fluttered from railings and door knockers—pus yellow, fear yellow—to mark the homes of the sick and the dying. I caught sight of a few men walking, but they fled down alleys at the sound of the wagon."
This excerpt from Fever 1793 is told in the ____ tense, from a ___ point of view.
past tense
first-person point of view
Correct the compound sentence.
Maybe my grandfather will retire soon or maybe he will work for a couple more years.
Maybe my grandfather will retire soon, or maybe he will work for a couple more years.
Which of the following words best describes Casey in the following lines?
Defiance flashed in Casey's eye, a sneer curled Casey's lip.
And now the leather-covered sphere came hurtling through the air,
And Casey stood a-watching it in haughty grandeur there.
Close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded sped—
"That ain't my style," said Casey. "Strike one!" the umpire said.
overconfident
Read the following excerpt from "The Last Human Light."
"Battery-powered lights will all be off in a decade or two. Even without anything using their power, batteries gradually self-discharge. Some types last longer than others, but even batteries advertised as having long shelf lives typically hold their charge only for a decade or two.
There are a few exceptions. In the Clarendon Laboratory at Oxford University sits a battery-powered bell that has been ringing since the year 1840. The bell “rings” so quietly it’s almost inaudible, using only a tiny amount of charge with every motion of the clapper. Nobody knows exactly what kind of batteries it uses because nobody wants to take it apart to figure it out."
Which of the following best describes the text structure the author used to organize the two paragraphs above?
comparison and contrast
"We were in the center of a dying city.
It was night in the middle of the day. Heat from the brick houses filled the street like a bake oven. Clouds shielded the sun, colors were overshot with gray. No one was about; businesses were closed and houses shuttered. I could hear a woman weeping. Some houses were barred against intruders. Yellow rags fluttered from railings and door knockers—pus yellow, fear yellow—to mark the homes of the sick and the dying. I caught sight of a few men walking, but they fled down alleys at the sound of the wagon."
Describes the city of Philadelphia at the time this excerpt takes place.
The spreading plague has caused the city fall into ruin.
Correct the compound sentence.
Wendy enjoys working out in the gym but Thomas prefers to jog outdoors.
Wendy enjoys working out in the gym, but Thomas prefers to jog outdoors.
Define hyperbole.
a form of figurative language that includes an extreme exaggeration
Read the excerpt from The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.
No more skipping breakfast; no more dropping out of school. With a windmill, we’d finally release ourselves from the troubles of darkness and hunger. In Malawi, the wind was one of the few consistent things given to us by God, blowing in the treetops day and night. A windmill meant more than just power, it was freedom.
What does the line “No more skipping breakfast; no more dropping out of school” from the following passage mainly reveal?
The difficult conditions in Malawi have a major effect on the author’s day-to-day life.
"The idea that illness was caused by microscopic organisms, such as bacteria and viruses, was not known at the time. Instead, doctors based their medical thinking on the 2,500-year-old Greek humoral theory. This concept stated that good health resulted when body fluids, called humors, were in balance."
Based on the above passage from An American Plague, what can you infer about the yellow fever epidemic of 1793?
The doctors had a difficult time diagnosing yellow fever since many medical advancements had not yet been made.
Correct the compound sentence.
The package includes a bicycle and tires but it does not contain a helmet.
The package includes a bicycle and tires, but it does not contain a helmet.
What type of figurative language is this?
Then from five thousand throats and more there rose a lusty yell;
It rumbled through the valley, it rattled in the dell;
It pounded on the mountain and recoiled upon the flat,
hyperbole- The loudness of the crowd's yelling is being exaggerated.
Select a sentence from the excerpt of The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind that suggests a windmill would improve William’s family’s overall wealth.
But most important, a windmill could also rotate a pump for water and irrigation. Having just come out of the hunger—and with famine still affecting many parts of the country—the idea of a water pump now seemed incredibly necessary. If we hooked it up to our shallow well at home, a water pump could allow us to harvest twice a year. While the rest of Malawi went hungry during December and January, we’d be hauling in our second crop of maize. It meant no more watering tobacco nursery beds in the dambo, which broke your back and wasted time. A windmill and pump could also provide my family with a year-round garden where my mother could grow things like tomatoes, Irish potatoes, cabbage, mustards, and soybeans, both to eat and sell in the market.
A windmill and pump could also provide my family with a year-round garden where my mother could grow things like tomatoes, Irish potatoes, cabbage, mustards, and soybeans, both to eat and sell in the market.
Which of the following quotes from An American Plague shows that Dr. Rush had a different way of seeing things than most people of his time?
"He was passionate and outspoken in his beliefs, no matter what the subject. He opposed slavery, felt that alcohol and tobacco should be avoided, urged that the corporal punishment of children be stopped, and thought that the best way to keep a democracy strong was by having universal education. Along with his beliefs went an unimaginable amount of energy. Despite a persistent cough and weak lungs that often left him gasping for air, he worked from early in the morning until late at night—writing letters and papers, visiting patients, rereading the latest medical literature, or attending to any one of a number of institutions and charities he belonged to."
He opposed slavery, felt that alcohol and tobacco should be avoided, urged that the corporal punishment of children be stopped, and thought that the best way to keep a democracy strong was by having universal education.
Use a semicolon to correct the sentence.
We have a long drive ahead of us we ought to pack a few sandwiches and drinks.
We have a long drive ahead of us; we ought to pack a few sandwiches and drinks.
What is shown by the final line of "Casey at the Bat"?
“But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Casey has struck out.”
The outcome of the baseball games affects the mood of the entire town.
Read the following excerpt from The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.
"All I needed was a windmill, and then I could have lights. No more kerosene lamps that burned our eyes and sent us gasping for breath. With a windmill, I could stay awake at night reading instead of going to bed at seven with the rest of Malawi.
But most important, a windmill could also rotate a pump for water and irrigation. Having just come out of the hunger—and with famine still affecting many parts of the country—the idea of a water pump now seemed incredibly necessary. If we hooked it up to our shallow well at home, a water pump could allow us to harvest twice a year. While the rest of Malawi went hungry during December and January, we’d be hauling in our second crop of maize. It meant no more watering tobacco nursery beds in the dambo, which broke your back and wasted time. A windmill and pump could also provide my family with a year-round garden where my mother could grow things like tomatoes, Irish potatoes, cabbage, mustards, and soybeans, both to eat and sell in the market."
In your own words, explain what the passage reveals about life in Malawi. 2 sentence minimum.
The passage reveals that Malawi is a difficult place to live. For example, the narrator currently does not have a way to turn on lights, which, means he cannot see anything after 7:00 pm. Famine is also common, especially in the winter months. The narrator could grow crops year-round, but he does not have enough access to water.
After reading the excerpt from Fever 1793, summarize the narrator's (Matilda) hopes for the future in your own words.
"Scullery maid, that was one thing I would never be. I imagined Mother’s face when she arrived home and found what a splendid job I had done running the coffeehouse. I could just picture it—I would be seeing the last customers out the door when Mother would come up the steps. She would exclaim how clean and well-run the coffeehouse was. Grandfather would point out the fancy dry goods store I was building next door. I would blush, looking quite attractive in my new dress—French, of course. Perhaps I could hire Susannah to do the washing up. That would be a way of helping."
Matilda hopes to successfully run her family's coffeehouse and open a dry goods store. She plans for success and hopes to one day impress her mother. She doesn't want to be a maid.
Write a grammatically correct compound sentence about Halloween.
Halloween is in October, so I have already decorated my house.