"The Awakening"
What does "exacting" mean as it is used in paragraph 5?
b. requiring specific details
c. the difference in water level between high and low tide.
32. Which sentence from the passage supports the view that tidal power generators can help meet energy needs?
d. "A project in New York City's East River has shown that tidal power generators can successfully provide electricity to nearby businesses."
"The visiting team, the Bulldogs, has hit a three-point shot, so they were one point ahead."
a. had hit
Read this sentence from the passage:
"I was just walking diagonally across a big field. My sun-bonnet obstructed the view."
What does the word "obstructed" suggest about Edna's bonnet?
d. The bonnet made it difficult for her to use.
According to the passage, what is the difference between high and low tides?
d. High tides occur where the pull of the moon's gravity is strongest.
Which element(s) from the passage contributes to how tidal power generators work? Text, Art, or Both?
Both
"The center passed to the point guard, but she missed it, and the ball bounces away."
b. bounced
Which quotation from the passage shows that Edna is thinking back to another time?
D. "Likely as not it was Sunday, 'she laughed, 'and I was running away from prayers..." (paragraph 9)
Which two ways does the diagram contribute to an understanding of the passage?
c. It shows why high tides occur on the side of Earth nearest to the moon.
e. It shows how the gravitational pull of the moon results in different tides on Earth.
Which element(s) from the passage shows why tidal power generators face problems: Text, Art, or Both?
Text
"'Those are Knights fans aren't they?' she thought."
a. "fans, aren't they?"
Which theme is supported by paragraph 8?
d. Children naturally sense life's possibilities
How does the author of the passage support the claim that the tides have an "impact" on coastal communities?
d. by detailing how the effects of tides result in specific costs to humans.
What point of view do both "Earth's Tides" and "Water Works" share about tidal power?
b. Tides will be a reliable source of electricity in the future.
"Yes, she had made the basket."
d. correct as is
Part A: What is the central event in the passage?
Part B: Which sentence describes an event that directly leads to the central events?
Part A: b. Edna retells a story about her childhood and relates it to her current life.
Part B: b. "The hot wind beating in my face made me think--without any connection that I can trace of a summer day in Kentucky..."
31 Part B: Which sentence from the text supports how the effects of tides result in costs to humans?
f. "Erosion not only damages coastal property, it harms local industries, such as fishing, recreation, and tourism."
How does "Earth's Tides" present information differently from "Water Works"?
c. "Water Works" discusses different technologies, but "Earth's Tides" does not.
"The next day, the headlines in the Knightly News read, 'One crazy shot wins the championship game."
d. correct as is