Winter Hibiscus
The meaning of profusion as it is used in paragraph 13.
What is abundance?
The sentence from the selection best shows that the Sainsbury’s company tries to make use of a by-product
What is "Some of the methane trapped during the process fuels the trucks? (paragraph 5) "
The best summary of the selection.
What is chickadees are tiny birds that can be found in extremely cold climates. To stay warm, they rely on fluffing their feathers, eating lots of food, and using the nights for sleeping. They have found many ways to protect their bodies from becoming too cold.
The actions described in the first stanza (lines 1–4) suggest that the speaker is —
What is hardworking ?
An action in the poem that is not described in the selection
What is drinking water from icicles?
The point of view of this excerpt helps the reader understand.
What are Saeng’s feelings during her experience ?
Read the dictionary entry for chain.
chain \Ɏchān\ n
1. a bendable series of joined links
2. a bond, or anything that binds together
3. a series of events related by cause and effect
4. a group of businesses owned by one parent company
The definition that matches the meaning of chains as it is used in paragraph 1.
What is Definition 4?
a group of businesses owned by one parent company
The word accumulate comes from the Latin cumulus, which means “a pile.” Accumulated in paragraph 9 means _______
What is Gathered ?
The imagery in lines 9 and 10 of the poem suggests about the speaker
What is the speaker feels encouraged by the change in weather conditions ?
Both the selection and the poem reveals about the chickadee.
What is it is adapted to its environment?
The leaf Saeng carries is important in the excerpt
How does the leaf help Saeng find a plant that causes her to have vivid memories of her childhood?
The photograph of the anaerobic digester silos and its caption helps the reader understand.
What is methane is held in containers so it won’t escape?
The sentence that best supports the idea that chickadees take action to keep their bodies warm at night
What is since they don’t have crops in which they can store food to eat later, they must eat enough each day to survive the long, 18-hour night? (paragraph 9)
The imagery in lines 3 and 4 of the poem creates a sense of —
What is security ?
The statement from the selection is best supported by the poem.
What is "although fragile in many ways, the tiny black-capped chickadee shows how tough it really is by surviving the bitterly cold winters of northern North America? (paragraph 11)"
The best summary of the excerpt.
What is Saeng brings a leaf to a flower shop and asks the florist to identify its plant. After showing her a similar but incorrect plant, the florist leads her to a greenhouse. There Saeng finds the plant she seeks along with others that remind her of home.
The most likely reason the author wrote this selection.
What is to demonstrate that creativity can help solve environmental problems?
The author’s primary purpose in writing the selection.
What is to describe the ways chickadees have adapted to be able to stay alive in cold climates?
The rhythm and rhyme scheme used in the poem contributes to a mood of —
What is cheerful energy ?
Both the selection and the poem describes.
What are methods that chickadees use to stay warm?
The sentence suggests that Saeng’s main conflict in the excerpt will be resolved.
What is "a slow smile deepened the wrinkles in her face (paragraph 8)?"
The most likely reason the author included the information in paragraph 6.
What is to highlight that food waste is a renewable and useful resource ?
The repetition in line 6 and line 15 emphasizes --
What is the speaker’s confidence in surviving a harsh winter ?
The selection is different from the poem in that the poem describes how the chickadee —
What is to become aware that winter is finally ending ?