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In front of the blazing white National Palace, they were ecstatic and

waved green branches overhead.

Source: Time

In this sentence, ecstatic means.

• experienced at secondhand

• feeling great rapture or delight

• boundary

extending out above or beyond a surface or

heard through another rather than directly

Answer

feeling great rapture or delight.

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The sentence is describing a scene in which people are in front of the National Palace, waving green branches overhead. The word "ecstatic" is...

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Which of these is a statement of opinion?

A. Charli has proven that she should have a career as a professional

dancer.

B. Charli has performed onstage with both Jennifer Lopez and Bebe

Rexha.

C. Charli's friends or family members occasionally join her in her

TikTok videos.

D. Charli's dance videos featurdlyriginal moves and new dance

trends.

Answer

A. Charli has proven that she should have a career as a professional dancer.

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A is a statement of opinion because it is a subjective statement that cannot be proven or disproven. B, C, and D are all statements of...

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Neve's first show with her band was in just a fow hours.

She had been practicing drums alone in her room and with

her friends for wooks. Tonight, the band was set to porform for.

the whole school for the first timo.

As Neve sat to read a book to calm herself, she found

hersolf upset with the main character, Sadio. "Why aro you so

frightened about the dance? At least you don't have to play in

front of everyone!* She imagined that sho was at the danco,

while Sadio was onstage playing drums at the danco. But her

daydroam was interrupted by her father: "Nevo, timo to gol*

When Neve arrived at school, the rest of the band was

setting up. "Are you ready?" asked her friend, Lauron. "I-

guess,

* said Neve shyly. She was usually so happy around

her friends, but today she was too afraid of playing in front of

the whole school to even crack a smile.

Novo's classmates began filing into the auditorium for the

talent show. Some of her friends told jokes, did impressions

and one even juggled. Then it was time for her band to play.

She sat behind the drums and while her bandmatos waited for

her to count off the start of the song, Novo froze. She closed

her eyes and breathed hard. Then, she opened her eyes

slightly, and thought sho saw Sadie in the aisle, dancing!

Neve opened her eyes wide, took a deep breath, and

shouted, "1, 2, 3, 4, and the whole band bogan to play. Tho

crowd cheered and for the first time all day, Novo had a big

smile on her face. When the band was finished with its song.

Neve found she couldn't wait to perform again.

Which best describes the conflict in the story?

• A. Novo is nervous about performing in front of a crowd.

• B. Novo is nervous about tolling her band mates about her stage fright.

• C. Novo is worried about not having practiced before her performance.

O D. Novo is angry about her band mates not inviting her to practico.

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A. Novo is nervous about performing in front of a crowd.

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The main conflict in the story is that Neve is nervous about performing in front of a crowd. She has been practicing for weeks and is afraid of...

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Question 9

1 pt

Breaking down the meaning of Cellular Respiration, what does respiration mean?

O process of releasing energy from exercise

O process of releasing energy from glucose

O process of releasing energy from the sun

Answer

Process of releasing energy from glucose.

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Cellular respiration is the process of releasing energy from glucose molecules in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate). This energy is then...

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Question 13

Which of the following organelle(s) are found in animals cells?

• cell wall

• cell membrane

O chloroplasts

• all the above

Answer

Cell membrane and cell wall

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Animal cells do not contain chloroplasts, which are only found in plant cells. However, animal cells do contain cell walls and cell membranes...

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A student concluded that hexane is the best of the four fuels.

Give two reasons why the results in Table 2 support this conclusion.

Answer

1. Hexane had the highest energy output of the four fuels. 2. Hexane had the highest efficiency of the four fuels.

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Table 2 shows the energy output and efficiency of four different fuels: hexane, ethanol, methanol, and propane. The results in Table...

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readers spark The Opium Wars?

A. They fired cannons at British ships.

B. They destroyed tons of opium.

They stopped allowing opium to be imported.

D.

They murdered several British officials

12. Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement about the Treaty of Nanjing?

A. It was unequal and unfair to the Chinese.

B. It gave full control of Hong Kong to the British.

C. It gave British living in China extraterritoriality

D. It required the British to pay the Chinese for the damages of the Opium Wars.

13. Which of the following is NOT true about the Opium Wars?

Answer

D. It required the British to pay the Chinese for the damages of the Opium Wars.

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The Opium Wars were a series of conflicts between the British and the Chinese over the importation of opium into China. The Treaty of Nanjing,...

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he process that releases heat when two objects rub is

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Answer

Friction.

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Friction is the process that releases heat when two objects rub against each other. When two objects are in contact and one object is moved relative to...

Question

In which process do viruses that infect bacteria carry DNA

from one bacterium to another?

a Conjugation

b Transduction

c Transformation

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Answer

Transduction.

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Transduction is a process by which viruses that infect bacteria, called bacteriophages, carry DNA from one bacterium to another. During trans...

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Explain how Tan presents herself in this narrative. What conclusions can you come to

about her? Explain two.

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Answer

Tan presents herself as confident and witty in this narrative. She is able to think quickly and come up with a clever response to the question. This suggests that she is intelligent and has a good sense of humor. Additionally, her use of language suggests that she is well-spoken and articulate.

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Tan presents herself as confident and witty in this narrative. She responds to the question with a clever pun, demonstrating her quick thinking and sense of humor...