1.
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judy blume's career as an american writer spans four decades and includes many literary awards. she is most famous for her novels geared toward pre-teens. one notable example is tales of a fourth-grade nothing. however, blume also has had success writing for an adult audience. three of her novels for adults reached the new york times best-seller list. in a 2008 interview blume remarked, "i have so many stories left to tell! " by that time she had written nearly 30 novels. judy blume is an exceptionally talented and productive american author.

how does the third sentence ("however, blume also has. ") support the main idea of the paragraph? (5 points)

it tells you that the author once wrote for children but has changed her focus and preference to adults.

it tells you that the author has great talent because she writes good stories for children as well as adults.

it points out that the author has written more books for children than she has written, or plans to write, for adults.

it points out that the author only writes stories that she expects will win awards or sell well among adults.
2.
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you and your friend play a video game where a superbird has to find and eat radiation leaks at nuclear power plants before the plants explode. which of the following is the topic of this video game? (5 points)

radiation leaks are dangerous

a superbird saves the world

bird with superpowers

nuclear power plants
3.
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walking is not the most exciting form of exercise a person can take on for fitness. yet it is low impact and requires no fancy equipment. that makes walking a simple activity for those new to exercise. walking is less likely than other exercises to cause injury to leg tendons and muscles. all it requires is a good pair of sneakers—no cables, stylish outfits, or weights required. of course, a person could increase the benefit of a workout by adding weights or speed walking.

how does the third sentence ("that makes ") support the main idea of the paragraph? (5 points)

it points out that walking is a good introduction to exercise for beginners.

it says that walking is too easy for people who have experience with exercise.

it points out that beginning exercisers may not like walking because it is too easy.

it says that walking is less costly than other activities because it needs no equipment.
4.
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judy blume's career as an american writer spans four decades and includes many literary awards. she is most famous for her novels geared toward pre-teens. one notable example is tales of a fourth-grade nothing. however, blume also has had success writing for an adult audience. three of her novels for adults reached the new york times best-seller list. in a 2008 interview blume remarked, "i have so many stories left to tell! " by that time she had written nearly 30 novels. judy blume is an exceptionally talented and productive american author.

which of the following statements supports the main idea in this paragraph? (5 points)

blume only publishes books that she expects will win awards.

blume prefers to write novels for adults rather than pre-teens.

blume has had an extremely and uncommonly long writing career.

blume is a gifted writer who can write for children as well as adults.
5.
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walking is not the most exciting form of exercise a person can take on for fitness. yet it is low impact and requires no fancy equipment. that makes walking a simple activity for those new to exercise. walking is less likely than other exercises to cause injury to leg tendons and muscles. all it requires is a good pair of sneakers—no cables, stylish outfits, or weights required. of course, a person could increase the benefit of a workout by adding weights or speed walking.

which of the following sentences comes closest to stating the main idea in this paragraph? (5 points)

yet it is low impact and requires no fancy equipment.

that makes walking a simple activity for those new to exercise.

walking is less likely than other exercises to cause injury to leg tendons and muscles.

of course, a person could increase the benefit of a workout by adding weights or speed walking.

1.) The correct answer for question 1 is "Blume is a gifted writer who can write for children as well as adults." The main idea of this paragraph is stated in the final sentence; it reads "Judy Blume is an exceptionally talented and productive American author."  The third sentence ("However Blume also has" ) supports this main idea because the ability to write well for two age groups implies she has a unique talent by writing for two age groups and was more productive by writing both for adults and children.

2.) The topic of this video game would be a 'A superbird saves the world'. The game does not focus on informing about radiation or nuclear power, so both 'Radiation leaks are dangerous' and 'Nuclear power plants' are not the topic of the game. Although a bird who eats radiation indeed has a superpower,  the game does not focus on exploring the bird's powers, rather the topic is saving the world by eating the plants before the power plants explode and the world is destroyed.

3 ) The correct answer  to 3 is "It points out that walking is a good introduction to exercise for beginners." The main idea of the paragraph is that  it is "low impact and requires no fancy equipment". The third sentence supports this idea because people new to exercise may not be likely to invest in special equipment, and as newcomers to exercise they may be more susceptible to injuries and walking reduces their risk.

4.) As discussed in question 1, the main idea of this paragraph is that Blume is both an extremely  talented and productive writer so the correct answer is "Blume is a gifted writer who can write for children as well as adults.

5) The main idea of this paragraph as discussed above is "Yet it is low impact and requires no fancy equipment". The sentence support this idea by giving specific examples of injuries to tendons and muscles that are avoided when walking and by describing how, with the exception of "good sneakers",  one does not need special equipment.

1. It tells you that the author has great talent because she writes good stories for children as well as adults.

2. A superbird saves the world.

3. It points out that walking is a good introduction to exercise for beginners.

4. Blume is a gifted writer who can write for children as well as adults.

5. That makes walking a simple activity for those new to exercise.

Explanation:

1.) The main idea of this paragraph is to inform us that she is a good writer of stories for both adult and children. This is underscore by the statement "She is most famous for her novels geared toward pre-teens... However, Blume also has had success writing for an adult audience".

2.) The appropriate topic for the game would be 'A superbird saves the world'. The major point to note from the excerpt is that the bird did not allow the nuclear tank to explode.  Which gives the impression that a disaster had been avoided, so the befitting topic would have been - A superbird saves the world.

3 ) According to the excerpt, walking is a good introduction to exercise for beginners. This is because it is easy and prepares beginners for other forms of exercise asides walking.

4.) The main idea is to buttress Blume's ability and capacity to write good novels for both categories. "She is most famous for her novels geared toward pre-teens... However, Blume also has had success writing for an adult audience".

5) The main idea of the is that walking is a form of less stressful exercise. Though it may be boring, it has little or low injury to human body. This makes it possible for begginners to take walking as a simple form of activity.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

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