To understand what is really happen
ing in this story, you have to draw
conclusions based on the writer's
clues and your own experience and
knowledge. what do you think john is
really seeing (and how are you able to
tell) when he describes these elements
of the story's setting?
• the god-roads
• the high towers of the gods
• the statue of ashing
• the great burning
• the caves and tunnels

Match each term to its definition. the ideas that show a speaker's point of view or beliefs about a topic facts, statistics, examples, and expert opinions that support a point of view or belief evidence arrowright claims arrowright

Read the sentence. on days when i go jogging in the morning, my mind seems to process ideas faster, and my mood is more positive. how does the underlined clause add variety and meaning to the sentence? select two options. it describes the days being discussed. it makes readers want to go jogging. it creates a compound-complex sentence. it adds detail about the speaker’s personality. it explains why jogging is beneficial.

Read the excerpt from the odyssey; 'o cyclops! would you feast on my companions? puny am i, in a caveman's hands? how do you like the beating that we gave you, you d(arn)ed cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! ' according to this excerpt, odysseus (a)is fearful of the cyclops. (b)is prideful and overly confident. (c)has been weakened by the cyclops. (d)has regrets about staying on the island.