Read this excerpt from "are dogs dumb? " by
karen hopkin
what is the author's viewpoint in this excerpt?
she is curious about which animal
is the smartest.
she believes the readers think too
highly of themselves.
chimps can use sign language to talk to their
trainers. monkeys can learn to count. a crow
can figure out how to us a stick to get at that
hard-to-reach grub. chickens can learn to play
checkers. even worms can be taught to run
mazes. so which animal is the smartest?
you're probably thinking that chimps are
smarter than chickens. and that crows are
smarter than worms. and that you're smarter
than all of them.
she thinks that animals are
smarter than humans.
she thinks that humans are
smarter than animals.
next
i will give !

Which of these authors wrote a story that revolved around a captains underwater adventures with his crew and a sub marine long before the submarine was actually invented

Which two elements does this excerpt from a christmas carol by charles dickens contain? "a small matter," said the ghost, “to make these silly folks so full of gratitude." "small! " echoed scrooge. the spirit signed to him to listen to the two apprentices, who were pouring out their hearts in praise of fezziwig: and when he had done so, said, "why! is it not? he has spent but a few pounds of your mortal money: three or four perhaps. is that so much that he deserves this praise? " "it isn’t that," said scrooge, heated by the remark, and speaking unconsciously like his former, not his latter, self. "it isn't that, spirit. he has the power to render us happy or unhappy; to make our service light or burdensome; a pleasure or a toil. say that his power lies in words and looks; in things so slight and insignificant that it is impossible to add and count ’em up: what then? the happiness he gives, is quite as great as if it cost a fortune." he felt the spirit's glance, and stopped. "what is the matter? " asked the ghost. "nothing particular," said scrooge. "something, i think? " the ghost insisted. "no," said scrooge, "no. i should like to be able to say a word or two to my clerk just now. that's all."

Which best describes the tone in these lines "the fish"