Text-Dependent Questions

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PART A: Which statement expresses the main theme of the poem?

Most scientific discoveries are made accidentally, rather than through

intentional work.

Science requires just as much creativity and innovation as it does understanding

of chemistry.

You need the right tools and supplies in order to make inventions and scientific

discoveries.

Scientific discoveries and new inventions come from experimentation and

patient trial and error.

The image of the observation balloons moving across the sunset is created using -no adjectives -few adjectives -many adjectives

Which statement from "letter to his father" is similar to gregor's inability tocommunicate with his father as a bug in the metamorphosis?

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?