Read the two ideas from Chapter 5 of Wheels of Change. Idea 1: Many people worried that the traits between the sexes were being “blurred” and that the bicycle would create “a new kind of equality between men and women.”

Idea 2: To address the concern of the blossoming equality of women, authors began writing short stories aimed to “reassure men that women's love of the wheel made them even better companions.”

Which type of graphic organizer would best represent the connection between these two ideas?

a t-chart that separates ideas into two different categories
a problem-solution graphic that presents a problem and a solution
a chronology that shows a sequence of several events
a cause-and-effect graphic that shows how one idea led to another

Context clues can be definitions, examples, synonyms, or antonyms. the word root can give you an idea of the word’s meaning. affixes can you determine the word’s form and meaning. use the drop-down menus to identify the root in each difficult word. automatic: gratify: untenable:

They also make slight swaying movements to mimic leaves and grass moved by the wind. based on the text, to mimic is most likely which of the following? avoid copy make mock

Read the quotation from "an occurrence at owl creek bridge." and now he became conscious of a new disturbance. striking through the thought of his dear ones was a sound which he could neither ignore nor understand, a sharp, distinct, metallic percussion like the stroke of a blacksmith’s hammer upon the anvil; it had the same ringing quality. he wondered what it was, and whether immeasurably distant or near by—it seemed both. its recurrence was regular, but as slow as the tolling of a death knell. he awaited each stroke with impatience and—he knew not why—apprehension. the intervals of silence grew progressively longer, the delays became maddening. with their greater infrequency the sounds increased in strength and sharpness. they hurt his ear like the thrust of a knife; he feared he would shriek. what he heard was the ticking of his watch. which best describes the effect of the narration in the excerpt? it suggests that the man being executed feels tranquil and at peace. it suggests that the narrator is sympathetic to the man being executed. it suggests that the plot will become less tense as the story continues. it suggests that the story will become more intense and mysterious.