Kayla is trying to decide if a rabbit or bear would be a better school mascot. She is creating a Venn diagram that compares the qualities of bears and rabbits. Under the heading "Bears,” Kayla writes the qualities "strong sense of smell, good hunters, frightening.” Which qualities should Kayla include in her diagram under the heading "Rabbits”?

A) destroys gardens, prey animal, builds nests

B) small, eats vegetables, good as a pet

C) strong legs to hop, good sense of hearing, friendly

D) cute, fluffy, adorable

The boy and the wolf by james baldwin one day word came that a savage wolf had been seen in the forest. "how i should like to meet that wolf," said little gilbert. he was only seven years old, but now all his thoughts were about the savage beast. "shall we take a walk this morning? " asked his mother. "oh, yes! " said gilbert. "perhaps we may see that wolf among the trees. but don't be afraid." his mother smiled, for she felt quite sure that there was no danger. what point of view does the author use in this selection?

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.

Read the excerpt. “this is a train-servicing station and we have to wait for a train.” he shakes his head. i smile. “it’d be nice if we could get one.” lauren mizock has revised her draft of “train tracks” to convey plot events using