What is a central idea in Roosevelt's "Address to Congress Requesting a Declaration of War"? The United States needs to go to war, though it is uncertain whether it can win a war with Japan.

There was no response to the latest American attempts to keep peace in the Pacific.

Diplomatic negotiations with Japan were going well, and Roosevelt hopes the conflict will be short-lived.

Diplomatic negotiations with Japan fell apart recently with little warning.

Question 2
Part B

How does Roosevelt develop the central idea cited in Part A?

Roosevelt mentions a series of exchanges between the United States and Japan over a period of time.

Roosevelt suggests that Japan had intended to attack even while supposedly maintaining peaceful negotiations.

Roosevelt mentions a negative reply to U. S. negotiations arriving one hour after Japanese air squadrons had started bombing.

Roosevelt states plainly that there was no response to the latest U. S. diplomatic communication.

Which of the following statements is true? a individual productivity is more important than group productivity b sacrifice isn’t necessary to achieve group goals c individual productivity is necessary for group productivity d waste isn’t a problem in reaching group goals

Which statement best describes how these paragraphs develop the central idea of the article? a- they elaborate on the idea that the offer has been made with youngsters in mind. b- they provide additional information as to why the prize is a wagon instead of something else. c- they support the idea that the wagon is attractive to youngsters and is a worthy prize. d- they introduce the idea that the newspaper is a generous organization. read paragraphs 4 and 5. the disc wheel coaster wagon is thirty-six inches long and sixteen inches wide. the coaster is built exactly like a high-powered automobile. the disc wheels have rubber tires and true roller bearings. it runs as smoothly as an eight-cylinder automobile. it is built of the strongest wood and is equipped with a reliable hand brake, enabling the owner to stop in an instant. the tongue—usually the first thing about a wagon to break and render the wagon unserviceable—is so stout that a man can jump on it without breaking it.

Read the sentences below. (1) wordsworth believed that poetry should present the ordinary in unusual ways, and shelley's "ode to the west wind" does just that. (2) in the poem, the speaker calls the wind "thou breath of autumn's being." (3) later in the poem, the speaker refers to the wind as both "destroyer and preserver." which word or phrase would smooth the transition between sentence 1 and sentence 2? a "in addition" b "finally" c "for instance" d "moreover"