Learning guitar “it’s no use. i’ll never get this,” holly said. she was sitting on the floor with her back against a couch. a guitar lay in her lap. she shook her left hand in the air. “my fingertips hurt.” “you can quit now,” her mom said. “but if you do, it’ll be harder to start back up again. i think you have a decision to make.” holly stood up and leaned the guitar against the couch. “i have decided. i’m going to get a piece of pie to me decide.” she sighed and walked into the kitchen. she sat at the table eating her dessert. her dad walked in. “is this a break from guitar practice? ” he asked. holly's mom was in the kitchen baking a pie and listening to her daughter's struggles. she took the pie out of the oven and placed it on the counter. “yeah, i’m done for the night,” holly said. “why so down? ” her dad asked. “i don’t know. i just don’t think i’ll ever play well.” “no one’s asking you to make records like the beatles,” her dad said. “but i should at least be able to play a couple of chords halfway decently. and besides, my fingers hurt.” “well,” said her dad. “there is no getting around the fact that until you have calluses, you are not a guitar player. come over here,” he said as he walked toward the couch. “play me what you know.” holly rose slowly, going to the couch, sitting on the floor and picked up the guitar. “give me a g,” her dad said, and holly played the note on the guitar. “that’s pretty good,” he responded. “now give me a d . . not bad . . i'd say you’re coming along.” “really? ” "yeah, really. for someone who’s been playing for just one week, i’d say you’re ahead of the game. now you need to work on the calluses.” holly rose. “i’m going to call josh and tell him that i’ll keep at it for a while longer.” she then left the room. “since when did you know what a g or a d should sound like? ” holly's mom asked. use the passage to answer the question. 10. how does the author of "learning guitar" reveal holly’s character? (1 point) through holly’s words through holly’s thoughts through the actions of other characters through a direct description from the narrator

Compare moishe as he is described at the begginning of the memoir with moishe after his escape from death in the forest

Which of the following statements is most accurate? a. effective communication skills are not as important as technical skills. b. good communication skills can you in the classroom, on the job, and in your personal life. c. communicating effectively is not related to job success. d. learning to communicate effectively cannot be taught because communication skills are inborn.

Fifteen-year-old kwan sat on a large boulder on the rocky shore and watched her seven-year-old brother, min, race along the beach close to the water’s edge. the handmade kite, streaming high in the air behind him, created a striking image against the vivid blue sky. occasionally, min called out, “kwan, look at me! i’m flying! i’m flying! ” she beamed and waved at him, urging him on in his glee. she recalled the day her parents first brought home the little bundle from the hospital, the first boy in the family, making her the happiest big sister ever. the family had had a new baby to care for and cherish, and she had a precious little brother to shower with love and attention. min brought joy and delight to the whole household, and his presence completed the family. kwan smiled again as she watched him run along, and she felt great contentment at the pleasure he took in flying the kite they had made together. ever since father had taken min to the korean kite festival, he had begged for a kite of his own. the multicolored dragons, birds, and box kites with their colorful tails and plumes appeared to enchant min as he watched them soar and race in the clear blue sky. he stood mesmerized by the panoply of colors. “someday, i will race a kite in the festival! ” min stated with determination. when min made up his mind that a kite would be the perfect summer project for him and kwan, she was surprised. “i don’t want a kite-making kit,” he informed their father. “i want to build it myself—with kwan’s .” kwan initially wondered why min included her in his quest for a kite, but she quickly realized that her clever brother had correctly surmised that their father would more likely approve the request if min’s big sister were there to him. how could kwan refuse? kwan gazed out at her brother and heard his shrieks of delight as he tried to direct their marvelous flying creation. she watched it wheel, spin, and dive—a wild, colorful bird putting on an aerial display. its gold and red crepe-paper wings fluttered in the air, mimicking the flight of a predatory bird surveying the landscape for prey. it swooped and dived, perhaps discovering a possible meal, and then went airborne again to avoid the rocky terrain below. min was the falconer, guiding his bird on its path through the sky, not yet ready to call it back to the ground. but kwan grew concerned when she looked out at the dark, threatening clouds beginning to roll in off the water. when she saw the streaks of lightning within the cloud formation, she pointed to the distant storm and called out to her little brother to bring in the kite. min nodded and rolled in the kite string, bringing his bird home. “let’s go,” kwan told her brother and put her arm around him to fold him safely under her wing as they both held onto the kite. “it’s time to go home.”how does the author best develop the theme that with determination, one can achieve a goal? a-the author uses an extended metaphor to show how min successfully builds a kite that flies like a colorful bird. b-the author uses a metaphor to compare kwan to a mother bird, protecting her young one from the thunderstorm. c-the author uses imagery to show how the kite mimics a predatory bird under min's careful direction. d-the author uses personification to show how min's kite swoops and dives in the air to avoid the rocks below it.