Which two excerpts serve to entertain the reader? Excerpt 1
I lay in bed, quivering underneath my blankets, staring up at the ceiling above me. I heard the pattering of feet, like a small child running on
tiptoe. I turned onto my side and closed my eyes. Something was in the attic.
"It's just my imagination," I said quietly.
Scenes from earlier that
day played like movie in
winding road. The sky was cloudy, and
my mind. I saw my family's car turning off the highway. I watched as our
car turned onto a
of the trees' shadows.
the wind rustled through the Spanish moss hanging from
the cypress trees. We drove into the darkness
Excerpt 2
disposed of in landfills and burned in furnaces. The earth's natural resources are being depleted rapidly. Millions of tons of waste are generated each year, and much of this waste will be
iis waste takes a heavy toll on natural resources such as timber, water, and minerals, which are
not easily replaced. If you consider it. burning reusable materials is like burning money: neither can ever be used again. By using recycled
materials such as paper and aluminum to make new products and packaging, we can reduce the consumption of natural resources. Recycling
Excerpt 3 can even produce better products than those made from non recycled materials.
After a few days, you will see a "cloud" form at the top of the jar. The cloud will thicken, and "rain* will begin to fall. Water will trickle down the
sides of the jar and collect in the soll and plants. This water will evaporate a few days later, and another cloud will appear. This cycle will continue
as long as you keep your rain forest in a sunny spot.
Excerpt
(leremy raced to the beach and scrambled
pretended he was soaring through space, searchins
That's when he noticed small black head
. He pretended it was a spaceship. "Vr ip. "Vroom! Roar!" The spaceship blasted off. Jeremy
r fiying saucers.
tYikes, a space alien!" he screamed, leaping off
L
ing up from the water. two beady eyes stared at him. This creature was definitely not pretend.
He dashed for the cabin and burst into the kitchen.
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