Read the paragraph. when allison saw the advertisement for a free basketball clinic at the community center, she knew she would attend. tryouts for her school team were still a month away, and her jump shot needed work if she wanted to be selected this year. hours of work with her brother had improved her technique, and her layups were consistent. she could hold her own in neighborhood games of three-on-three, but her outside shots rarely made it through the hoop. allison hoped that the instruction at the clinic would address this weakness. she marked her calendar for the event and headed out to the driveway. what can readers conclude about allison? check all that apply. she wants to play on her school’s basketball team. she has better basketball skills than her brother. she is willing to practice to improve her skills. she has experience playing basketball with her friends. she hopes to learn the rules of basketball at the clinic.

The one certain thing about the message you sent to the receiver is that the receiver will: a)process the information sequentially, not simultaneously. b)interpret it based on their framework of experience. c)not be able to interpret all the relevant information. d)revise his/her premises according to the information sent.

Read the excerpt from act 1, scene 3, of julius caesar. cassius. am i not stayed for? tell me. cinna. yes, you are. o cassius, if you could but win the noble brutus to our party— cassius. be you content. good cinna, take this paper and look you lay it in the praetor’s chair, where brutus may but find it. and throw this in at his window. set this up with wax upon old brutus’ statue. all this done, repair to pompey’s porch, where you shall find us. is decius brutus and trebonius there? cinna. all but metellus cimber, and he’s gone to seek you at your house. well, i will hie, and so bestow these papers as you bade me. cassius. that done, repair to pompey’s theatre. what is cassius’s motivation for sending brutus the letter? cassius wants to make sure that cinna is on his side. cassius wants to reassure cinna that brutus will follow them. cassius wants to sway brutus to kill caesar. cassius wants to alert brutus about the conspiracy against him.

Based on the cause-and-effect relationship in this sentence, what is the meaning of the word illuminate? the colors and patterns on the stained glass windows were illuminated as thousands of candles burned during the special church service. a) to melt or change form b) to grow taller or wider c) to become extremely hot d) to light up or make clear