World Languages, 18.12.2020 03:40, kookycookiefanx
Use the passage to answer the question.
This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B.
Part A
Read the paragraph. Then, answer the questions.
Then, in October 2011, two of the giants fell. There were only a few tourists nearby. One photographer from Germany used a video camera to record the trees crashing to the ground. Luckily, nobody was hurt, but watchers were astonished that these enormous trees could topple like babies trying to take their first steps. One explanation was that the summer had been very wet, and the ground was quite hydrated. The earth may have been too soggy to hold the shallow roots of the trees.
What is the main idea of the paragraph?
A.
A German photographer took a video of a sequoia falling.
B.
Walking through the sequoias can be dangerous.
C.
Two sequoias fell down recently in the park.
D.
Sequoias fall down easily when they get old.
Part B
Which sentence from the paragraph best states the main idea?
A.
Then, in October 2011, two of the giants fell.
B.
There were only a few tourists nearby.
C.
One photographer from Germany used a video camera to record the trees crashing to the ground.
D.
Luckily, nobody was hurt, but watchers were astonished that these enormous trees could topple like babies trying to take their first steps.
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Jeremy planned to read the following poem aloud: wisdom by sara teas daleit was a night of early spring, the winter-sleep was scarcely broken; around us shadows and the wind listened for what was never spoken. though half a score of years are gone, spring comes as sharply now as then— but if we had it all to doit would be done the same again. it was a spring that never came; but we have lived enough to know that what we never have, remains; it is the things we have that go. jeremy interpreted this poem to mean that certain people, places, 'and things are important to us in our lives. but as time passes, we lose those things. what technique could jeremy use when reading the poem to emphasize this idea for listeners? a. he could read the poem rapidly to show how quickly people lose what’s important to them. b. he could emphasize the rhyming pattern in each stanza to represent patterns in life. c. he could read the poem slowly to represent the changes that happen over a lifetime. d. he could raise and lower his voice to represent the good and bad things people face in life.
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