What reading strategy involves combining prior knowledge with new information or merging elements from multiple texts, to gain new insights?

a. summarizing

b. evaluating

c. synthesizing

d. making inferences

Five hundred jigsaw puzzles pieces fell to the floor like a blizzard. The figure of speech according to the sentence above is, a) idiom b) metaphor c) hyperbole d) personification

Which is the best summary of this passage? a. The first step to building a campfire is to choose a good location. b. To build a campfire, clear an area, use the right wood, arrange the wood correctly, and follow safety rules for putting the fire out.

What is the origin of the words England and English?

Why is it important to provide evidence for your claims

Which of the following words best replaces jabbering as it is used in the passage below (paragraph 130) ? José walked away from Arnie's jabbering.

It may be reasonably inferred from the passage that Mrs. Tilley A) needs Sylvia to live on her farm less than Sylvia wants to live there. B) needs Sylvia to live on her farm more than Sylvia wants to live there.

Which sentence uses an adverbial phrase? A) The church youth group collected water bottles to recycle. B) The printers stopped working and refused to even power up. C) Everyone needs to take his or her test in complete silence.

Read the passage. Paraphrased from "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" A friend of the narrator's asks him to call on talkative old Simon Wheeler. The friend says he wants news of his friend Reverend Leonidas W. Smiley.

Which rhetorical technique does this paragraph demonstrate? O ad hominem O false dilemma o hasty generalization O bandwagon appeal

The questions below refer to the selection"if you were coming in the fall." which of the following is an example of exact rhyme? a. telephone/metronome c. syllable/tillable b. pencil/handsome d. photo/go to