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He knew it would be too much to expect to find a slice of fresh bread, so he inspected the cabinet shelf that customarily held crackers.

• Casually
• Currently
• Desirably
• Ordinarily

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He grimaced when his feet stuck to the floor as he started toward the refrigerator.  Devon and Damon must have spilled a whole jar of honey and cleaned it up in their usual haphazard manner. From this sentence, the reader can infer that Benjamin is...

• very frightened by his brothers
• amused by his brothers' habits
• very elated by his brothers
• disgusted by his brothers' habits

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"Come in here, gentlemen," Mom called in a deceptively gentle tone. "We need to talk." They walked slowly back into the kitchen, heads down, shoulders slumped. Benjamin grinned.
The encounter referred to in the paragraph is apparently going to be...

• Amusing for Benjamin's mother
• difficult for Devon and Damon
  
• difficult for Benjamin 
• amusing for Devon and Damon

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Every available surface was covered with dirty dishes, empty plastic wrappers and frozen food cartons, and two scorched pans were soaking in the sink. A black banana peel was draped casually across an empty cereal box. Taking a single breath was enough to inform Benjamin that the trash had lingered too long in the kitchen, and the stovetop gave ample evidence of cooking experiments gone wrong.
_{Benjamin thinks that the kitchen's appearance is similar to "the aftermath of a party thrown by a horde of eight-year olds" in that it is —}

• pristine
• untidy
• orderly
• childlike

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 ^{Benjamin walked into the kitchen, blanched, and backed out of it, keeping his eyes carefully averted. He had forgotten that his two older brothers had been home alone for the past month. Both were college students, home for the summer to earn some extra money. "And to destroy our way of life," Benjamin added silently. He, his mother, and younger sister had arrived home from their grandmother's very late last night, a day earlier than they were expected, and he was the first one to see the state of the kitchen. He knew his mother would have a coronary when she saw it, and he momentarily relished the thought that she'd make them pay dearly for the destruction.
The author included this paragraph to...}

• Introduce Benjamin's solution
• describe the main character
• describe the main setting
• Introduce Benjamin's situation

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When I was fourteen years old, in the winter of 1872, I visited Egypt, journeyed up the Nile, traveled through the Holy Land and part of Syria. By this time I had a working knowledge of bird life. I had no real knowledge of the ornithology of Egypt, but I picked up a book in Cairo by an Englishman. This began my interest in the subject.
What does the word ornithology mean 

• the study of birds
• the study of artifacts
• the study of flowers
• the study of Egypt

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What technique did the illustrator use to differentiate the roles played by Theodore Roosevelt through the years?

• He used a timeline technique to show how Roosevelt’s roles got more important over time.
• He used different facial expressions to show how Roosevelt felt about each role.
• He used a light bulb technique to highlight Roosevelt’s most important role of all.
• He used a change of the clothing and added props to help the viewer comprehend the role.

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(2) Do you ever choose nuts for a snack instead of something like chips or cookies? (3) Well maybe you should. (4) Research shows that nuts of all kinds are some of nature's top sources for fighting disease. (6) Nuts include a large variety of kinds. 
In which sentence does the writer attempt to state her controlling idea?

• Sentence 6 
• Sentence 2
• Sentence 3
• Sentence 4

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 (6) Nuts include a large variety of kinds. (7) Pecans, peanuts, and walnuts are the most popular.
_{What is the most effective way to combine sentences 6 and 7?}

• Nuts include a large variety of kinds, pecans, peanuts, and walnuts are the most popular. 
• Pecans, peanuts and walnuts being the most popular; nuts include a large variety of kinds.
• Nuts include a large variety of kinds with pecans, peanuts, and walnuts being the most popular.
• Pecans, peanuts and walnuts being the most popular-- nuts include a large variety of kinds.

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 (1) I am going to tell you about different kinds of nuts, the kind you eat. (2) Do you ever choose nuts for a snack instead of something like chips or cookies? (3) Well maybe you should. (4) Research shows that nuts of all kinds are some of nature's top sources for fighting disease. 
What is the BEST way, if any, to change sentence 3? 

• Do you ever choose nuts for a snack instead of something like chips or cookies; well maybe you should.
• Well maybe you should because research shows that nuts of all kinds are some of natures top sources for fighting disease.
• Well, maybe you should because research shows that nuts of all kinds are some of nature's top sources for fighting disease. 
• Make no changes.

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