PART A: Which of the following identifies the central idea of the text?
A. It is important to accept and expect struggle when learning a new skill.
B. It is likely you will never fully master a new skill, but it is the journey that is
important.
C. French is one of the hardest languages to learn, so people who attempt to learn
it must be mentally tough.
D. It is better to find something that you excel at, rather than struggle with
something that doesn't come naturally.
Text:
A Quick Note on Getting Better at Difficult Things By Ta-Nehisi Coates

What is meant by “eternally burning black pipes”? what is this implying about the personality of the firemen?

Active reading to kill a mockingbird, twelve through twenty-one during the trial, atticus questions four witnesses. as you read, complete the chart below by noting the key information given by each witness during questioning. also note how each witness behaves on the stand, commenting on the general impression the witness makes. answer for the following characters: the sheriff, bob ewell, miss ewell, and tom robinson.

Read the passage. (1) the first skateboard was constructed of old roller-skate wheels attached to a piece of wood. (2) improvements were made to the skateboard in 1959. (3) the year that the first commercially made skateboard appeared. (4) soon after, skateboarding began to grow in popularity. (5) in 1963, skateboard manufacturers formed the first professional skateboarding team. (6) that same year, the first organized skateboard competition took place, in california. which is the most effective way to correct the fragment in sentence 3? attach the fragment to sentence 4. attach the fragment to sentence 2. insert the phrase in the united states to the end of the fragment. insert the verb had before the verb appeared.