Read the following selection introducing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video games. However, credit must also go to the Pro Skater video games created by Tony Hawk. He was a
pro skateboarder who won a huge number of competitions. The games began on the PlayStation
in 1999 and brought in new skaters. Generating over $1.4 billion in sales, they helped to move an
underground culture into the mainstream. Skateboarding is now an Olympic sport.

What does the author MOST LIKELY want the reader to think about the Pro Skater video games based on this selection?

A. They were boring games that people paid very little attention to until recently.

B. They were challenging games that only pro skateboarders knew how to play.

C. They were popular games that had a positive impact on the sport of skateboarding.

D. They were fun games that led more pro skateboarders to beat Tony Hawk in competitions.

NOTE: This is from Schoology

From his studies of coptic, champollion knew that the egyptian word for "sun" was pronounced rah. he wrote down the first two letters of that sound, ra. next he put a question mark for the unknown middle hieroglyph. then, at the end, he wrote ss, the sound of the last two hieroglyphs. he studied the combination: ra ? ss. suddenly he remembered a famous pharaoh whose name appeared in ancient greek chronicles and also in the biblical book of exodus: rameses, or ramesses. could this be a hieroglyphic representation of ramesses' name? based on the excerpt, what detail did champollion need to conclude that the hieroglyphics might represent ramesses’s name?

How do details form the excerpts support the purpose of advocating for children from central america?

Lots of elementary school kids play sports after school. they play soccer, tennis, football, baseball, and even lacrosse. but i think that another great way to spend the afternoon is by playing a non-physical activity: chess. at our school we have a chess club that meets every week to play games and to learn about chess-related issues. chess is a wonderful game for many reasons. chess teaches students to be patient and not rush decisions. chess also teaches students how to strategize their future plans. and finally, chess teaches students the importance and necessity of sacrifice. chess can teach students just as much as any other sport. which sentence could best be added to this paragraph as a supporting detail? a) chess is not as fun as playing a sport outdoors might be. b) my father is very good at chess and plays a game with me every night. c) chess teaches students to think ahead about the consequences of their actions. d) other activities that are as fun as chess are painting, drawing, dancing, and acting.