A. playing chess involves sportsmanship, so the game build strong character. b. besides being enjoyable and absorbing, playing chess teaches many skills that are useful in everyday life. c. chess build math skills because it involves practicing problem solving. d. by requiring planning ahead and strategizing, chess teaches the thinking skills many schools and employers want.

Read the excerpt from "doc rabbit, bruh fox, and tar baby" from the people could fly that was the way bruh fox found him. doc rabbit was stuck in tar baby. bruh fox got him loose, "what must i do with you? " bruh fox said. he led rabbit along to the house they were buildin. "you the one drank up my crock of cream. i didn't get one taste. . " which best describes the message of this fable

Read kabir’s poem “tell me, o swan, your ancient tale,” and answer the question. the swan is an extended metaphor. which of the following best describes this metaphor? a) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is implicit rather than explicit. b) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is neither implicit nor explicit. c) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is explicit rather than implicit. d) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is both implicit and explicit.

The story “the tell-tale heart,” what about the sentence structure most contributes to the tone of the passage? a. the sentences run on at length, suggesting the narrator is lying. b. the sentences are not complete and suggest that the narrator does not remember the events well. c. the sentences have different lengths and represent the narrator's panic. d. the sentences are steady and rhythmic like a heartbeat.