Read the excerpt. Pip is a young boy living with his sister and his brother-in-law
Joe, who is a blacksmith.
from Great Expectations
When I was old enough, I was to be apprenticed to Joe, and until I could assume that dignity I was not to be what Mrs. Joe called
"Pompeyed," or (as I render it) pampered. Therefore, I was not only odd-boy about the forge, but if any neighbour happened to want an extra boy
to frighten birds, or pick up stones, or do any such job, I was favoured with the employment. In order, however, that our superior position might not
be compromised thereby, a money-box was kept on the kitchen mantel-shelf, in to which it was publicly made known that all my earnings were
dropped. I have an impression that they were to be contributed eventually towards the liquidation of the National Debt, but I know I had no hope of
any personal participation in the treasure.
(from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens)
How does the use of verbal irony contribute to the reader's understanding of Pip?
1. It highlights Pip's appreciation for the advantages he is given.
2. It illustrates the author's depiction of Pip as an ambitious young man.
3. It emphasizes Pip's unfortunate situation by making it sound dignified.
4. It contributes to the view that Pip is kind and enjoys helping his neighbors.

Which of these sentences has an error in subject-verb agreement? a. official procedures calls for students who are tardy three times to serve detention. b. as a result of her efforts, a team of volunteers signs up every month to clean the city's parks. c. the committee of parents protested loudly at the school board meeting. d. each of the neighbors brings a dish to share at the pot-luck gathering.

Read the sentence from barrio boy by ernesto galarza. "now, ernesto, you are the man of the family. you will take care of your mother until we are together in sacramento. which statement best describes the figurative language used in these sentences? a simile is used to compare ernesto to a man. a simile is used to paint a picture of family life. a metaphor is used to compare a man and his family. a metaphor is used to paint a picture of responsibility.

Read the passage from animal farm. as clover looked down the hillside her eyes filled with tears. if she could have spoken her thoughts, it would have been to say that this was not what they had aimed at when they had set themselves years ago to work for the overthrow of the human race. these scenes of terror and slaughter were not what they had looked forward to on that night when old major first stirred them to rebellion. if she herself had had any picture of the future, it had been of a society of animals set free from hunger and the whip, all equal, each working according to his capacity, the strong protecting the weak, as she had protected the lost brood of ducklings with her foreleg on the night of major's speech. instead—she did not know why—they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes. there was no thought of rebellion or disobedience in her mind. she knew that, even as things were, they were far better off than they had been in the days of jones, and that before all else it was needful to prevent the return of the human beings. whatever happened she would remain faithful, work hard, carry out the orders that were given to her, and accept the leadership of napoleon. but still, it was not for this that she and all the other animals had hoped and toiled. it was not for this that they had built the windmill and faced the bullets of jones's gun. such were her thoughts, though she lacked the words to express them. what was most likely orwell’s purpose for writing this passage? to show that clover is more sensitive to violence than the others to remind readers of major's speech and the original rebellion to present napoleon as a cruel leader unworthy of the animals’ support to represent misled followers and their dashed hopes for better lives