Read this excerpt from an investigative report: As previously discussed, our firm’s management team liked the attitude and experience of the job candidate. The interviews with the candidate’s three references, in addition to a clean background check, indicate that the applicant would be a good fit for the open position at the firm. It is my suggestion that we make him an offer for employment beginning August 15, 2018.

Which statement best explains the report’s purpose?

A.
to analyze background information for a legal case
B.
to recommend hiring someone for a job at a company
C.
to describe an incident involving the job candidate
D.
to evaluate the company’s procedure of hiring employees
E.
to persuade management to find a more suitable candidate

Which phrase best describes the role of irony in a written book? a. to validate readers’ beliefs b. to defy readers’ expectations c. to represent an idea d. to dramatize events apex

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

Match each excerpt to the epic characteristics it contains