Read this excerpt from “water never hurt a man” by walter d. edmonds. "take off your pants, dearie," said the boy in a mock voice, digging in his fingers till john winced. "joe buller can handle your captain smart enough. me, i'll just paddle you to learn you." john, looking up, was afraid. he did not know what to do, but without warning his hands acted for him, and he struck at the square face with all his might. which statement best describes the interaction between the characters in this excerpt? a. when john is intimated by the boy, it shows that he is weak and unable to stand up for himself. b. when the boy taunts john, it shows that the boy is jealous of john’s intelligence. c. when the boy speaks to john, it shows that the boy is a bully and is antagonizing violence. d when john strikes the boy, it shows his inner rage.

In the reading, statement on the assassination of martin luther king, jr., which of the following inferences is best supported by the second paragraph? martin luther king dedicated his life to love and to justice between fellow human beings. he died in the cause of that effort. in this difficult day, in this difficult time for the united states, it’s perhaps well to ask what kind of a nation we are and what direction we want to move in. for those of you who are black—considering the evidence evidently is that there were white people who were responsible—you can be filled with bitterness, and with hatred, and a desire for revenge. question 5 options: a) the speaker is urging the same non-violent response that was preached by the slain martin luther king, jr. b) the speaker doesn’t want people to be angry about the death of martin luther king, jr. c) the speaker is trying to encourage racial resentment. d) the speaker wishes he hadn’t been born an american citizen.

You are reading an informational text for english class, and you find a lot of words you don't know. your teacher says you don't need to look up all of them in the dictionary, only the ones you need to get the main point of the text. how could text features you figure out which words to look up?

What is the first step in summarizing a plot? restating central ideas and key details eliminating minor or unimportant details connecting ideas with logical transitions identifying important words and phrase