Which of the following supporting details from the passage is a statistic? a car battery that is low on water will not deliver enough current to start your car. the average life expectancy of a vehicle battery is three to four years. being low on water also shortens the life of the battery. the water level should be checked regularly—more often in the summer than in the winter. always check the water in your battery before a long trip. when the battery is low, always fill it with distilled water, which is water without impurities such as salt. tap water contains salts that will corrode the battery. you should also be careful not to overfill the battery. when the water mixes with the acid in the battery, it can damage your clothing or other parts of your car.

Read this passage from geoffrey lean’s “one poor harvest away from chaos”: on wednesday, the food and agriculture organisation (fao) reported that global food prices has hit a record high and were likely to go on rising. . that is bad enough for britain, adding to the inflationary pressures from the soaring cost of oil and other commodities, not to mention the vat increase. but for the world’s poor, who have to spend 80 percent of their income on food, it could be catastrophic. why is the passage an example of deductive reasoning? a. the author is appealing to the feelings and emotions of the audience b. the author starts with specifics, using them to probe a general point. c. the author is starting with a general topic and moving to more specific information d. the author is showing that he biased against poor people

Which of the following sentences refers to a conflict between characters in "two kinds"?

Which statement best explains how the setting affects the meaning of the story? a. the water and wave motif conveys the queasy feeling the narrator has when walking alone at night. b. the firefly light conveys a feeling of nostalgia for long summer evenings spent with family. c. the phrase whispering and murmurs" suggests that the main character has fits of madness. d. the comparison of the street to a graveyard suggests that something is terribly wrong with society.