At 2:15, Benzino alerted me that Maggie's heart rate was suddenly elevated. I glanced out the window and didn't see her in the backyard. "Send out the drone."Within moments, Benzino was relaying an image of Maggie leaning against a tree and holding her ankle. We both trotted out through the backyard and into the woods. Benzino located Maggie immediately as I followed. Maggie wrapped her little arms around Benzino and cried, "I knew you'd rescue me!"I stood by awkwardly as Benzino began to assess her injury.Which statement best explains how the author conveys the general attitude of humans toward Benzino in the world of the story?A.She conveys an irritated attitude by giving Benzino the ability to monitor a person's vital signs from afar.B.She conveys an imperialistic attitude by designing Benzino to follow human orders effectively.C.She conveys a fearful attitude by designing Benzino to replace a human in a parenting role.D.She conveys an appreciative attitude by showing how Benzino uses its abilities to help Maggie.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Select the correct answer.Which excerpt helps refine the idea that Bertha gets joy from little moments? A. "Mary brought in the fruit on a tray and with it a glass bowl, and a blue dish, very lovely, with a strange sheen on it as though it had been dipped in milk." (paragraph 11) B. "'We went to the park and I sat down on a chair and took her out of the pram and a big dog came along and put its head on my knee and she clutched its ear, tugged it. Oh, you should have seen her.' Bertha wanted to ask if it wasn't rather dangerous to let her clutch at a strange dog's ear. But she did not dare to." (paragraphs 20–21) C. "Some yellow pears, smooth as silk, some white grapes covered with a silver bloom and a big cluster of purple ones. These last she had bought to tone in with the new dining-room carpet. Yes, that did sound rather far-fetched and absurd, but it was really why she had bought them. She had thought in the shop: 'I must have some purple ones to bring the carpet up to the table.'" (paragraph 14) D. "[The baby] ate delightfully, holding up her lips for spoon and then waving her hands. Sometimes she wouldn't let the spoon go; and sometimes, just as Bertha had filled it, she waved it away to the four winds. When the soup was finished Bertha turned round to the fire." (paragraphs 31–32)

Read the passage.Marie and Tanya stood side by side in the cramped airplane as they waited to start their first skydiving experience.Marie was already strapped in, but the panicked look on her face said she was not ready. Tanya grabbed her hands."You can do this," Tanya said. She stared into Marie's eyes. "Just look at me. Don't look out there. You're completely safe. You're brave. I'll be right behind you." She gave Marie's hand one last squeeze, and then Marie shut her eyes and jumped out backward with her partner.What does the dialogue in the passage most clearly reveal about Tanya?A.She is hesitant.B.She is angry.C.She is encouraging.D.She is frightened.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Select the correct text in the passage.Which detail best demonstrates discourse between characters?excerpt from A Good Place for Maggieby Ofelia Dumas Lachtman“ACCIDENT AT GREENSTON NUCLEAR PLANT, No Danger to Community, Officials Say.”Every time that headline from yesterday’s Los Angeles News flashed into her mind, Margarita—Maggie—Cruz griped the steering wheel of her VW more tightly and assured herself that she was doing the right thing. It wasn’t as if she were in danger from the Greenston plant in the desert hundreds of miles away, but those headlines had been the convincing factor in her decision. Yes, it was the right thing to do, and hour after hour as she drove north of Los Angeles, she had felt more and more competent and more secure. Until now.For the last hour she had been so intent on the changing countryside that she forgot to buy gas. The gauge said empty. She drove on, dreading the moment when the motor would draw on the last drop of gasoline and give up. She was driving on a narrow country road lined with tall eucalyptus trees and nothing else. Then in a clearing on the left side of the road, she saw a battered old sign with faded red letters: G-A-S. No, it wasn’t a mirage; it was more like a miracle. With a grateful sigh she turned into the run-down station, bumping over broken concrete and coming to a stop by one of two pumps.A weary-looking old man in grease-spotted overalls appeared beside her. "Fill 'er up?"“Is it cheaper if I pump it myself?” It didn’t look as if he’d take a credit card and she was low on cash.“All the same here, missy,” the man called, rounding the car. “Fill ‘er up?”Maggie said yes, please go ahead, and climbed out of the blue VW. Good thing I didn’t splurge on lunch, she thought, staring at the pumps. Gas is almost twice as high up here as it is in Los Angeles. But I’m not complaining. When she had driven mile after mile without finding a gas station, she had begun to think that maybe being sixteen and a half didn’t make her that smart; maybe a trip like this was a little much for her. Now she felt better. She stretched and thought, Dad would be proud of me. I’m doing what is right for me. Oh, I’ll miss my friends, especially Mim and Lorena. I’ll even miss Ryan. I wonder if he was really going to ask me to the TGI June bash? Well, that’s history. Now is now.

Read the extract below.As always, Steve had arrived at the airport early for safe measure. He walked calmly into the terminal and approached the departures board to check that his flight was on time. As he scanned the board, his eyes widened in horror. The board said his flight was about to take off!As he sprinted through the terminal, panicking he tried to work out what had happened. He was sure that he had left enough time. He glanced at the huge clock hanging from the ceiling and then slowly down at his watch and it dawned on him. His watch was two hours slow!Select the group of words which show that Steve's mood changes.He was sure that he had left enough time.He walked calmly into the terminal and approached the departures boardAs always, Steve had arrived at the airport early for safe measure.As he scanned the board, his eyes widened in horror.

Which sentence has the largest psychic distance?A.Henry tried to stay calm when he noticed his dog wasn't in the backyard.B.A man stands in his backyard, calling and whistling, presumably to a dog.C.Henry tried to stay calm when he noticed his dog wasn't in the backyard.D.But she was just here a minute ago — where could she have gone?SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS