Read the following description:In a story, a young mother becomes angry with the amount of advice she receives about parenting — from family members, friends, and strangers. She realizes that the advice is often contradictory and that it is impossible to listen to all the advice she receives. However, when her child cries and she applies a stranger's technique that she had initially disregarded, she finds that it works.By ending the story this way, the author wants the reader to appreciate the need to consider others' ideas. Which statement offers the best evidence for this idea?A.The woman is confronted by strangers as well as people she knows.B.The woman is young and therefore inexperienced in parenting.C.The woman must acknowledge that she was wrong to be so annoyed.D.The woman realizes that it is actually impossible to please everybody.

Which is the BEST inference you can make about the narrator?ResponsesA That she is very competitive with her friendsThat she is very competitive with her friendsB That she is selfish and unkind to other peopleThat she is selfish and unkind to other peopleC That she is keenly observant of the natural worldThat she is keenly observant of the natural worldD That she looks down on people from other countriesThat she looks down on people from other countriesQuestion 2Choose three pieces of evidence to support the inference.ResponsesA Trees were so rare in that country, and they had to make such a hard fight to grow, that we used to feel anxious about them, and visit them as if they were persons. It must have been the scarcity of detail in that tawny landscape that made detail so precious.Trees were so rare in that country, and they had to make such a hard fight to grow, that we used to feel anxious about them, and visit them as if they were persons. It must have been the scarcity of detail in that tawny landscape that made detail so precious.B I used to love to drift along the pale-yellow cornfields, looking for the damp spots one sometimes found at their edges, where the smartweed soon turned a rich copper color and the narrow brown leaves hung curled like cocoons about the swollen joints of the stem.I used to love to drift along the pale-yellow cornfields, looking for the damp spots one sometimes found at their edges, where the smartweed soon turned a rich copper color and the narrow brown leaves hung curled like cocoons about the swollen joints of the stem.C Sometimes I rode north to the big prairie-dog town to watch the brown earth-owls fly home in the late afternoon and go down to their nests underground with the dogs. Antonia Shimerda liked to go with me, and we used to wonder a great deal about these birds of subterranean habit.Sometimes I rode north to the big prairie-dog town to watch the brown earth-owls fly home in the late afternoon and go down to their nests underground with the dogs. Antonia Shimerda liked to go with me, and we used to wonder a great deal about these birds of subterranean habit.D During those first months the Shimerdas never went to town. Krajiek encouraged them in the belief that in Black Hawk they would somehow be mysteriously separated from their money. They hated Krajiek, but they clung to him because he was the only human being with whom they could talk or from whom they could get information.During those first months the Shimerdas never went to town. Krajiek encouraged them in the belief that in Black Hawk they would somehow be mysteriously separated from their money. They hated Krajiek, but they clung to him because he was the only human being with whom they could talk or from whom they could get information.E Antonia loved to help grandmother in the kitchen and to learn about cooking and housekeeping. She would stand beside her, watching her every movement. We were willing to believe that Mrs. Shimerda was a good housewife in her own country, but she managed poorly under new conditions: the conditions were bad enough, certainly!Antonia loved to help grandmother in the kitchen and to learn about cooking and housekeeping. She would stand beside her, watching her every movement. We were willing to believe that Mrs. Shimerda was a good housewife in her own country, but she managed poorly under new conditions: the conditions were bad enough, certainly!Skip to navigationHighlight© Progress Learning 2024, All Rights Reserved.Terms|PrivacyPHONE 1-877-377-9537|FAX 1-877-816-0808Blog

Which statement best describes the central idea of the story?A. Young people struggle to fully understand the ideas and experiences of adults.B. People of all ages and experiences sometimes feel unsuccessful or misunderstood.C. The people we count on the most are often the ones who let us down when we need them.D. Watch out for people who hide their true intentions by trying to distract you with flashy actions.

Read the following description:In a story, a teenage boy becomes more and more deeply involved in a video game he plays online with strangers from around the world. He neglects his real-world friends, choosing instead to spend time online with people he has never met. When he experiences a tragedy, he finds that he has no emotional support because he has broken ties with people he knows in real life.By ending the story this way, what effect is the author most clearly trying to have on the reader?A.The author wants the reader to consider what constitutes reality.B.The author wants the reader to appreciate the need for emotional connections.C.The author wants the reader to acknowledge the progress technology has made.D.The author wants the reader to reflect on the idea that a community is defined by its users.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

With sympathetic listening we need to place ourselves in the other persons' shoes or see the world as that person sees it. Question 25 options: True False

True understanding of the feelings of another person, or _____, emerges with increasing social awareness and decreasing egocentrism. a. altruism b. empathy c. sympathy d. antipathy