Kisa bought a small plant to beautify her room. After a few days, the plant begin to wither. Kisa corrected her actions and placed the plant next to a window and watered the plant regularly. Her parents informed her that they would be visiting their relatives in Malaysia during the June holidays. They would be staying over for a week. There would be no one in the house look after the plant. Worried for her plant, she remembered reading that putting a bag over the plant and the pot will let it be self-sufficient. She then placed a regular white plastic bag over her plant. When she returned, the plant was on the verge of dying. View all question parts Explain what she had done wrong and how to improve it.

She __________ my plants watered for me while I am away. will be keeping did keep keeping had been keepingMark for LaterPrevious

She first smeared oil over the leaves of the plant. Explain why the plant died.

What does the plant symbolize in the final stage directions of A Raisin in the Sun below?(RUTH hesitates, then exits. MAMA stands, at last alone in the living room, her plant on the table before her as the lights start to come down. She looks around at all the walls and ceilings and suddenly, despite herself, while the children call below, a great heaving thing rises in her and she puts her fist to her mouth to stifle it, takes a final desperate look, pulls her coat about her, pats her hat and goes out. The lights dim down. The door opens and she comes back in, grabs her plant, and goes out for the last time.)Group of answer choiceshope for the futurenever leaving anyone behindthe importance of familystruggle in the future

"It’s your turn to do the dishes, brat," Kiyana reminded her younger brother Gabriel after dinner."Remember, last night Mom and Dad said from now on we trade kitchen chores every other night.""Can’t you forget this nonsense?" Gabriel groaned."Nope."Kiyana’s mother gave Gabriel a stern look. So he began clearing the table, grumbling about the turn of events.Kiyana headed for the garbage container and started tying up the bag. Some carrot and potato peelings fell out. She knew she should pick them up, but they were all covered with gravy."Better pick those up, Sis," said Gabriel."You should push the garbage down before you tie the bag," Kiyana’s father advised."Do I have to put my hand in all that trash?""I’ll do it," said Gabriel. But before Kiyana could say thank you, he added, "If you do the dishes.""No way," said Kiyana. She picked up the lousy peelings and threw them in the garbage. Then she pushed down the rest of the trash. Her hand became greasy. "Ugh!" she exclaimed. And when Kiyana lifted the lid of the garbage can outside, an awful odor came out. She held her breath so she wouldn’t have to smell it.What had Kiyana gotten herself into? Every time she had to take out the trash, she felt greasier and smellier. But Gabriel decided he loved washing the dishes. Sometimes he even sang while he cleared the table.No sources were consulted in the composition of this passage.SubmitKiyana and Gabriel's relationship can best be described asAfriendlyBevilCkindDcompetitive

"It’s your turn to do the dishes, brat," Kiyana reminded her younger brother Gabriel after dinner."Remember, last night Mom and Dad said from now on we trade kitchen chores every other night.""Can’t you forget this nonsense?" Gabriel groaned."Nope."Kiyana’s mother gave Gabriel a stern look. So he began clearing the table, grumbling about the turn of events.Kiyana headed for the garbage container and started tying up the bag. Some carrot and potato peelings fell out. She knew she should pick them up, but they were all covered with gravy."Better pick those up, Sis," said Gabriel."You should push the garbage down before you tie the bag," Kiyana’s father advised."Do I have to put my hand in all that trash?""I’ll do it," said Gabriel. But before Kiyana could say thank you, he added, "If you do the dishes.""No way," said Kiyana. She picked up the lousy peelings and threw them in the garbage. Then she pushed down the rest of the trash. Her hand became greasy. "Ugh!" she exclaimed. And when Kiyana lifted the lid of the garbage can outside, an awful odor came out. She held her breath so she wouldn’t have to smell it.What had Kiyana gotten herself into? Every time she had to take out the trash, she felt greasier and smellier. But Gabriel decided he loved washing the dishes. Sometimes he even sang while he cleared the table.No sources were consulted in the composition of this passage.SubmitTowards the end of the passage, the author writes, "And when Kiyana lifted the lid of the garbage can outside, an awful odor came out." As used by the author, we can understand that which of the following things most likely also has an odor?highlight textAa freshly painted wallBa whistle blowing on a trainCa red hot stoveDa cool autumn breeze