General information: Despite not being known as rescue animals and usually without formal training, birds have been known to vocally intervene when critical medical help is needed.Thesis: Domestic birds can help their owners in life-threatening situations. If you had to choose, would you say that you like birds, cats, or dogs more? A pet bird can have over 2,000 words in its vocabulary, and sometimes those words save lives. In this essay I will tell you about pet birds that have proven to be big helpers. Joe Goodwing, a bird expert, says that birds are unlikely heroes.

Which hook effectively introduces an essay with this general information and thesis statement?General information: Despite not being known as rescue animals and usually without formal training, birds have been known to vocally intervene when critical medical help is needed.Thesis: Domestic birds can help their owners in life-threatening situations. If you had to choose, would you say that you like birds, cats, or dogs more? A pet bird can have over 2,000 words in its vocabulary, and sometimes those words save lives. In this essay I will tell you about pet birds that have proven to be big helpers. Joe Goodwing, a bird expert, says that birds are unlikely heroes.

The experience of nursing an injured bird left me _____________ grateful for knowing theimportance of being kind and compassionate to all creatures.A. feelingB. having feltC. feltD. feels

Instead of respect for the bird's bravery, who does the speaker in the poem "The Sparrow" shows respect for?The dangerous situationThe disconcerted dogThe bird's loveThe fear of the bird

Which of the following describes an animal that provides companionship, relieves loneliness, and helps with depression, anxiety, or phobias?Emotional support animalPetService animalTrained bird

Read the poem below and answer the questions that follow.                    “Sympathy”I know what the caged bird feels, alas!When the sun is bright on the upland slopes;When the wind stirs soft through the springing grassAnd the river flows like a stream of grass;When the first bird sings and the first bud opes,And the faint perfume from its petals steals –I know what the caged bird feels!I know why the caged bird beats its wingTill its blood is red on the cruel bars;For he must fly back to his perch and clingWhen he rather would be on the branch a –swing;And a pain still throbs in the old, old scarsAnd they pulse again with a keener sting –I know why he beats his wing!I know why the caged bird sings, ah me,When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore,When he beats his bars and would be free;It is not a song of joy or glee,But a prayer that he sends from his heart’s deep core,But a plea, that upward to heaven he fings –I know why the caged bird sings!       (Adapted from the poem by Laurence Donbar in ‘American Negro Poetry’ edited by ArnaBomtemps. New York: Hill and Waug 1974)Questionsa)     Explain briefly what the poem is about.                     (3 marks)b)     What does the poet focus on in each of the three stanzas?             (6 marks)c)     How would you describe the persona’s feelings towards the caged bird?     (4 marks)d)     What can we infer about the persona’s own experiences?             (3 marks)e)     Identify a simile in the first stanza and explain why it is used.         (2 marks)f)     Explain the meaning of the following lines:          (i) And the faint perfume from the petals steals                 (1 mark)g)     Supply another suitable title for this poem.                     (1 mark)