Answer:
Explanation:
How exciting! Today is my basketball Grand-final! My team of six enthusiastic boys led by our coach, Jack, has worked extremely hard just to make the finals. My heart was pounding a hundred kilometres an hour as I walked into our home ground, Slater Reserve. As I hurried to our team bench, our opponents caught my attention. They seemed a lot taller and “meaner” looking.
Whistle blew. Five of us started on the court. Our opponent got hold of the ball first. They were unbelievably fast. They kept penetrating our defences and kept scoring goals. Excited parents were cheering so much that their faces were as red as beetroots. None of us could stop our opponent’s best player, Zac, from scoring. He was shooting from all directions and was getting them in! By half time, both teams were extremely exhausted and our opponents were ten goals ahead which presented us with an enormous, but achievable challenge.
Jack was awfully frustrated as we were not playing anywhere near our best. He told us to play as a team and that we could still win if we make our transitions much quicker so that penalty shots come our way. He also directed us to rebound and position ourselves better to receive and score goals.
Our team was all fired up. The second half started in our favour. We were as quick as lightning on the court. We were dribbling, passing, shooting and rebounding without any mistakes. We caught our oppositions by surprise. The scores were almost level. We were trailing only by one point. The crowd was growing wild with excitement, fuelling our confidence. At the same time, our opponents switched back to attention and started playing like what they did in the first half making it harder for us to score.
After much effort we managed to score a crucial goal with fifteen seconds left! Our opponent threw in the ball but I managed to steal it! Our team was bursting with happiness! More opponents were heading my way and I had to pass the ball to Bryce, our team-mate. Instead of hanging on to the ball, Bryce did the most unexpected thing. He tried to score from half court! He missed by miles!
One second left and our opponent had possession of the ball. Our hearts ached for the final whistle but when it finally came our opponent had already sent their ball in the air and was heading towards the ring. We felt like the end of world had come when the ball went through the ring! That marked the end of our Grand final dream.
My whole team was broken hearted. Everyone was holding back their tears. We almost succeeded until Sean, our best shooter, broke down. Jack commended us for not giving up and fought to the end, which was the most important thing. We departed with eager anticipation for the next season.
Answer:
Explanation:
My name is Justin and I love basketball, most of the time. Sometimes, I play great and sometimes, I don't. I'm a wing, that's right a chicken wing. I chicken out when it comes to shooting the ball. I'm great at assisting, but I never want to shoot. I have tried before and made it, but I simply thought that was good luck. I'd rather be our tiger mascot sometimes, but I think I'm better at basketball.
I learned that we were going to be in a tournament. I was so excited, but also scared. When I heard the news I practiced everyday on my shooting, defense, and offense skills. Coach Michael could see my hard work, and said I wasn't so nervous when it came to shooting. My teammates also noticed it.
The big day was here we would be play the Bulldogs, Indians, and the best team the Vipers. My team wasn't the best, but we surely weren't the worst. Our first game was with the Bulldogs. We won 56 to 28, but I was disappointed. All I did was assist, as always. Coach M was yelling for me to shoot, but I would just pass the ball to Ryan.
Then we played the Indians, and we beat them. The only problem was that I was the first up and down the court, but wouldn't shoot. I was drenched in sweat. The next game was with the Vipers. Coach M pulled me aside. He said, "Justin I see you are working hard, but you can't be afraid to shoot the ball." I said, "I know Coach Michael, but what if I miss?" "Trust me son, you won't miss I saw how you were shooting in practice. You have good form."
I was determined to shoot. The Vipers were a hard team to beat, so we would need the extra points. I ran down the court as fast as I could and yelled, "Mica! Ball ball ball!" Mica threw an over head pass. I caught it saw everyone running down, and made a lay up. We were losing the score was 45 to 50. I was panting and tired, but I was determined to win. I did the same thing again, and I was fouled. I made my two free throws. The score now 47 to 50, 2nd half, 4th quarter, and 2:47 left in the game.
Coach M yelled, "Get the ball down the court!" I ran down the court I was passed the ball, but did not shoot. I knew we needed a 3 pointer to get us tied, so I waited for Josh. I yelled, "Josh! Josh!" He caught the ball, and shot the 3 pointer. The score was now tied with 00:46 left in the game. Coach M said, "Justin I want you to run down the court and make a lay up. Mica and Josh be there to rebound. Ryan and Evan make sure to screen for them. Got it!" Everyone yelled, "Yes Coach!"
The pressure was on the ref blew the whistle. My heart was pounding, sweat was rolling down my forehead, and my legs were moving. Evan blocked a shot. Mica caught the ball, and saw me down the court. He passed it with 00:10 second left in the game. I shot and I made it! Mica yelled, "Yeah! I knew we could count on you!" Coach M ran up to me and said, "Thanks for working hard, and helping your team with the win." The whole gym was electric, and I was finally proud of myself!
In the opening sentences of the passage (“Now I know . . . color of my hair!”), the author refers to Alice Walker primarily to
Answer:
D. acknowledge the potentially embarrassing circumstances under which she is delivering her speech
Explanation:
Most of the students at Wellesley College did not want Barbara Bush to speak because they believed that she was only famous because of her husband (president at the time). A majority of the students wanted Alice Walker to give a speech instead, however this did not occur. Bush is trying to use comedic relief in this line to lighten the mood surrounding her speech.
A word for A moment of sudden revelation or insight is:
Answer:
i think epiphany
Explanation:
how do you think using cigarettes,marijuana,alcohol or other substances affect our ability to think clearly
Answer: I think with drugs and alcohol, you get very dizzy and your cognitable abilitys get limited due to the lack of attention,
Explanation:
how do you think these acquisitions influenced the way that americans viewed themselves and their nations future by the 1850’s
Answer:had a very strong effect
Explanation:
Are you guys awake? Wanna get to know each other?
Answer:
Yes I am awake. But gonna sleep soon
Answer:
Yh I'm awake its 3 at my place lol and I just finished school a few minutes like 5 mins ago
PLS HELP NOW IM ON A QUIZ WILL GIVE BRAINLY FOR WHOEVER GETS IT RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Match the words with there definitions
Adjective placement.
Abstract.
Voice.
Morphology.
Mood.
Syntax.
Collective.
Great Vowel Shift.
The way words are put together to form sentences.
The change that occurred when the pronunciation of vowels changed in Middle English.
A noun standing for more than one person, place, or thing.
A common noun referring to a quality or idea that cannot be seen or touched.
Indicative, imperative, subjunctive.
Whether the subject acts or is acted upon is shown by.
Attributive, appositive, predicate.
The study of word forms and how they are affected by their origins.
Answer:
Adjective placement.voice mood
Explanation:
You recently left an item ( example, a book, musical instrument etc) on a bus on your way home from school. Write a letter to your cousin who lives in a different town describing what happened after you discovered that you had lost the item.
Answer and Explanation:
Dear…,
Remember how you’re always telling me I am the most forgetful person you have ever met? Well, I guess that must be true. I myself have never met anyone more prone to forgetting things than I am.
Last week, on my way home from school, I left my backpack inside the bus. I know it sounds insane. How can someone coming back from school forget a whole backpack, filled with books, and not notice it until much later? As I said, you were right about me.
I only noticed it was missing when, after dinner, I decided to get started on my English essay. I had brought the books I would need with me – or, at least, I though I had. When I entered my room and walked toward the spot on the floor where I usually drop my backpack once I get home, I realized what had happened.
You can imagine my despair. Precious books, notes, and a couple of devices, all lost at once. It was a nightmare. And you can also imagine how much I feared telling mom. I knew there would be a whole lecture on how little attention I pay to things, on how irresponsible I can be sometimes…
I told her anyway. She did not lecture me. I was shocked. Instead, she helped me contact the people who could help. This was not the school bus, but a regular one. It turns out they had found and kept my backpack. All was good.
Or so I thought. Once it was all solved and I had my backpack lying on my lap while mom drove us both back home, the lecture finally happened. I can’t say I was annoyed or angry. Just embarrassed. And your words, my dear cousin, kept popping in my mind all the while. I don’t ever want to go through this again. I promise to pay more attention from now on.
ILL GIVE BRAINIEST PLS HURRY Which line from the excerpt is an example of a simile?
Read this excerpt from Through the Looking-Glass by
Lewis Carroll
"This must be the wood," she said thoughtfully to herself,
"Where things have no names. I wonder what'll become
of My name when I go in? I shouldn't like to lose it at all
--because they'd have to give me another, and it would
be almost certain to be an ugly one. But then the fun
would be trying to find the creature that had got my old
name! That's just like the advertisements, you know,
when people lose dogs-"ANSWERS TO THE NAME
OF "DASH": HAD ON A BRASS COLLAR'—just fancy
calling everything you met 'Alice,' till one of them
answered! Only they wouldn't answer at all, if they were
wise."
O "This must be the wood," she said thoughtfully to
herself, "where things have no names."
O "I shouldn't like to lose it at albecause they'd have
to give me another, and it would be almost certain to
be an ugly one."
O "That's just like the advertisements, you know, when
people lose dogs."
O "Just fancy calling everything you met 'Alice,' till one
of them answered! Only they wouldn't answer at all, if
they were wise."
Answer:
3
Explanation:
I think this one is a similie because it's the only one that I can tell is comparing two things together
Answer:
3
Explanation:
This must be the wood,” she said thoughtfully to herself, “where things have no names. I wonder what'll become of MY name when I go in? I shouldn't like to lose it at all—because they'd have to give me another, and it would be almost certain to be an ugly one. But then the fun would be trying to find the creature that had got my old name! That's just like the advertisements, you know, when people lose dogs—‘ANSWERS TO THE NAME OF “DASH”: HAD ON A BRASS COLLAR’—just fancy calling everything you met ‘Alice,’ till one of them answered! Only they wouldn't answer at all, if they were wise
it is 3
Circle the verbs.
The leader will
designate or appoint
the new speaker.
Read the excerpts from Team Moon and the NASA article.
And only now—a solid, panic-stricken, gut-wrenching, heart-palpitating ten minutes by clock but feeling like an eternity later—did it sink in for John Coursen, Tom Kelly, and a lot of the other Grumman folks who had poured years of their lives into building the lunar module: Their baby was on the moon. Let the cheering begin!
When the lunar module lands at 4:18 p.m. EDT, only 30 seconds of fuel remain. Armstrong radios "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." Mission control erupts in celebration as the tension breaks, and a controller tells the crew "You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue, we're breathing again."
How is the information in the excerpts different?
The first excerpt is less emotional than the second excerpt.
The first excerpt is less interesting than the second excerpt.
The first excerpt is more emotional than the second excerpt.
The first excerpt is more interesting than the second excerpt.
Answer:
the first excerpt is less important
Explanation:
No one knows for sure what causes the Catatumbo Lightning. Some scientists think it's caused by increased amounts of methane gas around the area. Others believe the lightning occurs because of the area's unique location—the very hot, humid air from the Catatumbo River and Lake Maracaibo meets cool air that comes down from the Andes mountains. 9 The mystery of what causes the lightning deepened when, beginning in January 2010, the lightning did not appear for a period of several months. During this time Venezuela, like many other parts of the world, was experiencing abnormal weather patterns, and the country was suffering from a severe drought. Some scientists speculate that this may have caused the Catatumbo Lightning to stop, but the answer remains unclear. Whatever the cause, the lightning resumed that April. main idea
Answer:
What causes the Catatumbo Lightning.
Explanation:
The main idea of the text is what causes the Catatumbo Lightning since, after the first sentence, there are several theories that scientists proposed for the cause of this phenomenon and more information about events related to the Catatumbo Lightning that also increased the mystery around the climate phenomenon.
"In a sense, we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check." What is this an example of?
a. hyperbole
b. rhetorical question
c. analogy
d. repetition

Answer:
c
Explanation:
Answer:
C) Analogy
Explanation:
Hope it helps!
Fall of the House of Usher, excerpt
By Edgar Allan Poe
The room in which I found myself was very large and lofty. The windows were long, narrow, and pointed, and at so vast a distance from the black oaken floor as to be altogether inaccessible from within. Feeble gleams of encrimsoned light made their way through the trellised panes, and served to render sufficiently distinct the more prominent objects around; the eye, however, struggled in vain to reach the remoter angles of the chamber, or the recesses of the vaulted and fretted ceiling. Dark draperies hung upon the walls. The general furniture was profuse, comfortless, antique, and tattered. Many books and musical instruments lay scattered about, but failed to give any vitality to the scene. I felt that I breathed an atmosphere of sorrow. An air of stern, deep, and irredeemable gloom hung over and pervaded all.
Read these lines from the text:
Dark draperies hung upon the walls. The general furniture was profuse, comfortless, antique, and tattered. Many books and musical instruments lay scattered about, but failed to give any vitality to the scene.
Which of the following best summarizes the main message of these lines? (5 points)
The house is filled with beautiful things.
The room has recently been cleaned.
The room is terribly messy.
The house is expensive and unused.
Answer:
The room is terribly messy
Explanation:
:)
Based on the information given, the theme will be C. The room is terribly messy.
The main message in a story simply refers to the theme. It's what the authors want the readers to know in the story. It's the main idea that's contained in the story.
From the passage, it was stated that dark draperies hung upon the walls and that the general furniture was profuse, comfortless, antique, and tattered. This depicted that the room is terribly messy.
Learn more about themes on:
https://brainly.com/question/23351161
From the twenty-fifth century BCE, pharaohs' tombs were located inside grand pyramids. The pyramids served as giant grave markers; however, they also served as treasure markers for grave robbers. These wicked people would strip the tomb bare of valuables. Then they would sell the stolen items for a large amount of money. Stealing from the dead was bad enough, but for the ancient egyptians, the act also threatened the pharaoh's afterlife.
The answer is ( B grave robbers were unconcerned about the pharaoh's afterlife), tell me why B is correct?
Answer:
As ancient Egyptian rulers, pharaohs were both the heads of state and the religious leaders of their people. The word “pharaoh” means “Great House,” a reference to the palace where the pharaoh resides. While early Egyptian rulers were called “kings,” over time, the name “pharaoh” stuck.
Explanation:
Answer: B
Explanation: "They went to great lengths to ensure that their tombs were prepared for the afterlife by placing valuables inside." Makes perfect sense. The text shows the evidence for it, since the text mainly talks about valuables inside, and the afterlife. Im also pretty sure that it would take great lengths to get these valuables.
Hi can u help me plz
I don’t understand it can u help me plz answer the three bullet points its due in 45 minutes and u help me asap. And u can zoom in picture with ur fingers
Answer:
um you should of put a link or sum just saying
Explanation:
22. Develop a story with the help of the following outline. Suggest a suitable title and a moral
too:
Two goats - narrow bridge - come from two opposite directions - both want to pass at the
same time - both reach in the middle of the bridge and say 'let me go first' - both remain
standing for minutes - both get angry and fight - both fall into the river and die - moral
(Source: S.L.C Payers, SC Paard of None C Set
Answer:
Explanation:
There were once two goats, neither of which had much patience, or much willingness to compromise. This inherent stubborness would only lead to their ultimate downfall.
One day, the two passed each other on a very narrow bridge, while on an afternoon trek. Both demanded that they deserved to cross first, unable to compromise and only thinking of themselves.
After bickering for minutes on who deserved the first right of passage, the two began fighting. As one goat began to shove past the other, his hoof hit a unstable ledge on the bridge and he began to falter. The other, unwilling to let the other goat pass, confronted the goat, and then stepped on the same unstable ledge. The bridge then gave way, and the two goats tumbled off the bridge, into the river, to their collective death.
The moral of this story are that patience, compromise, and teamwork are the keys to success.
Answer:
two goats........narrow bridge ......... come
How does Tolkien develop the conflicting viewpoints of Thorin and Gollum with regard to forgiveness in The Hobbit?
A. Tolkien shows Gollum to be stubborn, refusing to hear Bilbo's reasons for stealing the ring, while Thorin is empathetic toward Bilbo for stealing the Arkenstone.
B. Tolkien shows Gollum to be vengeful when he tries to kill Bilbo for stealing the ring, while Thorin is merciful when he forgives Bilbo for stealing the Arkenstone.
C. Tolkien shows Gollum to be empathetic toward Bilbo after he steals the ring, while Thorin is stubborn, refusing to hear Bilbo's reasons for stealing the Arkenstone.
D. Tolkien shows Gollum to be merciful when forgiving Bilbo for stealing the ring, while Thorin is vengeful for banishing Bilbo after he steals the Arkenstone.
Answer:
B. Tolkien shows Gollum to be vengeful when he tries to kill Bilbo for stealing the ring, while Thorin is merciful when he forgives Bilbo for stealing the Arkenstone.
Hope this helps
Answer:
Tolkien shows Gollum to be vengeful when he tries to kill Bilbo for stealing the ring, while Thorin is merciful when he forgives Bilbo for stealing the Arkenstone
Explanation:
I hope this helps
Have a blessed day
Read this problem.
Zach’s bike got a flat tire while he was riding in a 5K bike race.
Which sentences contain a corresponding solution? Check all that apply.
The bike hit a sharp rock that created a hole in the rubber.
He moved to the side of the trail and replaced the tire with a spare.
The course was crowded, and it was hard to see the hazards on the trail.
He was able to patch the hole and re-inflate the tire with the help of a friend.
He noticed the flat because his speed slowed and his ride felt uncomfortable.
Answer: he moved to the side, he was able to patch the hole, and maybe he noticed the flat doesn't seem like a corresponding solution to me but you never know
Explanation:
Using the above rules which establish the logic of cause/effect, find at least two examples of cause/effect in a newspaper, magazine or book. Report your findings in a brief essay of at least 200 words, following the instructions given below.
Answer:
only 5 points for this sry gonna try
Explanation:
Give me a school appropriate word and I'm pretty sure I can rap to it (no religion tho )
Answer:
pencel try itttttt ...
Which paragraph provides the best summary of Alex and me
What function does a dialogue NOT fulfilI?
A. Enhance the setting
B. Frame the characters
C. Create tension
D. Push the story
Answer:
a
Explanation:
Answer:
A.) Enhance the Setting
Explanation: The answser is A, because the enhance of the setting comes in the exposition of the story and not just in dialouge.
Adding the suffix -less to the word flaw changes the word’s meaning to
In the poem list and explain how the dams brought heartbreak to Alexie's tribe.
Answer: hi
Explanation:
please urgent please beg
Answer:
2. ...is... jumping...
3. ...is... taking...
4. Are... walking...
5. ...is not making...
6. ...are not running...
Get this riddle right and i will mark you Brainliest.
You see a boat filled with people. You look again, but this time you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?
Answer:
The boat has sunk
Explanation:
How does the pacing of this passage affect the reader’s interpretation of the text? A flashback to earlier events provides a pause in the pacing to slow events down. Foreshadowing of events provides information as to what will happen to the windmill. The pace of the text quickens to convey the characters’ resolve to finish the windmill. The pace of the text quickens to move the story to its climax, the completion of the windmill.
Answer:
D. The pace of the text quickens to move the story to its climax, the completion of the windmill.
Explanation:
right on edge
Answer:
d
Explanation:
correct on edge
Which statement best explains the purpose of stage directions found throughout a play?
They describe the characters' movements.
They tell directors how to design the stage.
They reveal what characters say to each other.
They list everyone involved in producing the play.
Answer: They describe the characters' movements.
Explanation: Most stage directions tell who is entering or exiting the stage. The stage directions may mention where characters are sitting or standing. They may indicate pauses in the delivery of lines or "asides."
Answer:
A
Explanation:
Based on this passage from The Scarlett Ibis,
That summer, the summer of 1918, was blighted. In May and June there was no rain and the crops withered, curled up, then died under the thirsty sun. One morning in July a hurricane came out of the east, tipping over the oaks in the yard and splitting the limbs of the elm trees. That afternoon it roared back out of the west, blew the fallen oaks around, snapping their roots and tearing them out of the earth like a hawk at the entrails of a chicken. Cotton bolls were wrenched from the stalks and lay like green walnuts in the valleys between the rows, while the cornfield leaned over uniformly so that the tassels touched the ground. Doodle and I followed Daddy out into the cotton field, where he stood, shoulders sagging, surveying the ruin. When his chin sank down onto his chest, we were frightened, and Doodle slipped his hand into mine. Suddenly Daddy straightened his shoulders, raised his giant knuckly fist, and with a voice that seemed to rumble out of the earth itself began cursing heaven, hell, the weather, and the Republican Party. Doodle and I, prodding each other and giggling, went back to the house, knowing that everything would be all right.
Which phrase is not an example of sensory imagery that make the details of the setting more vivid?
a
the crops withered, curled up, then died under the thirsty sun
b
One morning in July a hurricane came out of the east
c
and with a voice that seemed to rumble out of the earth itself began cursing heaven
d
Doodle and I, prodding each other and giggling, went back to the house
Answer:
B. One morning in July a hurricane came out of the east...
Explanation:
Imagery is a tool many writers use to help their readers visualize what is going on in the story. Using figurative and descriptive language, they describe things in a way that appeals to our five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. This makes the story more vivid, making it feel more real.
The phrase that is not an example of sensory imagery is phrase B. It simply tells us about an occurrence. It doesn't contain any details that could appeal to our senses, unlike other phrases. The first phrase helps us imagine withered crops dying because of the heat; the second describes how the narrator's father cursed, and the third makes us picture two young boys teasing each other and giggling on their way back home.
This is why option B is the correct one.
Hints or clues about what will happen later in a story, or literary work is what?
Plot
Foreshadow(ing)
Theme(s)
Setting
Character
Answer:
Foreshadowing
Explanation:
Definition of foreshadowing
an indication of what is to come
Answer:
foreshadowing
Explanation: