Read the following passage and answer the question that follows:

from Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

(1)One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he looked.

(2)"What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples lay spread out on the table -Samsa was a travelling salesman - and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm towards the viewer.

(3)Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt before.

How does the author create a sense of sadness about the situation? (5 points)
He sets the story on a rainy day.
He gives Gregor an ordinary room.
He makes Gregor a textile salesman.
He has Gregor waking from a bad dream.

Answer:

d

Explanation:

Which phrase best describes the purpose of a thesis in an informational text?

to provide facts, data, and examples to support the main ideas
to explain the central idea of the text and focus readers’ thoughts
to illustrate the connection between the central idea and the evidence
to build the body of the text by illustrating ideas and concepts

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A sedimentary rock containing a fern fossil was found.

What does this tell about the area at the time the rock was formed?


The area was on land.


The area was covered by an ocean.


The area was hot.


The area was cold.

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Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?
A.
Frozen to Mai's sore tongue—was a Popsicle, heavily frosted with ice crystals.
B.
Frozen to Mai's sore tongue (was a Popsicle) heavily frosted with ice crystals.
C.
Frozen to Mai's sore tongue was a Popsicle, heavily frosted with ice crystals.
D.
Frozen to Mai's sore, tongue was a Popsicle heavily, frosted with ice crystals.

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I recently read the book "Fred Says" by Lyndsay Wells. I loved this book! The story is funny and made me giggle. The author uses lots of describing words. You can imagine the crazy-looking sharks in the bathtub and the terrifying lizards under the bed. Fred and his mom talk about the sharks, and you can tell that Fred sure has an active imagination. The pictures in the book were wild and colorful. That is just the kind of illustrations that I like to see. I recommend this book as your next reading choice. Get it from the library today!

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The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,
And the highwayman came riding—
Riding—riding—
The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.

He’d a French cocked-hat on his forehead, a bunch of lace at his chin,
A coat of the claret velvet, and breeches of brown doe-skin.
They fitted with never a wrinkle. His boots were up to the thigh.
And he rode with a jewelled twinkle,
His pistol butts a-twinkle,
His rapier hilt a-twinkle, under the jewelled sky.

Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark inn-yard.
He tapped with his whip on the shutters, but all was locked and barred.
He whistled a tune to the window, and who should be waiting there
But the landlord’s black-eyed daughter,
Bess, the landlord’s daughter,
Plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair.
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B) plot
C) theme
D) setting
E) flashback

Which statement describes the impact of Yeats' use of alliteration in the line "I went to
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What is the meaning of the phrase "Slowly, heavily, the procession advanced toward the gate of
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O The Jews were walking behind a married couple.
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O The Jews were marching behind the Nazis.

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A.
Some seaweeds grow in coastal waters.

B.
Some seaweeds are added to animal feed.

C.
Some seaweeds are made into tea or soup.

D.
Some seaweeds grow on ropes resting in water.

E.
Some seaweeds are dried and made into fertilizer.

F.
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Is IN LINE an adjective or adverb phrase?

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change
send, let go
turn
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True or false: Good writers will back their argument up with evidence and good readers will look for substantia
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True
False