STORIES OF USEFUL INVENTIONS, excerpt
By S. E. Forman

1911

THE MATCH

There never was a time when the world was without fire, but there was a time when men did not know how to kindle fire; and after they learned how to kindle one, it was a long, long time before they learned how to kindle one easily. In these days we can kindle a fire without any trouble, because we can easily get a match; but we must remember that the match is one of the most wonderful things in the world, and that it took men thousands of years to learn how to make one. Let us learn the history of this familiar little object, the match.

Fire was first given to man by nature itself. When a forest is set on fire by cinders from a neighboring volcano, or when a tree is set ablaze by a thunderbolt, we may say that nature strikes a match. In the early history of the world, nature had to kindle all the fires, for man by his own effort was unable to produce a spark. The first method, then, of getting fire for use was to light sticks of wood at a flame kindled by nature—by a volcano, perhaps, or by a stroke of lightning. These firebrands were carried to the home and used in kindling the fires there. The fire secured in this way was carefully guarded and was kept burning as long as possible. But the flame, however faithfully watched, would sometimes be extinguished. A sudden gust of wind or a sudden shower would put it out. Then a new firebrand would have to be secured, and this often meant a long journey and a deal of trouble.

In 1827, John Walker, a druggist in a small English town, tipped a splint with sulphur, chlorate of potash, and sulphid of antimony, and rubbed it on sandpaper, and it burst into flame. The druggist had discovered the first friction-chemical match, the kind we use to-day. It is called friction-chemical because it is made by mixing certain chemicals together and rubbing them. Although Walker's match did not require the bottle of acid, nevertheless it was not a good one. It could be lighted only by hard rubbing, and it sputtered and threw fire in all directions. In a few years, however, phosphorus was substituted on the tip for antimony, and the change worked wonders. The match could now be lighted with very little rubbing, and it was no longer necessary to have sandpaper upon which to rub it. It would ignite when rubbed on any dry surface, and there was no longer any sputtering. This was the phosphorus match, the match with which we are so familiar.


Which line from the text shows why the first fires were so carefully guarded?
In these days we can kindle a fire without any trouble, because we can easily get a match;
These firebrands were carried to the home and used in kindling the fires there.
It would ignite when rubbed on any dry surface, and there was no longer any sputtering.
A sudden gust of wind or a sudden shower would put it out.

Answer:

"A sudden gust of wind or a sudden shower would put it out"

Explanation:

because that shows how easily the fires could be put out by natural causes, so they had to be protected.

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a. Folding
b. Rolling
c. Stuffing​

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magazine reports that early culinary education is likely to help young

adults live independently, reduce expenses, and even offer meals to

friends and family. But the benefits of cooking classes go beyond

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cooking lessons offer hands-on experiences that can help students

understand other subjects such as nutrition, chemistry, and even math.

Furthermore, classes can help break down boundaries by introducing

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style?

O A. Use transitions to clarify the flow of ideas.

O B. Maintain a formal style.

O C. Clarify the topic and purpose in the topic sentence,

OD. Use evidence that supports the topic sentence more clear

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Peter invited his friends, Dashon Myra and Eli, to his apartment to watch a movie.

How did modernist writers differ from previous generations of writers?
A Modernist writers focused on dialogue in stories,
B. Modernist writers chose to break from tradition in form and content,
C. Modernist writers wrote about love and relationships,
D. Modernist writers wrote about what life was like for the average, working class
American

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detached and impersonal
sympathetic and warm
anxious and confused
angry and tense

In the passage's first two sentences, the author
A
anticipates support for his thesis
B
expresses interest in contrary views
с
mocks those readers who disagree with his perspective
D
sets forth his central claim
E
appeals to common experience

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5 points
A. He installed an alarm every time someone touched the gate.
B. He installed electric gates that shocked them.
C. He coated the gate with tar.
D. He hired security to watch over the garden.

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A. Personification
B. Simile
C. Oxymoron
D. Allusion

the/farmer/has/the/corn/in/which/ripened/cutting
re arrange the words to form a sentence ​

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True or False?

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A)sun: intransitive
B)sun: transitive, sets
C)sets: intransitive
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When writing in free verse, the
poet is much more dependent on
which of the following?
A. Repetition, sound devices, and imagery
B. Fixed meter and rhythm
C. Fixed, clear rhyme schemes

We didn't know that getting a puppy would change our lives so much. I thought that having a puppy would be fun, but it ends
up being a big responsibility. Someone has to change the puppy's water and feed her every day. Someone has to take her
outside every time she needs to "go potty" or clean up any potty accidents that happen if she doesn't go outside. Someone
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Which sentence provides the BEST conclusion to the paragraph?

Which of these best expresses a
theme in the selection?
A
Experiences in life do not
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anticipated.
B
Parents often offer their
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© Accomplishing a life goal
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D
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Write a short dialogue (at least 15 lines) in Shakespearean style. Use iambic pentameter to the best of your ability. Include a short prologue and an aside which you can indicate by writing [prologue] and [aside] in brackets or parenthesis. You do not have to rhyme or have a sword fight and you can have as many characters as you like. See the links below for ideas. Have fun!

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