This is the time of year we start taking the PSSA’s, a standardized test required by all public schools within the state. The test serves the purpose of letting the state know how schools are doing but can be used as a measure to accept students into certain schools. What are some pros and cons of standardized testing? Write a 7 sentence response.

Answer: Some pros that standardized testing is good is because it is a metric of learning. Pro #2 is that it helps with what you need help on. Pro #3 is that it helps all the schools evaluate the good progress you have made. Some cons that standardized testing is bad is because the test scores can impact the confidence of the kids. Con #2 is that there is also alot of pressure to "teach to the test". Con #3 is that the test doesn't really give a full picture of what the student can do. These are the pros and cons of why standardized testing is good and bad.

Explanation:

Is it better to be a child, a teenager, or an adult? What are the benefits of each age? What are the drawbacks? Choose the period of life that you think is best and write an essay arguing why it is the best time of life. Support your position with anecdotes from your own life as well as facts and details drawn from the lives of others.

I was going over a test and realized..
"I think I got this wrong"
So I need your help

1. Why is the relationship between Darry and Ponyboy a complicated one? Does it have to be that way? Support your answers with references to the text.


2.This novel was written several decades ago. What clues indicate that it is not set in the present day?


3.The Socs beat up Ponyboy at the very beginning of the novel. Why does the author choose to open the novel with this incident?


4.Marcia does not see any reason to throw away a perfectly good, free soda while Cherry throws hers away based on “the principle” of the matter.” What do these actions tell us about these two characters?

#9 What is the author’s point of view about the declaration, as expressed in the last paragraph?
A) The declaration’s principles should apply to some nations but not to others.
B) The declaration helps ensure that nations respect the human rights of their citizens.
C) The declaration’s principles are flawed.
D) The declaration is the most important document ever created.

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A baker needs 812 cups of flour for a sheet cake recipe. He has 423 cups of flour in a canister and buys 514 cups more.

How much flour does he have left after he makes the sheet cake?

how many cups?

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What are some characteristics of the word strict?

How would you feel if forced into hiding for two years, not being able to breathe fresh air and participate in any outdoor activities?

Our hearts are music-makers in the clouds!
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personifications

in devil's arithmetic why do the girls make their numbers mean things?

Tiger rising is the book!

Explain Rob’s reaction in 2-3 full sentences.

Plz Help I feel stoopid

Why is it important for a collegial discussion to have rules?(1 point)

In "How Archaeologists Found the Lost City of Troy," what is the author's purpose in telling the story of Troy's defeat in the Trojan War?

A: to pay tribute to Homer as an epic storyteller

B: to explain the importance of the city of Troy in Greek mythology

C: to give biographical information of the real people who lived in Troy

D: to entertain the reader with a tale of war, deceit, and victory

Jamaal wants to improve his chances of understanding certain content in his science class so that he can do well on an upcoming test. To monitor his understanding of the material, he decides to write down everything that he already knows about the content that will be tested. He also puts into place a plan to address his weaknesses in his understanding of certain scientific concepts. What is most likely to happen as a result of Jamaal following these steps? He will increase his understanding of content in other subject areas. He will see an improvement on his test score for the upcoming science test. His teacher will allow him to retake his test if he does poorly. He will receive a lecture from his teacher for performing poorly on his science tests.

Desires that can be satisfied by consuming goods, services or other leisure activities are called what?
Economic needs
Economic wants
Economic value
Economic goods

Read the first line from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s "The Pslam of Life." What is the meter of this line from the poem?


Tell me not, in mournful numbers,


A.

trochaic tetrameter

B.

iambic pentameter

C.

iambic dimeter

D.

dactylic trimeter

E.

anapestic hexameter

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Select the sentence that quotes the passage correctly according to MLA guidelines.
A.
E.F Harkins writes, "Mr. Clemens was born on November 30, 1835, in Florida, Missouri" (43).
B.
E.F Harkins states, " . . . Mr. Clemens was a typical American" (43).
C.
E.F Harkin reports, "Mr. Clemens's mother was a remarkable woman" (43).
D.
E.F. Harkin says, " Mr. Clemens's humor will live forever" (43).

Main Lesson Content.
Lesson 3: Setting
Language Arts 7 B Unit 2: Freedom Fighters

According to We’ve Got a Job, why did the city of Birmingham close all its parks, swimming pools, playgrounds, and golf courses in 1962?

A. to avoid having to integrate public areas as ordered by the court.****
B.to compromise with activists who were fighting for integration
C.to punish residents who participated in the Selective Buying Campaign
D.to follow a court decision that called for the integration of all public spaces

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summary of alice in the wonderland 100 POINTS!!!!!
has to include; The title of your novel.
The main characters.
The main conflict.
As much as of the plot as you can: setting, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

Which evidence best supports the claim in an argumentative essay that people should use cell phones only with earphones?

a graph in a magazine about the number of cell phones in use around the world
a blog with stories about annoying cell phone users
a newspaper article about loss of hearing in children from loud music and games
a science article about how talking directly on cell phones changes brain waves

#9 What is the author’s point of view about the declaration, as expressed in the last paragraph?
A) The declaration’s principles should apply to some nations but not to others.
B) The declaration helps ensure that nations respect the human rights of their citizens.
C) The declaration’s principles are flawed.
D) The declaration is the most important document ever created.

What do tree roots do?


A-Tree roots absorb water.
B-Tree roots make mushrooms grow.
C-Tree roots deposit salt into the soil.
D-Tree roots protect the tree from earthworms.

Select the sentence that identifies a difference between Omaha and California.

(plz help i'll give brainliest to a good and correct answer)

Describe how Milady (Lady de Winter) is portrayed in the novel through the eyes of D'Artagnan.

The pizza shop makes more pepperoni pizzas than any other topping pizza. What does that mean for the pepperoni?
The supply stays the same.
They don’t need to buy as much pepperoni.
The demand is high.
The demand is low.

Tap the phrase that "it" refers
to.

How can the treatment options for people with phobias be described?

Read the passage. Then, select the synonym of the word in bold.