Read the passage, then answer the question that follows: People who like the idea of a plant that traps, kills, and eats meat love Venus Fly Traps. Despite that terrifying idea, the plants eat only tiny insects.

In the sentence above, what is the purpose of the transition despite?

To summarize an idea
To show a contrast
To show a comparison
To introduce an idea

What is a predic. how did the great railroad strike of 1877 demonstrate the power of workers? ate noun?

Which of the following identified malala yousafzai’s main claim in the text?

Read the excerpt from chapter 2 of the awakening. they chatted incessantly: about the things around them; their amusing adventure out in the water—it had again assumed its entertaining aspect; about the wind, the trees, the people who had gone to the chênière; about the children playing croquet under the oaks, and the farival twins, who were now performing the overture to “the poet and the peasant.” what is the correct meaning of the word “aspect” based on its usage in the excerpt? character negativity performance boredom