Read the excerpt from Matilda by Roald Dahl. "I . . . I . . . I simply put the fourteen down in my head and multiply it by nineteen," Matilda said. "I'm afraid I don't know how else to explain it. I've always said to myself that if a little pocket calculator can do it why shouldn't I?" Matilda's words in this excerpt reveal that she is able to do a lot more than multiplication tables.
is uncomfortable and ashamed of her unusual talents.
has no idea why she has such a special talent.
has a dislike for technology such as the pocket calculator.

Read the excerpt from the strange case of dr. jekyll and mr. hyde. from that time forward, mr. utterson began to haunt the door in the by-street of shops. in the morning before office hours, at noon when business was plenty, and time scarce, at night under the face of the fogged city moon, by all lights and at all hours of solitude or concourse, the lawyer was to be found on his chosen post. "if he be mr. hyde,” he had thought, "i shall be mr. seek.” how is mr. utterson characterized in the excerpt? as mysterious as depressed as determined as generous

Read the sentence.our band practices on mondays at josef’s thursdays at lena’s and saturdays at my house. what is the correct punctuation

Read the excerpt from the common sense of bicycling: bicycling for ladies. the bicycle is capable of such high speed that there is a strong temptation to ride so fast as to cause over exertion or excessive perspiration. on the other hand some people ride too slow, causing a zigzag and uncertain movement. while exercising reasonable caution, be a fearless rider. when you come to a steep hill, if the road is clear, let it go as fast as it will. if you rid yourself of that ghost of fear, coasting is one of the greatest delights of cycling. which is the best paraphrase of the text?