Karina is writing a paragraph comparing and contrasting her experiences on her school’s lacrosse and soccer teams. Point: Like the soccer team captains, the lacrosse team captains really set the tone for the season.

Illustration: Shane and Millie, the seniors on the lacrosse squad, organized a team dinner and movie night, while Nina, the soccer captain, barely even acknowledged us first-year players.

Based on the point and illustration, which is the best explanation or analysis of the evidence?

The lacrosse team was more welcoming to freshmen than the soccer team.
The lacrosse and soccer teams provided equally friendly environments for new players.
The lacrosse team cared more about team unity than winning.
The lacrosse team members were more competitive than the girls on the soccer team.

Choose the letter of the word that most clearly expresses the tone in each passage. if you are unfamiliar with any of the words, look them up before you select the correct answer. we have come together this afternoon to mourn the deaths of sixteen miners—our friends and neighbors—who were trapped by fire yesterday, deep below the earth. they lived bravely and they died too soon, leaving behind grieving wives and bewildered children. we bid them a final farewell. question 1 options: forgiving sorrowful angry amused

Although the account is in good standing at this point in time. is this sentence incomplete or complete?

Read the excerpt from "the most dangerous game." a man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. "rainsford! " screamed the general. "how in god's name did you get here? " "swam," said rainsford. "i found it quicker than walking through the jungle." the general sucked in his breath and smiled. "i congratulate you," he said. "you have won the game." rainsford did not smile. "i am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. "get ready, general zaroff." the general made one of his deepest bows. "i see," he said. "splendid! one of us is to furnish a repast for the hounds. the other will sleep in this very excellent bed. on guard, rainsford." . . he had never slept in a better bed, rainsford decided. adrian is writing an essay about "the most dangerous game.” which detail from the excerpt best supports his idea that rainsford is unchanged and still feels that the hunter is justified in killing the hunted? a man, who had been hiding in the curtains of the bed, was standing there. "swam," said rainsford. "i found it quicker than walking through the jungle." rainsford did not smile. "i am still a beast at bay," he said, in a low, hoarse voice. "get ready, general zaroff." he had never slept in a better bed, rainsford decided.