Read the following passage written by a teen hero: I want to be a vocal advocate for nature.
I reject the idea that I am too young to make a difference.
I recently helped a group with a river cleanup.
I was mortified to see the destruction of animals and plants.
When I got home, I composed a letter to my state politicians and asked them to allocate more money to the local river cleanup effort.
I believe my vocation is to help citizens see that we are at a junction.
We can decide to subject nature to abuse, or we can decide to be a benefactor to nature.
I won't let obstacles detract from my mission.

What is the meaning of the word "detract" as it is used in sentence 8?
To join together
To pull in the opposite direction
To make or do the opposite
To step back
Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
(MC)

Using what you know about roots, prefixes, and suffixes, the word "composition" means

the quality of pulling forward
characterized by joining again
a state of being put together
related to carrying back

I want to be a vocal advocate for nature.

I reject the idea that I am too young to make a difference.

I recently helped a group with a river cleanup.

I was mortified to see the destruction of animals and plants.

When I got home, I composed a letter to my state politicians and asked them to allocate more money to the local river cleanup effort.

I believe my vocation is to help citizens see that we are at a junction.

We can decide to subject nature to abuse, or we can decide to be a benefactor to nature.

I won't let obstacles detract from my mission.

What is the meaning of the word "detract" as it is used in sentence 8?

To join together

To pull in the opposite direction

To make or do the opposite

To step back

Question 2(Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)

(MC)

Using what you know about roots, prefixes, and suffixes, the word "composition" means

the quality of pulling forward

characterized by joining again

a state of being put together

related to carrying back

Explanation:

“thy baited hooks shall tangle me no more.”

“hath taught me to set in trifles no store,”

“me lusteth no longer rotten boughs to climb.”