1] Vivian sat on the beach and poked her toes in the sand. She wiggled them nervously and ducked her head to shield her eyes from the hot sun. [2] “What’s the matter, sis?” asked her brother from behind.

[3] “N- nothing,” she stammered. Her stomach felt like a bag of popcorn getting ready to burst.

[4] “Hey, look,” he replied, “I know this is your first time, but you’ll do great. I’m sure of it.”

[5] A week earlier, Vivian had asked her brother, Clarence, to show her how to surf. She had been thinking about trying it for a long time and Clarence was an expert. He had been in a surfing club for six years and had become so good that people actually paid him to teach them. So, yesterday, Clarence told Vivian all she needed to know to get started. Today she would try to surf for the first time, but now she wasn’t so sure she wanted to.

[6] “What if I fall, though?” Vivian asked.

[7] “Of course you’ll fall. Everyone falls the first time. You’ll probably fall the first ten times. What’s important is getting back up and being safe.” He paused and looked her in the eye. “Besides,” he added, “I’ll be there too and I’ll make sure you’re all right.”

[8] After her brother’s pep talk, Vivian sat on the beach for a few more minutes. Finally, she took a deep breath and stood up. She gazed out at the bay. It was time to give it a shot.

Read the excerpt from rena's promise: two sisters in auschwitz. “i have a favor to ask of you, andrzej . . this is very difficult for me, but i must ask. it is no longer safe in tylicz for rena. her mother and i are worried for her safety every day.” “i heard what happened last night, mr. kornreich. i understand your concern.” “i have no money to pay you for this favor.” “sir, i would not take any money from you. she is my friend since childhood. i will do whatever you ask to your daughter.” “ you.” papa paused, stroking his chin where his beard should have been. “you seem like a man of your word. if you would bring rena across the border to slovakia, her mother and i might find sleep at night.” which best summarizes the excerpt? although he does not trust andrzej, rena’s father fears for his daughter’s life and finally agrees to leave her with him. slovakia is the only safe place for the jews of europe, and andrzej has agreed to take rena there. rena’s father asks andrzej to take her to safety in slovakia, and he agrees to do so. after much deliberation, rena’s father pays a polish man to take her safely across the border to slovakia. mark this and return

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. but it is in india, where it was used as an offering in religious and magical ceremonies, that we have the first written record of sugar. long before the first pyramids were built in egypt, the ancient sumerians traded with the people of harappa and mohenjo daro, who lived along the indus river. unfortunately, we are still not able to read the writings left behind from those ancient cities. so the first documents telling us about life in that region come from a much later period. these hindu sacred teachings were probably first gathered together sometime between 1500 and 900 b.c., and were carefully memorized. only hundreds of years later were they finally written down. the hindu writings tell us of a religion in which fire was extremely important. people believed that the gods gave fire to human beings. yet fire was also a way for humans to reach the gods. by placing offerings in a special fire, a priest could turn them into smoke and send them on to the gods. five ingredients were selected for this special burning: milk, cheese, butter, honey, and sugar cane. which details would best fit in a summary of this passage? select two options. "in india . . it was used as an offering in religious and magical ceremonies" "the first written record of sugar" "long before the first pyramids were built in egypt" "gods gave fire to human beings" "a priest could turn them into smoke and send them on to the gods"

Carl sandburg's poem "fog" is in a.) free verse b.) blank verse c.) iambic pentameter .