Which of the following is a pre-reading activity designed to build reading comprehension?

a) summarizing the author's supporting details
b) paraphrasing the ideas within the document
c) looking for the thesis
d) identifying the publisher and asking questions about who the audience might be

Exit "families were being further torn asunder, and those left behind knew no more about their own fate than they did of the loved ones moving on." this passage from the text best represents which of the following literary devices used by the author? a. the motif of racial prejudice b. the dramatic irony of the audience knowing more than the characters c. the motif of displacement and separation d. the theme of conflict between those leaving and those being left behind

The author most likely uses the word monstrous rather than the word “unpleasant” because it has a more positive connotation than the word “unpleasant.” a more negative connotation than the word “unpleasant.” a more neutral connotation than the word “unpleasant.” almost the same connotation as the word “unpleasant.”

Fortify is a verb that means “to protect and strengthen.” a fortifications is a that means something that protects.