Part A Listen to these recorded instructions about how to create a straw rocketmas you listen, follow the
instructions to create your own straw rocket. (You may also refer to this transcript e of the recording as
needed.)
Important: Before you begin listening, be sure to download and print the template e for the rocket.
As you listen to the recording, follow the directions to create your own straw rocket. Then reflect on the
recording by answering these questions:
. Were you able to follow the instructions to create a functioning rocket?
• Were any steps unclear in the instructions? If so, which ones?
• How could the author improve the instructions?

Which describes the effect the use of figurative language has on the tone of this excerpt? select all that apply

The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. he had been in the war in libya and wore two wound-stripes. he said that if the thing went well he would see that i was decorated. i said i hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. i asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. i went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. the drivers were with it and i left them there. what effect does hemingway’s limited use of adjectives have? it slows down the narration by interrupting the action. it makes the few descriptive words he does use more vivid and forceful. it makes the narrator seem powerless and insincere. it prevents the readers from filling in the details with their own experiences.

Which of the following are characteristics of free verse in “the child is not dead”? select all that apply. -sounds like spoken speech -use of punctuation at the end of each line -no regular rhyme scheme -use of rhymed words at the end of each line (edit) the answer is a & c