Read the passage. The young man wanted to be a knight more than anything. But the swords were so heavy that every time he tried to pick one up, he fell over. So, the young man begged an older knight to train him. Although it would cost the older knight great effort and time, he said yes.

The young man worked each day until he was exhausted. Once he even fell asleep in his dinner! But by the end of the year, he could lift and swing a sword. By the next year, the young man fought so well that he saved the older knight’s life.

Based on the character of the young man, what is one theme of the passage?

a)It pays to be weak.
b)It pays to be patient.
c)It pays to be a young man.
d)It pays to be an older knight.

Which of the following citations correctly follows mla guidelines? a. tanya somanader. "we are stronger because we aredemocracies': president obama addresses the people ofestonia." the white house blog 3 sept. 2014. print. 4 sept. 2014.b. "we are stronger because we are democracies': presidentobama addresses the people of estonia" by tanya somanader.the white house blog 3 sept. 2014. web. 4 sept. 2014.c. somanader, tanya. "we are stronger because we aredemocracies': president obama addresses the people ofestonia." the white house blog 3 sept. 2014. web. 4 sept. 2014d. somanader, tanya. the white house blog. "we are strongbecause we are democracies: president obama addresses thepeople of estonia." 3 sept. 2014. web. 4 sept. 2014.

The following question is based on your reading of a midsummer night’s dream by william shakespeare. why does puck transform bottom? a. to disrupt the play. c. to scare the mechanicals. b. for revenge on theseus. d. to scare the lovers.

The first step in making a mental model for a compare-and-contrast text is a. comparing the two things being described. b. finding important details in the text. c. contrasting the two things being described. d. connecting details to what is already known.