3. Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics. Sometimes small dogs show more bravado than the larger breeds; they may need to order to be noticed.
A. Boldness
B. Fear
C. Perseverance
D. Stamina

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

Study the editorial cartoon mars probe by mike keefe. how does the alien with the baseball bat contribute to the effectiveness of the political cartoon? it suggests that aliens are like people because they play baseball, a human sport. it uses humor to show that unknown factors keep damaging the probes humans send. it shows how to cope with the surface of mars, which is rocky and full of craters. it exaggerates the size of the bat in relation to the mars probe in the cartoon.

Answer fast. read the excerpt below and answer the question. i will tell you the tale of my wanderings and of the “herculean” labors, as i may call them, which i endured only to find at last the oracle irrefutable. socrates’ use of the word “herculean” in this excerpt from the apology is an example of what literary device? allusion metaphor onomatopoeia simile