Read the excerpt from “The Lottery.”

Soon the men began to gather, surveying their own children, speaking of planting and rain, tractors and taxes. They stood together, away from the pile of stones in the corner, and their jokes were quiet and they smiled rather than laughed. The women, wearing faded house dresses and sweaters, came shortly after their menfolk. They greeted one another and exchanged bits of gossip as they went to join their husbands. Soon the women, standing by their husbands, began to call to their children, and the children came reluctantly, having to be called four or five times. Bobby Martin ducked under his mother's grasping hand and ran, laughing, back to the pile of stones. His father spoke up sharply, and Bobby came quickly and took his place between his father and his oldest brother.

Explain what is learned by the actions of the characters in the excerpt.

a.The lottery was a happy occasion because the men told jokes, the children laughed, and the women were able to exchange gossip.
b.The lottery may not have been a happy occasion because the men smiled rather than laughed, and the children were apparently very hesitant to join their families when it started.
c.Most of the villagers were indifferent about the lottery since it was held every year, and they already knew the outcome this time.
d.Most of the villagers were ready to do away with the lottery since it was an outdated custom, carried over from years past.

Answer:

The answer to this question is A. ".The lottery was a happy occasion because the men told jokes, the children laughed, and the women were able to exchange gossip."

Explanation:

The rest does not necessarily fit well with the excerpt.

Answer:

it’s A

Explanation:

Which sentence contains a pronoun with a vague or ambiguous antecedent?
A. After Jerry dusted his bedroom, he vacuumed.
B. When Alicia picked up her sister, she was tired.
C. Rachel took her little brother to the playground.
D. Doug and Matt painted their model airplanes.

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Highlight signal words in the passage.

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What kind of conflict do the details in this excerpt reveal?

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Now, Tabaqui knew as well as any one else that there is nothing so unlucky as to compliment children to their faces; and it pleased him to see Mother and Father Wolf look uncomfortable.

Tabaqui sat still, rejoicing in the mischief that he had made, and then he said spitefully:

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How does the shift to Tabaqui’s point of view affect his characterization?

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We built a ship upon the stairs
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We took a saw and several nails,
And water in the nursery pails;
And Tom said, "Let us also take
An apple and a slice of cake";—
Which was enough for Tom and me
To go a-sailing on, till tea.

We sailed along for days and days,
And had the very best of plays;
But Tom fell out and hurt his knee,
So there was no one left but me.


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A. The speaker reveals that Tom is imaginary and disappears when the game is over.
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B.
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C.
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D.
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In the story Little Women, one family brings breakfast to a cold and hungry family on Christmas morning. Read this passage and then answer the question that follows:

My girls, will you give them your breakfast as a Christmas present?"

They were all unusually hungry, having waited nearly an hour, and for a minute no one spoke, only a minute, for Jo exclaimed impetuously, "I'm so glad you came before we began!"

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Meg was already covering the buckwheats, and piling the bread into one big plate.

"I thought you'd do it," said Mrs. March, smiling as if satisfied.

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