Read these lines from Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi:
This ["cub"-engineer] had money, too, and hair oil. . . . If ever a youth was cordially admired and hated by his comrades, this one was. No girl could withstand his charms. He "cut out" every boy in the village. When his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. But when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of Providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism.
What is one effect of the irony in this passage?

A.
It makes fun of the notion that the "cub"-engineer held a popular job but was popular only because of the accident.

B.
It pokes fun at the unexpected outcome of the accident: The "cub"-engineer is now even more desirable.

C.
It exaggerates the appeal of the "cub"-engineer and the effect he has on girls and boys in the village.

D.
It creates humor in that God's favor seems unpredictable and unexplainable to the young boys.

B. It pokes fun at the unexpected outcome of the accident: The "cub"-the engineer is now even more desirable.

The effect of irony in this passage is that it pokes fun at the unexpected outcome of the accident: The "cub"- the engineer is now even more desirable.

What is Irony? Four Types of Irony.

The irony is the contrast between how things seem and how they are. The term comes from the Latin word ironic, meaning "feigned ignorance." Storytellers of all stripes use irony as a literary device to create tension, humor, or as the central conceit in a plot.

To help you make heads or tails of this literary technique, this article will dig into three common types of irony (plus one uncommon one):  

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Read the excerpt from "Water Flowing from Toilet to Tap May Be Hard to Swallow.”

The processes at Orange County and most other plants that clean the water include microfiltration that strains out anything larger than 0.2 microns, removing almost all suspended solids, bacteria and protozoa.

After that comes reverse osmosis, which involves forcing the water across a membrane, which removes other impurities, including viruses, pharmaceuticals and dissolved minerals. A zap with powerful ultraviolet light and a bit of hydrogen peroxide disinfects further and neutralize other small chemical compounds.

But after all that, 13 percent of adult Americans say they would absolutely refuse to even try recycled water, according to a recent study in the journal Judgment and Decision Making. "A small minority of people are very offended by this, and can slow it down or stop it because of legal and political forces,” said Paul Rozin, a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania who studies revulsion and a co-author of the study.

Opponents of reusing water have long had the upper hand, said Paul Slovic, a professor of psychology at the University of Oregon, because of the "branding problem.”

What evidence in the excerpt supports Schwartz's claim? Select three options.

"The processes at Orange County and most other plants that clean the water include microfiltration that strains out anything larger than 0.2 microns, removing almost all suspended solids, bacteria and protozoa."
"A zap with powerful ultraviolet light and a bit of hydrogen peroxide disinfects further and neutralize other small chemical compounds."
"But after all that, 13 percent of adult Americans say they would absolutely refuse to even try recycled water, according to a recent study in the journal Judgment and Decision Making."
"'A small minority of people are very offended by this, and can slow it down or stop it because of legal and political forces,' said Paul Rozin, a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania who studies revulsion and a co-author of the study."
"Opponents of reusing water have long had the upper hand, said Paul Slovic, a professor of psychology at the University of Oregon, because of the 'branding problem.'"

6. Which of the following is a way of writing that stresses simplicity and clarify of expression?
metaphorical writing
Puritan Plain Style
drama
poetry

Read the excerpt from "The Crab That Played with the Sea.”

And the Eldest Magician said, ‘H, Son of Adam, this is the play of the Very Beginning; but you are too wise for this play.’ And the Man saluted and said, ‘Yes, I am too wise for this play; but see that you make all the Animals obedient to me.’

Now, while the two were talking together, Pau Amma the Crab, who was next in the game, scuttled off sideways and stepped into the sea, saying to himself, ‘I will play my play alone in the deep waters, and I will never be obedient to this son of Adam.’ Nobody saw him go away except the little girl-daughter where she leaned on the Man’s shoulder. And the play went on till there were no more Animals left without orders; and the Eldest Magician wiped the fine dust off his hands and walked about the world to see how the Animals were playing.

Which conclusion about Pau Amma does this excerpt support?

He likes swimming.
He highly respects everyone.
He likes to follow his own path.
He enjoys spending time with other animals.

colleges that require students to take on a lot of dept

The beginning paragraphs of Barrio Boy give a positive connotation to

an egg.
rules.
adults.
children.

Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World.

In every single American slave state, the population of enslaved people kept rising even after the slave trade was abolished. That was because enough enslaved children were born, lived, and grew to become adults. There was just one exception to this rule: Louisiana, where the native-born enslaved population kept dropping. Sugar was a killer.

Unlike the Caribbean, Louisiana has cold snaps. That put an additional pressure on the sugar harvest. Not only did the slaves need to harvest the cane in perfect rhythm with the grinding mills, but the entire crop had to be cut down between mid-October and December. This pace only increased when growers installed improved, steam-powered mills. People needed to work faster than the weather and to keep pace with machines.

Which line from the passage best provides evidence to support the claim that sugar was more of "a killer” in Louisiana than in the Caribbean?

"In every single American slave state, the population of enslaved people kept rising. . . ."
". . . enough enslaved children were born, lived, and grew to become adults."
“Not only did the slave states need to harvest the cane in perfect rhythm with the grinding mills. . . .”
"People needed to work faster than the weather. . . ."

Example of Exclamation

The
English club in your school has organized a musical show, "Musical Evening" to be held in the auditorium
of the school. Write a notice to be displayed on the school notice board informing the pupils about the show.
Include the following. Use about 40-50 words.
(5 marks)
Include
-Purpose of the show
-Date, time and venue
- The price of a ticket

Read the two excerpts.

"Remembering to Never Forget: Dominican Republic's 'Parsley Massacre’” by Mark Memmott:

Seventy-five years ago, thousands of Haitians were murdered in the Dominican Republic by a brutal dictator. It was one of the 20th Century's least-remembered acts of genocide.

As many as 20,000 people are thought to have been killed on orders given by Rafael Trujillo. But the "parsley massacre” went mostly unnoticed outside Hispaniola. Even there, many Dominicans never knew about what happened in early October 1937. They were kept in the dark by Trujillo's henchmen.

"A Genetics of Justice” by Julia Alvarez:

At this point I would always ask her why she and my father had returned to live in the country if they knew the dictatorship was so bad. And that's when my mother would tell me how, under pressure from his friends up north, Trujillo pretended to be liberalizing his regime. How he invited all exiles back to form political parties. How he announced that he would not be running in the next elections. My father had returned only to discover that the liberalization was a hoax staged so that the regime could keep the goodwill and dollars of the United States.

My father and mother were once again trapped in a police state.

How do the passages work together to develop a central idea?

The passages show how Alvarez’s family was affected by the parsley massacres when they returned.
The passages show how Alvarez and her family were tricked into returning to the Dominican Republic.
The passages show how people often did not know or understand the extent of Trujillo’s deceit.
The passages show how the events of Trujillo’s dictatorship are still not fully understood today.

The stanza best supports a tone of
calmness and doubt,
secrecy and curiosity,
mystery and delight.
desire and entrapment.

In an article about foods that have a lot of vitamin C, which image would connect most with the text?
A. A picture of someone drinking orange juice
B. A picture of a big vitamin that has "C" written on it
OC. A picture of someone eating an orange
D. A picture of all the fruits and vegetables that have a lot of vitamin
C

Is making the track team inevitable for an athlete who will not follow training rules?
Yes or No

True or False
The author includes a statistic to support her point about plastic
shopping bags in paragraph 1?

Cooking is to serving as word processing is to ___________.


writing
previewing
reviewing
printing

Question 2 of 10 Which of these literary devices do all of the poems in the reading use?

franklin d roosevelt’s first inagural address

Read the excerpt from Iqbal.

It's true that Karim did everything the master wanted and that he supervised us, because otherwise he would have had nowhere to go and nothing to eat, but he would never have had the courage to peek into the master's windows. It was big trouble for anyone to go near the house.

In this excerpt, the author characterizes Karim’s actions to reveal that Karim

is unafraid of Hussain Khan.
is dependent on Hussain Khan.
enjoys working for Hussain Khan.
wants to leave Hussain Khan.

Write the following statement in if- then form.
A woman that lives in Houston lives in Texas.

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Which of the
following
sentences has a
Nonessential
clause?

Choose the correct options - Comparisons​

Which details from the text best supports the authors purpose chocolate pie

Read the following excerpt from a speech made by a national leader during
wartime:
It has been a difficult few weeks. Progress has been slow.
But there have been promising signs. I encourage you not
to look at what has been, but what is to come, because
with your dedication at home and our soldiers' dedication
in the field, things are beginning to turn around.
Which is one likely purpose of the speech, based on the excerpt above?
A. To persuade citizens to sacrifice more
B. To challenge citizens who oppose the war
C. To provide hope for citizens
D. To explain a difficult decision

Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 100."
Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so long
To speak of that which gives thee all thy might?
Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song,
Darkening thy power to lend base subjects light?
Return, forgetful Muse, and straight redeem
In gentle numbers time so idly spent;
Sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteem
And gives thy pen both skill and argument.
Rise, resty Muse, my love's sweet face survey,
If Time have any wrinkle graven there;
If any, be a satire to decay,
And make Time's spoils despised every where.
Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life;
So thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife.
What is the central idea of the third quatrain?
O If you see my love aging, work against it.
O Do not be lazy; we are all running out of time.
Make fun of time, and turn people against it.
Write something to ridicule my love's wrinkles.

Which statement best paraphrases this excerpt?
O Goble was going to assume that the men who sat
across from her, shared her telephone line, and.
sometimes played bridge with her at lunch felt the
same; she just needed to help them see their blind
spots.
O Goble speculated that the wise men she worked
with and sometimes socialized with at lunch shared
her opinions; she only needed to explain to them
why they were wrong.
O Goble decided to think that the capable men she
worked with held the same overall perspective she
held; she only needed to make them aware of their
faults.
O Goble decided to assume that the intelligent men.
she worked and socialized with shared her feelings;
she just needed to help them see her perspective.

Which word is the best synonym for bulwark
a. breakwater
b. rampart
c. support beam
d. castle

What wrong of "old nepal" does the poet wants to amend? Explain .

Animal Farm Chapter

Which practice was typical of Robert frost

Exercise 3 The following words are related to agriculture. Rearrange their letters and give their meanings.TANEASP
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