Excerpt from: Life on the Mississippi
Mark Twain
THERE was no use in arguing with a person like this. I promptly put such a strain on my memory that by and by even the shoal water and the countless crossing-marks began to stay with me. But the result was just the same. I never could more than get one knotty thing learned before another presented itself. Now I had often seen pilots gazing at the water and pretending to read it as if it were a book; but it was a book that told me nothing. A time came at last, however, when Mr. Bixby seemed to think me far enough advanced to bear a lesson on water-reading. So he began—
What conclusion can you make from the first paragraph?
A) Mr. Bixby dislikes the narrator.
B) The narrator is angry with Mr. Bixby.
C) The narrator thinks Mr. Bixby is stubborn.
D) Mr. Bixby thinks the narrator is stubborn.
C) The narrator thinks Mr. Bixby is stubborn.
1. The juveniles in Massachusetts were bored, the only thing they knew was to follow orders and pray all day they wanted amusement that's when they begin to start doing what they called the obscure arts.
2. It's been seven months since the affair between John and Abigail ended, and tension continues to hang over John and Elizabeth's relationship. Give two examples from early in the scene where John appears to be trying to make peace and please his wife
The correct answer is diction.
Diction refers to the choice of words and phrases an author uses when writing. The diction used in a text or story tells us about the tone or attitude of the writer. Diction can be formal, informal, serious, playful, and so on. An example of formal diction would be: "Kindly revert back at the earliest possible convenience." Whereas, informal/playful diction would be: "I can't wait for your reply!"
Answer:
B. The hunter in front uses the elbow carry.
Explanation:
The safer option would be that the hunter in the front uses the elbow carry. Letter “A” is incorrect because if the hunter in the middle pulls the trigger it could hit the one in the front or even the one in the back. Letter “C” is incorrect because is the most unsafe, since every single hunter would have their gun pointing forward and by accident, they could shoot each other. Letter “D” could be correct, but the correct position if it is a walking single file is that the hunter in the front needs to be in elbow carry while the other two hunters should be in shoulder carry. Those are the reasons why the correct answer is the letter “B”.
