Answer:
The correct answer would be option b:"The author once felt pride and optimism about the war".
Explanation:
In the excerpt, the author says that "he was proud of the young American pilots sitting at the controls in the cockpit" and that "he was grateful for the opportunity to witness this adventure and report it".
It just says that he was excited to get on a U.S Army helicopter, it does not say nor infer that is was his first flying experience, therefore, option a is incorrect.
It doesn't say and it cannot be inferred that the U.S soldiers are trained in hand to hand combat, so option c is also incorrect.
The author barely mentions the Vietcong guerillas, and he does not seem to have any respect for them since he was excited about war, so option d is also incorrect.
This group of stanzas present an alternate rhyme pattern, which follow the ABAB CDAD format; there are four sounds present and and each is used in the particular order defined by the letters in the format. This makes for a poem's purpose, and the stanzas can also be used for a march song since they can be followed by instruments in an even metre (which is a pattern used in march songs for accented first beats).
Answer:
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
The options are:
The repetition of words and patterns: this is because the children need reptition to understand something and then learn it. The reptitions are commonly used in stories for children since this can help them to understand better what the story is about.
The description of how geographical features were made: the excerpt make reference to how the geographical features were created, but not based on scientific data or facts, but in leyends and oral traditions. This help the children to stimulate their imagination and captivate them trough the story.