Apples can be used to make many delicious treats. Some peo-
ple like to slice apples and dip them in caramel. Others like to cook
apples and make them into applesauce. You might enjoy cutting ap-
ples and baking them in a pie. Maybe you like to use freshly picked
apples to make fresh apple juice. Many people like to just pick an apple off of a tre
and take a big bite. There are many ways to enjoy this wholesome food.
1. What is the main idea of this paragraph?

Identify the sentence in which the underlined word or words are punctuated incorrectly. a) pam was (well prepared) for the debate. b) she had (read three quarters) of the material more than once. c) she has always been (self assured). d) the winner needs a (two-thirds) majority of the votes.

How did rick respond to this conflict

Read the passage from a raisin in the sun. mama: lord have mercy, baby. you done gone and bought your grandmother a hat? travis (very proud): open it! she does and lifts out an elaborate, but very elaborate, wide gardening hat, and all the adults break up at the sight of it. ruth: travis, honey, what is that? travis (who thinks it is beautiful and appropriate): it's a gardening hat! like the ladies always have on in the magazines when they work in their gardens. beneatha (giggling fiercely): travis—we were trying to make mama mrs. miniver—not scarlett o'hara! mama (indignantly): what's the matter with you all! this here is a beautiful hat! (absurdly.) i always wanted me one just like it! which word or phrase from the text best supports the idea that the adults think the hat is inappropriate? “have mercy” (giggling fiercely) (indignantly) “what’s the matter”