When is skimming a textbook not effective?

a) when reviewing previously read material

b) as preparation for a test

c) when there is not enough time to read thoroughly

d) as part of a complete reading strategy

Alcohol use changes your ability to respond to an emergency situation

Which feature distinguishes an argumentative text from a persuasive text

A high quality paper goes beyond what is written on the page.

Rewrite the sentences to make them more interesting using different sentence forms (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex.) I don't want to go skating alone. My friend said that he couldn't go

Penn Foster's Career Cruising site offers all of the following except A. counseling services. B. training requirements for specific jobs. C. job listings. D. career research tools.

Identify the plural form of the word in parentheses. The (bush) in front of the house desperately need to be trimmed. A. bushs B. bushes

1. simile the use of human characteristics to describe ideas or inanimate objects 2. oxymoron repetition of a word or phrase at the start of a series of clauses 3. anaphora an indirect comparison between two things using "like" or "as" 4.

How does NACA become NASA? Why is the change deemed necessary?

Which of the following sentences is not punctuated correctly? A. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend. B. At first, I liked my piano lessons. C. The fog is rolling in, and visibility is decreasing. D.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. The child is the dark shadow of the soldiers on guard with rifles, saracens and batons How is metaphor used in this excerpt from Ingrid Jonker's "The child is not dead"? a.