Read the text and review the chart. the standard plank test is an easy way to measure the strength and endurance of your core muscles. you can perform the test at home. all you need is a stopwatch and a partner. to perform the standard plank test: •move into the plank position, positioning feet and hands on the floor as if doing a push-up. •hold this "up” position as long as possible, being careful to keep your back straight and flat. •have a partner time how long you can hold the pose. the timer should be stopped when your hips begin to sag or rise. how does the performance chart included in this document clarify the standard plank test procedure? it illustrates the main purpose of the test for test takers. it provides test takers with tips for improving endurance. it shows test takers how test results should be recorded. it test takers interpret and evaluate their test results.

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Read the following entries from the online etymology dictionary based on the information above, what does the world microcephaly most likely mean? a. dull or unintelligent b. worldly thinking c. having a large head d. bigger than usual

Which statement best describes the use of satire in this passage? read the passage from chapter 7 of animal farm as clover looked down the hillside her eyes filled with tears. if she could have spoken her thoughts, it would have been to say that this was not what they had aimed at when they had set themselves years ago to work for the overthrow of the human race. these scenes of terror and slaughter were not what they had looked forward to on that night when old major first stirred them to rebellion. if she herself had had any picture of the future, it had been of a society of animals set free from hunger and the whip, all equal, each working according to his capacity, the strong protecting the weak, as she had protected the lost brood of ducklings with her foreleg on the night of major's speech. instead-she did not know why—they had come to a time when no one dared speak his mind, when fierce, growling dogs roamed everywhere, and when you had to watch your comrades torn to pieces after confessing to shocking crimes. there was no thought of rebellion or parody is used to illustrate the impact of stalin's purge. ridicule is used to show the gullibility of the russian citizens. reversal is used to show how clover, representing the people, has changed ideals. personification is used to show the reader stalin's thoughts and feelings