(4) smoke jumpers work long, hard hours to control a blaze. no one will dispute that the
work is also very dangerous. once a fire is under control, smoke jumpers usually must
leave the area on foot. often they must travelover rough ground for many hours. yet th
work is important. smoke jumpers are brave men and women who make significant
contributions to protecting our forests.
look at the underlined supporting details in paragraph 4. what is the unstated main idea that these underlined details
support?
a smoke jumping is a very dangerous job.
b. smoke jumpers work long, hard hours.
c. smoke jumping is a tough but important job.
d. smoke jumpers must leave the forest on foot.

Read the point that is being made and the illustration that follows it. point: gilgamesh is a courageous leader. illustration: enkidu is frightened of humbaba and wants to turn back, but he tells gilgamesh, "you go into the dreadful forest, you kill humbaba and win the fame.” which explanation best connects this illustration to the point being made? enkidu also tells gilgamesh that he “will return now to great-walled uruk” and that all men will know he has been a coward. although enkidu fears for his own life, he is thoughtless and does not necessarily fear for the lives of others. enkidu is deeply fearful of humbaba, and he strongly believes that gilgamesh has the courage and ability to defeat humbaba alone. this proves that enkidu does not believe that anyone can defeat humbaba, even if he thinks gilgamesh should at least try.

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Listening is also important because you spend more time listening than participating in any other communication activity. in fact, you spend more time listening to others than doing almost anything else. typical americans spend more than 80 percent of any average day communicating with other people l. they spend 45 percent of that communication time listening to others. which sentence states the main idea?