Read the paragraph.

Sand dollars live on the seafloor. They eat plankton and crab larvae. They use spines and grippers on their body’s surface to capture this food. Then tiny hairs transport the food to a central mouth on their bottom side. The mouth has a jaw to grind up the tiny food particles. Food may take two days to digest.

What is the central idea of the paragraph?

Sand dollars have complicated bodies that make it difficult to hunt for food.
Sand dollars dive down deep to find plankton, crab larvae, and sea creatures.
Sand dollars use their body features to capture, transport, and eat food.
Sand dollars are clever because their mouths are hidden from their predators.

Sand dollars use their body features to capture, transport, and eat food.

Explanation:

which of the following statements about considering your audience and purpose is false?

you should think about what your audience already knows about your topic.- first choice

32.how is the rhythm in a lyric poem created?

by stressing certain words or syllables- first choice

33. which of the following describes an elegy?

a poem expressing sorrow for someone who has died- third choice

34.how does the audience know that the play is moving on to a new scene?

the scenery, lighting, and props change.-last choice

35. the internet is an electronic communications network that connects computer systems all over the world.- third choice

36. which of the topic sentences below best states the paragraph’s main idea?

there are several ways for students to earn money.- third choice

37.what tone does this passage convey?

satirical- third choice

38.what point is he trying to make by wearing the veil for most of his life?

he means to show that everyone, not just he, has experienced sin and sorrow and should therefore try not to hide it from others or from god.- first choice

39.based on the sentence’s context clues, how do you think the character feels?

excited- third choice

40.what tone does this passage convey?

pessimistic- second choice