Read the paragraph. Every year, hikers get lost on hiking trails in wilderness areas throughout the United States. And, unfortunately, sometimes there are fatalities because the hikers cannot find their way out, are hurt, or suffer from exposure to the elements. Before going on a hike, have a plan. Know where you are going. Study a map of the area you want to hike in and take it with you. At many trailheads, you can find a map of the trails. Take a compass with you, and make sure you know how to use it. It is a good idea to never hike alone—even if you plan only a short day-hike in a familiar area. Always hike with someone else. And, most importantly, tell someone—your family, friends, or a trailhead host—where you are going and when they can expect you back! When you return, make sure you notify everyone that you are safe and sound. What is the author's purpose for writing this paragraph? to explain to readers what to do if they get lost while hiking to inform readers of the specific dangers of hiking alone to describe the equipment hikers should take with them on a hike to explain to readers how to ensure their own safety when hiking

Which word in the sentence is the object of the preposition ? scrape the dishes and put them in the sink 1)in 2)them 3)dishes 4)sink

Which words in this excerpt from the count of monte cristo can be used as synonyms to determine the meaning of the word grotto? dant? s entered the second grotto. the second grotto was lower and more gloomy than the first; the air that could only enter by the newly formed opening had the mephitic smell dant? s was surprised not to find in the outer cavern. he waited in order to allow pure air to displace the foul atmosphere, and then went on. 1. air 2. opening 3. mephitic 4. cavern 5. pure 6. atmosphere

Read this paragraph from chapter 5 of the prince. there are, for example, the spartans and the romans. the spartans held athens and thebes, establishing there an oligarchy: nevertheless they lost them. the romans, in order to hold capua, carthage, and numantia, dismantled them, and did not lose them. they wished to hold greece as the spartans held it, making it free and permitting its laws, and did not succeed. so to hold it they were compelled to dismantle many cities in the country, for in truth there is no safe way to retain them otherwise than by ruining them. and he who becomes master of a city accustomed to freedom and does not destroy it, may expect to be destroyed by it, for in rebellion it has always the watchword of liberty and its ancient privileges as a rallying point, which neither time nor benefits will ever cause it to forget. and whatever you may do or provide against, they never forget that name or their privileges unless they are disunited or dispersed, but at every chance they immediately rally to them, as pisa after the hundred years she had been held in bondage by the florentines. what idea is stressed in the passage? the desire for liberty the establishment of an oligarchy the dismantling of an acquired state the tendency toward rebellion