“They had drums made of wood and animal hide, and rattles made of gourd; but they had no flutes, for they had never seen or heard one.” (paragraph 1)

What effect does this sentence create for the reader as the story develops?

A The reader believes that the woodpecker has created the flute on purpose.
B The reader knows the whistling sound is a flute even though the hunter does not.
C The reader thinks the woodpecker is the one making the unusual sound.
D The reader understands that the hunter was sleeping under the tree making
the noise.

Read the passage. (1) queen victoria of england remained in mourning for several years after the death of her husband, albert. (2) victoria did not like to be seen in public during that time. (3) she remained in seclusion in the palace and let her son, the prince of wales, represent her at most public functions. (4) she eventually returned to public life after prime minister benjamin disraeli persuaded her to do so. (5) upon her return, victoria showed concern for england’s poor and needy, which endeared her to her subjects. which is the most effective way to vary the sentence patterns in the passage? lengthen sentence 5. start sentences with different parts of speech. invert most of the sentences. combine sentences 3 and 4.