Read these paragraphs and answer the question that follows:

in 2008, more than one million american students gave nearly 20 million service hours to their communities. they made a difference in people’s lives and learned some important life lessons in the process. organizations, including schools, are actively promoting service for all citizens as a way to be involved, others, and improve themselves.

service is other people and being active in your community. for example, one group of teens planted a community garden with their friends. they grow a variety of vegetables. the garden requires regular care. the teens donate the produce to a local soup kitchen. workers there use the produce to feed people in the community. by tending the garden and donating their produce, the teens are actively make life a bit better for others in their community.

service is valuable in ways that cannot be measured in dollars. people volunteer or serve others without expecting money or gifts in return. service is not about earning money. it is not just collecting money to give to a group. it is about action and contributing to the common good. the people who serve as well as those who receive benefit in many ways that are more important than money or gifts. for example, a soup kitchen provides essential food to people who may otherwise go hungry. the soup kitchen is extremely valuable for those struggling to get enough to eat. those serving learn about compassion and how others can improve life for all.

millions of americans are making society better for themselves and for others. they are participating citizens in their community, raising up those who are less fortunate. in return, they become better people who can understand the perspectives and needs of others, which are invaluable and important qualities of good citizens.

which sentence best represents the main idea of paragraph (2), the first body paragraph?

they made a difference in people's lives and learned some important life lessons in the process.
service is other people and being active in your community.
it is about action and contributing to the common good.
the teens donate the produce to a local soup kitchen.

Start writing a narrative by summarizing thebeginning, middle, and end in the spacesprovided. for this step, tell the events in the orderthey actually happened. use past tense. i get really bad writer's block,

Passage: mrs. smith’s sixth-grade class filed onto the grassy field behind the middle school after lunch. as she exited the building, chelsea looked around for her closest friend, brittany. she spotted her by the swings, talking to their classmate brian. 2 “brian thinks he’s the fastest person in mrs. smith’s class,” brittany told her when she had joined them. it was obvious that brittany didn’t agree with brian. 3 “i guarantee i can beat anyone in this class to a race,” brian said, tugging on the scarlet baseball cap that he wore each and every day. “in fact, i bet i can run faster than the seventh, eighth, and even ninth graders, too! ” 4chelsea rolled her eyes, but wasn’t astonished by his declaration. brian was typically overconfident; he was always challenging other students and expecting to win. according to brian, he was so talented that he could hit more home runs than children on the baseball team and even could repeatedly make more baskets than the boys and girls on the basketball team. 5 “who dares to challenge me? ” brian shouted, directing his question to every student on the playground. the students looked around, but no one volunteered. 6 “i’ll race you,” chelsea said, breaking the awkward silence. she knew she wasn’t the fastest person on the playground, but if she possessed the determination necessary to win, perhaps she could complete the race first. 7 “first person around the field wins,” said brian, stretching his legs and jumping up and down to ready himself for the race. 8they approached the starting line, and brittany counted to three. 9 “see you at the finish line! ” brian exclaimed and left chelsea in the dust. 10brian soon disappeared around the first turn. chelsea took a deep breath and continued to run at a quick pace. the sun was warm and she soon grew tired, but she didn’t stop. ahead, brian approached the finish line and as he began to celebrate, she watched him trip over a small mound of dirt and fall to the ground. 11as chelsea reached the finish line, she noticed that brian was still seated on the ground, rubbing his injured knee. instead of running past him and winning the race, chelsea stooped down to him stand. he leaned on her shoulder, and they completed the race together. 12 “you could've won,” brian said as their friends came out to congratulate them. 13chelsea smiled. “friends are more important than winning,” she said. 14brian smiled at her. “my thoughts exactly,” he said question: which action in the story advance the plot the most? a) when chelsea accepts brian's challenge to race him b) when chelsea rolled her eyes at irritation at brian's pride c) when chelsea reached the finish line and brian finish the race d) when brittany told chelsea that brian thinks he's the fastest in the class

Read the following passage: he roamed from chamber to chamber with hurried, unequal, and objectless step. the pallor of his countenance had assumed, if possible, a more ghastly hue— but the luminousness of his eye had utterly gone out. the once occasional huskiness of his tone was heard no more; and a tremulous quaver, as if of extreme terror, habitually characterized his utterance. there were times, indeed, when i thought his unceasingly agitated mind was laboring with some oppressive secret, to divulge which he struggled for the necessary courage. which of the above ideas might be considered foreshadowing? he is wandering all over the chamber his skin tone is really pale his voice is quivering the narrator thinks he is laboring with an oppressive secret