To improve understanding of an informational paragraph, which questions are best to ask? check all that apply.
a.)what is this paragraph mostly about?
b.)are there any unfamiliar words i need to learn?
c.)what is the author’s claim?
d.)how does the evidence relate to the claim?
e.)how long is this paragraph compared to the others?
f.)is the evidence relevant to the claim?
g.)should the author cut this paragraph from the text?

Study the editorial cartoon mars probe by mike keefe. how does the alien with the baseball bat contribute to the effectiveness of the political cartoon? it suggests that aliens are like people because they play baseball, a human sport. it uses humor to show that unknown factors keep damaging the probes humans send. it shows how to cope with the surface of mars, which is rocky and full of craters. it exaggerates the size of the bat in relation to the mars probe in the cartoon.

This passage contains repeated allusions to all the following except. a.sailing b.suitors c.hunting d.dreams

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.