Select the correct texts in the passage. Which phrase best states the author's opinion on assisting children's development?
adapted excerpt from "Some Rights of Children as Persons" in School Education
by Charlotte Mason
A very interesting and instructive educational experiment on these lines has lately been tried in Hackney, where Mr. Sargent got together some
eighty boys and girls under the conditions of an ordinary elementary school The results seem to have been purely delightful; the children
developed an amazing capacity for drawing, perhaps because so soon as they were familiar with the outlines of the flower and foliage of a given
plant, for example, they were encouraged to form designs with these elements. The really beautiful floral designs produced by these girls and
boys, after quite a short art training, would surprise parents whose children have been taught drawing for years with no evident result. These
children developed themselves a great deal on their school magazine also, for which they wrote tales and poems, and essays, not prescribed
work, but self-chosen. The children's thought was stimulated, and they felt they had it in them to say much about a doll's ball, Peter, the school
cat, or whatever other subject struck their fancy. "They felt their feet" as the nurses say of children when they begin to walk; and our
non-success in education is a good deal due to the fact that we carry children through their school work and do not let them feel their feet.

Ead the passage from "marriage is a private affair” by chinua achebe. "i shall never see her,” was the reply. from that night the father scarcely spoke to his son. he did not, however, cease hoping that he would realize how serious was the danger he was heading for. day and night he put him in his prayers. nnaemeka, for his own part, was very deeply affected by his father’s grief. but he kept hoping that it would pass away. if it had occurred to him that never in the history of his people had a man married a woman who spoke a different tongue, he might have been less optimistic. "it has never been heard,” was the verdict of an old man speaking a few weeks later. in that short sentence he spoke for all of his people. this man had come with others to commiserate with okeke when news went round about his son’s behaviour. by that time the son had gone back to lagos. "it has never been heard,” said the old man again with a sad shake of his head. "what did our lord say? ” asked another gentleman. "sons shall rise against their fathers; it is there in the holy book.” "it is the beginning of the end,” said another. how does this passage reinforce the traditional social hierarchy? the older men in the village tell okeke that he should respect nnaemeka’s decision. the older men in the village console nnaemeka about okeke’s attitude toward his choices. the older men in the village commiserate with okeke regarding nnaemeka’s decision to disobey him. the older men in the village think that nnaemeka should be optimistic that okeke will accept his decision.

Which is the best strategy for responding to counter-arguments in your persuasive research essay? a. avoid addressing opinions that point out flaws in your thesis. b. use language that will appeal to the emotions of your audience. c. respond to reasonable outlooks instead of weak ones. d. ignore any evidence that does not support your own thesis

The boy and the wolf by james baldwin one day word came that a savage wolf had been seen in the forest. "how i should like to meet that wolf," said little gilbert. he was only seven years old, but now all his thoughts were about the savage beast. "shall we take a walk this morning? " asked his mother. "oh, yes! " said gilbert. "perhaps we may see that wolf among the trees. but don't be afraid." his mother smiled, for she felt quite sure that there was no danger. what point of view does the author use in this selection?