This section of this test assesses your skill to comprehend reading passages and use information from the passages
to write an informational explanatory essay.
Which sentence BEST explains why the author of "The
Hardy Live Oak" says that the live oak trees are "a treasure
in hot places with harsh sunny weather"?
They provide shade in the summer heat.
Before you begin typing your essay, you will read two
passages and answer three multiple-choice and one
short-constructed response question about what you have
read.
O They also provide food for many animals.
Live oak trees just blend into the landscape.
d Each live oak tree can produce thousands of acorns.
As you read the passages, think about details you may
use in an informational / explanatory essay about the
northern red oak and the live oak tree. The informational /
explanatory essay will be the final writing task in this
section.
These are the titles of the passages you will read:
1. The Northern Red Oak
2. The Hardy Live Oak
Read the first passage.

20 pointsyou don't need to cite anything, just make it flow better! ! guidelines where did the early christians meet? what were their activities and responsibilities? who were their leaders? what problems did they face? my essay. it is around 200 words, the goal for 250.the church has evolved over several centuries and generations. some of these changes are for the better, such as more people being to be able to worship freely, however, some of these changes were (and are) regretfully for the worse. such an example is the overcommercialization of the church to attract worldly people. overcommercialization causes christians to lose sight of what's important and focus on what's not. it also causes christians to sin just so the can attract a different kind of crowd. but it wasn't always this way. early christians faced more persecution, but that same persecution drove them closer to god. there was really focus on spreading the wonderful news of the gospel instead of hiding behind the things of this world. they would meet in synagogues and homes to share this message too. there was really focus on spreading the wonderful at the beginning of sharing the gospel, the responsibility fell on a few people to spread the word. the disciples were these messengers, along with jesus. the disciples also had the job of finding to spread the word.

Which statement best describes evidence of a mulitcultural mix in east africa? a. because of what he learned during his pilgrimage to mecca, mansa musa was able to build a center of islamic scholarship. b. the traders of ghana brought back with them slaves from the mediterranean who taught the ghana rulers about christianity. c. clans were made up of lineages that were descendants of multiple ancestors from different regions of africa. d. swahili became a language made up of words spoken by traders along the coast of the indian ocean.

Of the following choices, which ones are characteristics of west african society? select all that apply. a. arabic was the main language used when trading with other societies. b. christianity was the only religion practiced in villages. c. slaves had no rights and were only given specific farming tasks. d. skilled workers were a higher level in the caste system than traders. e. religious rituals encouraged the honoring of ancestors.