Dominic was balancing on the fence. No matter how many times he fell off or got hurt, he never learned his lesson. Last spring, he'd sprained his left ankle. Last fall, he'd fractured his right wrist. One summer, he'd spent six weeks with a cast on his leg. He just never learned.
His older sister, Sophia, was watching from the porch. She knew that Mom would come out any second and say, "Dominic Salvatore Mazzello, you come in this house immediately."
"Hey, Sophia, watch what I can do!" Dominic yelled from the fence.
He got up on his toes like a gymnast on a balance beam and stretched toward the sky.
"You're going to fall!" Sophia shouted back.
"Oh, I am not! You're just jealous because I can do this and you can't."
Dominic reached higher and higher. Suddenly, his right foot slipped. Then, his left foot slipped. Sophia saw her brother falling, falling, falling. . . .
As Dominic neared the ground, Sophia leaped from the porch, dashed to the fence, and caught her little brother in her arms.
"Nice catch, Wonder Woman," Mom called from the front porch. Sophia and Dominic both smiled. But Dominic stopped smiling as soon as Mom said, "Dominic Salvatore Mazzello, you come in this house immediately."

Why does Mom call Sophia "Wonder Woman"?
A.
because Dominic is always getting rescued
B.
because Dominic reads old comic books
C.
because Sophia resembles Wonder Woman
D.
because Sophia performs a heroic act

Answer:

D

Explanation:

Because Sophia performs a heroic act

Read the excerpt from the article Amazing Plants:

There are a surprising number of plants that are carnivorous, or feed on meat. One of the most well-known carnivorous plants is the Venus flytrap. This carnivore lives in warm, swampy areas where it feeds on flies and any other insect unfortunate enough to land on one of its round, spiky leaves. The leaves are motion-sensitive, and the slightest touch causes a leaf to snap shut, trapping the prey behind a prison of spikes.

Pitcher plants are another quiet carnivore. The plants are long, pitcher-like tube shapes, with wide bottoms full of water to catch and digest their prey. Pitcher plants use different strategies to attract prey. Some give off sweet smells, while others produce nectar. Pitchers have been known to consume anything from insects to small lizards and rodents.

Read the article Trapped by a Predator:

When I was 12, I went on vacation to the Wilmington, North Carolina area. While there, my family and I went on a hike in the Croatan National Forest, a true coastal forest that is bordered on three sides by water. As I traversed the boardwalk, I caught a glimpse of something pink in my peripheral vision. I stopped and bent down to inspect the mysterious looking specimen. It had long, sharp-looking white teeth and a large, pink mouth. Upon closer inspection, I noticed little droplets of liquid around the rim. Inside its mouth, there were six tiny hairs, three on the top and three on the bottom. While I was examining the unknown object, I saw a fly zoom in and land inside the mouth. I observed as it wandered around the reddish-pink, fleshy surface and brushed against one of the hairs. What happened next seemed like something out of a horror story. All of a sudden, the mouth snapped shut, and the teeth made a prison, trapping the poor fly inside. I witnessed the fly fighting against the spiky teeth, trying to escape, but it was an unsuccessful struggle. When my mother caught up to me on the path, I showed her the slayer, and she explained that the fly eater was the plant called a Venus flytrap. In that moment, I wanted to learn more about this carnivorous flora.

I became a botanist because of that first encounter with the predatory plant. Over the years, I learned so much more about the Dionaea muscipula, better known as the Venus flytrap. For example, the liquid around the rim of its "mouth" is actually a sweet nectar that lures prey. In addition, the six tiny hairs, called trichomes, are like little sensory time bombs. This means when an insect touches a trichome, a timer is set for 20 seconds. If there is a second touch within the 20-second period, the mouth clamps down and traps the prey. The third movement signals the plant's digestive juices to start breaking down the insect. In about ten days, the Venus flytrap reopens and any part of the insect that didn't get digested falls out. It is an amazing process!

Because of my experience in North Carolina all those years ago, I decided to become a botanist and specialize in carnivorous plants. I have studied pitcher plants, sundews, water wheels, cobra lilies, and more. I never bore learning about the different traps, like suction traps and sticky traps, that carnivorous plants use to snare their prey. In fact, you could say I was trapped by the Venus flytrap, that meat-eating predator, when I first laid eyes on it.

What information does the reader learn from Amazing Plants that is missing in Trapped by a Predator?

A. A description of the pitcher plant
B. A report of the author's career
C. An account of a fly being eaten
D. An explanation of the Venus flytrap

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why pizza may be considered an art form?​

Write a paragraph that explains how Claudette’s arrest develops a central idea that has been building throughout the text thus far.

George Willard thinks more about his past than his future as he is leaving Winesburg. Which of the following sentences from the passage best supports this statement?

Its Number 2 from the story from "Departure". U GUYS DONT HAVE TO ANSWER IT IF YOU GUYS DON'T WANT TO : )

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Will give brainliest if you give the correct definition to these 10 simple words, pt.3
1.Influence:

2.Sulfurous:

3.Crave:

4.Stabilize:

5.Hilly:

6.Incessant:

7.Chipper:

8.Murky:

9.Surging:

10.Wiry:

Adrian Miller is accused of sneaking into the school to try to change his grades.

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Why does Felix feel impressed and intimidated by his uncle?

Will give brainliest if you give the correct definitions to these 10 simple words, pt 2
1.Moan:

2.Overcome:

3.Stiff:

4.Briefly:

5.Eddied:

6.Roaringly:

7.Staggering:

8.Telegraphed:

9.Swiveling:

10.Tension:

Which underlined phrase in the paragraph shows how the ownership of a car changed the way the author regarded himself

Can someone please answer this, it’s from the book night by elie Wiesel

1. Do you personally find more happiness buying a new material possession or purchasing an experience? Do the results of the study surprise you? Why or why not?
2. Do you believe the findings of the study would be the same for people from different socioeconomic backgrounds? How about people in different cultures? Why?
3. In the context of this article, can money buy happiness? Is money necessary for happiness? Cite evidence from the article, your own personal experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer. (YOU CAN BUY HAPPINESS, IF IT'S AN EXPERIENCE by Maanvi Singh)

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My topic is Swimming

Read this excerpt from A Black Hole is NOT a Hole.


Now try this tasty thought experiment. Say some friends far outside the black hole decide to send you a snack. If they launch a red apple your way, it’s invisible to you at first. But keep your eyes peeled! Eventually, the apple shifts from invisible to blue, then to green, yellow, orange, and finally red, as it passes through gravitational zones that are closer and closer to the same strength as yours.

Which type of graphical representation would best support a reader’s understanding of this excerpt?

someone watching an apple hurl through space
a picnic basket being launched into space
an apple made up of all the colors mentioned
a series of apples in each color mentioned

2. To make this text the most logical, the following sentence should be
placed:
I protest against starting our methods of teaching over again, not only
in the name of justice, but in the name of common sense
A. Right where it is
B. After the sentence containing “less emptiness.”
C. As the first sentence in the text
D. In the first sentence of the last paragraph

Please, help.

iReady test and I can't figure out the answer.

In two or three well written sentences, explain whether or not the author of "Furry Friends" effectively supported the claim with reasons and evidence.
Furry Friends
by Leah Paulos

Compare and contrast the role of women in Ancient Greece with the role of women in Antigone. Read the story of Antigone.

In your journal, reflect on the role women play in Antigone, comparing and contrasting that with the role of women in Ancient Greece. Based on your reading of the play, do you think Sophocles agreed or disagreed with the culture’s view of women during his time? Explain your answer using examples from the text.

The word ________ means "having to do with a boy or a man".
*compete
athlete
male
photograph
media
female
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In the space below, write an objective summary of pages 44–49 of Trash Vortex. Be sure to include two central ideas and explain how they are developed in the text.

Which sentence best summarizes Leonardo da Vinci’s contributions to science?

A.) He learned that the eye worked differently than people believed at the time.
B.) He focused on art, inventing new painting and sculptural styles.
C.) He invented several of the tools now used to practice astronomy.
D.) He made many new observations about the natural world and also invented new ways of studying science.


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What are some Events involving Isabelle from stepsister

What is the purpose of the lines that are underlined?
O These are answers to topic questions, and the
paragraphs after them explain the answers.
O These are summary points so that the reader could
just read these lines and understand the passage.
O These are conclusions that summarize all of the
information in the paragraphs before them.
O These are headings that give titles to the topics being
discussed in the paragraphs after them.

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Option D:

By translating a word into code as an example.