Question

week 8 day 1
daily language

1. choose the correct prepositions to complete the sentence below. we took a walk _ the park _ dinner last night. a. under, above b. in, with c. in, after d. along, with
2. correct the following sentence: my uncle jim couldnt make it to the awards program tonight
3. add commas and quotation marks to make the sentence correct. chipper yelled watch out for the ball!
4. what is the meaning of the figurative language in the sentence below a little birdie told me that you were going to play soccer next year. a. a child has a bird that can speak. b. i was told by a private source. c. the bird told me you were playing.

daily reading achilles heel
once upon a time there was a beautiful sea goddess by the name of thetis. a mortal king, banished from his country, fled to a new land where he fell in love with the sea goddess. his name was peleus. peleus wanted to capture thetis through trickery and help from zeus. the two were married. they then had a son. thetis named him achilles. achilles was mortal because although his mother was a goddess, his father was mortal. thetis loved her son very much and wanted to make him immortal like her. she took her baby son and holding him by the heel, dipped him in the river styx, a special river in greek mythology that separated the living from the dead. alas, she forgot to dip his heel twice, thus causing the part of his heel that she held to remain mortal.
achilles was the bravest, strongest, the most handsome of all warriors. he was the most valiant warrior in the famous trojan war. ultimately, though, another warrior from the opposing army shot achilles in the spot that did not get touched by the river styx. he was shot in his weak spot. achilles was immediately killed on the battle field.
today each of us is known to have an achilles heel, or a weak area in ourselves. the story comes from the greek mythological story of achilles.

1. what is the main way the author organizes this passage: a. problem and solution b. cause and effect c. order of events d. compare and contrast
2. which section of the passage gives the most information about achilles weakness: a. the title b. the closing paragraph c. the opening paragraph d. the second paragraph

Explanation:

1. Prepositions: "in" is used for being inside a place like a park, and "after" is used to indicate time - sequence related to dinner.
2. Capitalization: Proper names like "Jim" should be capitalized.
3. Punctuation: The sentence should be "Chipper yelled, 'Watch out for the ball!'".
4. Figurative Language: "A little birdie told me" is an idiom meaning information from a private source.
5. Passage Organization: The passage tells the story of Achilles in the order of events that happened in his life.
6. Information Location: Information about Achilles' weakness is in the second paragraph where it describes his heel not being touched by the River Styx.

Answer:

1. c. in, after
2. My uncle Jim couldn't make it to the Awards program tonight.
3. Chipper yelled, "Watch out for the ball!"
4. b. I was told by a private source.
5. c. order of events
6. d. the second paragraph