I NEED HELP ASAP!!! The Transcontinental Railroad was perhaps the most monumental technological achievement of the Industrial Revolution. Beginning in 1863, two companies worked more than six years to lay 2000 miles of track between San Francisco, California, and Council Bluffs, a town in Iowa on the Missouri River. On May 10, 1869, in Promontory, Utah, after great fanfare, a railroad worker heaved a large sledgehammer and drove the final spike of the railroad. The strike literally was heard all around the country, as operators of the railroad companies had wired the spike into the transcontinental telegraph line. The land and peoples of the United States would never be the same.


In paragraph 1, the author provides background on the Transcontinental Railroad and presents the passage’s central idea. Which sentence from the paragraph best states the central idea?


A

The Transcontinental Railroad was perhaps the most monumental technological achievement of the Industrial Revolution.


B

On May 10, 1869, in Promontory, Utah, after great fanfare, a railroad worker heaved a large sledgehammer and drove the final spike of the railroad.


C

The strike literally was heard all around the country, as operators of the railroad companies had wired the spike into the transcontinental telegraph line.


D

The land and peoples of the United States would never be the same.

A city that has an elevation of -17 meters is closer to sea level than a city that has an elevation of -40 meters

Which of the following source locations requires you to check out the organization first because the source may or may not be reliable?

A) .com
B) .edu
C) .gov
D) .org

1): True or False A website with information about guinea pigs with the URL address is a reliable source.

2): Which sentence effectively uses technical language to describe an opera performance? A) The singer hit a note so high it felt like it could break glass.
B) The opera consisted of two halves with a break in the middle. C)The aria included a performance by a soprano and an alto with a cadenza.
D) The performance involved a woman with a high-pitched voice.

3): Match the example to the figurative language
- She ran like the wind.
- Ladies like to laugh at lunch.
- I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
- The building rumbled and groaned before crashing down.
- The trees danced in the wind.
- My mom is an angel.
O metaphor
O onomatopoeia
O alliteration
O hyperbole
O simile
O personification

What conclusions can you draw about the meaning of the phrase “self-soilers” in line 4?

"Say to them,
say to the down-keepers,
the sun-slappers,
the self-soilers,"

HELP ME I NEED HELP WITH THIS ASAP!!!!!!!!!! In paragraph 1, the author provides background on the Transcontinental Railroad and presents the passage’s central idea. Which sentence from the paragraph best states the central idea?

A
The Transcontinental Railroad was perhaps the most monumental technological achievement of the Industrial Revolution.

B
On May 10, 1869, in Promontory, Utah, after great fanfare, a railroad worker heaved a large sledgehammer and drove the final spike of the railroad.

C
The strike literally was heard all around the country, as operators of the railroad companies had wired the spike into the transcontinental telegraph line.

D
The land and peoples of the United States would never be the same. HELP ME I NEED HELP WITH THIS ASAP!!!!!!!!!!