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Collin is writing a compare and contrast paragraph about different language courses offered at his school.Point: English is the most common language in the United States, but people also speak French and Spanish.Illustration: More than 37 million people over the age of five speak Spanish in the U.S., and approximately 2 million people speak French.

Which is the best definition of "value”?

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Read the passage from "The Beginnings of the Maasai.”In the very beginning of the world, Enkai was the only god: the guardian of rain, fertility, sun, and love. With that love, Enkai birthed three sons who became the Fathers of the three tribes. Enkai gave each tribe a gift to help them succeed in their new home. Upon the Father of the Kikuyu, Enkai bestowed a hoe to cultivate the plains. To the Father of the Kamba, Enkai gifted a bow and arrow so his people could hunt wild animals in the forests and plains. To my father, Neiterkob, the Father of the Maasai, Enkai gave a stick.

Which characters in the story of Perseus best reflect the value of friendship?

Which part of "The Maori: Genealogies and Origins in New Zealand” best shows that the Maori value freedom?

Which reason best explains why "The Beginnings of the Maasai” can be classified as a myth?

Read the excerpt from "Perseus."For a time she kept his birth secret from her father, but it became increasingly difficult to do so in the narrow limits of that bronze house and finally one day the little boy—his name was Perseus—was discovered by his grandfather. "Your child!” Acrisius cried in great anger. "Who is his father?” But when Danaë answered proudly, "Zeus,” he would not believe her.

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Which story event from "Perseus" best shows that the ancient Greeks sometimes suffered tyrannical rulers?

If a writer were writing a modern-day story based on the Theseus myth featured in "Cruel Tribute,” what would the story’s plot most likely include?

Which details from the myths support the idea that both the Maori and Haida understand the value of determination?

Which phrases include sensory language? Select three answers.

Read the excerpt from "Persues."Neither could she see that around them there were islands rising high above the sea, many islands. All she knew was that presently a wave seemed to lift them and carry them swiftly on and then, retreating, leave them on something solid and motionless. They had made land; they were safe from the sea, but they were still in the chest with no way to get out.