The Mayas were involved in struggles among themselves and with other tribes. Some earlier cities had been deserted, probably the result of a peasant uprising. These cities soon crumbled into ruin. Other struggles with the Spanish probably led to the ultimate fall of the Mayan Civilization. Traces of this ancient civilization yet remain in the tangled jungle undergrowth of Mexico. From these ruins have been unearthed hieroglyphic records of their learning, beliefs, and history. Does this paragraph implies that the Mayans were a peaceful people?

Which two traits can you infer about Mira in this excerpt from “Games at Twilight” by Anita Desai?The children, too, felt released. They too began tumbling, shoving, pushing against each other, frantic to start. Start what? Start their business. The business of the children’s day which is—play.

“Let’s play hide-and-seek.”
“Who’ll be It?”
“You be It.”
“Why should I? You be——”
“You’re the eldest——”
“That doesn’t mean——”

The shoves became harder. Some kicked out. The motherly Mira intervened. She pulled the boys roughly apart. There was a tearing sound of cloth, but it was lost in the heavy panting and angry grumbling, and no one paid attention to the small sleeve hanging loosely off a shoulder.

“Make a circle, make a circle!” she shouted, firmly pulling and pushing till a kind of vague circle was formed. “Now clap!” she roared, and, clapping, they all chanted in melancholy unison: “Dip, dip, dip—my blue ship——” and every now and then one or the other saw he was safe by the way his hands fell at the crucial moment—palm on palm, or back of hand on palm—and dropped out of the circle with a yell and a jump of relief and jubilation.



Mira is more mature than the other kids in the group.



Mira is acting like a leader for the group of children.



Mira is pushing around the other kids and hoping to win the game.



Mira is arrogant and haughty and tries to disrupt the kids’ games.

Which act of Macbeth contains the exposition? (5 points) Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Act 4 Act 5

Which one of the following words or phrases may be a clue that a sentence is inferring cause and effect? A. Instead of
B. Consequently
C. Before
D. On the other hand

Choose the answer that identifies the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in the sentence.Right now, Tanya has sights set on saving up for a car of her own.
A. direct object
B. subject
C. predicate nominative
D. object of a preposition

Which of the following is true about the great gatsby

Which character from Grendel is most clearly a flat character?A. Unferth
B. Grendel
C. Grendel's Mother
D. Wrolstan