This is the story of a girl who sails around the world single-handedly (on her own).Choose the best opening. In the beginning of your story, you should introduce a character and set the mood, tone and atmosphere.Nerves and excitement coursed through me in equal parts. I waved goodbye to the family and friends who had come to see me off on this adventure.The winds were whipping the sails. Wave after wave washed over the boat, soaking me to the skin. I had to keep going, even though I was barely able to feel the ropes.Eventually, I got the boat back on course and when I finally saw the rock of Gibraltar, I knew that I was no longer lost.The horizon came into view and I gave a huge sigh of relief. I had made it home.

Select the quotation from the story that most strongly suggests that the theme is Trying too hard to save money can cost you.Rachel and Arnel spent the summer catching perch and shaking their heads over their mistake.The clerk pointed to a brand-new canoe. "This is our top seller. Dependable, good reviews, comes with a ten-year warranty."The boat hardly went fifty feet before the front started sinking. Rachel's summer fantasy sunk along with it.Submit

You encounter another boat. You assess the situation and determine that you are the give-way vessel. What must you do?Speed up and maintain your present course.Take early and substantial action to keep well away.Maintain course if your boat is larger.Speed up to pass if your boat is smaller.

Write an original narrative about a character who unexpectedly ends up in a place he or she has always dreamed of going. Make sure you develop your characters, setting, and plot using details, dialogue, and description where appropriate.

Betty is sitting on of her surfboard out in the ocean. She is waiting for the perfect wave to come along so she can ride it in to shore. As she waits, she notices that the waves roll by in patterns, or sets. As Betty waits, she counts the number of waves that pass her during a 1-second period; she counts just 1. She estimates that the distance between crests is 6 meters. Betty sees the perfect wave and begins paddling. She pushes herself up, stands on the surfboard and rides the wave all the way in to shore, a distance of about 60 meters. It takes her about 10 seconds to ride the wave in. Use two methods to calculate the speed of the wave based on the information presented. Are they the same? Explain how you got your answers.

You are writing the opening to a scary story.You are going to describe the weather to set the tone of a story. You need to create the impression that the character is sad.Choose the best opening.With a howling shriek of terror, the wind rattled the window panes and the trees outside trembled.Raindrops dripped miserably from the sky as I trudged along.Beaming brightly, the butter yellow sun shone in the endless stretch of cloudless blue sky.I crouched down to scoop up a handful of the pure, white unbroken snow. Cupping the snow in my hands, I stared at the tiny crystals, utterly mesmerised.I DON'T KNOWSUBMIT ANSWER