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Reading Comprehension:
When using a metal file, always remember to bear down on the forward stroke only. On the return stroke, lift the file clear of the surface to avoid dulling the instrument’s teeth. Only when working on very soft metals is it advisable to drag the file’s teeth slightly on the return stroke. This helps clear out metal pieces from between the teeth.
It is best to bear down just hard enough to keep the file cutting at all times. Too little pressure uses only the tips of the teeth; too much pressure can chip the teeth. Move the file in straight lines across the surface. Use a vice to grip the work so that your hands are free to hold the file. Protect your hands by equipping the file with a handle. Buy a wooden handle and install it by inserting the pointed end of the file into the handle hole
These directions show you how to-
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When using a file-
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When working on soft metals, you can-
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Protect your hands by-
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As the sky darkened, Kapu came back. He barked softly. “I know what you want,” Miyax called, holding out a large piece of cooked meat. Kapu took it so gently from her fingers that she could not even feel his teeth. As she watched him run off into the night, her eyes lifted to the sky. There, twinkling in the distance, was the North Star, the permanent light that had guided the Eskimos for thousands of years. She sang:
Bright star, still star,
Lead me to the sea . . .
Hastily, she cut the remaining half of her caribou skin into four strips and a circle. Cracking open the ice on the lake, she weighted the pieces with stones and sent them to the bottom. Around midnight she awoke to hear her wolves in the distance talking softly among themselves-probably paying tribute to Amaroq as they moved along the trail, she thought. Peering out of her tent, she saw that the star was gone. A cold flake struck her nose, melted, fell into her fur, and froze. The wind blared, the wolves called joyously, and Miyax snuggled deep in her furs. Let it snow. Kapu had known it was coming and had brought food for her. She slept until daybreak, saw that it was still snowing, and dozed, off and on, through the white, wild day as the weasels and foxes did. That night the sky cleared, and at dawn she crawled out of her skins. The tundra was white with the snow that would lock up the Arctic till June. The cold had deepened
In this excerpt, what was Miyax searching for?
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Why do three dots follow the words “Bright star, still star, Lead me to the sea . . .”?
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Why wasn’t Miyax worried about the changing weather?
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How does the North Star help Miyax?
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When you want to hang the American flag over the middle of a street, suspend it vertically with the blue field, called the union, to the north and east- west street . When the flag is displayed with another banner from crossed staffs, the American flag is on the right. Place the staff of the American flag in front of the other staff. Raise the flag quickly and lower it slowly and respectfully. When flying the flag at half-mast, hoist it to the top of the pole for a moment before lowering it to mid-pole. When flying the American flag with banners from states or cities, raise the nation’s banner first and lower it last. Never allow the flag to touch the ground
Even if the ingredients didn’t help the patients still might have claimed to be cured so that they didn’t have to take the medicine anymore.
What is the main idea of this passage?
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Check the following sentence for error:
Usually, they even had to guess about the best treatment for the sickness. Medicine
was a very, new science
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Section: Language Arts