Question

Can someone help me answer these questions that go with this passage? PLEASE!!!! PLEASE!!!! PLEASE!!!!

Answer 1

What key idea does the text below suggest?

Yet so vain is man, and so blinded by his vanity, that no writer, up to the very end of the nineteenth century, expressed any idea that intelligent life might have developed there far, or indeed at all, beyond its earthly level.

Earth's idea of intelligence is insufficient.

Humans are vain and pompous creatures.

Humans are blind to their own shortcomings and weaknesses.

Pride kept humans from imagining life beyond Earth.

Answer 2

What key idea does the text below suggest?

Its physical condition is still largely a mystery, but we know now that even in its equatorial region the midday temperature barely approaches that of our coldest winter.

Despite gaps in our knowledge, we do know the planet is cooling.

In the middle of the day it is cooler than it should be.

Regions of the planet are cooler than many others on Earth.

The conditions on the planet are still unknown.

Answer 3

Which of the following states the central idea of the third paragraph?

Inhabitants of Mars were blessed with an ever-increasing intelligence.

Melting snowcaps caused the inhabitants of Mars to prey upon the humans of Earth.

The distance between Mars and Earth was not enough to deter invasion.

Inhabitants of Mars looked toward Earth for various reasons, some rather obvious.

Answer 4

Read this line from The War of the Worlds:
That last stage of exhaustion, which to us is still incredibly remote, has become a present-day problem for the inhabitants of Mars…

What does the last stage of exhaustion imply about Mars?

The inhabitants have little physical strength left.

The inhabitants of Mars have become ancient.

The planet has moved farther away from the Sun.

The planet is nearing its last days.

Answer 5

Read this line from The War of the Worlds:
The immediate pressure of necessity has brightened their intellects, enlarged their powers, and hardened their hearts…

What does the phrase "hardened their hearts" imply?

The aliens are more clever than kind.

The aliens are without mercy.

The aliens do not have hearts.

The aliens do not have principles.

Answer 6

What do these lines tell you about the attitude men on Earth had toward any men on Mars?

It is curious to recall some of the mental habits of those departed days. At most terrestrial men fancied there might be other men upon Mars, perhaps inferior to themselves and ready to welcome a missionary enterprise.

If they existed, they could teach humans things.

If they existed, they would leave humans alone.

If they existed, they would be interested in humans.

If they existed, they would need help from humans.

Answer 7

Which three of these statements best describe the attitude of humans on Earth as they are described in paragraph one of this excerpt. Choose one answer from each group. Type the LETTER ONLY for each answer in the correct blank.

Type A, B, or C for Blank 1.

They think they know everything.
They are unwilling to help others.
They are scientifically advanced.


Type F, G, or H for Blank 2.
They are interested in exploring space.
They have a keen knowledge of extraterrestrial beings.
They are unaware of other beings on earth.


Type I, J, or K for Blank 3.
They believe in charity.
They are curious to learn more.
They often think about the benefits of exploration.

Answer 8

In three to five complete sentences, explain why the inhabitants of Mars are interested in Earth. Use information from the text to support your answer.

Answer 9

@AravindG
@.Sam.
@Hero
@thomaster
@KingGeorge
@Ashleyisakitty
@shrutipande9

Answer 10

ill give METALS!!!!!!!!

Answer 11

@Pianolover03

Answer 12

i think the first one is D???

Answer 13

second is either A or C??

Answer 14

I need the last one. sighh