This communication situation uses the imperative form of the sentence. 

This is an overall description of something to make it easy to understand. 

This communication situation gives facts, knowledge or beliefs to someone. 

This refers to the use of facial expression, hand gestures and posture. 

Oral language should use correct grammar and simple words.

Choice of words should relate to your listener's background.

You should use pronouns like ME and YOU.

This communication situation intends to tell a story.

Which of the following nonverbal behaviors carries the emotion and feelings of the speaker?

Nonverbal behavior that expresses the participants' sincerity. 

This gives emphasis when talking. 

We can get as close as we want to a person when talking. 

Garbage cans are not magical portals. Trash does not disappear when you toss it in a can. Yet, the average American throws away an estimated 1,600 pounds of waste each year. If there are no magic garbage fairies, where does all that trash go? There are four methods to managing waste: recycling, land filling, composting, and incinerating. Each method has its strengths and weaknesses. Let's take a quick look at each.

There are a number of strategies that you can use to improve your ability to comprehend what you read. The most important thing I find is that students that are self-aware which means they understand what they do not know. When students understand what they do not know, focusing on that can be hugely beneficial for them. Taking small notes on what you read along the way, this will help remind you of the important points. Better yet, when you complete reviewing a body of work complete a graphic organizer that outlines the work itself. Make sure to be able to answer questions that anyone may ask you on the work. The more you question yourself, the more you will come away with. Make sure that you can summarize everything you read each and every time.

The grade 7 English Language Arts test was presented in the following two parts:

■ the ELA Composition test, which used a writing prompt to assess learning standards from theWriting strand in the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for English Language Arts andLiteracy (March 2011)

■ the ELA Reading Comprehension test, which used multiple-choice and open-response questions(items) to assess learning standards from the Reading and Language strands in the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for English Language Arts and Literacy