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A Global Art
Q. This selection is mainly about
Ans: The history & popularity of a specific art form
Q. What do these two excerpts have in common?
Ans: Both list popular anime films or shows
Q. Based on this excerpt, which statement best summarizes the difference between super robots
Ans: Super robots are fantasy, but real robots are realistic
Q. This image of an anime character shows which common anime
Ans: Overly large eyes
Q. Based on what you have read, this selection can best be described as
Ans: Informational nonfiction
Q. “Dubbed” anime has
Ans: English-speaking actors whose voices are recorded over the Japanese
Q. Anime is the Japanese word for
Ans: Nimated drawings or images
Q. In the 1980s, which two events helped anime spread to new audiences?
Ans: The availability of home video & C.the creation of video games using
Q. Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of Pokemon, got his idea from
Ans: Collecting insects when he was a child
Q. In this expert, what does the term “short-lived” most closely mean?
Ans: Brief or temporary
Sumo Wrestling
Q. This selection is mainly about a sport that
Ans: Remains basically unchanged since ancient times
Q.Sumo wrestlers do not show any emotion if they win or lose a match. Why?
Ans: It would be disrespectful to an opponent
Q. Read this part from the selection. Which of the following could best replace the word “isolated”?
Ans: Separated
Q. In Sumo wrestling, what is a “topknot?”
Ans: A sumo hairstyle that protects the head from injury
Q. Look at this image. What was the primary purpose of this substance during ancient Sumo wrestling matches?
Ans: To prove to the gods that a Sumo match would be a clean match with no cheating
Q.This selection is best described as
Ans: Informational writing
Q. Which two of the following are rules that young Sumo wrestlers must follow?
Ans: •Waking up early to do chores
•Living respectfully and properly
Q. All these statements about Sumo wrestling are correct. Which one supports the claim that the sport has not changed since ancient times?
Ans: A sumo match begins with clapping hands, stomping feet, and salt thrown around the ring
Q. Read this part of the selection. If Japan had been part of mainland Asia rather than an island nation, which of the following most likely would have occurred?
Ans: A form of wrestling would have developed that was similar to other nations’ versions of the sport
Q. According to the selection, Japan developed a unique culture because
Ans: It is made of islands that are separated from other countries by the sea
Q. Put these events in order from life of Hakuho in order in which they occurred, from first to last
Ans: He moved from Mongolia to Japan
He was rejected from most Sumo stables
He won his first tournament
He won the title of “yokozuna”
Recycle
Q. This selection is mainly about
Ans: efforts to solvethe world’s waste problem and what you can do tohelp.
Q. The average American produces about
Ans: 1,650 pounds of trash a year.
Q. Which of the following could be considered a good way to recycle waste?
Ans: feeding worms foodscraps to make compost
Q. If someone in Switzerland put out a trash bag without a sticker on it, trash collections would
Ans: pass by the trash bag and leave it by the curb.
Q. What does this excerpt tell you about the behavior of some Swiss citizens?
Ans: Despite a high recycling rate, not all people sort their trash for recycling.
Q. Why did the Swiss company come to Senegal?
Ans: to share its recycling technologies in order to solve the country’s waste problems eager.
Q. The author compares landfills to
Ans: huge home trash containers.
Q. A person in Senegal would most likely recycle the peels from these fruits into
Ans: perfume
Q. What evidence does the author give to prove that Diobass is a skilled furniture maker?
Ans: He makes pieces that are regarded as among the bestin the country.
Experiencing What You Eat
Q. This selection is mainly about how
Ans: Eating mindfully can help people make healthier food choices.
Q. Please read this excerpt about Frederick Hecht’s study. Compared with the non-mindful group, which two of these outcomes did the mindfulness group show?
Ans: •Lower blood sugar (glucose)
•Greater weight loss
Q. Based on your answer to the previous question, Frederick Hecht’s study suggests that mindfulness exercises
Ans: May help people maintain a healthy weight.
Q. Based on what you have read, the author of this selection wants readers to understand that
Ans: Research supports the health benefits of paying attention to what you experience while eating.
Q. This selection describes Jean Kristeller’s study on mindfulness and eating disorders. Based on this excerpt, two key elements of this study are
Ans: •Learning to eat mindfully.
•Doing mini-meditations before eating.
Q. Based on this text, which two of the following suggest that MB-EAT can be used to treat binge- eating disorder?
Ans: •Participants showed improvements in the areas of self- esteem and depression.
•Six months after starting the program, most participants no longer qualified as binge-eaters.
Q. Based on what you have read, the term “mindfulness” refers to
Ans: Being aware of what is going on in the moment.
Q. Frederick Hecht’s study found that participants who practiced mindfulness lowered their triglyceride levels. Based on what you have read, this may
Ans: Reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.
Q. Please read this excerpt from the selection. Based on what you have read, Frankie Engelking has found that mindful Ans: eating can help students
Ans: Discover something new about foods they eat all the time.
Q. This excerpt describes two types of cholesterol. Based on this text, Hecht’s study showed that mindfulness patients improved their cholesterol levels by
Ans: Increasing HDL
Home Is Where The Heart Is
Q. This selection shows mainly that a
Ans: dog’s love can be boundless.
Q. Jeff could be described as
Ans: energetic and curious.
Q. The authors use the information in this excerpt as
Ans: foreshadowing.
Q. Jeff’s most annoying habit is
Ans: barking in people’s ears.
Q. Based on this excerpt, which of the following is an opinion?
Ans: Scientists think monarch butterflies have directions stored in their DNA.
Q. Why is the word “emotional” used in the nickname “emotional GPS”?
Ans: to show that dogs use their feelings rather than their knowledge
Q. What do these two excerpts tell you about information on the Internet?
Ans: It needs to be evaluated before taken as reliable.
Q. Why is Dr. Jacobs skeptical that the dying dog is Jeff?
Ans: Stories on returning dogs are misleading.
Q. At the vet’s office, Jeff’s owner could be described as
Ans: nervous and hopeful.
Q. The dying dog identifies himself as Jeff by
Ans: barking in the vet’s ear.
Mystery On The High Plateau
Q. This selection is mainly about an earth cookie and
Ans: what could have caused it.
Q. The slab of earth that Rick Timm found in the middle of the wheat field
Ans: looked like a large pear-shaped cutout.
Q. What provided strong evidence that the hole and the earth slab were once connected?
Ans: The root systems of the hole and the slab matched.
Q. In this excerpt, the tone of Bianchi’s remark could be described as
Ans: humorous.
Q. Why were the geologists interested in the earth cookie?
Ans: They hoped to come up with an explanation for it.
Q. What information put a hole in the “ice raft” theory as an explanation for the earth cookie?
Ans: The temperature was not below freezing long enough.
Q. Who was the source of the information that put a hole in the “ice raft” theory?
Ans: the sixth-grade students
Q. What clue was found by the Timms after coming upon the earth cookie?
Ans: a hole with a smooth wall
Q. When coming up with an explanation for the earth cookie, all the geologists
Ans: could not agree on the most likely cause.
Q. What does this selection lead you to believe will be the outcome of the earth cookie mystery?
Ans: It may be solved one day.
The Prince Of Thieves
Q. This selection is mainly about Robin Hood and
Ans: how an incident in the forest changed his life.
Q. As this selection opens, Robin can be described as
Ans: hopeful and carefree.
Q. In this excerpt, the words the forester called out to Robin have a tone of
Ans: mockery.
Q. Although Robin won the bet with the forester, why did he also come out a loser?
Ans: He broke the law by killing the king’s deer.
Q. What did Robin mean when he said, “In haste I struck, but I grieve at leisure!
Ans: “He acted without thinking, and now he has plenty of time to regret what he did.
Q. What words provide evidence that Robin was truly sorry for killing the forester?
Ans: I wish my right forefinger had been stricken off ere that this had happened!
Q. How did being declared an outlaw affect Robin?
Ans: He could no longer have a normal life in his hometown.
Q. The Sheriff of Nottingham wanted to capture Robin primarily for
Ans: money.
Q. What does this excerpt tell you about life in this period of history?
Ans: Life was full of hardship and injustice.
Q. How did the band of outlaws come to be praised by the common people?
Ans: They pledged to live by a code of behavior.
The Chess Prodigy
Q. What is the main idea of this selection?
Ans: Mastering the principles of chess can have far-reaching effects on a person’s life.
Q. Based on this excerpt, what first motivated Phiona’s interest in chess to grow?
Ans: The need to plan ahead to survive in both the game and life
Q. What does the author mean when he describes Phiona’s life as “a twist of fate”?
Ans: It was a random occurrence that she discovered chess while living in a slum.
Q. From this excerpt, what can you tell about Phiona?
Ans: She did not care what others thought of her
Q. Why was Phiona’s lack of success at the 2010 Chess Olympiad not surprising?
Ans: She was younger and far less experienced than most of her opponents.
Q. Which sentence supports the author’s statement that Phiona is “one of the most promising young players in the world”?
Ans: When Phiona met Garry Kasparov, the world’s greatest living chess player, she was the one being honored.
Q. Put these events in Phiona’s life in order, starting with the earliest.
Ans: She seldom loses a game at the Junior Championship in Uganda.
She wins all the games at a children’s tournament in Sudan.
Her victories qualify her for the Chess Olympiad in Siberia. but she falls short.
She improves her games and does better at the Chess Olympiad in Istanbul.
Q. Based on this excerpt, why does the author refer to Katwe as “a place from which its residents seldom escape”?
Ans: The people are so poor and conditions so desperate that few people have the money to move away.
Q. Why did Robert Katende believe that the skills needed for chess would benefit the children he taught?
Ans: It would help them solve problems in their everyday lives.
Q. Read these two excerpts. In what ways are Phiona and Kasparov alike?
Ans: •They both are inspirations to others.
•They both enjoyed the educational aspects of chess.
Drum Beats
Q. What is the main idea of the selection?
Ans: A boy reconnects…
Q. How did Josh feel after viewing the Wild West movie, and why did he feel that way
Ans: He was upset, because the movie was not…
Q. Josh tells Granny Rose that his friends don’t understand what it is like to be Native American. What does Granny Rose suggest he do?
Ans: Josh should be himself…
Q. Granny Rose says she had to try harder at fancy shawl dancing because she was one of the shortest dancers This tells you that she is the kind of person who
Ans: Does not let obstacles stand in her way
Q. Simile question…
Ans: “Yes, the drum is like the heartbeat of mother Earth,” Granny Rose responded.
Q. Read these excerpts from the selection. Which two statements are correct based on the information in these excerpts?
Ans: Josh’s attitude…
Granny Rose cares
Q. Read this part from the text. What does Josh’s father mean when he says these words?
Ans: Dancing helps the cherokee people feel more connected to their ancestors
Q. Put the following events at the powwow in the order in which they occurred, first to last
Ans: The drummers begin a slow drum beat
Josh leaps on stage
Josh jumps into short, mid-air poses
Josh sees Granny Rose and Eva in the audience.
Q. Eva practices fancy dancing and goes to the powwow to watch Josh perform. Based on the information, which two of the following traits best describe eva?
Ans: Supportive of her friend, open to new experiences
Q. The selection is best described as
Ans: Realistic fiction
Let the Games Begin!
Q. What’s the main idea of this selection
Ans: The Paralympics is for people with disabilities
Q. This selection explains how the Paralympics began. Put these event in order from first to last
Ans: Dr. Guttmann opened a spinal injuries center in England.
Dr. Guttmann organized the first competition for athletes in wheelchairs.
The International Stoke Mandeville Games were founded.
The name of the Events was changed to the Paralympics
Q. The prefix “para” in the paralympics means
Ans: “beside” or “alongside”
Q. Which two statements about the Paralympics are correct
Ans: They begin after the Olympics have ended.
They take place in the same location
Q. An athlete can try put for the Paralympics if judges believe he or she
Ans: Has a disability that would affect his or her ability to compete in the Olympics
Q. Athletes in the Paralympics are organized into a sport classes. the goal is to have each class include athletes who
Ans: Have similar disabilities
Q. For sports related to running, athletes with vision problems are in one of three groups: T11, T12, or T13. What do the numbers in these groups mean?
Ans: The lower the number, the more serious the disability.
Q. Based on what you have read, what does this image show?
Ans: A Paralympic runner and a guide using the buddy system.
Q. The text states that the guide in the buddy system is very important to the runner’s process. Which two sentences from the text best supports this?
Ans: The runner and the guide train together so that they can understand each other’s style.
If the runner wins a medal, the guide also wins one.
Q. The genre of this selection can best be described as
Ans: Informational nonfiction
How’s Your Memory?
Q. What is the main idea of this selection?
Ans: Most people are capable of improving their memory if they use a variety of aids and strategies.
Q. This selection says that memory is helped by
Ans: Being interested in what you are learning.
Q. This type of memory aid is called
Ans: A mnemonic.
Q. To increase memory, the author wants to persuade the reader to
Ans: Have fresh air and exercise
Q. Infants in this selection were not startled the second time they heard a bell because
Ans: The sound of the ringing bell is in their memories.
Q. In this except, researchers believe the first step in the memory process is
Ans: Storing information correctly.
Q. Based on this selection, the best thing to do during a momentary memory block is
Ans: To relax and think of something else
Q. Which of the following is an example of the strategy of association described in this selection?
Ans: “Mr Whitehead has white hair”
Q. According to the selection, momentary mental blocks can be caused by
Ans: Stress.
Q. Experts say it is easier to remember something if you “sleep on it” most likely because
Ans: There have been few occurrences at night to interfere with the information you learned.
Offerings From The Heart
Q. The selection is mainly about
Ans: Two poor people whose love for each other makes them rich
Q. Which two things made Jim’s watch such a beloved object
Ans: It had been passed down in his family
It always kept perfect time
Q. Put the following events from the Christmas Eve gift exchange in the correct order, starting with the earliest
Ans: Jim discovered that Della had cut her hair.
Della was sad that she could not use the combs from Jim.
Della presented Jim with the Watch chain as a gift.
Jim told Della he sold his watch to buy her combs
Q. In this selection, the author compares Della and Jim, a very poor couple, with the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon, a very rich couple why?
Ans: The author wants to show that, in some ways, Della and Jim are just as rich, but in other ways.
Q. The author breaks some formal grammar rules, using incomplete sentences and starting other sentences with ¨but,¨ ¨and,¨ and¨ or.¨ How does this affect the selection?
Ans: It sounds more like speech, making the story feel as if it is being spoken by a person.
Q. From what you have read, you can tell that Della and Jim lived in
Ans: A modest apartment.
Q. Choose the sentence in this excerpt in which Della shows how sad she feels about cutting her hair.
Ans: Once, she hesitated for a minute, and stood still while a tear or two splashed on the worn red carpet.
Q. From what you have read, why did Della’s Joy turn to sadness when she opened her gift
Ans: She could no longer use the combs she had long wanted.
Q. Della thinks Madame Sophie will buy Dalla’s hair most likely because
Ans: Madam could use the hair to make wigs to sell in her shop.
Q. What is Matt when the author states that Madame lifted della silky hair with a practiced hand?
Ans: Madam has cut people’s hair many times before.
A Mighty Giant
Q. Ulysses’ difficult journey home was the result of?
Ans: a punishment of the god.
Q. Ulysses’ judged that the cave he visited was home to a rich shepherd. How does the author of this story help the reader understand how Ulysses reached this opinion?
Ans: by describing the … of the cave.
Q. Why was Ulysses so concerned about what kind of host the owner of the cave might be?
Ans: welcoming guests was a quality valued by both travelers and the gods.
Q. Which of the following statements is an example of Ulysses’ wisdom?
Ans: knowing he would be stuck in the cave if he slayed the giant.
Q. Based on this excerpt, how did Ulysses’ men escape from the cave?
Ans: they hid under the ramp belly.
Q. Put the events in Ulysses’ escape from the clutches of the Cyclops in the correct order, starting with the earliest.
Ans: a–Ulysses and his men find a big pole in the cave.
b–Ulysses and his men sharpen a pole…
c–The Cyclops make…
d–Ulysses offers the Cyclops a large quantity drink.
Q. How does the author use this excerpt to show the theme of hospitality?
Ans: by connecting the monster’s punishment to his bad treatment of his guests.
Q. What kind of leader was Ulysses?
Ans: sensible, generous, and insightful.
The Science of Slime
Q. This selection is mainly about how scientists are working to
Ans: Prevent and treat infections caused by biofilms
Q. Read this part of the selection what does the second excerpt do
Ans: Summarizes the information in the first part.
Q. Read this excerpt from the selection. The author begins this way to
Ans: Get the reader’s attention by describing something they know about.
Q. What two examples from the text show how biofilms can be harmful?
Ans: •Sticking to the lungs and making it difficult for people to breathe
•Causing inner ear infections that come back again and again
Q. According to this text, what is one place in the human body where biofilms help keep people healthy
Ans: Intestines
Q. Based on this interview with George O’Toole, which word best describes his attitude towards biofilm research
Ans: Enthusiastic
Q. The author describes biofilm as a “colony of bacteria.” Which phrase from the text helps explain the meaning of “colony”1 as is used here
Ans: Forming a group
Q. Read this part of the text the room is kept at 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit because Dr. O’Toole
Ans: Wants to trick the bacteria into growing as if it was in a human body.
Q. The author of this text interviewed microbiologist George O’Toole, PhD. What is the name for the “slimy colonies” he researches?
Ans: Biofilms
Q. Based on this text, when bacteria form a group they become
Ans: Significantly more difficult to treat than individual bacteria.
Slow Down For Food
Q. This selection is mainly about how
Ans: eating mindfully can help people make healthier food choices.
Q. Read this excerpt about a weight-loss study. Compared with the non-mindful group, the mindfulness group showed which two outcomes?
Ans: lower risk of diabetes;
greater weight loss.
Q. The previous question asked about a weight-loss study. Based on your answer to that question, this study suggests that mindfulness exercises
Ans: may help people maintain a healthy weight.
Q. Based on this text, the term “mindfulness” refers mainly to
Ans: being fully aware of experiences in the present moment.
Q. Read this excerpt. The author’s tone in this excerpt can best be described as
Ans: informative.
Q. One study in this selection showed that students who spent 15 minutes doing a mindfulness exercise ate 25 percent fewer calories. This gives you the idea that
Ans: mindful eating can help people avoid overeating.
Q. Read these two excerpts. Which idea do both parts support?
Ans: Mindless eating may result in people consuming more food than they need.
Q. The author most likely wrote…
Ans: teach the reader about the potential health…
Q. Based on this excerpt from the selection…
Ans: discover something new about foods they eat all the time.
Q. Which two outcomes do the studies in this selection most strongly support?
Ans: better health; weight loss.
Sleep Mysteries Explained
Q. This text is mainly about sleep and
Ans: What causes strange nighttime issues.
Q. Read this excerpt. Which two factors can cause people to have trouble keeping their brain in sync?
Ans: •Level of stress
•Lack of sleep
Q. Which of the following sentences from the text best supports the opinion that sleep paralysis is nothing to worry about?
Ans: Scientists know that supernatural creatures have nothing to do with sleep paralysis because they can create such episodes in the lab.
Q. Which sentence from the selection proves that people today believe in sleep superstitions?
Ans: It all sounds suspiciously like sleep paralysis, but 48 percent of Americans believe UFOS may have visited Earth.
Q. Read this excerpt. What causes sleep paralysis?
Ans: People wake up before their REM cycle finishes.
Q. In this sentence, the word “repel” means
Ans: to fight.
Q. Read this excerpt. Ancient people believed that
Ans: Supernatural beings attacked people in their sleep.
Q. From ancient times, many cultures have examples of supernatural creatures that paralyze sleeping humans. Today, we know that sleep paralysis is caused by
Ans: Disruption in people’s sleep cycles.
Q. Which discovery motivated Eugene Aserinsky to conduct experiments on sleeping individuals?
Ans: His son’s different eye movements while he slept
Q. In the selection, what does REM stand for?
Ans: Rapid eye movement
Q. Read this excerpt. The author begins different parts of the text with a heading. The author’s purpose for doing this is to
Ans: Show the reader when a new topic is being explained.
Diving for Survival
Q. This story is mainly about a
Ans: Hungry young eagle’s effort to satisfy his hunger.
Q. Read this part from the text. The author compares Eagle to mature adult Eagles to show
Ans: Why he is not very skilled at diving for food.
Q. This previous question asked about Eagle’s hunting skills. Based on your answer to that question, which of the following can you conclude
Ans: Eagle will get better at grabbing fish with practice.
Q. Choose the one sentence that shows eagle has found some energy
Ans: It seemed to rouse Eagle.
Q. Read this part of the text. Which two of the following show how Eagles claws are like tools
Ans: •The claws clamp tightly onto slippery fish to prevent their escape.
•Spikes on his feet help him hold on his prey while in flight.
Q. The author of this text describes Eagle sitting on an unsteady feathered raft in water up to his belly this raft is
Ans: The goose in the water.
Q. The resolution of a story is when the main character resolves–or works out–the problem. Based on what you have read, the resolution of this story is when
Ans: Eagle releases his grip on the goose.
Q. Read these two parts of the text how does the setting change from beginning to the end
Ans: Stormy weather at the beginning passes and Eagle is warming himself in the Sun at the end.
Q. Read this part of the text the authors note shows readers that the
Ans: Story about Eagle is made up but it is based on an event that really happened.
Q. The author writes that Eagles hunger drove his instincts based on what you have read this reveals that
Ans: Keeping the goose was a matter of survival.
Martha’s Food Blog
Q. What is the main idea in this selection
Ans: Small ideas can influence people all over the world through the internet
Q. Why did Martha first start writing a blog?
Ans: To get experience in writing like a journalist
Q. Read this excerpt from the selection. If Martha had written her school lunch reviews…
Ans: She would not have enough readers to raise money for Mary’s meals.
Q. What evidence does the author give to show that all of Martha’s experiences…
Ans: Some of her classmates were mean to her
Q. What is an educational benefit that resulted from the new school…
Ans: More children attend school everyday
Q. How did Martha feel when her school told her she could no longer…
Ans: Disappointed
Q. Of the categories Martha developed to compare meals…
Ans: Health and Taste
Q. How does the author show the reader how popular…
Ans: By reporting the number of visits and donations
Q. Place the following events in the correct order…
Ans: Martha launches a blog about her meals at school.
Martha’s father tweets a link to her site
Martha raises money for a school kitchen…
Martha goes to Africa…
Q. What does this excerpt tell you about the children of Lirangwe Primary School
Ans: They do not have access to running water in their homes.
Q. Which of the following was most likely a challenge for Martha in keeping up with her blog day after day?
Ans: Finding time in between her other activities to write
Human vs. Artificial Intelligence (Man Vs. Computer)
Q. This selection is mainly about
Ans: A battle between human and artificial intel.
Q. Choose the sentence in the excerpt that explains why a computer could be
Ans: They developed a special code that allowed the comp. to calculate.
Q. What words best describe Kasparov’s state of mind during his losing match
Ans: Stunned and tense.
Q. Based on this selection, which two words could be used to describe a computer’s thinking
Ans: Rigid & Predictable
Q. Why does the author refer to Deep Blues as “another beast”
Ans: It represented a mighty opponent to defeat
Q. Humans and computers are alike when playing chess because they both
Ans: Evaluate each move and its effect on the outcome of the game
Q. The author backs up his statement that computers are not considered as creative as humans
Ans: A computer can do only what humans have programmed it to do
Q. Why was Kasparov’s loss to Deep Blue so surprising
Ans: He had defeated Deep B and other computers in the past
Q. Based on this excerpt, what did Kasparov mean when he said of Deep B that he would “personally tear it to pieces”
Ans: If Deep B continued to play in chess competitions, he would beat it
Q. What does that excerpt tell you about human brains and computer intel
Ans: Human brains have the ability to be creative and imaginative
A Magic Night
Q. This selection is mainly about Jason McElway and
Ans: how sports helped him improve his life
Q. When Jason was a child, how did his mom know that he was not like other children?
Ans: He avoided other children and did not speak
Q. This Sesame Street character inspired Jason to do something when he was five
years old. What did Jason do?
Ans: He spoke his first words, Big Bird
Q. What event caused Jason to become interested in basketball?
Ans: Jason’s older brother, Josh, started taking Jason everywhere he went, including sports locations
Q. Put these events from Jason’s life in order from first to last
Ans:
– Jason became student-manager of the Greece Athena Varsity Basketball team
– Jason was the high scorer of the “senior night” basketball game
– Jason became a motivational speaker
– Jason ran in the Boston Marathon
Q. At the “senior night” basketball game, Coach Johnson told Jason he would try to get him into the game “only if the situation allowed.” This means the coach would let Jason
play
Ans: only if their team was in the lead and there was no real danger of them losing
Q. Read this excerpt. In the last sentence, the phrase “desired interview” most closely means
Ans: a person whom everyone wants to talk to
Q. How did Jason’s sudden fame affect him?
Ans: It made him more confident
Q. How do these two excerpts compare to or contrast with each other?
Ans: Both describe Jason’s enthusiasm and commitment toward the high school basketball team
Q. Which statement about Jason is correct?
Ans: He was a top-performing runner as a senior on the high school’s cross-country team
Truth in Tasting
Q. What is the main
Ans: Small ideas can influence.
Q. Why did Martha…
Ans: To get experience.
Q. Place the following
Ans: Martha launches, Martha’s father, Martha raises, Martha goes to Africa
Q. Which of the following
Ans: Finding time
Q. Which result
Ans: Helping bring food
Q. How did Martha
Ans: Disappointed
Q. What is an educational
Ans: More children
Q. In the following
Ans: Nevertheless
Q. What evidence does
Ans: Some of her classmates
Q. Read this excerpt
Ans: She would not have enough readers
It’s All About Respect
Q. This story is mainly about
Ans: The need for respectful treatment…
Q. Which sentence supports the statement that native Americans
Ans: The word savages offends many native Americans because they feel…
Q. In this excerpt, what does the word principles…
Ans: Fundamental guides for action…
Q. Which sentence summarizes Teters efforts against the use of…
Ans: She attracted other supporters who adopt…
Q. Teters and Alexie are alike in that they both…
Used their creative talents to challenge…
Q. In this excerpt, what does it mean that “Native Americans” had…
Ans: They had moved around the land as they…
Q. According to the story, the feathers of this bird…
Ans: A tribal elder
Q. Which of the following did the supporters of keeping Chief Illnewek use…
Ans: He was a symbol of the University’s…
Q. How did the filmmakers reinforce a stereotypical view…
Ans: By portraying them in demeaning roles
Q. What embarrassed Teters children at the…
Ans: The mascot who performed a fake…
Love and Courage
Q. This selection is mainly about a woman who
Ans: Demonstrated great courage in wartime
Q. At the end of the selection what surprised Belle enough for her to almost faint
Ans: She saw her husband who had returned safely.
Q. Choose the sentence in this excerpt that supports the author’s view that Belle had determination.
Ans: It seemed almost too much to endure; but i resolved to make the trial
Q. The disheartened Union army regiment was helped by which two following?
Ans: A pair of gunboats; Additional troops
Q. What probably happened when the gunboats of the federal army arrived.
Ans: The gunboats started firing on rebel troops
Q. In describing a civil war hospital, you could say the…
Ans: Methods were primitive but surgeons did their best
Q. What is the most likely reason why belle continued to make breakfast while the camp was under attack. She wanted the Ans: men to eat before leaving for battle
Place the following events in order…
Belle joins her husband on the front lines
Belle begins keeping a journal detailing army life
General Grant starts starts a campaign against the south
Belle boards a streamer headed to pittsburgh
Q. In this except, what does the phrase “soon to be mustered out” indicate about soldier
Ans: The soldier was dying
Q. Based on this except, which sentence describes the outcome of the battle of shiloh
Ans: Union troops at first retreated, but then turned around to win
Human Vs Artificial Intelligence
Q. This selection is mainly about
Ans: A battle between human and artificial intel
Q. Choose the sentence in the excerpt that explains why a computer could be
Ans: They developed a special code that allowed the comp. to calculate
Q. What words best describe Kasparov’s state of mind during his losing match
Ans: Stunned and tense
Q. Based on this selection, which two words could be used to describe a computer’s thinking
Ans: Rigid & Predictable
Q. Why does the author refer to Deep Blues as “another beast”
Ans: It represented a mighty opponent to defeat
Q. Humans and computers are alike when playing chess because they both
Ans: Evaluate each move and its effect on the outcome of the game
Q. The author backs up his statement that computers are not considered as creative as humans
Ans: A computer can do only what humans have programmed it to do
Q. Why was Kasparov’s loss to Deep Blue so surprising
Ans: He had defeated Deep B and other computers in the past
Q. Based on this excerpt, what did Kasparov mean when he said of Deep B that he would “personally tear it to pieces”
Ans: If Deep B continued to play in chess competitions, he would beat it
Q. What does that excerpt tell you about human brains and computer intel
Ans: Human brains have the ability to be creative and imaginative
The Hidden Ingredient
Q. This text is mainly about
Ans: History of humans…
Q. Based on this text petroleum is sometimes called
Ans: Crude oil
Q. Decompensators like worms break down once living things…
Ans: Speed up the process
Q. Which two details from the text explain why crude oil can be called natural and organic
Ans: •It is made from once living organisms
•It is
Q. This selection is an example of
Ans: Informational text
Q. Read this part of a text. In the first sentence, what species does the author mention
Ans: Human beings
Q. These sentences are from the text. Which one best explains why humans had to stop using open flames for light at night
Ans: Instead they burned fumes at power plants
Q. Humans take crude oil from the ground. The author explains that humans also speed up the return of crude oil to Earth surfaces. The author most likely means
Ans: Accidental spills in the ocean
Q. How does this image of chewing gum relate to the text
Ans: Some chewing gum includes an ingredient that comes from petroleum
Q. Petroleum is a fossil fuel. Read this part from the text and one from another source. Together these parts explained
Ans: The negative effect of petroleum products on the environment
Ulysses’ Homeward Adventure
Q. This selection is mainly about Ulysses and
Ans: his triumph over the Cyclops.
Q. What was the Cyclops’ biggest mistake in…
Ans: The Cyclops was looking for someone who…
Q. Think about what you have read. What is one example of Ulysses using his wisdom?
Ans: Telling the Cyclops his ship had been destroyed on the rocks.
Q. Ulysses wondered if he should kill the sleeping giant with his sword. Why did Ulysses decide against this idea?
Ans: He and his crew would be trapped inside the cave by a giant rock that blocked the entrance.
Q. This story about Ulysses, his crew, and the Cyclops is called
Ans: a legend.
Q. What kind of leader was Ulysses?
Ans: Brave, generous, and wise.
Q. In this sentence from the text, the word…
Ans: die.
Q. This island of the Cyclopes is between which two cities?
Ans: Troy, Ithaca.
Q. The author also refers to the Cyclops by which other names?
Ans: the giant; Polyphemus.
Q. Ulysses’ difficult journey home was the result of
Ans: a punishment from the gods.
Linsanity
Q. This story is mainly about
Ans: the excitement generated by a unique NBA player.
Q. The author says that Lin is unique in the NBA. Which sentence supports that description?
Ans: He wasn’t drafted despite a very impressive college career.
Q. The author uses this opening paragraph to create a tone of
Ans: exhilaration.
Q. Which sentence indicates that prejudice may have hampered Lin’s rise to stardom in basketball?
Ans: Preconceived ideas kept him on the bench, just because of how he looked.
Q. Lin got his big chance because
Ans: other teams members became injured.
Q. Which saying characterized the training Lin received from his dad on the court?
Ans: Practice makes perfect.
Q. How did the factor of Lin’s heritage change during the basketball season?
Ans: from damaging to helpful.
Q. When the author says that coaches expressed their regret regarding their oversight, what does the word “oversight” refer to?
Ans: failure to notice
Q. Which sentence indicates the wide extent of Lin’s popularity?
Ans: People who did not follow sports knew all about him.
Q. What was the most important result of the season of Linsanity?
Ans: A player proved Asian Americans could be great basketball players.
William & The Windmill
Q. This selection is mainly about how William
Ans: Built a windmill to bring electric power to his village.
Q. When the drought was over, William planned to enter high school but did?
Ans: His family didn’t have the money to pay the school fees.
Q. In this excerpt, what’s the purpose of the third sentence?
Ans: It offers an example to support a statement given in the second sentence.
Q. A simile is a comparison between two things. Choose the sentence in this excerpt that shows
Ans: They were tall, steel towers with blades revolving like giant fans.
Q. Based on this excerpt, what was the most important factor in Williams’s decision to
Ans: There was plenty of wind in his area to power a windmill.
Q. How do these two excerpts from the selection work together
Ans: Both illustrate how William found the parts he needed from piles of scraps and junk.
Q. The selection state’s that since there is no work for “windmill” in the language of Malawi, William told the people the windmill was “magetsi a mphepo” what does this mean?
Ans: Electric wind
Q. Based on these two excerpts, the attitude of the people in the village toward William can best be described as
Ans: Doubtful
Q. When the windmill was finished, William unlocked the wheel to allow it to turn. The selection states this moment was “his moment” for two reasons
Ans:
– To find out if his experiment would work
– To show everyone that he wasn’t crazy
Q. In this excerpt, which does the word “marvel” most closely mean
Ans: Look at wonder or amazement
The Treasures Of Asgard
Q. What is the main idea of the selection?
Ans: A noted trickster uses his mischievous spirit to get himself into and out of trouble
Q. What does the phrase “give me my fill” mean in this excerpt?
Ans: To satisfy hunger with food
Q. By eating the apples of Idun, the gods were able to
Ans: Avoid any signs of aging
Q. What does this excerpt tell the reader about Loki’s character?
Ans: He lets mischievous nature take over his good judgment
Q. According to this excerpt, the main factor in Loki’s success as a trickster was that
Ans: Other people were good and did not expect him to wrong them
Q. In this excerpt, the author creates a mood of
Ans: Suspense
Q. Choose the sentence in this excerpt that contains two figures of speech called similes
Ans: Now his flight becomes like the flash of lightning for swiftness and like the rushing of clouds
Q. Based on this excerpt, how did the council members realize that Loki was responsible
Ans: They investigated his movements on the day Idun disappeared
Q. For Loki, why would he consider his “trick” to have been a success?
Ans: He was able to tease the gods by their upsetting lives
Q. Read the following excerpt. In today’s society, Idun’s husband would most likely
Ans
– Writer of musical scores
– Performer in operas
Dumb Luck
Q. This selection is mainly about
Ans: how luck can give a person a false reputation.
Q. What technique does the author use to make the story appear true?
Ans: He says it was told to him by an honest clergyman.
Q. What does the banquet guest mean when he says, “It was food and drink to me to look, and look, and look at that idol”?
Ans: The guest felt inspired just by looking at Scoresby.
Q. What motivated the clergyman to help Scoresby in his first exam?
Ans: sympathy
Q. How does the clergyman ease his guilt about helping Scoresby succeed?
Ans: He believes Scoresby’s future actions will show others his lack of ability.
Q. What does this excerpt tell you about how the public treated Scoresby?
Ans: People believed that Scoresby could do no wrong.
Q. What could be considered Scoresby’s greatest stroke of luck?
Ans: coming upon the Russian army reserves
Q. Which of the following adjectives characterize Scoresby?
Ans: modest, trusting, and clueless
Q. At the end of the selection, what question might a reader have?
Ans: Why was the clergyman the only one to see Scoresby was a fool?
Q. This excerpt has a tone of
Ans: sarcasm.