RI 9-10.1 Cite Evid Chic Charact

Front

Which characteristic of a civilization is being described in the given text?

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education

Front

Which piece of evidence from the given text best supports the claim that “many CPS students are getting off to a slow educational start in reading and struggling with basic reading skills”? Options: More than 21,000 students in Chicago Public Schools, or CPS, are being left behind; More than 20 percent of these students scored in the lowest category in reading, meaning they have a difficult time determining the main idea of a persuasive essay or the plot of a short story; A majority of students attending the lowest 10 percent of elementary schools and high schools in Chicago don’t have basic competence in reading, science and math; Seventy-five percent of students at the lowest-performing elementary schools failed to meet standards on state exams.

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More than 20 percent of these students scored in the lowest category in reading, meaning they have a difficult time determining the main idea of a persuasive essay or the plot of a short story.