ELPAC Reading (1-14)

Front

What is the text mainly about?

Back

why an object in the solar system is not a planet

Front

According to the text, what happened in 2006?

Back

Astronomers defined the requirements for an object to be called a planet.

Front

Why does the author write "In other words"?

Back

to clarify a concept

Front

Each loop of soft tissue within the semicircular canals give a certain piece of information of the body's movement. What definition best matches the meaning of the word certain as it is used in the sentence?

Back

particular

Front

What happens when the cilia move?

Back

A nerve signal is sent to the brain.

Front

What would most likely signal a problem with a person's semicircular canals?

Back

The person feels unsteady when moving.

Front

What is the purpose of the essay? Options: to convince students to cook more at home, to convince students to eat healthier foods, to convince school leaders to change the breakfast and lunch menus, to convince school leaders to offer cooking classes

Back

to convince school leaders to offer cooking classes

Front

What does the student writer indicate about school meals?

Back

Students do not like them.

Front

Why does the student writer mention an elementary school in paragraph 3?

Back

to connect cooking classes to ideas previously learned

Front

What idea from paragraph 3 contradicts a claim from paragraph 1?

Back

Students can buy healthy foods on the go.