English PSAT Practice 1

At its top in the years following World War II, the American textile industry dominated both the national and global workplaces.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Even more alarming was that the numbers would keep dropping-dramatically.

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• dropping. Dramatically

• dropping, dramatically.

• dropping: dramatically.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

It also gave American textile companies an incentive to move production south where lower costs meant higher profits, the entry of China into world markets as a major competitor with less expensive exports also contributed to a decline in the number of American textile manufacturing jobs.

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• profits the

• profits. The

• profits! The

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

But signs suggests that amount of textile work in the United States is on the rise again.

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

Many American textile companies have turned inward and spent money on retooling manufacturing centers, studying work flow and costs, and looking for niche markets for exact goods.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Technology plays a large role in the profits of American textile manufacturing. With new machinery and advanced systems, United States factories can be on the cutting edge of product design, research; and development.

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

More dollars can help the American textile industry maintain it's prominence in markets at home and abroad.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.2D

Currently, the United States ranking fourth in textile exports, behind only China, India, and Germany.

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• rank

• ranks

• will rank

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E