Snow Way Practice Passage

How does the author show that the Ross Ice Shelf is dangerous?

• by explaining that some crevasses are hidden

• by giving the locations of the worst crevasses

• by telling about a truck getting stuck in the snow

• by describing how the crew used bulldozers

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which sentence would be most important to include in a summary of the article?

• Many scientists perform research at the South Pole because the skies are always clear and in the winter, always dark, making the South Pole ideal for stargazing.

• Scientists set up a station at the South Pole for studying the climate, stars, atmosphere, and polar ice.

• Building a road to a scientific station at the South Pole was a difficult task with many dangers, like cold weather and deep crevasses.

• Construction of a road for travel to the South Pole could only be done in the summer months.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Read this sentence from lines 12 and 13.

When completed, the traverse will be a 1,600 kilometer (1,000 mile) path of groomed snow and ice, marked by green flags.

Which claim from the article is best supported by this sentence?

• "Astronomers flock to the South Pole..." (line 3)

• "The project is one of the most unusual road-construction projects ever undertaken." (lines 7 and 8)

• "Antarctica's ice doesn't stop at the edge of the continent." (line 29)

• "...temperatures can get so cold that they cause machinery to malfunction." (line 37)

In line 53, the word "inched" means the builders of the highway

• tiptoed hastily

• glided casually

• stepped boldly

• crept slowly

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Why are line 9 through 14 important to the article?

• They establish the danger involved in the project.

• They explain how the project will be completed.

• They introduce the unique nature of the project.

• They provide a brief history of the project.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10