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Use the passage 'Will You Drive An Electric Car One Day' to answer question 9 below.

What are the main ideas supported by the selection?

• Electric cars are cheaper to buy than gasoline-powered cars, and they can only go for 100 miles before recharging.

• Nissan will sell more gasoline-powered cars, and other companies will stop making battery-powered cars in the future.

• Electric cars have limitations, and the U.S. government sees electric cars as a solution to the oil supply problem.

• Tony Posawatz estimates that the price of oil will go up in the future due to population increases, and fewer vehicles will be on the road.

Use the passage 'Will You Drive An Electric Car One Day' to answer question 11 below.

According to the selection, why does the author include information about the world's population today compared to 2050?

• to tell how popular the electric car will be in the future

• to show that an increase in population does not matter

• to explain that the population is not going to change

• to describe the importance of reducing the demand for gas

Use the passage 'Will You Drive An Electric Car One Day' to answer question 12 below.

What is the reason for the selection titled 'Charge It' in the selection?

• to tell how much gasoline cars use

• to explain challenges faced by electric cars

• to state how cheap it can be to charge an electric car

• to give a clear picture of what an electric car looks like

Use the passage 'Will You Drive An Electric Car One Day' to answer question 13 below.

Based on the selection, why did the U.S. government give "billions of dollars to makers of electric cars" for development?

• The use of gas-powered cars does not save the U.S. money like electric cars do.

• The use of gas-powered cars is causing pollution to remain in our atmosphere.

• The world's population is declining, so gas-powered cars may not be needed in the future.

• The world's population is growing faster than the supply of available oil.

Use the passage 'Plier Jaws and Sipper Tongues' to answer question 26 below.

In paragraph 5, what is the meaning of coiled?

• straightened

• piled

• twisted

• rolled

Use the passage 'Plier Jaws and Sipper Tongues' to answer question 27 below.

How are butterflies and mosquitoes similar?

• They have long tubes.

• They have another set of jaws.

• They use grooves to eat.

• They eat only liquids.

Use the passage 'Plier Jaws and Sipper Tongues' to answer question 28 below.

Which statement shows a way some insects are similar to spiders?

• Dragonflies and spiders spit onto solid food before eating.

• Ants and spiders dissolve food by using a liquid spray.

• Houseflies and spiders turn solid food into a liquid food.

• Mosquitoes and spiders use needles to jab into prey.

Use the passage 'Plier Jaws and Sipper Tongues' to answer question 30 below.

Which step completes the graphic organizer?

• The spider jabs needles into the prey's skin.

• The spider sprays liquid on the prey's body.

• The inside of the prey's body turns to liquid.

• The blood of the prey is adsorbed with thick pads.

Use the passage 'Trade Rats' to answer question 31 below.

Which statement summarizes the selection?

• Trade rats always take food and clothing, but never leave items.

• It is difficult to stay awake late at night when trying to solve a mystery about trade rats.

• With help from Mary, Jack discovers a rat's nest made with items that were taken from their camp.

• A mystery is solved when trade rats are found exchanging items for warm clothing to line their nest.

Use the passage 'Trade Rats' to answer question 33 below.

In paragraph 6, what is the meaning of the word vacant?

• busy

• complete

• empty

• full