Benchmark Review

1.When the author states the Balloon Fiesta is a “feast for the eyes,” what does she mean?

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

2.Which word is the BEST connotation for the word “modern” as used in Paragraph 2?

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

3.What safety advantage did Anderson’s wipers have over the split windshields that the engineers had designed?

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

4.The word arm is a metaphor that compares the device to

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

5.The use of the word greeted in Paragraph 2 makes the statement

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

6.What did Mary do after her invention was rejected by a large company?

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

7.The Canadian company rejected Mary’s windshield wipers because

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

8.Based on the information in the passage, free writing is a useful activity for a person with a strong left-brain preference because the activity

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.9A

9.Based on the passage, how did Roger W. Sperry’s research influence the study of the brain?

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

10.The ice on Hubbard Glacier is caused by

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1