"How We Speak"

Part A:What idea do "How We Speak" and "What are Vocal Cords?" share?

• Several parts of our bodies work together to let us speak.

• We can make sounds because we have vocal folds.

• Your mouth and tongue help you form vowels.

• Air travels from the lungs to the voice box.

Choose one detail from each source to support the answer in Part A.

• "Speaking is possible because we have special parts in our bodies: lungs, throat, voice box, tongue, and lips." ("How we Speak")

• "When we speak, we release air from our lungs." ("How we Speak")

• "The larynx, often called the voice box, contains vocal cords that stretch across the opening." ("How we Speak")

• "To make a high sound, we tighten the vocal cords." (What are Vocal Cords?")

• "What happens next is that we use our throat,tongue, mouth, and lips to shape the sound into vowels and consonants." (What are Vocal Cords?")

What word in paragraph 2 means "capable of bending easily without breaking."

• positions

• flexible

• change

• move

How does the overall text structure used in ”Dogs and Birds: Making Noise” compare to the structure of paragraph 2 in “What are Vocal Cords?

• Both use cause and effect to describe effects of using vocal cords.

• Both use order of sequence to describe the process of using vocal cords .

• Both use compare and contrast to compare/contrast how vocal cords are used.

• Both use problem and solution to provide solutions for using vocal cords.

Which choice explains how “How we Speak” and “What are Vocal Cords?” are different in the points o view they represent?

• “How we Speak” focuses on the process of speaking while “What are Vocal Cords?” focuses on the lungs.

• “How we Speak” focuses on the process of speaking while “What are Vocal Cords?” focuses on the vocal cords.

• “How we Speak” focuses on the lungs while “What are Vocal Cords?” focuses on vocal cords.

• "How we Speak” focuses on the lungs while “What are Vocal Cords?” focuses on the process of speaking.