"Breaking" & "Billboard" Text questions

(Breaking out of the box) The title of the selection highlights the main idea that shipping containers...

• are not as sturdy as people assume

• can function in ways that are not commonly considered

• are use full for creating large pieces of art

• should be deconstructed before they are used for projects

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

(Breaking out of the box) What is the main idea of paragraph 5?

• Artists must reshape the shell of the shipping container to make sculptures

• storing and moving art pieces in shipping containers are simple processes

• Artists see the potential of incorporating shipping containers into their art

• Museums are using shipping containers as galleries to share their collections

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

(Breaking out of the box) Which sentence from the selection supports the idea that creating structures from shipping containers is cost efficient?

• Shipping containers are used to haul cargo on ships, trains, and trucks

• One trend that has gained popularity is creating houses from retired shipping containers

• With all these options and new purposes, fewer shipping containers will be headed to the junkyard

• Urban areas and colleges that struggle to provide affordable housing have also begun to explore building container housing and work spaces

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

(A Bountiful Billboard) Which words from paragraph 2 help the reader understand what the word scant means?

• Coastal location

• extreme water shortage

• even though the rainfall

• problem could be solved

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which sentence from the selection explains why the water produced by the billboard is significant?

• Lima, the capital city of South American country of Peru, is located near the Pacific Ocean in the Sechura Desert

• The water then flows through pipes into a storage tank at the foot of the billboard

• Because of the scarcity of water, one out of every 10 residents has no access to running water

• The water vapor in the air condenses, becoming liquid water

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

The organizational pattern of the selection allows the author to-

• explain how a problem became worse over time

• highlight the steps taken to address a specific need

• compare different companies approaches to solving a problem

• describe how the lack of a necessary resource affects the local people

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The author write this selection most likely to-

• reveal that water scarcity is a major issue in Peru

• Suggest that billboards are an effective way to advertise products

• describe the process of turning moisture in the air into drinkable water

• highlight a partnership that created an interesting solution to a problem

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

(Both texts) One difference between the selections "Breaking Out of The Box" and "A Bountiful Billboard" is that "A Bountiful Billboard" -

• Focuses on a project specific to a location

• discusses future potential of an idea

• compares various uses for the same material

• expresses concerns about a new idea

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

What is one important benefit of shipping container apartment buildings and the billboard in Lima?

• Both inform people about an opportunity

• Both prevent landfills from overflowing

• Both provide a resource to a community

• Both are found in urban areas and rural areas

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"By cutting out hallways and creatively stacking the containers, engineers are maximizing the use of the boxes " Which sentence form "A Bountiful Billboard" is related to this idea?

• This can supply hundreds of families with water each month

• They made a billboard that extracted the moisture from the air and converted it

• But the citizens of Lima and other cities in arid regions around the world are hopeful

• Additionally, UTEC recorded a 28 percent increase in enrollment since the installation of the billboard

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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