Citing Textual Evidence in Informational Texts

Based on the information in the passage, which combination is least likely to result in a backover accident?

• a full-size SUV and a petite, elderly woman

• a compact sedan and a tall, twenty-year-old man

• an Airstream motorhome and a ten-year-old child

• a full-size pick up truck and a three-year-old child

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What inference does the passage support regarding backover data?

• that the data presented so far is inconclusive

• that backovers make up a number of traffic-crash fatalities

• that more children are injured than are actually killed in these accidents

• that backovers do not make up a significant number of traffic-crash fatalities

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Based on the information from the passage, which of these combinations would be most likely to result in a driveway backover?

• midsize sedan and an elderly woman

• compact car and two-year old toddler

• full size truck and a thirty-year-old man

• sport-utility vehicle and two-year-old toddler

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

Based on the passage, you can infer that these accidents are particularly devastating because

• victims are often adults.

• the driver is often a relative.

• there are usually no witnesses.

• they happen on private property.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

This article suggests that a person who becomes dangerously overheated faces which danger?

• scarlet fever

• severe hypothermia

• lack of oxygen to the brain

• organ failure that can lead to death

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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

Based on information from the article, which group would MOST likely be advocates for the thermometer pill?

• ice distributors

• medical researchers

• parents of athletes

• school administrators

Based on the information from the article, what inference can a reader make about thermometer pills?

• The effectiveness of one thermometer pill is temporary.

• The price of thermometer pills will increase over time.

• The price of thermometer pills will decrease over time.

• The effectiveness of one thermometer pill is permanent.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

In light of paragraph 4, what can be inferred about the common perception of women during the late 1800's and early 1900's?

• Women were integral to the fight to free the slaves.

• Women were valued for their roles as mothers and wives.

• Women were chosen as leaders because of their superior skills.

• Women were thought of as weak because of the traditional attitudes.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

According to this passage, Dr. Du Bois supported the women's suffrage movement. What does suffrage mean?

• the right to vote in any election

• the right to avoid pain and suffering

• the right to veto a law that discriminates

• the right to avoid being controlled by a man

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What can you infer about Du Bois from this passage?

• He saw great value in the power of the written word.

• He took a religious view on the role of women in society.

• He was willing to rely on foreign governments to help the US.

• He was unaware of the economic situation of most black Americans.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2