Read and Analyze

"Turn the pack around and get into the habit of reading the nutrition information panel. Dont be misled into thinking you are leading a healthy lifestyle.... omega 3, for example, which is naturally found in fish." What is the purpose of these two sentences after topic sentence?

• introduce the main idea

• argue in favor of processed food

• suggest readers what they should do and illustrate with "omega 3"

• bring in an expert

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Read the following passage and answer the question.
Maggie was getting ready to walk to school. She put on her coat and grabbed her backpack. As she was leaving, her mother said, “I love you. Be careful.”
Which of the following is explicitly stated in the paragraph?

• Maggie lives close to the school.
• Maggie put on her coat and grabbed her backpack.
• Maggie is in Kindergarten or 1st grade.
• Maggie is never late to school.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Read the excerpt from "Binding Memories:
”"Ah, the romantic soul!”
said my parents skeptically,
worried that my business would fail,
that I was behind the times.
Based on this stanza, how do the speaker’s parents feel about her decision to pursue book publishing?

• They wish the speaker did not have such an active imagination.
• They want the speaker to build a large and successful company.
• They want the speaker to help her family through her work.
• They wish the speaker would choose a more reliable profession.

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CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Read the excerpt from "Dorothea Lange":
When she graduated high school in 1912, she told her mother she wanted to be a photographer, and soon after, she began training with Arnold Genthe, a photographer famous for his portraits.
Based on Lange’s actions in this excerpt, it is reasonable to infer that she was

• determined to reach her goals.
• unwilling to listen to her parents.
• indifferent about her future.
• driven to become well known.

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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

Read this quotation from the news article.

[T]he 100-Year Starship project aims to develop the tools and technology necessary to build and fly a spaceship to another planetary system within the next 100 years.

How does this statement most clearly help develop the ideas in the news article?

• It identifies the order in which the information in the article will be presented.

• It provides a transition that links two key ideas in the article.

• It provides background information that the reader needs to understand the rest of the article.

• It presents the central idea of the article.

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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

A janitor helps keep a school clean. A teacher helps students learn at school. A principal is in charge of all the teachers at a school.

What can be concluded from this information?

• Principals often work with janitors but do not often work with teachers.

• Many janitors want to become teachers, and many teachers want to become

  principals.

• People can work in the same place and do different things.

Read the following sentences: “The city or town has a leader, too. The leader is usually called the mayor. The mayor is in charge of running the government of the city of town.”What does the word “leader” mean above?

• someone who helps children learn

• someone who has power over other people

• someone who does not get along with other people

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.The principal makes sure learning is happening in the school, _______, the principal is in charge of the teachers.

• but

• before

• so