Skill 2: Stated Detailed Questions (162-164)

Which of the following is mentioned in the passage as a way that Colorado River water gets to the Southwest?

• By truck

• In bottles

• In wells

• Through canals

According to the passage, the

Imperial Valley...

• is a desert today

• is located in Colorado

• produces a lot of agricultural

  goods

• does not require irrigation

Which of the following is true about the hair of the ancestors of humans?

• There was not much of it.

• It covered their entire bodies.

• It was thin.

• It was not useful.

According to the passage, what happened as the temperature on Earth increased?

• The hair on the head began to thin out.

• The hair on the body remained the same..

• The hair on the body got thicker

• The hair on the body began to thin out.

The author indicates that one of the purposes of hair on the head is to...

• fill up pillows

• help heat escape through the scalp

• ensure that the head is warm

• make it easier to think

The passage indicates that the plane was designed...

• as a cargo plane

• as a racing plane

• to carry wood

• for exhibition

According to the passage, the Spruce Goose is constructed from...

• wood

• lightweight metal

• plastic

• steel

According to the passage, when the Spruce Goose flew, ....

• it went only a short distance

• iIt fell into the Los Angeles

  Harbor

• it flew 100 miles

• it carried a large cargo

The passage indicates that the Spruce Goose today....

• flies regularly for the U.S. government

• is in the Los Angeles Harbor

• is in storage

• can be seen by the public

Which of the following is true about the Spruce Goose?

• Each of its wings measures 100 meters.

• It weighs 200 pounds.

• It has eight wings to help it to fly.

• It has a wingspan larger than the wingspan of any other plane.