Soaring to New Heights & See It Through

13 Use the first selection to answer the following question.

Which sentence best expresses the main idea of paragraph 2?

• Brown adapted her technique as her vision worsened.

• Brown believed that being a junior in high school was easy.

• Brown succeeded at pole vaulting despite her disability.

• Brown competed in the Texas state championships twice.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

13 Use the first selection to answer the following question.

The photograph and caption below paragraph 1 help the reader understand that —

• Brown requires special tools to compete

• Brown needs to confirm her placement on the track

• Brown is becoming more successful at pole vaulting

• Brown appreciates the support of her coach

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

13 Use the first selection to answer the following question.

Which sentence from the selection best highlights that the author is impressed with Brown?

• Because she could distinguish between light and dark, she and her coach developed a system that enabled Brown to vault competitively.

• She had made it back to the state championships in the pole vault.

• She has even considered competing in the Olympics.

• With these goals in mind, Brown will surely continue to soar to new heights.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Use the first selection to answer the following question.

In paragraph 3, what does the word diminished mean?

• Changed constantly

• Been reduced

• Caused defeat

• Produced confusion

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

13 Use the first selection to answer the following question.

The organization of paragraphs 1 and 2 contributes to the author’s main idea by —

• Comparing Brown with the other athletes she competes against

• explaining how Brown overcame her challenges over time

• highlighting the competitions Brown has participated in

• showing the cause of Brown’s disability and its effects on her activities

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Use the second selection to answer the following question.

What is one message the author conveys in the selection?

• Plan ahead for difficult times.

• Be honest with those you love.

• Take risks in order to be successful.

• Treat others as you would like to be treated.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Use the second selection to answer the following question.

The author admires her mother mostly because her mother —

• offers advice on a variety of topics

• exposes the author to many new experiences

• has been in a wheelchair for the author’s entire life

• lives in a way that demonstrates perseverance

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Use the second selection to answer the following question.

What is the most likely reason the author does not tell her friends that her mother is paralyzed?

• She does not want people to judge her mother because of her disability.

• She prefers to let her mother explain her own situation to others

• She does not think it is an important characteristic of her mother

• She thinks that most people already know her mother uses a wheelchair

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Use the second selection to answer the following question.

The author compares her mother with other mothers in order to show that

• her mother is more supportive than other mothers

• her mother does many of the positive things that other mothers do

• other mothers help the author as much as her own mother does

• other mothers do not understand the difficulties her mother experiences

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Use the second selection to answer the following question.

Which sentence from the selection best establishes how the author’s mother approaches her situation

• Like most mothers, my mom wants the best for me.

• She has been paralyzed from the waist down for most of her life, and all of mine

• She couldn’t hike the volcano in Hawaii with the rest of the family or go cliff-jumping in Mexico.

• No matter how good or bad the chances are of something working out in her favor, she always tries.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2