"The Sense of Smell" Part I: TCAP 2016-17

Which sense works together with our sense of smell?

• taste

• sight

• hearing

• touch

What is the passage mostly about?

• why animals have an excellent sense of smell

• why some foods smell good and other smell bad

• how smells can bring back memories

• how the sense of smell works and how it is used

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

What are paragraphs 15 and 16 mainly about?

• Fire smells like smoke.

• Rotten food smells bad.

• Smelling helps keep us safe.

• Smelling is one of our senses.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What happens first when you smell something?

• Your brain receives a message.

• Sensors send a message to your brain.

• Particles stick to the mucus in your nose.

• You breathe in particles.

What happens after sensors send a message about

particles?

• The particles stick to mucus.

• The message travels to the brain.

• The particles move into your nose.

• The brain tells you about the smell.

What happens to the taste of food when you are unable to

smell it?

• The taste is stronger.

• The taste is duller.

• The taste lasts longer.

• The taste stays the same.

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

Which word has the same meaning as scents?

• tastes

• smells

• particles

• memories

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CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

Which subheading has information about how the brain

helps with smelling?

• "How Smelling Works"

• "Smelling and Tasting"

• "Animals and Smell"

• Smelling Danger"

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What is the main purpose of the passage?

• to compare different smells

• to compare the sense of smell in dogs and people

• to explain why smelling is more important than tasting

• to explain the way smelling happens

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What does the picture best help the reader understand?

• what a rose smells like

• what the brain looks like

• which body parts help with smelling

• where nerves are found in the body

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CCSS.RI.1.7

CCSS.RI.2.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RL.2.7

CCSS.RL.3.7