Short Snap 1

How does the author support the idea that laws must be followed?

• A. by comparing laws to the rules of a game

• B. by describing the time needed to create a law

• C. by indicating how long each Congress lasts

• D. by explaining the definition of a bill or a draft

Choose the 3 key details for the summary of the passage.

• Laws provide rules of conduct

• Laws in England are different from America

• Federal laws begin in the US Congress

• Laws such as setting highway speed limits help

• Everyone in our country is expected to follow laws.

How do the first three paragraphs introduce the rest of the passage?

• A. by giving examples of good citizens and how they act

• B. by comparing laws in the United States and England

• C. by describing laws and the reasons that we need them

• D. by helping the reader to understand family activitie

Which two sentences best explain the ways a bill can be enacted or made into a law.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Select two meanings the author suggests by using the word proposed to describe the law.

• put forward for consideration

• nominated for an office

• challenged in a court of law

• voted against by citizens

• suggested as a possibility

Which phrase is closet in meaning to bypass as it is used in this way?

• A. use a different method

• B. read a draft

• C. discuss a law

• D. depend upon the President

What does observe mean in the sentence?

• A. to celebrate

• B. to view

• C. to discuss

• D. to follow

Select four to create a summary.

• The mermaids do not like the children, and swim away when approached.

• The children are all asleep when a change creeps over Marooners' Rock.

• The lagoon is a favorite spot for the children to swim during the summer.

• Peter gives the order to dive to escape from the approaching pirates.

• One of the boys hit the bubble in new and different way.

Which would be best to include in an illustration of the danger found in the passage?

• A. colored bubbles

• B. a changed lagoon

• C. long summer days

• D. make-believe meals

Which two phrases best match the meaning of basking in the sun as it is used in the sentence?

• lounging in the sun

• sweating in the sun

• chattering in the sun

• waiting in the sun

• relaxing in the sun