ELA Reading Comprehension

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The text structure used by the author in this excerpt can best be described as—

TEKS 9.8(A), 9.8(B)

• Order of importance.

• Compare and contrast.

• Chronological

• Problem and solution.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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How does the text structure in this excerpt support the author’s purpose?

TEKS 9.8(A), 9.8(B)

• It sorts through the details, separating the important from the unimportant.

• It compares various cases of leukemia, showing what is alike and different about them.

• It shows how the case developed over time.

• It suggests ways in which the problem of childhood leukemia might be solved.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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What is the main claim of this section?

TEK9.7(D)

• “Advertising is annoying.”

• “No one likes having TV shows interrupted by commercials.”

• “No one likes pop-up ads getting in the way of a website.”

• “Advertisements are bad for society.”

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The author supports the claim that advertisements use people’s insecurities by—

TEK9.7(D)

• Quoting an expert.

• Giving an example.

• Providing statistics.

• Sharing a personal story.

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The author supports the claim that advertisers aren’t always honest by—

TEK9.7(D)

• Providing statistics from research.

• Giving examples of misleading words.

• Naming an example of a time a company lied.

• Comparing how a product is advertised to how it is in real life.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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By using Zaroff as a character foil to Rainsford, the author also reveals an important difference in these complex characters’ attitudes toward animals and humans. Which of the following expresses that difference?

TEK9.6(B)

• Rainsford thinks that animals can reason; Zaroff does not.

• Rainsford thinks that humans can reason; Zaroff does not.

• Zaroff thinks that animals are better prey than humans; Rainsford does not.

• Zaroff looks upon human prey as a new kind of animal; Rainsford does not.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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The denotation of the word dreamy is “delightful and pleasing” or “full of dreams.” Based on the context clues in the passage, however, what is the most likely connotative meaning of the word dreamy as it is used here?

TEK9.2(B)

• Soothing and restful

• Marvelous and unique

• Creative and visionary

• Sentimental and cowardly

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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Which lines have regular rhyme and meter that give them a musical quality and a playful tone?

TEK9.7(B)

• Lines 14 and 15 from “The Journey”

• Lines 5 and 6 from “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”

• Lines 3 and 4 from “12 (from ‘Gitanjali’)”

• Lines 7 and 8 from “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

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In lines 20–23, the figurative language is—

TEKS 9.8(D), 9.8(E)

• A simile that compares muscles and a motor.

• Personification in which a “metal hoop” is given human qualities.

• A metaphor that compares tangled and falling.

• A metaphor that compares muscles and a motor.

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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

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In lines 29–31, the figurative language is—

TEKS 9.8(D), 9.8(E)

• Personification in which trouble is given human qualities.

• A simile in which blackjack is compared to slapping.

• A metaphor in which blackjack is said to be an “open palm.”

• A metaphor in which trouble is compared with an “open palm.”

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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