Kids, You're Too Smart to Skip Breakfast

1. In order to persuade the audience, the author's title and arguments are mostly appealing to the reader's sense of -

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

2. How does the author support the claim that eating breakfast improves academic performance?

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3. The Latin word hyper, meaning "over" or "above," helps the reader understand that hyperactivity in paragraph 6 means -

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

4. The organization of paragraphs 6 through 14 contributes to the author's main idea by -

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

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CCSS.RL.7.2

5. The author most likely included the bulleted list at the end of the selection because -

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CCSS.RI.1.5

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6. What is paragraph 8 is mainly about?

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CCSS.RI.5.2

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CCSS.RL.5.2

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CCSS.RL.7.2

Which of the following best describes the persuasive technique used in paragraph 1?

• F. The author relies on the testimonial of a school principal who supports uniforms.

• G. The author suggests that readers should be angry about underperforming schools.

• The author reasons that all schools should require uniforms because others do.

• The author exaggerates the effect school uniforms have in helping students focus on their schoolwork.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

Which of the following best summarizes the reasoning provided in paragraph 3 for the opposing point of view?

• A. Students have a right to decide what they want to wear.

• B. Many parents think that school uniforms are a cause for concern.

• C. Schools have been challenged in court over the issue of uniforms.

• D. Civil liberties (freedoms) experts

  feel that uniforms make it difficult for students to communicate.

7. Read the following dictionary entry.

Expression n

1. communication in words, art, music, or movement

2. a particular phrase or saying

3. a facial look that conveys a feeling

4. the act of pressing or squeezing out

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CCSS.RI.5.4

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8. The reasoning in paragraph 4 supports the conclusion that uniforms -

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

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