IAR Practice Game- Informational Texts (LVL3)

Florida is home to an amazing array of fish, wildlife, and the habitats in which they live and thrive.  These multitudes of species are dependent upon natural habitats such as tropical coral reefs, and the grasses of the Everglades. Which key idea is being developed with this excerpt?

• The beauty of Florida’s tropical reefs.

• Florida’s wildlife and their habitats should be protected

• The expense of maintaining habitats for wildlife in Florida

• Photographers love the wildlife and their habitats found in Florida.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Athletes of the past and present have played a huge role in giving young people a voice and inspiring them to take action. Rock the Vote is teaming up with those in the sports world to empower and inspire a new generation.

What is the central idea of this excerpt?

• The importance of playing a sport. 

• Rock the Vote inspires young people to vote for athletes who want to run for office

• Athletes can help inspire young people to vote.

• The connection between rock music and playing sports.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

(1) Wind turbines do not use combustion to generate electricity. (2) They do not produce air emissions. (3) The only potentially toxic or hazardous materials are relatively small amounts of lubricating oils and hydraulic and insulating fluids. (4) Therefore, contamination of surface or ground water or soils is highly unlikely.

Which sentence contains a negative detail of wind turbines?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

(1) Vipera wagneri, or the ocellated mountain viper, is a venomous viper found in northwest Iran and eastern Turkey. (2) This snake lives at altitudes of over 1,500 meters (5,000 ft).  (3) In 2008, the status of the Wagner’s viper was changed to critically endangered. (4) It was feared that the planned construction of a dam would devastate the viper’s population. 

Which sentence contains about scientific names?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Seven-Eleven has a college tuition program.  People who have worked there for four years or longer are eligible for tuition assistance. 

What does “eligible” mean?

• Qualified

• Required

• Interested

• Profitable

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Briefly describe your science fair theme, and show how  your preliminary studies resulted in the direction of your finished project. 

What does “preliminary” mean?

• Central

• Outcome

• Obsolete

• Initial

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

Squeeze the avocado. If an avocado looks ripe, you should still feel it to test its ripeness. Hold it in the palm of your hand, and squeeze gently. A ripe avocado should yield to firm, gentle pressure, but shouldn't feel overly soft or mushy.

The purpose of this excerpt is to -

• teach someone how to pick out an avocado.

• teach someone how to peel an avocado

• show someone where to find an avocado

• Encourage someone to eat avocados

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

There are two after school clubs on Thursday afternoons.  The chess club requires attention to detail, discipline, and logic.  The book club, however, requires a commitment to read at least three books, and the ability to comprehend them.  Both clubs are very popular.

What is the structure of this excerpt? 

• Chronological order

• Problem and solution

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Science and engineering are providing us with increasingly clear pictures of how to solve many of our challenges, but policymakers are increasingly unwilling to pursue the remedies that scientific evidence suggests. Instead, they take one of two routes: deny the science, or pretend the problems don’t exist.

Integrate the information in this excerpt.  What is the main issue?

• Scientific discoveries are hard to explain. 

• Solutions are being found, but politicians aren't listening

• The fields of science and engineering are respected by many

• Many politicians began their careeers in science and engineering

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Minimum wages needs to be increased. “In an expensive state like California, a worker needs about $20 an hour to afford the basics," said Jason Bennet. "Whereas $15 is what a worker needs in a less expensive state such as Alabama, Florida or Texas."

Integrate the information in this excerpt.  What is the main issue?

• Minimum wages need to be increased in all states.

• Californians have money, so they don’t need an increase.

• Since it is expensive to live in California, they need a larger increase in minimum wage.

• Alabama, Florida, and Texas all need increases in minimum wages

         because it is cheaper to live in those states.