Paired Passage Answers

#13:

What effect does Max working in Grandpa’s yard have on the plot of the story?

• A. It makes Dad proud of Max.

• B. It causes Max to become tired and grumpy.

• C. It leads Max to a surprise discovery.

• D. It proves to Grandpa that Max is a good helper.

#14:

When Max shows his father the time capsule he dug up, Max’s father most likely

feels —

• F. amazed that Max found it when he could not

• G. pleased to see things that were once meaningful to him

• H. upset that Max is no longer helping Grandpa plant a tree

• J. concerned about what Max will think when he sees what is in the can

#15:

Which point of view does the author use in this story?

• A. First-person from Max’s perspective

• B. First-person from Dad’s perspective

• C. Third-person from the perspective of Max’s grandfather

• D. Third-person from the perspective of an unknown observer

#16:

In paragraph 1, the author uses the phrases “wiped the sweat from his brow” and

“felt like he had been digging for hours” to suggest that Max —

• F. expects to discover a special surprise

• G. is struggling with a difficult job

• H. dislikes spending time outdoors

• J. is determined to help plant trees

#17:

In paragraph 3, the suffix –er in the word sender helps the reader understand

that the word refers to —

• A. a person who sends

• B. an object that is sent

• C. the sending of something again

• D. the method used to send things

#18:

What happened as a result of someone finding a bottle that had been released by

students in Hawaii in 2007?

• F. The bottle experiment quickly spread to other schools.

• G. People around the world were encouraged to find pen pals.

• H. Students tried to send messages in bottles to their classmates.

• J. Two people living in different parts of the world became friends.

#19:

The author wrote this selection most likely to —

• A. persuade the reader to try sending a message in a bottle

• B. tell the reader how to start a floating bottle experiment at school

• C. describe some examples of messages sent in bottles and tell what happened

  to them

• D. explain some of the challenges of trying to communicate with people who live

  across the ocean

#20:

Paragraphs 2 and 3 are mainly about —

• F. rewards people have received for returning bottles that were found

• G. what keeps bottles with messages in them from sinking in the ocean

• H. bottles that have drifted in the sea and then been found

• J. what people write on the notes that are placed inside bottles

#21:

What conclusion can the reader make based on both the story and the selection?

• A. People enjoy the experience of finding hidden objects or messages.

• B. It is important to follow instructions that are included with messages.

• C. People can become friends with someone whom they have never met.

• D. It is common to find objects that have been left in secret places.

#22:

Based on the story and the selection, what is one way a time capsule differs

from a message in a bottle?

• F. A time capsule is opened by the person who made it, while a message in a

  bottle is opened by a stranger.

• G. A time capsule stays in the same place, while a message in a bottle travels to

  a new place.

• H. A time capsule is hidden for a long time, while a message in a bottle is found

  quickly.

• J. A time capsule is for everyone to share, while a message in a bottle is

  intended for a specific person.