Pair Passages- Jeans Take Over & Sneaker Nation

Use "Jeans Take Over" to answer the following question:

According to the selection, why did Davis attach rivets onto pants?

• A worker's wife told him to try it.

• They made pants rip easier.

• They held the fabric together.

• It looked cool.

Use "Jeans Take Over" to answer the following question:

Which section from the selection describes how long jeans have existed? Clue: Look for HEADINGS!

• Tough Pants

• Introductory paragraph

• Farms to Fashion

• Just for You

Use "Sneaker Nation" to answer the following question:

What happened when Bowerman's wife pulled a hot waffle out of the waffle maker?

• They talked about running shoes.

• He decided he wanted pancakes instead.

• The waffles were burnt.

• Bowerman got an idea. The pattern on the waffle maker was exactly what he had been looking for!

Use "Sneaker Nation" to answer the following question:

What problem would likely occur if Bowerman did not find a solution for sneakers?

• Americans would want to buy waffle makers.

• Spikes would ruin rubber tracks and slow runners down.

• Sneakers would become cheaper.

• Americans would never play sports again.

Use "Jeans Take Over" and "Sneaker Nation" to answer the following question:

Based on details in both passages, they tell about items of clothing that...

• were worn by more people after a new design

• were worn by athletes only

• were worn more often in the past than now

• were first worn by workers

Use "Jeans Take Over" and "Sneaker Nation" to answer the following question:

The last photograph in "Jeans Take Over" and the first photograph in "Sneaker Nation" both show...

• famous people wearing sneakers

• famous people wearing sneakers

• famous people wearing popular clothing items

• Michael Jordan was more famous than Elvis

Use "Jeans Take Over" and "Sneaker Nation" to answer the following question:

What text structure is used within this paired passage?

• problem and solution

• description

• compare and contrast

• central idea

Anthony's hard work paid off, because he made more than $500 in a few hours at the business fair.

Ms Vega's wants to use a more specific word than "made." Which word BEST replaces this word?

• had

• got

• created

• earned

She was nervous about riding a horse, and luckily this horse seemed calm.

What change should be made in the sentence above?

• change nervous to nervis

• change and to but

• change riding to rode

• change seemed to seems

As we made our way up the stairs, we past plenty of picture frames.

• change past to passed

• change frames to framez

• change the period to a question mark

• delete the comma after stairs