Scholastic News Skills test W2016

What is the main problem described in the article?

• Everyone in the world has Internet service.

• Many people in the world can’t get online.

• Google’s giant balloons are in the way of passenger airplanes.

• Google doesn’t have enough balloons to provide Internet access to everyone in the world.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

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Which detail best supports the answer to Part A?

• “If so, you may go online to look up information, watch videos, or chat with friends.” (paragraph 1)

• “More than half of the people in the world don’t have Internet access.” (paragraph 1)

• “The helium lifts the balloons more than 11 miles above Earth’s surface.” (paragraph 7)

• “Since its first test, Google has launched hundreds of balloons into the air.” (paragraph 11)

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

In paragraph 4, the author uses the word remote. Which of the following phrases from paragraph 4 helps the reader understand what remote means?

• “requires a lot of equipment”

• “connected to the Internet”

• “too expensive”

• “these faraway spots”

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which question can be answered by reading the section “High in the Sky”?

• Why is it difficult to connect to the Internet in some parts of the world?

• How can getting online change people’s lives?

• How do Google’s balloons float in the air?

• When did Google test the balloon project for the first time?

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which detail from the section “High in the Sky” best supports the answer to Part A?

• “Google wants to bring the Internet to more people around the world.”

• “People at the company came up with the idea of using giant balloons.”

• “Antennas aboard the balloons beam information to and from antennas on people’s houses.”

• “The balloons are filled with helium.”

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

How do Google's balloons help people connect to the Internet?

• They carry long cables.

• They carry wireless Internet equipment.

• They carry computers and cell phones.

• They carry people to schools and libraries.

Which section of the article would be most helpful for finding facts about the first time Google tested the balloons?

• "No Connection"

• "High in the Sky"

• "Put to the Test"

• "Up, Up, and Away"

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What does the diagram in the article help you understand?

• how high Google's balloons can fly

• how big Google's balloons are

• what makes Google's balloons float

• what Google's balloons look like from the ground

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Read the sentences below from paragraph 11: "In 2013, the balloons could stay in the air for about five days. Now they last about 100 days." Which best describes the relationship between the sentences?

• The sentences describe similarities between two types of balloons.

• The sentences show how Google's balloons have changed over time.

• The sentences list steps for how Google makes its balloons.

• The sentences explain how Google's balloons stay in the air for a long time.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

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CCSS.RI.6.5

Based on the article, why do you think Google wants to bring the Internet to more people around the world? Use details from the article to support your answer.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2