5th-Grade CAASPP ELA Comprehension Passage 1

Choose the two sentences that best show that James Watt formed new ideas for what steam might do to help humans.

• There is a wonderful power in steam.

• There was never a giant who had so much strength.

• If we only knew how to harness that power, there is no end to the things it might do for us.

• It would not only lift weights, but it would turn all kinds of machinery.

• It would draw our wagons, it would push our ships, it would plow and sow, it would spin and weave.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.1

Select two sentences that should be included in a passage summary of the last four paragraphs of the passage.

• James was from Scotland.

• James knew steam could power ships.

• James continued to live with his grandmother.

• James kept thinking about uses for steam as he grew up.

• James failed many times but kept learning from his mistakes.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Read the sentence from the text. The hot vapor puffed out at a furious rate.

What does the word furious suggest about the steam?

Pick two choices.

• The steam was quite noisy.

• The steam came out very fast.

• The steam made James angry.

• The steam caused James to yell.

• The steam appeared to be powerful.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.4

The following question has two parts. First answer part A. Then, answer part B.

Part A

What conclusion about James is supported by the text?

• James enjoyed learning new things.

• James feared being defeated by his experiments.

• James believed he was more intelligent than others.

• James felt badly about his grandmother ignoring his questions.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3

Part B

Which sentence from the passage best supports your answer in part A?

• "Indeed, he was always wondering and always wanting to know."

• "The lad lifted the lid and peeped inside again."

• "Jamie sat still in his place."

• "He failed again and again."

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.3

How does the first paragraph affect the plot? Select two choices.

• It introduces the main character.

• It gives an idea of the age of the boy.

• It gives details of the setting of the passage.

• It shows that the boy is curious about things.

• It shows that the boy is very quiet and thoughtful.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.5

Read the sentence from the text.

Day after day he thought about it, and evening after evening he sat by his grandmother's fireside and watched the thin, white vapor come out of the teakettle and lose itself in the yawning black throat of the chimney.

What effect does the author create by using the phrase yawning black throat of the chimney?

• It gives the feeling that steam is very important.

• It gives the feeling that the chimney is very dark and frightening.

• It gives the feeling of being tired and sleepy.

• It gives the feeling that the chimney is very large and wide and swallows the steam.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.4