"Brave Bessie" Coleman

Which sentence best states the central idea of paragraph 3?

• In 1915 Coleman moved to Chicago.

• She lived with her brothers and went to beauty school.

• World War I had begun in Europe the year before.

• She fell in love with airplanes.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Why does the author use comparison and contrast structure in paragraph 4?

• to show how Coleman was different from other pilots

• to explain what caused Coleman to want to be a pilot

• to show how Coleman solved her problem of becoming a pilot

• to explain what steps Coleman took when trying to become a pilot

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Read the sentence from paragraph 5 of the biography: "She found a way to tackle her problem." Now read the dictionary entry. tackle ('ta-kəl) verb 1. to push someone to the ground 2. to ask questions in a tough way 3. to begin to solve 4. to put a rope on a horse. Which definition best matches the way tackle is used above?

• definition 1

• definition 2

• definition 3

• definition 4

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Paragraph 6 uses comparison and contrast structure. Which two words in the paragraph are clues to this text structure?

• Unlike

• Also

• were

• about

• However

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Read the sentence from paragraph 8. After her shows, people would ask for her autograph. Think about the Greek root graph. What is the meaning of autograph above?

• a person's plans for what to do next

• a person's writing of his or her own name

• a person's items used during an important event

• a person's thoughts about how he or she is doing

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the timeline help readers understand?

• who was important to Coleman's life

• the number of flights Coleman took during school

• when important events happened in Coleman's life

• how Coleman became better known than other pilots

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

What change should be made in sentence 3?

• Change longer to long.

• Change longer to longest.

• Change longer to most longest.

• No change is needed.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

What change should be made in sentence 5?

• Change bright to brightly.

• Change bright to brighter.

• Change dark to darkest.

• Change dark to darkly.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the correct way to write sentence 7?

• The blue fish swam to the food eagerer than the black fish.

• The blue fish swam to the food eagerly than the black fish.

• The blue fish swam to the food most eagerly than the black fish.

• No change is needed.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3