More Than a Whistle

What inference about Cyro is supported by the information in paragraph 6? Use text evidence to support your answer. (RACE)

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Based on the selection, why is the title “More Than a Whistle” appropriate?

• A) El Silbo is a whistled language produced with specialized sounds.

• B) El Silbo is a whistled language, but it also represents a traditional way of life in La Gomera.

• D) El Silbo is a whistled language that can be heard over long distances.

Which phrase from paragraph 2 helps the reader understand the meaning of speculate?

• El Silbo has a history

• B) for many generations

• ) No one is certain

• D) the original inhabitants

The author includes the photograph of the ravine most likely to support which idea?

• The people of La Gomera needed a language that could travel long distances.

• El siblo is spoken only by the people on the island of La Gomera.

• C) You can hear the whistles of canaries and other birds on the island of La Gomera

The author includes the map most likely to help the reader understand-

• Why younger people often move to the mainland.

• Where the Canary Islands are located, and where La Gomera is among them.

• Where in Northern Africa El Siblo may have originated.