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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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

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

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

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.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5