FINAL PART 2 Informational Paired Passages

In "Looking to the Sky", what does the word maneuver mean in paragraph 3?

• Skillfully change a path or position

• Be guided by a remote control

• Cause to move rapidly

• Contain electronic equipment

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

In "Looking to the Sky", what is paragraph 1 mainly about?

• People watching birds in flight

• The ancient Greeks telling about people who try to fly like birds

• Leonardo da Vinci inventing a pair of mechanical wings in the 1400s

• People being interested in flying like birds

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

In "Looking to the Sky, the organizational pattern of the article develops the author's viewpoint by______.

• presenting facts about how SmartBird works and explaining why it is a useful invention

• comparing SmartBird with other inventions and showing how technology has advanced

• describing the reason Festo invented SmartBird and the effects the invention has had on the company

• relating the sequence of events that occurred to create SmartBird

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

In "Looking to the Sky," which idea is supported by information in the article?

• Technology is often too inefficient to be practical.

• Nature can inspire human innovation.

• The best machines have been designed to work by remote control.

• Innovations are usually based on the ideas of inventors who lived long ago.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

In "The Ironman Robot," the information in paragraph 2 and 6 supports the idea that___________.

• athletic competitions are challenging for any participant

• Mr. Evolta was a difficult robot for Takahashi to design

• people can be extremely inventive

• Mr. Evolta is capable of amazing accomplishments

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

In "The Ironman Robot," the word impediments refers to ________in paragraph 5.

• environments

• events

• obstacles

• robots

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Based on the information included in "The Ironman Robot," the reader can infer that the author believes Panasonic ______.

• found a creative way to promote its batteries

• is the most successful company in Japan

• focuses most of its efforts on creating robots

• is primarily concerned with setting world records

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which of the following from "The Ironman Robot" supports the idea that finishing the Ironman Triathlon was a remarkable feat for Mr. Evolta?

• It normally takes less than 13 hours for a human to complete the competition.

• Mr. Evolta is only about one-tenth the height of the average human.

• Each race in the event was held in Hawaii.

• Mr. Evolta needed more time to finish the competition than a human would.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

In "The Ironman Robot," the author includes the information in paragraph 1 most likely to______.

• cause the reader to reflect upon personal accomplishments

• build the reader's interest by presenting an improbable situation

• present the most important information about the topic first

• explain various reasons for writing about the topic

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

In "The Ironman Robot," the photographs of Mr. Evolta support the information in the selection by____.

• illustrating how difficult each race was to complete

• proving that the robot successfully finished all the races

• helping the reader understand the length of each race in the triathlon

• showing the reader the equipment used by the robot during the races

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7