Inferencing

Which line from the text best supports the inference that Esperanza’s family is wealthy?

• “And part of Esperanza's mind believed her. But the other part scolded him.”

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  "Mama, the neighbors warned him just last night about bandits."

• “The wealthy still own most of the land while some of the poor have not even a garden plot.”

• “Papa is sympathetic and has given land to many of his workers.”

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You may have heard of Rosa Parks and her famous bus ride, but have you heard of Claudette Colvin? Like Parks, Colvin refused to give up her seat on a bus to a White person, and actually did so nine months before Parks did. A high schooler at the time, Colvin was taken off the bus, handcuffed, and put in jail for her act of rebellion. So why have so few people heard of Colvin? At the time, civil rights leaders believed that Colvin didn’t have the right image for the movement–she was young, lived in a lower-class neighborhood, and was viewed as too uncontrollable. These leaders believed that, as a married, professional adult, Parks would bring a more respectable image to the civil rights movement than Colvin would.

Janessa infers that Rosa Parks was not the first person to use buses as a setting for protesting segregation. Which line from the text most likely led her to this inference?

• “You may have heard of Rosa Parks and her famous bus ride, but have you heard of Claudette Colvin?”

• “Like Parks, Colvin refused to give up her seat on a bus to a White person, and actually did so nine months before Parks did.”

• “A high schooler at the time, Colvin was taken off the bus, handcuffed, and put in jail for her act of rebellion.”

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  “These leaders believed that, as a married, professional adult, Parks would bring a more respectable image to the civil rights movement than Colvin would.”

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Every day, you impose restrictions on yourself, relying on willpower to stop you from eating unhealthy foods, playing that game you love for too long, or walking out of class when you get bored. And research shows that the more willpower you show as a preschooler, the more likely you are to do things like score well on the SAT or concentrate without becoming distracted as a teenager. However, research also shows that willpower is limited. One study brought people into a lab that smelled of cookies. Some people were given cookies to eat, while others had to resist eating the cookies. When they were then asked to work on a puzzle, the people who had to resist the cookies quit the puzzle sooner than those that were able to eat the cookies. This suggests that ______

Fill in the blank with the most logical inference.

• people should avoid trying to use willpower to resist food temptations.

• resisting temptations can make it harder to maintain willpower on later tasks.

• practicing resisting temptations makes people’s willpower stronger.

• trying to resist temptations is too challenging for most people.

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Xiuhtezcatl Martinez may be young, but he's already fighting for better laws to protect the Earth from climate change. As a teenager, Martinez was part of a court case, arguing that the United States was not doing enough to fight climate change. Martinez has also given speeches in English, Spanish, and Nahuatl to the United Nations, describing how fighting climate change can help fight

social injustice

. In addition, Martinez spent time as the youth director of a group called Earth Guardians. This group helps teach young people to become leaders in protecting the environment. Finally, Martinez has made hip hop music to raise awareness of environmental issues.

Based on the text, which of the following statements is likely true?

• Martinez believes that music is the key to creating global climate action.

• Martinez believes it’s important to raise awareness of how climate change impacts different groups of people.

• Martinez believes that the court system shouldn't be involved in fighting climate change.

• Martinez believes that the Earth Guardians has been more effective than many other organizations at supporting youth leadership.

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English-only policies are rules that say English should be the only language used in schools. Some people think these rules help bilingual students–that is, students who speak more than one language–become part of the United States. However, studies show that teaching in two languages can improve students' writing skills, creativity, and community connections. In response to the English-only movement, the English Plus movement was created. This movement argues that everyone should learn English, but also encourages people to keep and celebrate their native languages and cultures. By supporting both English and other languages, the English Plus movement helps create a more welcoming and diverse community for everyone.

A student infers that schools that teach only in English may be less helpful to bilingual students than schools that support learning in multiple languages.

Which line from the text most likely led them to this inference?

• “English-only policies are rules that say English should be the only language used in schools.”

• “Some people think these rules help bilingual students–that is, students who speak more than one language–become part of the United States.”

• “However, studies show that teaching in two languages can improve students' writing skills, creativity, and community connections.”

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  “This movement argues that everyone should learn English, but also encourages people to keep and celebrate their native languages and cultures.”

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