Grade 5 Unit 2 Reading Comp Quiz pgs. 143-145

In paragraph 2 of excerpt 1, the author states he hopes that his photographs inspire others. What is the meaning of the word inspire?

• to make someone want to do something

• to scare someone from doing something

• to make someone take a picture of something

• to explore a mysterious place

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CCSS.RI.4.4

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CCSS.RI.6.4

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Which phrases from Paragraph 2 of excerpt 1 best help the reader determine the meaning of "inspire"?

• "the imaginitive pencil"
  "in the stories"

• "to further explore"
  "lead future travelers"

• "the Cradle of the Incas"
  "to further explore"

• "some wonderful pictures"
  "relatively unknown region"

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Based on "Inca Land: Explorations of the Highlands of Peru," what inference can be made about how the author felt about the stone walls at Machu Picchu?

• He wished the stone walls had been discovered sooner.

• He had great admiration and respect for the people who built the walls.

• He believed someone had discovered the stone walls but kept them secret.

• He believed marble walls would have been too expensive to build.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

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In Paragraph 6 of the excerpt from "Inca Land: Explorations of the Highlands of Peru," the author gives one piece of evidence for the discovery of Machu Picchu. Which of the following sentences in the excerpt best supports how we know when Machu Picchu was probably first discovered?

• He did not reach Machu Picchu because there was no road through a nearby canyon.

• If the Spanish ever saw this wonderful place, they would have surely written about it.

• No one is sure when a Spanish-speaking person first saw it.

• In that year, Agustin Lizarraga wrote his name on the walls of one of the finest buildings.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

In Paragraph 5 of the excerpt from "Inca Land: Explorations of the Highlands of Peru," what is the meaning of the world spellbound?

• scared

• bored

• amazed

• strengthened

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read the sentence from Paragraph 4: "If the Spanish ever saw this wonderful place, they would have surely written about it."

What point is the author supporting by including this sentence?

• He thinks the Spanish found Machu Picchu.

• He believes someone found Machu Picchu but did not write about it.

• He thinks he was the first to find Machu Picchu.

• He believes no one discovered Machu Picchu until the early 1900s because no one wrote about it before that time.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

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CCSS.W.5.9A