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1. Which section describes the causes of the Park Fire?

• A. “Battling Blazes”
• B.“Burning Up”
• C.“How to Fight a Wildfire”
• D.the “California Wildfires” map

2. Which detail would be least important to include in a summary of the article?

• A.The Park Fire destroyed 700 structures.
• B.Dry, hot weather led to the Park Fire.
• C.The largest wildfire ever recorded in Texas took place in February.
• D.The Park Fire spread out of control quickly.

3. Which word in the article means “kept from spreading”?

• A. exploded
• B. threatened
• C. shifted
• D. contained

4. Based on the map, which of the following statements about the Park Fire is true?

• A.It was California’s only large wildfire.
• B. It burned south of Los Angeles.
• C. It burned north of Sacramento.
• D.It spread into Arizona.

5. [Part A] What is the main idea of the section “Change of Plans”?

• A.The United States has two main political parties.
• B.Both main political parties changed the dates of their national conventions.
• C.U.S. presidential elections have changed since the 1780s.
• D.The Democratic Party changed its 2024 nominee for president.

6. [Part B] Which detail best supports the main idea of the section “Change of Plans”?

• A.“Biden dropped out of the race on July 21.”
• B.“Trump launched his campaign almost two years ago.”
• C.“More than 67 million people watched . . .”
• D.“Harris and Trump will campaign around the clock . . .”

7. If elected president, Donald Trump would be the first president since 1892 to ___.

• A. be elected to two terms
• B. be elected to nonconsecutive terms
• C.represent the Republican Party
• D.have been nominated at a convention

8. If elected president, Kamala Harris would make history as the ___.

• A. first vice president to become president
• B. youngest president in U.S. history
• C.first woman to be elected U.S. president
• D.first Democratic president in decades

9. A new law in Hawaii makes the shaka the state’s official ___.

• A. language
• B. gesture
• C. dance
• D. flower

10. According to the article, what was the original purpose of daylight saving time?

• A.to allow people to use sunlight to light their homes for longer periods
• B.to give children an extra hour of sleep
• C.to allow more daylight for after-school sports and activities
• D.to put all states in the same time zone