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Imagine going to see the latest movie and hearing no sound. While that seems hard to fathom, the first movies were silent. No music or spoken words were to be heard. The spoken words appeared at the bottom of the screen. One of the most famous movie stars in the silent era was Charlie Chaplin. His work elevated the standard of comedy to the ranks of great works of art. 

The reader can conclude that . . .

• Charlie Chaplin's impressive pay made people respect comedy

• Charlie Chaplin studied in many fields, and made great comedy

• Chalie Chaplin had numerous movies and made comedy better

• Before Charlie Chaplin's work, comedy was not taken seriously

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Among her best-known novels are The Bluest Eye and Beloved. She was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the latter, which is based on the real-life story of Margaret Garner – an African American who lived in the pre-Civil War era. 

Based on this sentence, the reader can infer that Margaret Garner -

• fought for the rights of women

• taught at a segregated school

• was a great writer and poet

• lived in the era of the slave trade

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2 Presidential libraries are not the same as typical public or private libraries. These buildings hold an array of items from American presidents’ terms in office and from their personal lives. The libraries are more like museums that hold artifacts and documents. The public is allowed to tour the libraries, and many historians use the original documents available at the facilities in their research.

What is the central idea of this passage?

• Presidential libraries have books written by past presidents.

• • Presidential libraries were built to encourage historical research.

• • Presidential libraries differ from other libraries and are similar to museums.

• Presidential libraries were built to encourage the public to learn about past presidents.

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• Parents can help prevent teens from drinking too much caffeine. They should keep healthy drinks and food in the fridge. Teaching teens about the side effects of caffeine can also be beneficial. Parents should also be a good role model and lead by example. If parents are drinking and eating healthy, then teens are more likely to do the same. They should not allow any caffeine close to bedtime and discuss with the teen what they have consumed during the day. Educating teens on the effects and risks is key in depleting the caffeine craze. 

What is the central ideas of this paragraph?

• Parents play a vital role is preventing teens from consuming too much caffeine.

• Teens who drink caffeine may experience side effects such as headaches and fatigue.

• Parents should not let teens drink too much caffeine before going to bed.

• • Caffeine is addictive and can cause teens to experience withdrawal symptoms.

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Which sentence best shows a cause/effect organization of ideas?

• All of the grass clippings, dust, and pollen in the air caused my allergies to flare up wildly.

• After my father has mown the yard and done the edging, we are going to go swimming at the pool.

• • My cell phone not only cost a lot of money to buy, its monthly usage bill is very high too!

• • While my father likes to do all the mowing, I prefer to do all the blowing of the driveway, sidewalks, and porches.

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Which BEST shows a chronological organization of ideas?

• • While some of the campers were very homesick, others of them did not miss being home at all.

• • Some of the campers' eyes were stinging so badly because of all the smoke from the bonfire.

• • After the campers had been taught water safety, they were allowed to go on the canoes with a buddy.

• • When Janet complained of her sunburn, her counselor wisely suggested using some aloe lotion that night.

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Which sentence best shows a compare/contrast organization of ideas?

• • The number of video games that Arnold owns is staggering to many people.

• • While Rebecca wants to go swimming every day, Arnold only wants to stay home and play videogames.

• • Arnold's skin was white and pasty because he spent too many hours of each day playing video games.

• If you want to get the best overall exercise requiring the least amount of time, then you should try swimming.

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Tsunamis Lance Carson

Tsunamis are giant sea waves. They can be caused (1) by an earthquake that occurs under an ocean, (2) by an underwater landslide, or (3) when a volcano erupts under water. Unlike the regular waves you might see at the beach or during a normal storm, tsunamis don't form on the surface of the water. They build energy as they move water within the ocean, sometimes as much as several miles deep!

Once a tsunami occurs in the middle of the ocean, it can travel thousands of miles at 300-600 miles an hour without losing much energy. Deep in the ocean, a tsunami's waves may only be a foot high. By the time the waves reach the shallow water near the shore of islands or countries, the built-up energy can produce waves as high as 80 feet tall. When all that force hits the land, it hits it hard! And it's not just one wave. In fact, more waves can arrive every 10 to 45 minutes, so the destruction can continue for several hours.

But tsunamis aren't always destructive. For example, Hawaii's coasts were evacuated in 1986 after a tsunami warning was issued. When it finally hit the shore, the wave was less than a foot tall and didn't cause any damage.

One sign of a tsunami is when the water level along coastlines changes either by rising or falling rapidly. In countries that don't have warning systems for tsunamis, the first things people might see are stronger waves like the ones in an ordinary storm. These are followed by the big tsunami waves, so it’s important to move away from the shore to higher ground quickly.

The United States has warning systems in place to help protect people in Hawaii and on the West Coast, where tsunamis can hit. Scientists and researchers monitor for signs of a tsunami. If they notice something, they notify organizations to warn people through TV and radio announcements and with warning sirens. Staying informed is very important.

Match the causes to their effects.

• water levels rise or fall rapidly

• A volcano erupting under water

• the waves get to high

• A tsunami's approach may be signaled by

• great destruction

• A tsunami can cause

• a tsunami

• Tsunami waves move from deep to shallow water

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In order to understand and retain what you read, it is necessary to use appropriate organizational strategies. Sort the kinds of texts described according to the organizational strategy MOST LIKELY to help a reader to master its content.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Compare & Contrast

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(b) Problem & Solution

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(c) Sequential Order

• an essay about the movie version of a popular book

• an essay about how porpoises differ from dolphins

• a recipe explaining how to prepare apple strudel

• an essay about how to prevent teenagers from joining gangs

• a manual describing how to set up your new computer

• a book about what people can do to stop various species from becoming extinct

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The Truth About Diaries  Marie Devers

My brother bugs me all the time about my Diary. 1

He wants to know what sisters write in total secrecy. 2

I tell him that my Diary is boring as a textbook, 3

but only so he doesn’t try to take a sneaky look. 4

The truth is that my Diary’s like a novel from the store 5

where I’m the leading lady whom the characters adore. 6

It’s amazing, how this parchment documents each thing I do: 7

my nightmares, observations, and my love for peach shampoo 8

I explain all my misfortunes in a sister’s constitution, 9

where I outline all my problems and devise my own solutions. 10

What’s unexpected are my words on sibling rivalry 11

in spite of how I act, my brother means the world to me. 12

That’s one fact that stays under lock and combination; 13

How embarrassed I would be, if he knew my admiration. 14

Determine if each statement is a reasonable generalization that can be made from the information in the poem. 

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(a) Reasonable Conclusion

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(b) Unreasonable Conclusion

• The speaker does not want a diary to read.

• The speaker only pretends to want the diary to remain private.

• The speaker is jealous of the brother.

• The speaker hates the brother.

• The speaker is a teenage girl.

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