The author’s MAIN purpose for writing the passage is MOST LIKELY toT

help readers understand the origins of American music.

help readers learn to play and sing folk music.

help readers learn the history of European settlers in America.

help readers understand what life was like for people long ago.

What is MOST LIKELY the author’s main purpose for writing the passage?

to offer information about a mostly forgotten time in sports history

to give readers a better understanding of life in the 1900s

to tell the interesting life story of a famous baseball player

to describe baseball from its beginnings up until the present day

Which sentence from the passage BEST expresses the author’s opinion about Charlie Waitt’s contribution to baseball?

It would also be hard to find a player who did more to change the way a baseball is caught.

Waitt takes an ordinary leather glove and cuts off the fingers.

Other players and fans watching the game don't like Waitt's idea.

He was what baseball folks call a journeyman ballplayer.

Which detail from the article best supports the author’s claim that people thought wearing a glove was a sign of weakness?

Waitt confessed that he was ashamed to wear the glove.

Waitt cut the fingers of the glove he used.

Many players began to wear gloves on both hands.

Players knew it was tricky to use bare hands to stop a baseball.

Which sentence from the passage BEST supports the idea that Frederick M. Jones is admired for his work?

He was inducted into the Minnesota Inventors Hall of Fame.

By age 14 he was repairing cars at the garage.

In 1940 Jones patented a truck refrigeration unit.

Jones was able to use his refrigeration inventions to help the United States military.

Which type of evidence did the author use to show how talented Frederick Jones was?

examples of his different types of work

conversations with his coworkers

repetition of one story from different view points

Why did the author MOST LIKELY write the passage “Frederick M. Jones, Inventor”?

to present facts about Jones and his work

to explain how Jones invented refrigerated trucks

to offer an opinion about the refrigeration company Jones owned

to tell a story about Jones and a chicken farmer

Which sentence BEST shares the author’s main idea?

Frederick Jones’ inventions improved daily life.

Frederick Jones had many different jobs in his youth.

Frederick Jones’ inventions were unimportant.

Frederick Jones created a variety of simple inventions.

Based on the information in the passage, which sentence is PROBABLY true about Frederick M. Jones?

He turned problems presented at his workplace into opportunities for inventions.

He developed ideas when he saw a way to make money.

He did not believe that patents were important to inventors.

He did not like working on cars more than working in a movie theater.

What is the primary purpose of an informational text passage?

To provide factual information and explanations

To entertain the reader with fictional stories

To persuade the reader to adopt a viewpoint

To describe a character's emotions and thoughts

Which of the following is a characteristic of an informational text?

It presents facts and data to inform the reader

It includes a plot with a beginning, middle, and end

It uses dialogue between characters

It focuses on the internal thoughts of a protagonist

Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that the author is an expert on the topic?

The author cites multiple sources and studies.

The author uses complex scientific terminology.

The author shares personal anecdotes about the topic.

The author writes in a humorous and engaging style.

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1 min • 1 pt

What is the central idea of the passage?

People who come to the United States bring familiar items with them from their homelands.

Folk music lyrics usually refer to the names of places and people of a given region.

Music changes from one generation to the next as people change a word or a tune.

The blend of cultures in the United States is represented by a blend of folk music.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Read the sentence from the passage. The United States is a blend of many cultures. What does the word blend mean in this sentence?

model

province

country

combination

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

According to the passage, the fact that Americans found the freedom to express their feelings meant that American music

focused on hardships left behind.

inspired both singing and dancing.

became a blend of many cultures.

told stories of life in the new country.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which sentence from the passage BEST supports the author’s idea that folk music is a special national resource?

They came with the music and dancing of their homelands.

Hand clapping was a form of percussion.

They were printed on inexpensive paper and sold on the streets.

It is truly music by the people and for the people.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement BEST summarizes the information in the passage?

People write songs for many different reasons.

Every culture has its own style of music and dance.

American folk music represents a variety of cultures.

Music brings most immigrants to the United States.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the information in Paragraph 2 suggest about early American settlers?

They came from one region in Europe.

They preferred local American musical styles

They brought music with them to America from their homeland.

They had musical freedom of expression in America.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

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Informational Text Passage

What is the central idea of the passage?

Read the sentence from the passage. The United States is a blend of many cultures. What does the word blend mean in this sentence?

According to the passage, the fact that Americans found the freedom to express their feelings meant that American music

Which sentence from the passage BEST supports the author’s idea that folk music is a special national resource?

Which statement BEST summarizes the information in the passage?

What does the information in Paragraph 2 suggest about early American settlers?

The author’s MAIN purpose for writing the passage is MOST LIKELY toT

What is MOST LIKELY the author’s main purpose for writing the passage?

He also admitted that he had chosen a color as inconspicuous as possible because he didn’t care to attract attention.What does the word inconspicuous mean in that sentence?

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He also admitted that he had chosen a color as inconspicuous as possible because he didn’t care to attract attention.
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