Week 23 Daily Passages

Read the passage: The Nutty Inventor. Think about why the author wrote this passage about an odd inventor. The main purpose of the passage is to _______.

• A) inspire readers to become inventors

• B) persuade readers to buy the products that Dr. NakaMats invented

• C) inform readers about an interesting but odd inventor

• D) describe the process for inventing things

Read the passage: The Nutty Inventor. Think about why the author wrote this passage about an odd inventor. What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?

• to reveal Dr. NakaMats’s odd habits

• to introduce Dr. NakaMats

• to convince people to use their imaginations

• to describe prizes that Dr. NakaMats deserves

Read the passage: The Nutty Inventor. Think about why the author wrote this passage about an odd inventor. Why does the author describe how Dr. NakaMats comes up with new ideas?

• to encourage people to use the same method

• to prove that the inventor is strange

• to compare with other invention methods

• to suggest that the inventor is a fake

Read the passage: The Nutty Inventor. Think about why the author wrote this passage about an odd inventor. What does the author of the passage probably believe about Dr. NakaMats?

• His most creative period is between midnight and 4 A.M.

• He does not work hard enough.

• His inventions are not very impressive.

• He is a creative inventor.

What is the main purpose of the passage?

• to introduce readers to cricket

• to encourage readers to watch cricket

• to describe the history of cricket

• to suggest new rules for cricket

Why does the author mention that the rules of the game are detailed?

• to criticize the person who writes the rules

• to explain why a game takes so long

• to compare cricket to baseball

• to support the idea that cricket is complicated

What is one purpose of the first paragraph?

• to describe the social aspect of cricket

• to identify nations where cricket is played

• to compare cricket to baseball

• to explain how popular cricket is

Think about the author’s purpose as you read about the game of cricket. The author tells how cricket spread to other parts of the world to show that _______.

• cricket has been around for centuries

• the sport is popular worldwide

• the game is popular among Americans, too

• the rules of the game are complicated

Use clues from the passage and what you know about today’s cars to make predictions about the future of electric cars. After reading the first two paragraphs, you could predict that _______.

• A) car companies would make electric cars again

• B) gasoline prices would continue to drop

• C) gas-powered cars would become slower

• D) someone would invent an electric car

Based on the passage, what is likely to happen in the future?

• Electric cars will be good but expensive.

• The electric car will become affordable.

• People will become better drivers.

• People will want gas-powered cars.