RI SBA Practice Set 2

Read the sentence from the passage.

It may have something to do with those monkeys who yawn at each other to coordinate activities.

What does the word coordinate most likely mean?

• to put off or postpone

• to arrange or organize

• to be in the same order

• to be equal or balanced

Read the sentence from the passage.

We won't take it personally if you yawned several times while reading this article.

What does the phrase take it personally suggest about the authors of the passage?

• It suggests that the authors do not expect the reader to yawn while reading the passage.

• It suggests that the authors will be upset if the reader yawns while reading the passage.

• It suggests that the authors will not care if the reader yawns while reading the passage.

• It suggests that the authors think the reader needs to take a break from reading the passage.

The author used cause and effect in this passage.

What is the most likely reason the author wrote the passage this way?

• to demonstrate how a yawn can change how a person feels

• to show that being in school has nothing to do with yawning

• to prove that scientists now know what makes living things yawn

• to describe how a yawn often signals that a change in activity is needed

Pick the three sentences from the passage that best support the conclusion that scientists believe a yawn can be a sign that it is time to do something different.

• “Most people believe that we yawn because we are tired, which is partly true.”

• “In apes and monkeys, yawning by the leader of the group may signal that it's time for a change in the group's activity.”

• “Once the leader yawns, everyone else in the pack yawns back, signaling that they understand.”

• "As you wake up, you might stretch and yawn.”

• “Sometimes, if you've had a long day at school, you yawn during class.”