RI SBA Practice Set 3

First, read the dictionary definition. Then, read the directions that follow.

(v) 1. collected together from different places or sources

Type the word from the paragraph below that most closely matches the

definition.

After walking 240 miles, he gathered salt on the beach. It was against the law at that time to gather salt. England controlled all of India’s salt and forced India’s people to pay a salt tax. This protest and one held later at a salt factory helped India become free to rule itself.

Select three sentences from the passage that best support the conclusion that salt has many purposes.

• “We need salt to live.”

• “When we cry, sweat, or go to the bathroom, we lose salt.”

• “Long ago, people salted meat and fish to keep them from turning rotten.”

• “They also heated salt water in pots until the water was gone, or evaporated.”

• “People use salt to melt ice from roads.”

How does the author's use of the section “The Rock We Eat” add to the passage?

Select the three choices that are correct.

• This section entertains the reader with a riddle about salt.

• This section gives information about the uses for salt in customs.

• The author uses this section to address the danger of eating too much salt.

• This section gives the reader information about how the human body loses salt.

• The author uses a comparison to show how much salt is contained within the human body.

What is the main idea of the passage? Use details from the passage to support your answer.

The following question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B.

Choose the inference that is supported by evidence in the text.

Part A

• Marco Polo was lost in the Kavir salt desert.

• The Italian people were frightened of the Kavir salt desert.

• The Kavir salt desert was an enjoyable hiking spot in Iran.

• The main reason Marco Polo wanted to cross the Kavir salt desert was to find treasures.

The following question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B.

Choose the inference that is supported by evidence in the text.

Part A

A. Marco Polo was lost in the Kavir salt desert.

B. The Italian people were frightened of the Kavir salt desert.

C. The Kavir salt desert was an enjoyable hiking spot in Iran.

D. The main reason Marco Polo wanted to cross the Kavir salt desert was to find treasures.

Choose the sentence from the passage that best supports your answer in part A.

• “Joined by his father and uncle, Marco Polo traveled from Italy to the Kavir salt desert of Iran.”

• “Most Italians thought the Kavir was the end of the world.”

• “Salt broke under their feet, making it tough to walk.”

• “Back in Italy in 1297, Marco Polo made a book about his journey to the Kavir and beyond.”