Which phrase from paragraph 2 helps the reader understand the meaning of speculate?

Some speculate that it began as a northern African language. Historians do know that the whistled language was used by the original inhabitants of the island.

• El Silbo has a history

• for many generations

• No one is certain

• the original inhabitants

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Read these sentences from paragraph 4.

Before long only a few people could still whistle this unique language. To preserve the language, the government took action and required that el Silbo be taught in the schools.

Which central idea do these sentences help the reader understand?

• People can adapt a language to their changing needs.

• People can understand a language without needing to speak it.

• A language can help connect people in different places with different ways of life.

• A language can disappear over time if people no longer use it.

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The author includes the photograph of the ravine most likely to support which idea?

• The people of La Gomera needed a language that could travel long distances.

• El Silbo is spoken only by the people on the island of La Gomera.

• You can hear the whistles of canaries and other birds on the island of La Gomera.

• The landscape of La Gomera is different from the other islands that make up the Canary Islands.

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Which sentence best supports the idea that more than one language is spoken in La Gomera?

• A Whistling allowed islanders to deliver messages across the ravines without having to walk great distances around them.

• B The whistles were often used to make public announcements or to send invitations to events.

• C It is far from being the common language that it used to be.

• D Cyro loves whistling to communicate.

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The author includes the map most likely to help the reader understand —

• why younger people of La Gomera often move to the mainland

• where the Canary Islands are located and where La Gomera is among them

• which route sailors took to reach the Canary Islands from Spain in the 1500s

• where in northern Africa el Silbo may have originated

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In paragraph 23, how do Kun Ya’s comments influence Noi?

23 “Your trembling is good, Noi,” said Kun Ya. “That’s the way the butterfly moves. Let the movement spread to your whole body, not just your fingers. Paint with all of you. Become the butterfly.”

• Kun Ya’s comments cause Noi to lose focus and start to daydream.

• Kun Ya’s comments give Noi confidence and guidance as she paints.

• Kun Ya’s comments make Noi think about how Kun Ya paints butterflies.

• Kun Ya’s comments urge Noi to use a technique that she finds uncomfortable.

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Read this information about the roots of the word translucent. from Latin trans, meaning “through” + lucere, meaning “to shine” Based on this information, what does the word translucent mean in paragraph 10?

All morning, Noi and Ting had opened the umbrellas, getting them ready for Kun Ya’s brush. They pushed the fretwork of bamboo slivers up the bamboo pole until the silk bloomed into translucent flowers of pinks, greens, purples.

• Providing shade from the light

• Supplying a steady source of light

• Becoming fragile in the light

• Allowing light to enter

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Read this sentence from paragraph 24.

The flit of the butterflies moved into her, then out into the brush, so the paint seemed to lay itself down.

Why does the author use figurative language in this sentence?

• To show the way Noi captures the motions of a butterfly in her painting

• To suggest that Noi allows a butterfly to land on her as she paints its image

• To emphasize how Noi uses simple strokes to paint an image of a butterfly

• To explain why Noi is able to paint a butterfly without looking at her brush

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What is the most likely reason the author includes the interaction between Noi and Ting in paragraphs 13 and 14?

13 Kun Ya handed Ting the elephant umbrella. Ting stood up and twirled the umbrella overhead as she skipped around the clearing, her movements light and strong. “Look, Noi, the elephant is dancing!” 14 Noi laughed.

• To show that the sisters are becoming bored with their individual tasks

• To emphasize that Kun Ya made a mistake when painting the elephant

• To reveal the playful bond that the sisters share with each other

• To suggest that Ting wants to paint an elephant on an umbrella

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Which sentence best shows the relationship between the characters?

• “Your elephant looks so alive, Kun Ya,” Noi said, leaning close.

• She glanced at the butterflies dancing close by, then began to paint yellow wings above Kun Ya’s jungle flower.

• Kun Ya stroked their hair and sang, “The yellow bird flies away,” while Noi gazed at the flowers and creatures that Kun Ya had created.

• Usually Kun Ya asked Noi and Ting to mix the paints.

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