Grade 5 Reading Sign Language/Whistled Words

Read this sentence from paragraph 9 of "What is Sign Language?"

"Day after day, deaf children watched their teachers’ lips and struggled to speak out loud."

What does this description suggest about deaf students?

• It took a long time for them to learn to speak clearly.

• They had a difficult time trying to communicate without sign language.

• They were unable to focus on learning to speak in addition to their other subjects.

• It was difficult for them to understand the many different languages spoken at school.

Which detail best reflects a central idea of the passage "What Is Sign Language?"

• “Clerc taught French Sign Language to Gallaudet.” (paragraph 4)

• “. . . William Stokoe arrived at Gallaudet University to teach literature.” (paragraph 10)

• “They taught him ASL and helped him write a dictionary of the language.” (paragraph 11)

• “. . . ASL was a real language of great value to deaf children and adults.” (paragraph 12)

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CCSS.RI.5.2

In paragraph 2 of "Whistled Words", what does the phrase “fell out of use” suggest about Silbo?

• It was gradually replaced by Spanish.

• It went through a period of being unpopular.

• It spread to other places when Gomerans moved.

• It could be used to communicate over the telephone.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

Which detail from the passage best shows the connection between Silbo and the geography of La Gomera?

• “In towns across the small island of La Gomera, whistling can be heard on the streets.” (paragraph 1)

• “. . . located in the Canary Islands, an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean that is part of Spain.” (paragraph 1)

• “The island’s hilly landscape allows whistled words to travel up to three miles.” (paragraph 2)

• “. . . Gomerans began moving away from rural areas.” (paragraph 2)

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CCSS.RI.5.3

What evidence does the author present to support the claim that Silbo is considered an important language? Select two correct answers.

• The schools of La Gomera teach Silbo in addition to Spanish.

• Few people of La Gomera understood Silbo in the early 1990s.

• The United Nations includes Silbo as a part of world cultural heritage.

• Silbo was once the only way to communicate over long distances in La Gomera.

• The Silbo teacher on the island wants students to appreciate Silbo as part of their heritage.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

Which sentence best states the central idea of the passage "Whistled Words"?

• Silbo sounds like the whistling of birds.

• Silbo is useful on the hilly landscape of La Gomera.

• Silbo is a whistled language used in a part of Spain.

• Silbo is used to communicate in many schools in Spain.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

How are the structures of the two passages different?

• The passage from What is Sign Language? presents information by topic, and “Whistled Words” describes events in time order.

• The passage from What is Sign Language? uses a cause and effect structure, and “Whistled Words” is structured around questions and answers.

• The passage from What is Sign Language? uses a comparison and contrast structure, and “Whistled Words” uses a problem and solution structure.

• The passage from What is Sign Language? presents events in time order, and “Whistled Words” describes the present before explaining earlier events.

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CCSS.RI.5.5