1. Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that sleep is important to learning?
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Question 2
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2. A reader can tell that this passage is nonfiction because it
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Question 3
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3. Which sentence from “Why Do We Dream?” contains a simile?
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Question 4
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4. Which statement in the article is an opinion?
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Question 5
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5. In paragraph 2, the word theories means
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Question 6
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6. The author most likely wrote this article to
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Question 7
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7. In paragraph 5, what caused the students to dream about a problem they had?
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Question 8
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Read the passage and answer questions 8-13.
8. What is a similarity between the narrator and Grandma as a girl?
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Question 9
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9. The reader can tell the story is written in first person because
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Question 10
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10. Computers are helpful to have in the library. What evidence from the text supports this statement?
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Question 11
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11. Why might the title refer to New York Public Library as “A New Kind of Library”?
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Question 12
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12. What theme is found in both “How Grandma Did Her Homework” and “A New Kind of Library”?
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Question 13
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13. What does Grandma mean when she says “such progress” in paragraph 2?
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Question 14
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Read the passage and answer questions 14-18.
Read the dictionary definition for the word bear.
Bear/Bair/Verb
To hold up, support a load
Give birth to
To be able to stand
To produce by natural growth
Which definition best describes the word bear in line 8?
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Question 15
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15. In which line of the poem does the narrator start to change her feelings of her sister?
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Question 16
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16. What is the theme of this poem?
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Question 17
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17. The last stanza, lines 13 through 17, explains which of the following to the reader?
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Question 18
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18. What is the best way to summarize this poem?
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Question 19
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Read the passage and answer questions 19-23.
19. The author most likely wrote this passage
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Question 20
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20. Which sentence from the passage supports the statement, “These settlers did not have the same respect for the buffalo as the Native Americans”?
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Question 21
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21. Which sentence best summarizes paragraph 4 of “The American Buffalo”?
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Question 22
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22. Which statement from the passage is an opinion?
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Question 23
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23. What is one detail from paragraph 2 that supports the idea, “Many buffalo traveled to North America”?
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Question 24
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Read the passage and answer questions 24-28.
24. Where does the second poem take place?
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Question 25
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25. Based on the poem, why does the child most likely get wrapped in a comforter and cap? (Winter-Time)
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Question 26
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26. Read the following sentence: “At morning in the dark I rise; and shivering in my nakedness, by the cold candle, bathe and dress.” (Winter-Time)
What does the word shivering mean as used in the poem?
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Question 27
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27. How are the poems “City Autumn” and “Winter-Time” similar?
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Question 28
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28. Which type of figurative language is used in the first line of each poem?
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Question 29
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Read the passage and answer questions 29-32.
29. The reader can tell that Jordan’s friends care about her because
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Question 30
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30. This story is mostly about
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Question 31
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31. The theme of this story is
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Question 32
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32. Where does this story take place?
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Question 33
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You are awesome!!
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Question 34
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Read the passage and answer questions 34-40.
34. Which detail from the text supports that the megalodon could not still exist (is extinct)?
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Question 35
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35. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
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Question 36
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36. Why do people believe Loch Ness exists?
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Question 37
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37. In paragraph 4 of Legend of Loch Ness, what does the word skeptic mean?
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Question 38
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38. How does the photograph in Legend of Loch Ness help support the passage?
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Question 39
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39. What can the reader conclude about the Megalodon after reading both texts?
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Question 40
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40. How are the ideas in both texts organized?
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Question 41
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Read the passage and answer questions 41-50.
41. What caused the protesters to come to Town hall in paragraph 9?
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Question 42
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"People from far away came to see the street performers. All seemed well and good, but with the juggler’s popularity came copycats.”
42. This shows that the town was becoming
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Question 43
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43. What main problem does Mayor Arnold face?
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Question 44
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44. While many people are happy to live in a famous town, not everyone is happy about the jugglers. What evidence from the passage supports this conclusion?
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Question 45
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Read the following sentences:
“The mayor chewed her pen. She tapped her food furiously. She sighed so strongly that important documents blew off her desk, and this made her sigh again.”
45. Based on this description, how is Mayor Arnold most likely feeling?
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Question 46
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46. How will the influence of Donald Seastrunk effect Mayor Arnold’s decision about the jugglers?
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Question 47
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47. What is this story mostly about?
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Question 48
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Read the following sentence:
“Winking and smiling, the jugglers performed astonishing feats: dozens of balls in the air at once; nifty, behind the back and through the legs tricks; even juggling blindfolded.”
48. What does the word “astonishing” mean as used in this sentence?
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Question 49
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49. Which statement from the text contains a simile?
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Question 50
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50. The author most likely wrote about this text to