Question (1)
Audio Story "A Picture of Peace (Time 0:00 - 5:27)
Listen to the entire audio of the story that relates to the following set of questions. You can pause and return to listen again to all or any part of the story. When you see the [Listen Here] button next to a question click on it to listen to the audio that relates to the specific question.
1 Listen to this sentence from paragraph 14.Zach, normally as active as a fly in a doughnut shop, was on his stomach sleeping quietly.The author’s use of a simile in this sentence conveys to the reader that Zach usually —
What is the main theme of the story?
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The word 3 1n paragraph 2 means to preserve a mood, scene, or quality.
What is the best summary of the story?
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Listen to this sentence from paragraph 10.
Soon the sky glowed orange, gold, and pink as the sun drifted toward the horizon.
In what way does the imagery in the sentence contribute to the story?
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The events in paragraph 14 are important to the plot because Michelle takes the photo she will decide to submit for the
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Which sentence from the story best supports the idea that taking great photographs requires some effort?
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Question (8)
Audio Story "Fire Birds" (Time 5:27 - 10:19)
Listen to the entire audio of the story that relates to the following set of questions. You can pause and return to listen again to all or any part of the story. When you see the [Listen Here] button next to a question click on it to listen to the audio that relates to the specific question.
Based on information presented in the selection, what can the reader conclude about the black-backed woodpecker is better protected from danger when living in a burned forest than when living in an unburned forest.
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The word 9 in paragraph 1 means "to lay waste" in Latin.
The author wrote this selection most likely to —
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Paragraph 4 best explains why the black-backed woodpecker is able to build its unique type of home because the woodpecker has to build a special type of nest to care for its young?
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What can the reader conclude from paragraphs 5 through 8?
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13 Which paragraph conveys the idea that abandoned nest of woodpeckers provides new homes for more animals.
Question (14)
Audio Story "Soaring to New Heights" and "Seeing It Through" (Time 10:20 - 15:15)
Listen to the entire audio of the story that relates to the following set of questions. You can pause and return to listen again to all or any part of the story. When you see the [Listen Here] button next to a question click on it to listen to the audio that relates to the specific question.
Use “Soaring to New Heights” to answer questions 14–18.
Which sentence best expresses the main idea of paragraph 2?
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15 In what paragraph did Brown realize her eyesight began to get worse.
Which sentence from the selection best highlights that the author is impressed with Brown?
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In paragraph 3 the word 17 is used which means "been reduced."
The organization of the first two paragraphs contributes to the author’s main idea by —
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Question (19)
Use “See It Through” to answer questions 19–24.
19 What is one message the author conveys in the selection?
20 The author admires her mother mostly because her mother —
What is the most likely reason the author does not tell her friends that her mother is paralyzed?
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22 The author compares her mother with other mothers in order to show that her mother does many of the positive things that other mothers do
Which sentence from the selection best establishes how the author’s mother approaches her situation?
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Paragraph 4 shows that the author’s family —
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Question (25)
Use “Soaring to New Heights” and “See It Through” to answer questions 25–28.
25 Both authors of the selections most likely think their subject is someone who exhibits —
26 This sentence from “Soaring to New Heights.”Her coach now uses a whistle to keep her centered, and Brown uses a beeper that alerts her when to plant her pole.Which phrase from “See It Through” illustrates that the mother also accomplishes tasks in a creative way?
One difference between “Soaring to New Heights” and “See It Through” is that only “See It Through” —
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What does Charlotte Brown and the mother “See It Through” have what in common?
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Question (29)
Audio Story "A Walk Through My Rain Forest (Time 15:15 - 16:24)
Listen to the entire audio of the story that relates to the following set of questions. You can pause and return to listen again to all or any part of the story. When you see the [Listen Here] button next to a question click on it to listen to the audio that relates to the specific question.
29 Which line from the poem best helps the reader imagine the flowers and fruits of the rain forest?
30 In stanza 3, the phrase “Everywhere there is music” indicates that the speaker —
The word 31 is used in line 4 which means vivid in appearance.
32 Throughout the poem, the rain forest is presented as a place that is —
The poem’s structure helps the reader —
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34 This line from the poem, helps the reader understand that the speaker —"Its greatness makes me feel very small."
Question (35)
Audio Story "Flying into History (Time 16:24 - End)
Listen to the entire audio of the story that relates to the following set of questions. You can pause and return to listen again to all or any part of the story. When you see the [Listen Here] button next to a question click on it to listen to the audio that relates to the specific question.
Which idea is supported throughout the selection?
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36 Which detail about Lindbergh’s flight supports the idea that he flew the plane low in the sky?
Charles Lindbergh's wife was worried because he had to fly over a large body of water in order to get to Paris, France.
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What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection?
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39 This is the best summary for which section of the story>"Charles Lindbergh was the first pilot to complete the difficult nonstop flight from New York to Paris and became an international hero."
40 The main idea of paragraphs 4 and 5 is that the Spirit of Louis was —