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rms.056 Reading Grade 8 Benchmark Window #02 December 2020
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Question 1
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Which definition best matches the way the word stretch is used in paragraph 9?
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Question 2
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What does the sensory language in paragraph 7 help the reader understand?
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Question 3
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Paragraphs 8 and 9 are mainly a description of —
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Question 4
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Why did the author tell Kenny to turn the wagon around in paragraph 12?
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Question 5
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The author describes his experience in a way that highlights —
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Question 6
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What is the main theme of the selection?
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Question 8
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The details in paragraph 5 support the idea that —
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Question 9
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What is the main idea of paragraphs 7 and 8?
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Question 10
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According to the selection, speech-software developers are still striving to develop speech-recognition technology that —
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Question 11
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Which idea does the author emphasize throughout the selection?
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Question 12
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The author’s main purpose in writing this selection is to —
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Question 13
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Which sentence from the selection best explains why some people may prefer human-tohuman communication?
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Question 14
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The author organizes the information in the selection mainly by —
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Question 15
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Which sentence from the selection reflects the author’s opinion?
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Question 16
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Which phrase from paragraph 1 best serves as an antonym context clue for the word refined?
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Question 17
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Paragraphs 1 through 3 are important to the story because they establish that Anthony —
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Question 18
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In paragraph 5, Anthony chooses not to mention the ready-made pesto most likely because he —
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Question 19
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By telling the story from the first-person point of view, the author helps the reader understand —
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Question 20
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What can the reader conclude about Grandpa from his actions in the story?
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Question 21
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This information helps the reader determine that the word perennial in line 9 means —
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Question 22
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In the first stanza, the poet uses the metaphor of a hunt to emphasize that Mother is —
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Question 23
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The words “patiently,” “pounds,” and “promptly” in the second stanza highlight Mother’s —
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Question 24
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The poet uses present tense throughout the poem to convey that —
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Question 25
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Based on the details in the poem, the reader can conclude that Mother —
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Question 26
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In what way are the topics of the story and the poem similar?
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Question 27
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How does Anthony in the story differ from the speaker in the poem?
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Question 28
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Unlike Grandpa in the story, Mother in the poem —
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Question 29
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The ending of the story and the ending of the poem are similar because both Anthony and the speaker —
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Question 30
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Grandpa in the story and Mother in the poem would most likely agree that —
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Question 31
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Scaturro and Brown filmed their adventure most likely because they —
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Which detail from paragraph 2 supports the idea that the Nile River spans diverse areas?
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Question 33
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Based on paragraphs 3 and 4, what can the reader infer about navigating the Nile River?
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Question 34
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Based on paragraph 5, the reader can infer that for Scaturro and Brown —
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Question 35
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The details in paragraph 6 support the idea that —
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Question 36
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The map of the Nile River Valley is included in the selection to —
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Question 37
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The author organizes the information in the selection mainly by —
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Question 38
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The author’s main purpose for writing this selection is to —
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Question 39
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What is the best summary of the selection?
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Question 40
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Coach Wilson calls Teresa’s mother before the tryout most likely to —
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Question 41
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Teresa’s comments influence the theme of the story because they show that she —
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Question 42
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Which event in the story causes Teresa to reevaluate her talent as a long jumper
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Question 43
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The dialogue between Teresa and her mother after the tryout indicates that her mother —
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Question 44
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The story’s third-person limited point of view gives the reader insight into —
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