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R 7.1, R 7.2 PreAssessment

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Men and women button their clothes differently. There is a good reason for this difference. Buttons were first used to fasten clothes more than 700 years ago. Buttons were expensive then, and only rich people could buy them. Most men are right handed, so men's clothes were made to be buttoned easily by right-handed men. In those days most rich women were dressed by their right-handed servants. The servants faced the women to button their clothes. Women's clothes had buttons on the left so they could be buttoned easily by the servants. What inference could be made about men more than 700 years ago?
Poor men wore clothes with buttons too.
Rich men dressed themselves.
The men were too lazy to fasten their own buttons.
Men didn't like buttons on their clothes.
The construction of the Tower of Pisa began in 1174. The builders made a big mistake. They built the foundation in sand, and sand shifts frequently. Over the years the tower started to lean. It now is more than 16 feet out of line. What can you infer caused the Tower of Pisa to lean?
The shifting sand caused the tower to lean.
The builders made mistakes in the design of the tower.
Construction of the tower began in 1174.
They used weak material to build the tower.
Rodney bragged to his friend that he could find his way around anywhere. One day, though, Rodney was delivering pizza in a strange part of town. Though he searched for half an hour, he could not locate the address. Finally he had to stop to ask for directions. His face turned red, and he stuttered as he asked how to find the place. What is an inference we could make about Rodney based on this story?
Rodney hated his job delivering pizzas.
Rodney did not have many friends.
Rodney was embarrassed to have to ask for directions.
Rodney was a college student.
Scientists measure the distances in space in light-years. A light-year is the distance that light travels in 365 days. A light-year is about 5,880 billion miles. The closest star to Earth is about 4.3 light-years away. That means that the light from the star took 4.3 years to reach Earth. Based on this passage, what is an inference we can make about stars?
Stars have five points on them.
Light from the stars travels at different speeds.
Stars are all the same distance from Earth.
The farther away a star is, the longer it takes the light to reach the Earth.
Mary worked as a cook in a cafe. One day she got the great idea to cook the world's largest pancake. For days she worked to build a giant frying pan. Then she mixed pancake batter all night long. When she poured the batter in the pan and heard the familiar sizzle, she knew her idea had worked. What can we infer about Mary based on this passage?
Mary like to do unusual things.
Mary's ideas were always successful.
Mary had three people working for her.
Mary did not like her boss at the cafe.
Rodney bragged to his friend that he could find his way around anywhere. One day, though, Rodney was delivering pizza in a strange part of town. Though he searched for half an hour, he could not locate the address. Finally he had to stop to ask for directions. His face turned red, and he stuttered as he asked how to find the place. What else can we infer about Rodney based on this incident?
Rodney had not lived in this town very long.
Rodney was not paying attention while on his job.
Rodney had a rash on his face.
Rodney did not have a city map with him.
Before the Industrial Revolution, most cloth was hand-made in people’s homes. They used spinning wheels and weaving looms to make their own clothes. This took a lot of time and hard work! But during the Industrial Revolution, machines were built that made great quantities of cloth very quickly. Before long, machines were built to make other products, such as paper and even cars! This saved people much time and energy. What is the central idea?
The Industrial Revolution allowed goods to be made faster and easier
Cloth was difficult to make before machines
The Industrial Revolution helped the world prosper
Spinning wheels were used to make cloth before machines
Scientists measure the distances in space in light-years. A light-year is the distance that light travels in 365 days. A light-year is about 5,880 billion miles. The closest star to Earth is about 4.3 light-years away. That means that the light from the star took 4.3 years to reach Earth. What is an inference we can make about the light we see from stars based on this passage?
All light from stars reaches Earth at the same time.
The light has traveled through space for many years.
Stars give off different colors of light based on their age.
The light from the stars can hurt your eyes if you look at it too long.
Men and women button their clothes differently. There is a good reason for this difference. Buttons were first used to fasten clothes more than 700 years ago. Buttons were expensive then, and only rich people could buy them. Most men are right handed, so men's clothes were made to be buttoned easily by right-handed men. In those days most rich women were dressed by their right-handed servants. The servants faced the women to button their clothes. Women's clothes had buttons on the left so they could be buttoned easily by the servants. What is the best reason to explain why buttons were so expensive long ago?
Each button had to be made one at a time, so it took a long time to make many buttons.
The people that sold buttons were greedy.
Everyone wanted clothes with buttons.
The government put a high tax on them.
The construction of the Tower of Pisa began in 1174. The builders made a big mistake. They built the foundation in sand, and sand shifts frequently. Over the years the tower started to lean. It now is more than 16 feet out of line. What is an inference one could make about modern builders based on this passage?
They don't build towers.
They don't build on sand.
They are smarter than builders were a long time ago.
They don't make mistakes in modern construction.
Mary worked as a cook in a cafe. One day she got the great idea to cook the world's largest pancake. For days she worked to build a giant frying pan. Then she mixed pancake batter all night long. When she poured the batter in the pan and heard the familiar sizzle, she knew her idea had worked. What can we infer was a result of Mary's hard work?
Mary was fired from her job.
Mary quit her job and became an inventor.
The large pancake made Mary famous.
The pancake stuck to the pan.
Darrell was not so certain about his own future. The days ahead stretched out before him like a dark road filled with dangerous shadows. It would be like the summer Mom sent him to a camp for inner city kids. The camp director promised Darrell and his mother that he would experience adventures in the outdoors away from the dangers of the city. What Darrell ended up experiencing was torment from a kid who wanted nothing more than to make anyone weaker than him feel as miserable as possible. What is the central idea?
Darrell’s bad memories of camp make him think things wouldn’t be fine.
One summer, Darrell’s mother sent him to a camp outdoors for city kids.
The camp director’s promises did not come true.
Darrell was looking forward to moving.
During a baseball game, Tanner tried to tag a player leaving first base. When the umpire called the player out, Tanner immediately informed the umpire that he in fact did not tag the runner. Two weeks later, the very same umpire was at another one of Tanner’s baseball games. Tanner was playing short stop and tagged a runner as they approached third base. When the umpire called the player safe, Tanner didn’t say a word, but the umpire noticed the surprised look on Tanner’s face. “Did you tag the runner?” she asked Tanner. When Tanner told her that he did tag the runner, the umpire changed her decision and called the player out. The coaches and parents were furious, but the umpire stood by her decision. What is the central idea?
Tanner is really good at baseball, but he lies to the umpire in order to win the World Series.
Tanner tells the truth about tagging or not tagging other players in a baseball game and it pays off in the long run.
Tanner got tagged out of the game but was able to slide into home in the second game to help his team win.
Tanner wasn't very good at playing baseball, but with hard work, he was able to become the greatest.
Inside the rundown homes that lined Darrell’s block, there were always people to turn to in times of trouble. Across the street was old Mr. Corbitt, who sat on his porch each day and waved at everyone who passed by. And in the corner house was Mrs. Morton. She made sweet-potato pie for people in the neighborhood, especially Darrell and his mother. What is the central idea?
There were always people to turn to in the neighborhood.
One neighbor, Mrs. Morton, baked sweet-potato pies.
The houses in Darrell’s neighborhood were rundown.
Sweet-potato pie is good for you.
There is a common belief that while the dog is man’s best friend, the coyote is his worst enemy. The bad reputation of the coyote traces back to his fondness for small animals; he hunts at night and is particularly destructive to sheep, young pigs, and poultry. Yet it is sometimes wise to encourage coyotes. Provided valuable farm animals are protected, the coyote will often free the property of other animals, like rabbits, which are ruinous to crops and certain trees. He is especially beneficial in keeping down the rodent population. Where coyotes have been allowed to do their work without molestation, ranchers and fruitgrowers have found them so valuable that they would no more shoot them than they would shoot their dogs. What is the central idea?
The coyote usually prefers rabbits and other rodents to sheep and poultry.
Modern ranchers would no sooner shoot coyotes than they would shoot dogs.
The coyote is feared because of his fondness for small animals
Under certain conditions the coyote is helpful to man.
Three flies notice an overturned honey pot. Two of the flies decide to land in the honey and start eating it. But the oldest fly stays back. The two flies tease the older fly, but then get stuck in the honey. What is the central idea of this story?
Two bees end up getting stuck in honey while the third was smart enough to not risk it.
Three bees end up getting stuck in honey forever.
One bee ends up getting stuck in honey.
Two bees watch as one bee decides to land in honey, but it ends up getting stuck forever.
Jackie Robinson did something nobody had ever done before. He was not only a three-sport athlete at UCLA. He was the first African-American to play on a Major league baseball team, the Brooklyn Dodgers. Robinson had to deal with racism all over the country. He was treated very poorly by the by other players and fans in the stadiums he visited. But, whenever things got difficult, his courage and determination kept him going. Today his number 42 is retired on every team in major league baseball, and he is in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. What is the central idea?
Jackie Robinson is an important figure in American History
Jackie Robinson played many different sports
Jackie Robinson is in the Baseball Hall of Fame
Jackie Robinson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers
Millions of acres of tropical rainforest have been destroyed. Many animals and people lose their homes when the rain forest is cut down. Today, people are destroying the forests so quickly that the animals are unable to adapt. Many of these animals, such as the leopard, need miles and miles of untouched rain forest in order to live. Furthermore, as more of the rainforest is destroyed, the risk of air pollution and loss of oxygen increases.
Forests provide oxygen for humans and animals
The destruction of the rain forest is an interesting subject
The destruction of the rain forest is harming humans and animals.
Leopards are losing their homes
Origami is the Japanese art of paper folding. Many beautiful three-dimensional creations are made with this art. Starting with only one square of paper, you can fold and fold and fold, until you’ve created amazing models. With practice, you can learn to make abstract designs or recognizable animals such as cranes (a type of bird) or even dinosaurs.
The art of origami came from Japan
Origami is three-dimensional art
Origami is a good way to show creativity
Origami is an interesting and beautiful art form
We often let others know what we are thinking without using words. The name that we give for this kind of communication is body language. Body language includes gestures, facial expressions, and posture. Body language does not always mean the same thing to everyone. What is the main idea of the paragraph?
We use body language to communicate with others.
Body language may not mean the same thing to everyone.
We sometimes use words to express ourselves.
Body language includes gestures, facial expression, and posture.