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Paired Passage for Reading Comprehension (Patriots Day)
By Amy Strunk
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Use the paired passage from this week's study to answer the following questions.
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Question 1
1.
What caused a plane to crash in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001?
The plane ran out of fuel and needed to land quickly.
The plane was most likely headed for the White House or U.S. Capitol, but passengers tried to get control from the terrorists.
The pilot of the plane became very lost during a rain storm, and landed the plane in a field.
The terrorists wanted to destroy an important field in Penssylvania.
Question 2
2.
Which of the following choices is information that can be found in BOTH passages?
A memorial with two pools was built in New York City to honor those who died on September 11th.
Part of the Pentagon was hit by a plane during the terrorist attack on September 11th.
The Pentagon is located in Arlington, Virginia.
Approximately, 3,000 people were killed in America on September 11, 2001.
Question 3
3.
Where should a reader look in the newspaper to decide if the weather will be nice for the parade on Main Street?
In the glossary.
In the Main Street Parade article.
Under the A visit to the 9/11 Memorial article.
In the weather report.
Question 4
4.
Which buildings in America were damaged because of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001?
The Twin Towers and the Pentagon
The Pentagon and the White House
The White House and the U.S. Capitol
The Twin Towers and The White House
Question 5
5.
Which of the following choices is NOT a way the information in "The Virginia Telegraph" describes as a way to honor and remember September 11th?
Each year in New York City, two beams of light shine in the sky to represent the Twin Towers.
A parade is taking place on Main Street to remember those who lost their lives and celebrate the freedom America still has.
Red, white, and blue flowers are placed at the site of each plane crash.
A memorial with two pools, representing the Twin Towers, was built in New York City.
Question 6
6.
Look back at "September 11, 2001" and "The Virginia Telegraph." Which of the following choices in information that is NOT included in both passages?
The Twin Towers were attached on September 11th by terrorists.
About 3,000 people died on September 11th in America.
An airplane crashed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11th.
The Twin Towers collapsed within two hours of the planes crashing into them.
Question 7
7.
Which of the following choices BEST describes the main idea of the passage "September 11, 2001"?
On September 11, 2001, the United States of America was attacked when terrorists used airplanes to harm its citizens.
Terrorists attacked the Pentago, which is the headquarters for the U.S. Military.
A memorial was built to pay tribute to the Twin Towers in New York City.
After the attacks on September 11th, America created new rules and guidelines to make airports safer.
Question 8
8.
Using information from the passages, what does the word terrorist mean?
to take control of something
to breakdown, crumple, or fall in
to remember the events of September 11th
groups of people who use violence to reach political or religious goals
Question 9
9.
In an article in "The Virginia Telegraph" the author wrote:
About her visits, Kristy said, "It was very powerful to see the memorial."
What did the author mean when he write that it was POWERFUL to see the memorial?
The airplanes used in the attacks were very strong.
People needed to use a lot of electricity and power to create memorials for September 11th.
The memorial was so strong it knocked Kristy backwards.
The memorial made Kristy feel strong emotions.
Question 10
10.
How many airplanes were involved in the terrorist attacks against America on September 11, 2001?
three
four
one
ten