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In paragraph 6, the suffix -less helps the reader know that the word helpless means —
3.3.C
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2.
Which text feature helps the reader locate information about why many animals leave porcupines alone?
3.9.D.ii
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3.
What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection?
3.10.A
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4.
Which section is most likely to give information about what a porcupine eats?
3.9.D.ii
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5.
Which word is a synonym for nibble in paragraph 4?
3.3.D
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6.
What is the most likely reason the author includes the map in the selection?
3.10.C
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7.
Which words from paragraph 14 best help the reader understand what cradled means?
3.3.B
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8.
The details in paragraph 1 are important to the plot of the story because they help the reader understand that Layla —
ELA 3.8C
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9.
What is the main message of the story?
3.10.A
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10.
Which of these events leads to Layla finding the geode?
3.8.C
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11.
Read this sentence from paragraph 10.
The imagery in this sentence suggests that Layla feels —
3.10.D
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12.
Read paragraph 11.
What do these sentences show about Layla?
3.6.F
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13.
What is the most likely reason Layla decides against taking the geode home?
3.6.F
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14.
What can the reader tell about how Layla feels toward the tour guide?
3.6.F
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15.
The imagery in the first sentence of the story helps the reader understand that Layla is —
3.10.D
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16.
Read this sentence from paragraph 13.
The author uses this description to suggest that —
3.10.D
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17.
The prefix un- helps the reader understand that unnoticed in paragraph 1 means —
3.3.C
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18.
Which word means the opposite of curved in paragraph 3?
3.3.D
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19.
Which section contains information about what sloths eat?
3.9.D.ii
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20.
What is the most likely reason the author includes the details in paragraph 1?
3.10.A
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21.
Which idea from the selection does the author best support by including the first three photographs?
3.10.C
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22.
Which sentence from the selection suggests that the author likes sloths?
3.7.C
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23.
What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection?
3.10.A
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24.
Lines 18 through 21 suggest that the speaker feels —
3.6.F
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25.
Which sentence best describes the stanzas of the poem?
3.9.B
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26.
Read lines 15 through 17 of the poem.
These lines help the reader picture the way the leaves —
3.10.D
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27.
In lines 1 through 4 and lines 28 through 31, the placement of the word “Crunch” is meant to emphasize —
3.6.F
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28.
Which lines of the poem best show why the speaker likes the leaves?
3.6.F
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29.
Throughout the poem, the speaker can best be described as feeling —
3.6.F
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30.
Which sentence supports the conclusion that there are differences in the way bark paper looks even before it is painted?
3.7.C
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31.
What is the most likely reason the author included paragraph 1 in the selection?
3.10.A
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32.
How is the paper in the section titled “Make Your Own Amate Painting” different from the bark paper described in the rest of the selection?
3.6.F
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33.
Which statement best explains why Starr’s discovery was important?
3.6.F
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34.
Where should a reader look to find information about what happens after bark is stripped from trees?
