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What does the interaction between Mom and the boys show about her?
5.8.B
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2.
In paragraph 8, the word concessions refers to something that is —
5.3.B
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3.
What is the best summary of paragraphs 1 through 19 of the story?
5.7.D
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4.
Read this sentence from paragraph 21.
This sentence suggests that the narrator believes —
5.6.F
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5.
Which event occurs as a result of the narrator’s conversation with Kirk?
5.8.C
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6.
How are the narrator and Kirk similar?
5.6.F
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7.
Read this information about the origin of the word verify.
This information helps the reader know that verified in paragraph 5 means -
5.3.C
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8.
What is the best summary of the article?
5.7.D
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9.
Which idea is supported by information found throughout the article?
5.6.E
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10.
Based on information in paragraph 4, why does the tree trunk appear dark in the thermal image?
5.6.F
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11.
How do the bottom-dwelling fish in Shark Bay cause a problem for the dolphins?
5.6.F
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12.
The author wrote the selection most likely to —
5.10.A
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13.
According to the selection, how do fish protect themselves from dolphins?
5.7.D
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14.
Which idea from the selection is illustrated by the photograph?
5.6.F
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15.
Both authors focus their selections on animal behaviors that —
5.6.E
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16.
Which conclusion is best supported by both selections?
5.6.E
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17.
Which behavior did scientists observe among the dolphins that was not observed among the koalas?
5.6.E
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18.
Based on the way information is presented in “Keeping Cool” and “Spongers of the Sea,” both authors most likely are —
5.6.E
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19.
How does the description in lines 7 through 12 affect the reader’s understanding of the setting
5.10.D
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20.
Lines 1 through 4 reveal that the speaker —
5.6.F
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21.
The poet includes the punctuation at the end of line 13 most likely to emphasize —
5.6.F
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22.
What is the main message of the poem?
5.6.F
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23.
Read the dictionary entry.
Which definition of the word dissolve is used in line 8?
5.3.A
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24.
Based on the selection, what can the reader infer about the job of the keeper?
5.6.F
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25.
Read this information about the origin of spectacular.
The origin helps the reader understand that the word spectacular in paragraph 8 refers to an event that is —
5.3.C
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26.
What are paragraphs 1 and 2 mostly about?
5.7.D
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27.
The author’s use of comparison and contrast in paragraph 9 helps the reader understand that winter counts —
5.9.D.iii
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28.
In which section would the reader find information about why winter counts remained important even after the Lakota learned to write?
5.9.D.ii
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29.
The author wrote this selection most likely to —
5.10.A
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30.
Which idea about the keeper is emphasized throughout the selection?
5.6.E
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31.
Which feature of the selection best helps the reader understand how a winter count was designed?
5.9.D.ii
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32.
Which of these ideas is explored in the play?
5.6.F
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33.
The purpose of the dialogue in lines 3 through 7 is to —
5.6.F
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34.
Which of these best explains why there is only one scene?
5.6.F
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35.
Read the lines below.
What do these lines reveal about Sunny?
5.6.F
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36.
The pom-poms are an important prop in the play because they —
