According to paragraphs 2 through 4 of the article “Human Homes that Master the Weather,” how does the sun affect the way people live in Matmata, Tunisia? Use two details from the article to support your response.
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Question 14
14.
Read this sentence from paragraph 6 of “Human Homes that Master the Weather.”
The homes in this “water village” stand on stilts several feet above the water.
How does this detail support the main idea of paragraphs 5 through 7? Use two details from the article to support your response
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Question 15
15.
What does the word “migrate” mean as it is used in paragraph 8 of the article? Use two details from the article to support your response.
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Question 16
16.
How does the information in paragraph 1 of “The Fox and the Crow” help the reader’s understanding of the rest of the story? Use two details from the story to support your response.
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Question 17
17.
What does the fox think about himself in “The Otters and the Fox”? Use two details from the story to support your response.
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Question 18
18.
What is a theme of “The Otters and the Fox”? Use two details from the story to support your response
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Question 19
19.
In both “The Fox and the Crow” and “The Otters and the Fox,” one character plays a trick on other characters. Why does one character in each story play a trick on other characters? How are the tricks the characters play alike? How are the tricks the characters play different? Use details from both stories to support your response.
In your response, be sure to
explain why one character in each story plays a trick on other characters
describe how the tricks the characters play are alike
describe how the tricks the characters play are different
use details from both stories to support your response
Question 1
1.
Read these sentences from paragraph 1.
Fathers come in all shapes and sizes. In the animal kingdom, fathers have some fascinating (and strange!) ways of helping their young.
How does the author support the information in these sentences?
Question 2
2.
Which statement supports a main idea found in both paragraph 4 and paragraph 6?
Question 3
3.
What does the word “flap” mean as it is used in paragraph 6?
Question 4
4.
According to the information in paragraph 7, which statement best explains something special the father red fox does for his kits?
Question 5
5.
How does the table support the information in the article?
Question 6
6.
Which statement best summarizes the main idea of the article?
Question 7
7.
In paragraph 4 of the article, what is the most likely reason the author sends his work to an editor at Random House?
Question 8
8.
Read these sentences from paragraph 5.
Now I tell young writers, “Keep trying. If you work hard and make your writing the best you can, you’ll be published too.”
The author best supports these sentences by including
Question 9
9.
Read this sentence from paragraph 6.
Suddenly, I was a published writer!
What does “published writer” mean as it is used in this sentence?
Question 10
10.
How is the information in paragraph 6 organized?
Question 11
11.
The purpose of the information in paragraph 7 is to show that
Question 12
12.
Which sentence from the article best supports the main idea of “Sharing My Story”?
