So Cool Indpendent Practice

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Part A: What is the meaning of the word climate as it is used in paragraph 1?

A. the newest invention

B. a home in a warm area

C. an interesting place to visit

D. the normal weather in a place

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Part B: What word from paragraph 1 is the best clue to the meaning of climate?

A. 'important'

B. 'conditioning'

C. 'live'

D. 'cool'

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Why was there a need for a better way to cool the air? Use the word bank to fill in the blanks with words that best complete the paragraph.

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Previous ways of cooling air, such as handheld and electric , provided a , but they didn’t make the air , and they could relieve only people at a time.

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Why was air conditioning important for hospital patients?

A. It gave patients a better chance of healing.

B. It allowed patients to visit their favorite stores.

C. It made patients want to move to warm places.

D. It kept patients from getting too much sunlight.

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How did air conditioning improve movie theaters and shopping malls? Use details from the text to support your response.

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So Cool Indpendent Practice

Part A: What is the meaning of the word climate as it is used in paragraph 1?

Part B: What word from paragraph 1 is the best clue to the meaning of climate?

Why was air conditioning important for hospital patients?

How did air conditioning improve movie theaters and shopping malls? Use details from the text to support your response.

What did you learn from your passage about the invention and how it affected people’s lives?

Part A: What is the meaning of the word climate as it is used in paragraph 1?

Part B: What word from paragraph 1 is the best clue to the meaning of climate?

Why was air conditioning important for hospital patients?

Why did air conditioning let architects use more glass in skyscraper windows?

How did air conditioning improve movie theaters and shopping malls? Use details from the text to support your response.

What did you learn from your passage about the invention and how it affected people’s lives?

Why did air conditioning let architects use more glass in skyscraper windows?