Work together with your partner to annotate and answer the questions in this formative. Use your Test Terminology paper and test-taking strategies to help you.
How does the chronological structure of the passage help the reader understand the topic? (ACL4)
How does the description of Ptolemy's geocentric model contribute to the overall meaning of the text? (ACL4)
How does the section describing Galileo's telescope discoveries support the text's main ideas? (ACL4)
Part A: What is the main purpose of the section describing Ptolemy's geocentric model? (ACL4)
Part B: Which two text features or structures help achieve this purpose? (ACL4)
Part A: Why does the author include specific dates throughout the passage? (ACL4)
Part B: Which two examples best show how dates support this purpose? (ACL4)
How does the detail about Galileo discovering "four new moons orbiting Jupiter" support the central idea of the section "Galileo and the Telescope"? (ACL4)
In the sentence "Galileo eventually recanted," what does the word recanted most nearly mean? (ACL4)
Which pair of words from the passage shows a contrast in meaning? (ACL4)
Which meaning of the word model best fits how it is used in Chapter 5? (ACL5)
How does the detail about Tycho Brahe's death contribute to the central idea of Kepler's scientific career? (page 49) (ACL4)