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Dorothea Lange was an American photographer. She was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 26, 1895. Early in her career, she took portraits for a living in San Francisco. Though she lived for a time in the Southwest, she returned to San Francisco in the early thirties. By then, the Great Depression of the 1930s had begun. Lange began walking the streets with her camera. She recorded pictures of hungry people standing in lines to get free handouts of bread and other powerful images.

Lange became best known for her black and white photos of poor, migrant¹ farm workers. Life was very hard for them in the thirties. They went to California to find work, but there were few jobs to be had. When jobs could be found, the pay was very low. Lange hoped her photos would get the government and other groups to help. Her pictures brought the world’s attention to the migrant workers’ situation. Dorothea Lange passed away on October 11, 1965. Today, her work lives on in museums, galleries, and books.

¹ someone who must move to different places to find work

Which two ideas should be included in a summary of the second paragraph?

• Many migrant farm workers came out west looking for work, but the pay was very low.

• Lange took photos of migrant farm workers, and she drew attention to their suffering.

• There were few jobs around during the Depression, and Lange's photos appear in museums.

• Lange's photgraphs appear in books, and she passed away in 1965.

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Dorothea Lange was an American photographer. She was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 26, 1895. Early in her career, she took portraits for a living in San Francisco. Though she lived for a time in the Southwest, she returned to San Francisco in the early thirties. By then, the Great Depression of the 1930s had begun. Lange began walking the streets with her camera. She recorded pictures of hungry people standing in lines to get free handouts of bread and other powerful images.

Lange became best known for her black and white photos of poor, migrant¹ farm workers. Life was very hard for them in the thirties. They went to California to find work, but there were few jobs to be had. When jobs could be found, the pay was very low. Lange hoped her photos would get the government and other groups to help. Her pictures brought the world’s attention to the migrant workers’ situation. Dorothea Lange passed away on October 11, 1965. Today, her work lives on in museums, galleries, and books.

¹ someone who must move to different places to find work

Choose the best sentence to summarize how the Great Depression affected Lange's work.

• The Depression caused a shift in Lange's work as she began to focus on the hardships of the Great Depression.

• The Depression stretched on through the thirties, leaving a large portion of the country out of work and struggling.

• Lange moved to California during the thirties, far from her childhood home in New Jersey.

• Before the Depression began, Lange made her living taking people's portraits in San Francisco.

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Dorothea Lange was an American photographer. She was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, on May 26, 1895. Early in her career, she took portraits for a living in San Francisco. Though she lived for a time in the Southwest, she returned to San Francisco in the early thirties. By then, the Great Depression of the 1930s had begun. Lange began walking the streets with her camera. She recorded pictures of hungry people standing in lines to get free handouts of bread and other powerful images.

Lange became best known for her black and white photos of poor, migrant¹ farm workers. Life was very hard for them in the thirties. They went to California to find work, but there were few jobs to be had. When jobs could be found, the pay was very low. Lange hoped her photos would get the government and other groups to help. Her pictures brought the world’s attention to the migrant workers’ situation. Dorothea Lange passed away on October 11, 1965. Today, her work lives on in museums, galleries, and books.

¹ someone who must move to different places to find work

A summary of the second paragraph should include the idea that...

• Lange’s photos reached a wide audience.

• Lange photographed people in bread lines.

• migrant workers moved around to find work.

• there are many books about Lange’s work.

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Some animal species are good at hiding from predators, animals that hunt them for food. For instance, the squid is a soft, boneless animal. It can change colors to blend with its surroundings. This disguise¹helps to hide it from its enemies. If a predator comes too close, the squid will squirt it with ink!

Recently, a team of five biologists found a spider that protects itself in an unusual way. This little spider, just five millimeters long, lives in the Amazon rainforest. To fool and scare off its enemies, it builds a larger copy of itself using twigs and mud. The team of scientists came upon the fake spider, and they thought it was real! It had a head, eight legs, and a thorax (middle section). When the team came closer, they found the tiny little spider “artist” hiding behind the copy it had made. The team was amazed it could make something that looked so lifelike.

¹change of appearance

Which statement best summarizes how the rainforest spider protects itself?

• It hides from scientists who are passing by.

• It builds a larger spider and hides behind it.

• It finds a big spider and hides behind it.

• It gathers materials to build a spider.

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Some animal species are good at hiding from predators, animals that hunt them for food. For instance, the squid is a soft, boneless animal. It can change colors to blend with its surroundings. This disguise¹helps to hide it from its enemies. If a predator comes too close, the squid will squirt it with ink!

Recently, a team of five biologists found a spider that protects itself in an unusual way. This little spider, just five millimeters long, lives in the Amazon rainforest. To fool and scare off its enemies, it builds a larger copy of itself using twigs and mud. The team of scientists came upon the fake spider, and they thought it was real! It had a head, eight legs, and a thorax (middle section). When the team came closer, they found the tiny little spider “artist” hiding behind the copy it had made. The team was amazed it could make something that looked so lifelike.

¹change of appearance

A summary of the passage should include the fact that...

• there were five biologists in the group.

• the fake spider looked quite lifelike.

• the squid is a soft, boneless animal.

• the Amazon spider is five millimeters long.

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Some animal species are good at hiding from predators, animals that hunt them for food. For instance, the squid is a soft, boneless animal. It can change colors to blend with its surroundings. This disguise¹helps to hide it from its enemies. If a predator comes too close, the squid will squirt it with ink!

Recently, a team of five biologists found a spider that protects itself in an unusual way. This little spider, just five millimeters long, lives in the Amazon rainforest. To fool and scare off its enemies, it builds a larger copy of itself using twigs and mud. The team of scientists came upon the fake spider, and they thought it was real! It had a head, eight legs, and a thorax (middle section). When the team came closer, they found the tiny little spider “artist” hiding behind the copy it had made. The team was amazed it could make something that looked so lifelike.

¹change of appearance

Choose the sentence that best summarizes the first paragraph of the selection.

• Changing colors is one way that animals blend into the background.

• To stay safe from predators, some animals disguise themselves.

• The squid will squirt ink at predators if they move in too close.

• A predator is an animal that hunts other animals for food.

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Some animal species are good at hiding from predators, animals that hunt them for food. For instance, the squid is a soft, boneless animal. It can change colors to blend with its surroundings. This disguise¹helps to hide it from its enemies. If a predator comes too close, the squid will squirt it with ink!

Recently, a team of five biologists found a spider that protects itself in an unusual way. This little spider, just five millimeters long, lives in the Amazon rainforest. To fool and scare off its enemies, it builds a larger copy of itself using twigs and mud. The team of scientists came upon the fake spider, and they thought it was real! It had a head, eight legs, and a thorax (middle section). When the team came closer, they found the tiny little spider “artist” hiding behind the copy it had made. The team was amazed it could make something that looked so lifelike.

¹change of appearance

Which statement summarizes the effect of the large fake spider?

• It provides a home for the real spider.

• It scares away the real spider’s enemies.

• It provides food for the real spider’s enemies.

• It helps predators to find the real spider.

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(1) Video games today are wildly popular with their colorful graphics¹ and special effects. (2) However, the first ones ever made were black and white and much simpler. (3) They were created by a man named Ralph Baer.

(4) Baer first had the idea for these games in 1951. (5) He was working as an engineer for a company that wanted him to make the “world’s best television.” (6) So he designed a TV that would also let people play games on it. (7) The company thought this crazy idea would never sell, so they did not use it.

(8) Years later, in 1967, Baer built the first video game system. (9) Players used a console², and the games were played on TV screens. (10) The first one Baer invented was a simple “chase game,” with two squares that chased each other on the screen. (11) Then, in 1968, he came up with “ball and paddle” games. (12) Baer sold his game ideas to an electronics company. (13) In 1972, the company started selling the first video game systems based on Baer’s designs.

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² a board with controls on it

Which sentence summarizes the ideas found in sentences 10 to 12?

• It took Ralph Baer many years to develop his first video game.

• Baer invented a variety of video games in the late 1960s.

• Some of Baer’s early video games stayed popular for decades.

• Some of today’s video games are based on Baer’s ideas.

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(1) Video games today are wildly popular with their colorful graphics¹ and special effects. (2) However, the first ones ever made were black and white and much simpler. (3) They were created by a man named Ralph Baer.

(4) Baer first had the idea for these games in 1951. (5) He was working as an engineer for a company that wanted him to make the “world’s best television.” (6) So he designed a TV that would also let people play games on it. (7) The company thought this crazy idea would never sell, so they did not use it.

(8) Years later, in 1967, Baer built the first video game system. (9) Players used a console², and the games were played on TV screens. (10) The first one Baer invented was a simple “chase game,” with two squares that chased each other on the screen. (11) Then, in 1968, he came up with “ball and paddle” games. (12) Baer sold his game ideas to an electronics company. (13) In 1972, the company started selling the first video game systems based on Baer’s designs.

¹ pictures

² a board with controls on it

Which sentence best summarizes Baer’s importance?

• When Baer built his first game system, he was no longer working for the TV company.

• Ball and paddle games did not lose their tremendous popularity until the early 1980s.

• Baer made televisions less expensive and more entertaining for people.

• Today’s video game designers think of Baer as an important figure in history.

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(1) Video games today are wildly popular with their colorful graphics¹ and special effects. (2) However, the first ones ever made were black and white and much simpler. (3) They were created by a man named Ralph Baer.

(4) Baer first had the idea for these games in 1951. (5) He was working as an engineer for a company that wanted him to make the “world’s best television.” (6) So he designed a TV that would also let people play games on it. (7) The company thought this crazy idea would never sell, so they did not use it.

(8) Years later, in 1967, Baer built the first video game system. (9) Players used a console², and the games were played on TV screens. (10) The first one Baer invented was a simple “chase game,” with two squares that chased each other on the screen. (11) Then, in 1968, he came up with “ball and paddle” games. (12) Baer sold his game ideas to an electronics company. (13) In 1972, the company started selling the first video game systems based on Baer’s designs.

¹ pictures

² a board with controls on it

Which sentence best summarizes central idea of this passage?

• The first video games were not as colorful as today’s.

• Ralph Baer’s early video games were played on TV sets.

• Video games were once thought to be a crazy idea.

• Ralph Baer invented the world’s first video games.

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