Finding Connections & Intersections Station

Both the selection and the article share the message that-

• education is necessary for countries to be successful

• one must be quiet and careful when trying to escape to the border

• everyone deserves a better life

• all answers are correct

Both the selection and the article both had an intersection with the -

• "somebody" only

• "somebody" and "so"

• "but" and "so"

• "somebody" and "but"

An important difference between "My Freedom Trip" and "Opinion: Refugee Children..." is that only Soo is

• trying to escape her country to seek freedom.

• explaining the importance of education.

• raising money to support the Global Fund

• a refugee looking for a better life

One similarity between the selection and article is that they both -

• involve refugee children

• highlight the importance of keeping family together

• stress the importance of education

• claim that playing games is better than anything else

The author may want the reader to compare and _________ two texts.

• describe

• contrast

• explain

• revise

When we read paired selections, we look for what is ___ or different in two passages.

• important

• paraphrase

• the author's purpose

• similar

The two selections may or may not be the same kind of literature or _____.

• genre

• summary

• theme

• author's purpose

We can analyze both texts' details for the main point or main _____.

• theme

• author's purpose

• genre

• idea

We need to remember to draw conclusions about the ____ or the reason for writing the texts.

• theme

• genre

• author's purpose

• main idea

The two texts may have a common message, lesson, or ____.

• genre

• summary

• theme

• author's purpose