Inquiry Practice Questions

A student is writing a research report about the history of tennis. Which question should the student choose to narrow the focus?

• What equipment is needed to play tennis?

• Where are the most important tennis matches played?

• How did the rules and scoring of tennis develop?

• How is playing tennis different from playing other sports?

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

A student is writing a research report about the ways in which dogs are judged in dog shows. Which question should the student choose to narrow the focus?

• What do experts look for when choosing champions of dog shows?

• Where in the country are dog shows held?

• How do handlers travel to and from dog shows with their dogs?

• Which breeds of dogs are included in dog shows?

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

A student has made a plan for research. Read the plan.

The student has found these sources. Which source would most likely have the information needed to answer the research question?

• a magazine article titled "British Food and Cooking in Colonial America"

• a web page with maps of towns built by British colonists in North America

• a book chapter titled "Freedom and Wealth: British Colonists Find Hope in America"

• a website detailing the different types of jobs the British held in colonial America

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A student is writing a report about stick insects. Read the paragraph from the student's report.

Which topic sentence would best begin the paragraph?

• Stick insects are experts at hiding in plain sight.

• Young stick insects can regrow lost legs.

• The longest bugs in the world are stick insects.

• There are serveral different species of stick insects.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

A student is writing a report about Brazil. Read a paragraph from the report.

Which detail can the student add to develop the topic in the paragraph?

• Brazilians are different from other South Americans because they do not speak Spanish.

• More than half of the Amazon rainforest is located within the borders of Brazil.

• Brazilians are more likely to live in large cities than in the countryside.

• The world-famous waterfall called Iguazu Falls is located in Southern Brazil.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

A student wants to learn more about the flag of the United States. The student finds this information.

Which question would provide the student with an alternative view of the flag of the United States?

• Which other founding fathers visited Betsy Ross to ask for her help with the flag?

• Why did Betsy Ross want to change the flag by using a different shape for the stars?

• What other options were considered before Betsy Ross was chosen to make the flag?

• How is the flag created by Betsy Ross similar to the flags of other countries?

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

A student is writing a research report about NASA, the government agency responsible for space research. The student has taken notes on the research.

Choose the note that best fits the section of the report called "Important NASA Missions."

• With the help of NASA, the National Weather Service uses satellites to warn the public about upcoming storms.

• Janice Voss, a former NASA astronaut, set the record for female astronauts with five space flights.

• At Camp Kennedy Space Center, NASA offers overnight programs for students interested in learning more about space.

• The Viking I probe, launched by NASA in 1975, sent the first color pictures of the surface of Mars.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Read the paragraph from a student's story.

Which choice is the best revision to sentence 4 to strengthen the student's writing?

• A thick blanket of white snow covered the ground.

• Snow is hard to walk through without proper boots.

• Antonia lived in Tennessee, where it does not snow often.

• At last, Antonia had earned her parents' trust in the snow.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.10

Why is your choice in Part A (question 8) the best choice?

• It provides another topic for the story.

• It adds more detail to the story.

• It gives a conclusion to the story.

• It gives a reader's opinion of the story.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

A student is writing a research report about listening to podcasts, which are shows people listen to after downloading them from the internet. The student includes an opinion in the report. Read a paragraph from the student's report.

The student takes notes about the benefits of listening to podcasts. Choose two notes that support the student's opinion.

• Listening to podcasts can take students' time away from doing their homework or studying.

• Podcasts are usually free of cost, and they can be listened to on most electronic devices.

• More podcasts are created for adults, so it is hard for students to find ones that interest them.

• There are podcasts about nearly every topic, so students can learn about anything they want.

• Students remember information from books better than information from podcasts.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5