Amazing Race

The author includes the questions in the paragraph most likely to- 

• To show Buck’s confusion about his situation. 

• To show the dialogue between Buck and the saloon-keeper. 

• To explain why Buck is with the saloon-keeper. 

• To illustrate the information that the saloon-keeper wants to know.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Read the following sentence. 

He loved the little bird just as much as if she had been his child. 

The author includes this metaphor to- 

• Explain why he loves the bird. 

• Illustrate the man’s yearning for a child.

• Prove that the man loves the bird more than his wife.

• Shows that he loves the bird dearly.

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which definition best shows how the word shy is used in the paragraph above?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

The word because does not appropriately connect the two clauses in sentence 27. 

Which word should replace the word because?

•  if

• while

• although

• where

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The author begins the selection with a leading question most likely to- 

• To show many that many people have asked this question and believe that the Jewish people didn’t fight back. 

• To prove that the Jewish people didn’t resist against the Nazis. 

• To see if the experts can answer this question.

• To explain that very few people have even wondered about the question.

What is paragraph 1 mostly about? 

• Encourage people to find easy ways to fit physical activity into their day. 

• To explain why people are unhealthy. 

• Persuade the reader to walk the dog for 10 minutes. 

• Compare several different types of exercises. 

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 5?

• The prairie is beautiful.

• One must see the prairie to understand its beauty.

• The prairie to so dope you must look like at it.

• The prairie is like so very beautiful.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which statement best expresses the main idea of the paragraph?

• There used to be really large denominations of U.S currency. 

• In 1945, the US stopped making $10,000 bills.

• The US only prints bills that are $100 or less because large bills were rarely used. 

• The Department of the Treasure, the Federal Reserve System and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing make US currency.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In lines 7 & 8, the reader can tell that the speaker feels- 

• That the rhinoceros is angry

• That the rhinoceros cares about style

• That the speaker is frightened by the rhinoceros because it has two horns

• That the speaker is looking at a drawing that the speaker made himself

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The metaphor in stanza 3 helps the reader- 

• Understand you can tie up a cow with its tail

• Visualize the cow’s tail looks like a piece of a rope coming apart

• Focus on the cow’s tail is long and brown like rope. 

• Appreciate the cow’s nose is slippery like a bar of soap.  

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10