Getting From Here to There

Why is the first paragraph of "Getting From Here to There" important to the author's argument?

• It explains that cars are just as fast as trains

• It details how trains will make transportation safer in the future

• It presents three main areas in which cars are harmful to the environment

• It introduces the claim that transportation is changing quickly

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

Which statement explains how the chart on the bottom of page 56 supports the author's argument?

• It shows that fewer people take a bus than ride the subway

• It shows that most people prefer to ride in a car than in a truck

• It shows that most people get to work using a personal vehicle

• It shows that since Covid, more people are working from home

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

Which sentence from the passage provides evidence for the previous question?

• A government survey analysis showed most people get to work by personal vehicle

• Improving public transportation could change that.

• Cars and trains are changing at a rapid pace.

• Passengers are not the only ones moving along these days.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

Read this sentence from the passage.

"Transportation technology in moving along, too."

In this sentence, the word transportation is being used as

• a noun

• a verb

• an adverb

• an adjective

The Latin suffix -ology means "study of." What does the word technology mean as it is used in this sentence from paragraph 1?

"Transportation technology is moving along, too."

• Used for many different purposes

• Learning about creating machines

• Going very quickly

• The study of living things

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CCSS.RI.5.4

Which statement best captures the author's perspective toward the future of transportation?

• Trains will always be more energy-efficient than cars

• Someday all vehicles will be powered entirely by batteries

• Cars that use gas will eventually sell better than hybrid cars

• Transportation will keep improving, no matter what kind it is.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

Which statement explains how the graph on the bottom of page 57 supports the author's argument?

• It shows that hybrid cars get better gas mileage than gas-powered cars

• It shows how many people prefer a hybrid car over gas-powered cars

• It shows that there are more purple cars being driven than red cars

• IT shows that hybrid cars are safer to drive than gas-powered cars

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CCSS.RI.5.8

Select the most accurate summary of the passage "Getting From Here to There"

• Gas-powered cars don't belong on the roads because they waste natural resources

• High-speed trains are the solution to our public transportation problem

• Improvement in technology has and will continue to improve transportation

• Future passenger trains will decrease transportation time by 63.5%

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CCSS.RI.5.2