Paired Passage Quiz

How does the author organize paragraphs 2 through 5 of the selection “A Massive Mission”?

• By detailing the order of events that brought Endeavour to its final destination

• By listing the steps that had to be taken before Endeavour could fly to California

• By describing the features of Endeavour that made it useful for NASA missions

• By comparing the differences between Endeavour and a Boeing 747 airplane

What is the most likely reason the author wrote the selection “A Massive Mission”?

• To emphasize the importance of Endeavour’s space-travel missions

• To highlight the efforts taken to transport Endeavour to a museum

• To explain the economic effect of Endeavour’s tour through Los Angeles

• To argue that Endeavour is the most important space shuttle used to this day

In the selection “DO Look Down!,” the author includes the photographs and their captions most likely to highlight which idea?

• It took several years to construct the Grand Canyon Skywalk.

• The Grand Canyon Skywalk is attached to the entrance building.

• Building the Grand Canyon Skywalk required the agreement of tribal elders.

• The Grand Canyon Skywalk brings visitors to Grand Canyon West.

What can the reader conclude about the tribal elders based on paragraph 4 of the selection “DO Look Down!”?

• They carefully considered how the skywalk would impact their community.

• They requested that the skywalk be built at a slow pace.

• They wanted the skywalk to include several interesting features.

• They wondered how the number of visitors on the skywalk would be managed.

How is paragraph 3 of the selection “A Massive Mission” similar to paragraph 4 of the selection “DO Look Down!”?

• Both paragraphs present information about how the projects were approved.

• Both paragraphs explain the hopes and expectations that people had for the projects.

• Both paragraphs emphasize that planning ahead was an essential part of the projects.

• Both paragraphs reveal the overall costs associated with the projects.

What is a difference between the people who organized Endeavour’s move in the selection “A Massive Mission” and the builders of the Grand Canyon Skywalk in the selection “DO Look Down!”?

• Only the organizers of Endeavour’s move were satisfied with the results of their efforts.

• Only the organizers of Endeavour’s move required help from engineers.

• Only the builders of the skywalk made decisions based on concerns about public safety.

• Only the builders of the skywalk were hoping their project would create jobs.