WORD CHOICE

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Feats (as used in the passage about Soong Mei-ling)

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

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Esteem (as used in the passage about Soong Mei-ling)

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RESPECT AND ADMIRATION

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CCSS.RL.8.4

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Select the text from the paragraph that best helps you understand that esteem means respect and admiration. There may be more than one correct choice. While the political feats of her husband, President Chiang Kai-shek, may be more widely recognized, Soong Mei-ling's accomplishments are just as notable. As first lady, Soong Mei-ling introduced her husband to Western culture and ideas. Likewise, she served as her husband's emissary, or spokesperson, to the West. During a visit to the United States in 1943, Soong Mei-ling became the second woman to address a joint session of the U.S. Congress. The trip earned her the esteem of the American public, who praised her passion and determination, and she raised billions of dollars in aid for her country.

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The trip earned her the esteem of the American public, who praised her passion and determination

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4A

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Prestigious (as used in the passage about Picasso)

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HIGHLY RESPECTED

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CCSS.RL.8.4

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Select the text from the paragraph that best helps you understand that prestigious means highly respected. There may be more than one correct choice. Pablo Picasso is often considered one of the greatest and most influential artists of the twentieth century. As a young child, Picasso displayed an exceptional talent for drawing and painting. His extraordinary skill allowed him to enter Barcelona's prestigious School of Fine Arts when he was only fourteen years old—several years younger than the typical students at this well-regarded school. Although Picasso left Barcelona before graduating, the city still inspired him. His experiences there would lead him to break away from traditional ideas about art and create a new style that would change the world of art forever.

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—several years younger than the typical students at this well-regarded school

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4A

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Abstract (as used in the passage about Picasso)

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not true to life

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.L.8.4A

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Picasso's rise to prominence began in 1907. While living in Paris, he produced a painting that featured five Barcelonian women represented by sharply contrasting geometric shapes. Instead of a realistic representation of the women, the painting presented an abstract scene showing the women's forms from multiple viewpoints at once. That the art world had never seen such a painting before only added to Picasso's growing popularity. This painting, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, would serve as the inspiration for the artistic movement that came to be known as Cubism.

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showing the women's forms from multiple viewpoints at once, Instead of a realistic representation of the women

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CCSS.RI.8.2

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Counterintuitive (as used in the passage about bone fusion in humans)

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DIFFERENT FROM WHAT'S EXPECTED

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CCSS.RI.8.4

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Which line helped you get that answer? A typical human baby is born with around 300 bones, but by the time that baby reaches adulthood, it will have only 206. Initially, such a notable diminution in the number of bones may seem counterintuitive—shouldn't a skeleton need more bones, not fewer, as it grows? The explanation lies in the way bones grow and develop.

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shouldn't a skeleton need more bones, not fewer, as it grows?

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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Malleable (as used in the passage about newborns' bones)

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able to be bent or reshaped

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CCSS.RI.8.4