Reading Informative Text

How does the text structure add meaning to the passage?

• It contrasts other forms of transportation with the bicycle.

• It focuses on how bicycle assembly problems were solved.

• It emphasizes that wider availability of bicycles led to changes in society.

• It makes the time order of the evens in bicycle manufacturing clear.

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What is the meaning of the word efficient as it is used in paragraph 5?

• popular in certain social groups

• easy for many people to afford

• using the least time and effort

• designed for use by women

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How do the details presented in paragraph 6 support the central idea of Passage 1?

• They show that workers who owned bicycles found them easier to care for.

• They show that factory workers now had to make each bicycle individually.

• They show that factory workers could afford to own more than one bicycle.

• They show that workers could travel more and seek out new opportunities.

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What does the word restrictive mean as it is used in paragraph 8?

• limiting of movement

• forbidden and offensive

• light in weight and color

• difficult to locate

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How does the author support his or her perspective about the importance of bicycles in Passage 1? Select two answers.

• by describing what factory work was like in the 1890s

• by showing how bicycles allowed people to become more involved in society

• by sharing information about how bicycle safety equipment changed over time

• by giving directions about how to buy and how to ride different kinds of bicycles

• by explaining the different roles bicycles played in American history

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Which of the following describes the central idea best supported by the details in Passage 2?

• In the 1950s, Dwight Eisenhower appeared on television as a candidate and used “sound bites.”

• By the 1950s, TV introduced a variety of programs that changed how most people got their information and entertainment.

• In the 1960s, people watched images from the Vietnam War on their televisions.

• In the 1940s, television became the most affordable American invention since the radio.

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What text structure does the author use to organize information in Passage 2?

• chronological

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• comparison

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How does the text structure add meaning to Passage 2?

• It compares and contrasts printed forms of communication with television.

• It focuses on how manufacturers solved the problem of televisions being too expensive.

• It emphasizes how the availability of television over several decades changed the way people lived.

• It analyzes the effect of war on television and other forms of communication.

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In Passage 2, what is the meaning of the word flourished as it is used in paragraph 2?

• grew rapidly

• announced clearly

• came to a rapid stop

• prepared to enter a war

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Select one idea or event that the timeline adds to Passage 2.

• Between 1951 and 1970, the number of TVs owned by Americans rose from 8 million to 78 million.

• The 1950s were known as television's Golden Age.

• During World War II, television helped rally public support for the war.

• Popular programming formats like situation comedies and westerns were developed during the 1950s.

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