Bootcamp #1 4th RLA

1. 1. Which sentence in the selection is best supported by the photographs between paragraphs 9 and 10?

• No one really knows where and exactly when they were invented. (paragraph 2)

• Now, more people could buy them. (paragraph 5)

• Marbles are placed inside a circle that is drawn on the ground. (paragraph 9)

• Players may lose some of their favorite marbles. (paragraph 10)

2. 2. Paragraphs 5 and 6 are mainly about how —

• inventions lowered the cost of marbles

• glassmakers figured out how to cut marbles easily

• glass is melted in order to make a marble

• the shape of marbles has improved over time

3. 3. In which part of the selection would the reader find information about the history of marbles?

• The introductory paragraph

• The section titled “Marbles through Time”

• The caption under the first photograph

• The section titled “Marble Games”

4. 4. Which sentence in the selection is best supported by the photographs between paragraphs 9 and 10?

• No one really knows where and exactly when they were invented. (paragraph 2)

• Now, more people could buy them. (paragraph 5)

• Marbles are placed inside a circle that is drawn on the ground. (paragraph 9)

• Players may lose some of their favorite marbles. (paragraph 10)

5. 5. Read this sentence from paragraph 2: "To make marbles, people used items that could roll such as nuts, fruit pits, or round pebbles." Based on information in this sentence, the reader can conclude that early marbles were —

• difficult to find

• made by children

• much smaller in size than marbles are today

• created from a variety of available materials

6. 6. Which phrase in paragraph 11 helps the reader understand the meaning of annual?

• fun of it

• very seriously

• This competition

• Each year

7. 7. Xavier would like to add a sentence to bring his paper to a more effective conclusion. Which sentence should he add after sentence 37 to help achieve this goal?

• The best part of the day was seeing the LEGO models.

• Next Saturday, my family and I are going to the San Antonio River Walk.

• There are many fun things to do in Texas.

• Until then, I plan to keep practicing my new master builder skills.

8. 8. What is the most effective revision to make in sentence 26?8

• Visitors were able to build a LEGO brick model and add it to any state on the map.

• Visitors were able to build a LEGO brick model to any state on the map they could add what they built.

• Visitors were able to build a LEGO brick model, then they were able to add that LEGO model to any state on the map.

• Visitors were able to build a LEGO brick model, then visitors could add the LEGO brick model to any state on the map.

9. 9. Xavier has included an extraneous sentence in the second paragraph (sentences 3–8). Which sentence should be deleted from this paragraph?

• Sentence 4

• Sentence 5

• Sentence 6

• Sentence 7

10. 10. Xavier would like to replace sentence 2 with a sentence that will improve the focus of his paper. Which sentence should he use?

• LEGO bricks are a great toy because building with them teaches children important skills.

• Playing with LEGO bricks is a hobby families can really enjoy together.

• I was surprised that I had never heard of the LEGO KidsFest.

• Last week I had a great day with my family and learned about one of my favorite toys at LEGO KidsFest.