Unit 10 | Power Pass

Which phrase from the passage best helps the reader understand the meaning of endorsement?

• traveling the country

• rubber-soled shoes for sports

• an ad hosting a celebrity

• mainly worn for sports

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James Dean starred in a movie titled Rebel Without a Cause. A rebel is someone who _____________.

• says no to authority

• wears trendy clothes

• follows his or her dreams

• has no firm beliefs

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Which phrase from the passage best helps the reader understand the meaning of rebel?

• T-shirt, blue jeans, and high-top sneakers

• defy the rules of society

• find common ground with other students

• billion-dollar business

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Shoe companies do not want to discriminate against possible buyers. They do not want to _____________.

• make any buyer feel left out

• push buyers into debt

• change how a buyer makes decisions

• be dishonest with buyers

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The narrator in the commercial says that Billy “ran like the wind” in his PF Flyers. The narrator means that Billy ran _____________.

• with a swooshing noise

• in the air

• on a breezy day

• very fast

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Click on the sentence that states the central idea of “Must Be the Shoes.”

• The first commercial for sneakers was in the 1950s.

• Sneakers can give people superhuman powers.

• Today, sneakers are worn by almost everyone.

• Sneakers have helped some people become famous.

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Now, click on the sentence from the text that supports your answer in Part A.

• PF Flyers have an invisible magic wedge built right in.

• In 1918, Taylor hit the basketball court wearing his first pair of Converse All-Stars.

• They could match a movie star.

• Athletes, movie stars, and rappers wear them, but so do ordinary people.

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Now, click on the sentence from the text that supports your answer in Part A.

• In 1918, Taylor hit the basketball court wearing his first pair of Converse All-Stars.

• The brands Keds, Adidas, and Converse had recently begun making rubber-soled shoes.

• He was barely out of high school.

• Converse then added Taylor’s signature to the patch on every pair.

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Now, click on the sentence from the text that supports your answer in Part A.

• PF Flyers have an invisible magic wedge built right in.

• He thinks that if he buys the shoes, he will be similar to that player.

• In that era, sneakers were still mainly worn for sports.

• They now design and advertise shoes to appeal to every kind of person.

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Question 11 Part B: Which sentence in paragraph 6 best supports your response to Part A?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

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