Evidence and Inferencing RL.4.1 and RI.4.1
The following item has two parts. First, answer Part A.
Part A - At the beginning of the story, how do the little crickets feel about having to wake up?
What is "The little crickets would rather sleep than chirp all night."
Which sentence should be included in a summary of the story?
What is "The little crickets realized the importance of getting up when they were called."
Select two words that best describe Dame Cricket.
What is "caring" and "patient".
Read the sentence from paragraph 10. “‘You all have finelooking throats, as fine as ever crickets had, and yet our singing is very faint; there is not as much volume to it as in the old days.’”
Which two words mean the same as faint as it is used in the sentence?
What is "quiet" and "soft".
In the passage “What Was the Apollo Program?”, how does the information in paragraph 9 support the idea that space travel is important?
What is "It explains how space travel to other planets became possible."
Part B Which quotation from the passage supports the answer to Part A?
What is "“‘Oh dear! Why do we have to get up?’” (paragraph 4)"
Which statement describes a theme of the story?
What is "Learning from the past leads to good decisions."
Which word describes a trait of the little crickets in the story?
What is "respectful".
Read paragraph 6. “Oh, mother, is it a story?” asked all the little crickets, jumping out of bed with a bound and gathering about their mother. What does the phrase jumping out of bed with a bound tell the reader about how the crickets got out of bed?
What is "The little crickets got out of bed quickly and with excitement."
Read the sentence from paragraph 2 of the excerpt from Reaching for the Moon.
The shadows and the sky above were as black as the blackest velvet I had ever seen. Why is the sky described as being “as black as the blackest velvet”?
What is "to emphasize how truly dark the sky was"
Read the sentence from paragraph 2.
But the little crickets snuggled under the bedclothes just as if they did not hear their mother’s words.
What can the reader infer about the little crickets?
What is "The little crickets did not want to get out of bed."
Which sentence summarizes the excerpt from Reaching for the Moon?
What is "The passage describes the astronauts’ first moments on the moon."
What does Buzz mean by the observation “Magnificent desolation” as it is used in paragraph 2 of the excerpt from Reaching for the Moon?
What is "He saw a complete lack of color as he descended the ladder"
Read the sentence from paragraph 9 of “What Was the Apollo Program?”
In 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to land astronauts on the moon by the end of the decade. What does the word challenged mean as it is used in the sentence?
What is "dared to do something"
Answer the following questions for “What Was the Apollo Program?” and “Excerpt from Reaching for the Moon.”
How is the information in “What Was the Apollo Program?” different from the information in the excerpt from Reaching for the Moon?
What is "The excerpt from Reaching for the Moon tells about the personal experience of Buzz Aldrin landing on the moon, and “What Was the Apollo Program?” does not.
Which quotation from the passage “What Was the Apollo Program?” describes one duty of the Apollo Program?
What is “The first four flights tested the equipment used in the Apollo Program.” (paragraph 2)"
Read the sentence from paragraph 4 of “What Was the Apollo Program?”
The first manned mission to the moon was Apollo 8. What is the meaning of the word mission as it is used in the sentence?
What is "exploration"
How is the structure of “What Was the Apollo Program?” different from the structure of the excerpt from Reaching for the Moon?
“What Was the Apollo Program?” uses chronological order, while the excerpt from Reaching for the Moon uses description.
Read the sentence from paragraph 4 of “What Was the Apollo Program?”
The first manned mission to the moon was Apollo 8. What is the meaning of the word mission as it is used in the sentence?
What is "to test the equipment that would be used to take astronauts to the moon"
The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A Read the sentence from paragraph 1 of the excerpt from Reaching for the Moon. Neil climbed out first and descended Eagle’s ladder to the Moon’s surface. What is the meaning of the word descended as it is used in the sentence?
What is "to lower"
Read the quotation from both passages. That’s one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind. Based on the quotation, what inference can be made about man’s first walk on the moon?
What is "The first walk on the moon was important for all people."