Text Evidence
Which sentence BEST supports the idea that online shopping increases convenience?
A. Online shopping has changed consumer behavior
B. Consumers are no longer limited by store hours or location
C. Businesses have shifted to digital platforms
D. Communities have experienced a decline in stores
What is consumers are no longer limited by store hours or location?
Which statement BEST expresses the central idea?
A. Nations need strong economies
B. A nation’s strength depends on the well-being of its citizens
C. Governments create laws
D. Citizens should work harder
What is a nation’s strength depends on the well-being of its citizens?
How is the passage structured?
A. Chronological
B. Problem and solution
C. Cause and effect only
D. Description
What is problem and solution?
What is the tone of the passage?
A. Joyful
B. Suspenseful
C. Informational
D. Relaxed
What is Suspenseful?
What is the author’s primary purpose?
A. Entertain
B. Inform
C. Persuade
D. Describe
What is persuade?
Which detail BEST supports the idea that motivation improves student performance?
A. Students may struggle to stay engaged
B. Tasks can feel repetitive
C. Students are more likely to participate and complete assignments
D. Teachers use strategies in class
What is students are more likely to participate and complete assignments?
Which detail is MOST relevant to include in a summary explaining how businesses have adapted?
A. Businesses have shifted their focus to digital platforms
B. Compare prices and read reviews
C. Communities have experienced a decline
D. Local economies are weakening
What is businesses have shifted their focus to digital platforms?
Which detail is MOST important to include in a summary?
A. Military power matters
B. Leaders are important
C. Trust is difficult
D. Citizens contribute when supported
What is citizens contribute when supported?
Which sentence BEST introduces the problem?
A. Technology allows instant connection
B. Individuals must balance communication
C. It has reduced meaningful interaction
D. Relationships remain strong
What is it has reduced meaningful interaction?
Which word BEST contributes to the eerie mood?
A. Lake
B. Movement
C. Distance
D. Trembling
What is trembling?
Which statement BEST describes the author’s perspective?
A. Completely positive
B. Completely negative
C. Balanced but concerned
D. Neutral
What is balanced but concerned?
Which statement BEST explains how the author introduces the central idea?
A. By describing only student struggles
B. By explaining the importance of motivation and then discussing challenges
C. By telling a personal story about success.
D. By listing classroom rules about ownership of learning
What is by explaining the importance of motivation and then discussing challenges?
Which detail BEST supports the claim that online shopping has economic consequences?
A. Consumers can shop quickly
B. Businesses use digital platforms
C. Small businesses lack resources to compete
D. People read reviews
What is small businesses lack resources to compete?
Which statement BEST expresses the central idea?
A. National strength
B. Nations should support their citizens
C. Governments must create policies
D. Citizens need opportunity
What is nations should support their citizens?
Which sentence BEST represents the solution?
A. Technology allows connection
B. Misunderstandings occur
C. Individuals must balance communication
D. Relationships weaken
What is individuals must balance communication?
What does “windows resembled hollow eyes” suggest?
A. The house is welcoming
B. The house is modern
C. The house is watchful and unsettling?
D. The house is bright
What is the house is watchful and unsettling?
Which detail BEST reveals the author’s concern?
A. Convenience
B. Impulsive spending habits
C. Accessibility
D. Technology
What is impulsive spending habits?
Which TWO details BEST support the idea that motivation can be difficult to maintain?
A. Students participate more when interested
B. Tasks may feel repetitive
C. Teachers use interactive strategies
D. Tasks may feel repetitive and students struggle to stay engaged
What is tasks may feel repetitive and students struggle to stay engaged?
Which TWO details BEST support the inference that online shopping negatively impacts communities?
A. Compare prices
B. Read reviews
C. Decline in neighborhood stores
D. Reduced face-to-face interaction
What is decline in neighborhood stores and reduced face-to-face interaction?
How does the author develop the central idea?
A. By telling a story
B. By introducing a claim and supporting it with reasoning
C. By listing facts only
D. By describing a setting
What is by introducing a claim and supporting it with reasoning?
How does the structure support the central idea?
A. Lists unrelated facts
B. Tells a narrative
C. Focuses only on positives
D. Presents a problem and offers a solution
What is presents a problem and offers a solution?
How does imagery contribute to the passage?
A. Provides facts
B. Adds humor
C. Helps visualize and creates tension
D. Explains history
What is helps visualize and creates tension?
How does the author’s perspective shape the message?
A. Focuses only on benefits
B. Entertains the reader
C. Ignores the issue
D. Highlights both advantages and risks
What is highlights both advantages and risks?
How does the author develop the central idea across the passage?
A. By listing unrelated ideas
B. By presenting benefits, then challenges, and finally solutions
C. By focusing only on teachers
D. By describing one example of benefits, solutions, and challenges
What is by presenting benefits, then challenges, and finally solutions?
Which statement BEST explains how the author uses evidence to develop ideas in the passage?
A. The author lists only benefits
B. The author contrasts advantages with negative consequences
C. The author focuses only on businesses
D. The author explains only consumer behavior
What is the author contrasts advantages with negative consequences ?
Which statement BEST evaluates the effectiveness of the central idea?
A. It is unclear
B. It is effective because it connects citizen well-being to national strength
C. It is too simple
D. It focuses only on leaders
What is it is effective because it connects citizen well-being to national strength?
Which TWO statements BEST explain how the author develops the idea across the text?
A. Introduces benefits of technology
B.
C. Provides a historical timeline
D. Offers a solution to the problem
What is
-Introduces benefits of technology?
- Offers a solution to the problem?
- Explains negative consequences?
Which statement BEST evaluates the author’s use of word choice?
A. It creates a cheerful tone
B. It builds suspense and reinforces unease
C. It makes the passage confusing
D. It focuses on dialogue
What is it builds suspense and reinforces unease?
Which statement BEST evaluates the effectiveness of the argument?
A. It is weak
B. It is effective because it acknowledges benefits and warns of consequences
C. It is confusing and hard to follow
D. It lacks purpose and reasoning
What is it is effective because it acknowledges benefits and warns of consequences?
Which statement BEST evaluates the effectiveness of the author’s argument?
A. It is ineffective because it focuses only on challenges
B. It is effective because it explains motivation, challenges, and solutions
C. It is unclear because it lacks examples of challenges
D. It is ineffective because it focuses only on students solutions
What is it is effective because it explains motivation, challenges, and solutions?