TikTok
In paragraph 3 of “TikTok,” how does the author make a distinction between TikTok and other forms of media entertainment?
A. by contrasting their length
B. by contrasting their content
C. by giving examples of each type of entertainment
D. by describing users of each type of entertainment
A. by contrasting their length
Read this sentence from paragraph 1 of “YouTube.”
The video bore little semblance to the sophisticated productions often seen on YouTube today.
Which TWO words mean the same as semblance as it is used in the sentence from the text?
What is similarty, appearance, likeness, resemblance, guise, show, façade, veneer, and mask.
Many people are incredibly afraid of snakes. Often, just the sound of the rattle of a rattlesnake inspires fear in many, including people that have only heard the sound on television or in movies. The rattlesnake is most commonly found in the American Southwest, although some types have been found in other parts of the
United States. While the rattlesnake’s bite can be fatal, they are not necessarily as dangerous as some people believe. Rattlesnakes don’t usually bite unless they are provoked or they feel like they are in danger. If left untreated, their bite can result in death, but if the victim receives prompt medical treatment, a full recovery is\ likely. Unfortunately, rattlesnake bites do result in a number of deaths of pets in areas that have a lot of rattlesnakes.
What inference can be made about pets that get bit by rattlesnakes?
What is they likely did not receive treatment in time.
or
The rattlesnake may have felt threatened by the animal.
Which event was a direct result of Douglass’ autobiography becoming popular in 1845?
A. He had to leave the United States.
B. He began giving speeches and lectures.
C. He fled to a safe haven in New York.
D. He met with President Lincoln.
A. He had to leave the United States.
In 1997, a German man reported his car missing to the police. He could not find it, so he assumed that it had been stolen. The car was never found and was very likely forgotten about. Twenty years later, a parking garage was scheduled for demolition. In the parking garage, there was an abandoned car that had to be removed before demolition could take place. A search for the owner solved the mystery that had lasted twenty years. The car had never actually been stolen, the owner had simply forgotten where he parked. Unfortunately for the owner, the car would not run after sitting unused for so many years.
What is the Central Idea?
A man forgot where he parked his car and assumed it was stolen.
Based on paragraph 5 of “TikTok,” what is the author’s point of view of TikTokers?
A. TikTokers should spend time making TikTok videos only if they enjoy it.
B. TikTokers may be missing out on opportunities to make serious money.
C. TikTokers may not be making enough TikTok videos to become influencers.
D. TikTokers should not discount the value of the ad revenue sharing program.
A. TikTokers should spend time making TikTok videos only if they enjoy it.
Read this sentence from paragraph 5 of “TikTok.”
They can mislead people into thinking they, too, can make millions from TikTok, something only a miniscule percentage of people can do.
Which TWO words mean the same as miniscule as it is used in the sentence from the text?
What is slight, tiny, minute, diminutive, microscopic, and infinitesimal.
The quick thinking of a potbellied pig saved her owner’s life after a heart attack. The owner was home alone, except for the company of her dog and her pet potbellied pig, Lulu. Lulu’s owner suffered a heart attack and couldn’t call for help. Lulu acted quickly by escaping from her yard and going to the road. A driver saw Lulu in the middle of the road and stopped because he assumed she had been hit. As soon as he got out of his vehicle, Lulu got up and began walking to her owner’s home. When the man got to the house, he realized that Lulu’s owner was in trouble and he called for help. Lulu’s owner was hospitalized but made a full recovery thanks to Lulu.
What inference can be made from the passage?
The man followed Lulu because he thought something was wrong.
hich sentence from the text gives the BEST evidence that Douglass sought support in his own life as well as support for his political work?
A. They settled in Bedford, Maryland, a town with a strong free black community.
B. Douglass subscribed to the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator and started his own lecture tour to proclaim the anti-slavery message.
C. He traveled to Ireland and continued to speak out against slavery.
D. After the war, he continued to travel and speak on racial injustices, women’s suffrage, and other political issues.
A. They settled in Bedford, Maryland, a town with a strong free black community.
Pizza is served in many school cafeterias in the United States on a daily basis, but it is actually still relatively new to the country. Pizza first arrived in the United States with Italian immigrants during the late 1800s. It was popular in cities that had a large concentration of citizens that had Italian roots. It remained relatively unpopular nationally for several decades until the end of World War II. Many American soldiers that had been stationed in Italy during the war enjoyed eating pizza on a regular basis there and when they returned to the United States, they wanted to continue to have access to it. Pizza then enjoyed a boost in popularity and soon went from being a food primarily consumed by Italian immigrants to one of the most popular foods in the country.
Pizza was introduced to the U.S. in the late 1800s an became popular after WWII.
In paragraph 3 of “YouTube,” how does the author make a distinction between YouTube and other video platforms?
A. The author uses an analogy to contrast the amount of selection offered by YouTube and other video platforms.
B. The author uses an anecdote to contrast the amount of selection offered by YouTube and other video platforms.
C. The author uses categories to contrast the types of videos typically featured on YouTube and other video platforms.
D. The author uses questions to contrast the types of videos typically featured on YouTube and other video platforms.
A. The author uses an analogy to contrast the amount of selection offered by YouTube and other video platforms.
Little is known about the final leg of Ameila Earhart’s journey. Radio communication continued to be picked up from her plane, but Earhart could not find Howard Island. At one point, the Itasca let out a large amount of smoke in hopes that Earhart would spot it. Unfortunately, Earhart never found Howard Island. Soon after the last radio message from Earhart, search parties went out looking for her and her plane. They searched in the areas they thought Earhart might have been. The search was later expanded to nearby islands. Clues were found on one island that led some to believe Earhart may have landed there. There was no evidence to substantiate that theory.
What does substantiate mean?
What is proof?
Calling 911 to report a fire is a logical response when someone encounters a fire. Countries all over the world have well-trained fire departments that quickly respond to both save lives and put out fires in order to limit property damage. The first fire departments were not always so helpful. There was a fire brigade in ancient Rome that quickly responded to reports of buildings that were on fire. Before any efforts were made to put out the fire, an official would discuss the price the owner was willing to pay for the service. If a price could not be agreed on, then the fire brigade would just let the building burn to the ground.
Some property owners could not afford to pay to put the fire out.
What is the purpose of paragraph 1?
A. It introduces the topic and presents the main theme.
B. It begins Frederick Douglass’s story with his youth.
C. It gives a brief overview of each of the following paragraphs.
D. It hooks the reader into reading further without revealing the topic.
A. It introduces the topic and presents the main theme.
Advances in technology and meteorology have led to more accurate forecasting of hurricanes days in advance of landfall. Those forecasts have likely saved countless lives, as people are able to prepare or evacuate. Unfortunately, those forecasts were not available to the victims of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane. Four days before the storm hit Galveston, Texas, the National Weather Service sent out an alert that a tropical storm had hit Cuba, but there were no real concerns about it making landfall in Galveston. There were isolated warnings that the hurricane was headed for Texas, but the warnings were ignored because of the calm weather at the time. The storm made landfall on September 8, and in addition to strong winds, a high storm surge covered the island in seawater, which destroyed thousands of buildings and caused many deaths.
What's the central idea?
A better warning system could have saved lives
during the 1900 Galveston Hurricane.
Read this sentence from paragraph 2 of “TikTok.”
There are videos of people completing challenges, sharing photos, responding to other TikTok creations, and, yes, lipsynching and dancing.
How does this sentence develop the ideas in the text?
A. It provides examples to show how varied TikTok content is.
B. It provides examples to highlight TikTok’s huge user base.
C. It provides examples to show why TikTok appeals to young people.
D. It provides examples to highlight TikTok’s resistance to change.
A. It provides examples to show how varied TikTok content is.
There were several escape attempts from Alcatraz. People kept trying to escape, even though it seemed impossible. In 1962, four inmates concocted a plan to escape from Alcatraz. Their plan had to be very creative in order to work. They needed to find a way to escape from their concrete cells. The inmates found some tools to help them. The tools included spoons from the cafeteria and a drill they created from the motor of a vacuum cleaner. Their plan was to chip away at the concrete walls in their cells in order to escape. They worked at night for over six months. The noise was concealed by one of the inmates playing music.
What does concocted mean?
What is created?
Douglas Passage
Which sentence from the text gives the BEST evidence that Douglass sought support in his own life as well as support for his political work?
A. They settled in Bedford, Maryland, a town with a strong free black community.
B. Douglass subscribed to the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator and started his
own lecture tour to proclaim the anti-slavery message.
C. He traveled to Ireland and continued to speak out against slavery.
D. After the war, he continued to travel and speak on racial injustices, women’s suffrage,
and other political issues.
A. They settled in Bedford, Maryland, a town with a strong free black community.
How does the description of Frederick Douglass's life as a slave help to explain the choices he made in his life?
A. It explains his determination to fight for the rights of others to achieve freedom.
B. It creates a glimpse into his later struggles to continue to be free.
C. It describes his early education, which prepared him for his life as a writer.
D. It provides a contrast to his later life as a well-known speaker.
A. It explains his determination to fight for the rights of others to achieve freedom.
Storeowners have a difficult time trying to prevent shoplifting in their businesses, so one company in Japan came up with a creative way of catching shoplifters. They created the bohan yu kara, which are bright orange balls that are filled with paint. When a criminal tries to escape, the clerk is supposed to throw the ball at them. Clerks are supposed to throw the ball towards the ground, so that the paint will splatter on their target, even if they miss. The ball will then break, leaving the criminal covered in orange paint, which makes identification by the police easier. Most stores that have the Bohan Yu Kara haven’t used them yet, but they have still worked to lower shoplifting rates in stores that display them.
What's the central idea?
Shoplifting is hard to prevent.
Based on paragraph 4 of “YouTube,” what is the author’s point of view of YouTube millionaires?
A. They work extremely hard and deserve to make large amounts of money.
B. They cause harm because they take money away from other professionals.
C. They inspire others and should help more young people enter the business.
D. They are overpaid because there are others who contribute more to society.
D. They are overpaid because there are others who contribute more to society.
The pilot was able to guide the plane to a safe stop on the Hudson River. The passengers on the plane were not out of danger yet. Everyone on board the plane had to get off. The waters of the Hudson River were icy and the plane began to flood.
Crewmembers quickly worked to help passengers off the plane. Some passengers waited on the wings of the plane. Many passengers waited on the rafts, but even those had cold water on them. One passenger tried to swim away because he was worried about an explosion.
Luckily, there were boats nearby that quickly came to the rescue. Everyone was able to safely escape the plane around thirty minutes after the harrowing event began.
What does harrowing mean?
What is stressful?
Douglas Passage
Which excerpt from the passage supports the idea that Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist?
A. They settled in Bedford, Maryland, a town with a strong free black community.
B. In 1845, he published the first of three versions of his autobiography, titled Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave.
C. Moved by Douglass’s powerful speeches, some British supporters collected money and bought his freedom so that he could return to America.
D. During the Civil War, Douglass continued his fight against slavery through speeches and support for the Union army that fought for emancipation for slaves.
D. During the Civil War, Douglass continued his fight against slavery through speeches and support for the Union army that fought for emancipation for slaves.
Which excerpt from the passage supports the idea that Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist?
A. They settled in Bedford, Maryland, a town with a strong free black community.
B. In 1845, he published the first of three versions of his autobiography, titled Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave.
C. Moved by Douglass’s powerful speeches, some British supporters collected money and bought his freedom so that he could return to America.
D. During the Civil War, Douglass continued his fight against slavery through speeches and support for the Union army that fought for emancipation for slaves.
D. During the Civil War, Douglass continued his fight against slavery through speeches and support for the Union army that fought for emancipation for slaves.
The amount of trash that people throw away is a growing problem. In countries all over the world, government officials must determine how and where to dispose of garbage. Landfills are rapidly filling up, and the cost of removing trash is rising quickly. Switzerland has developed a way to minimize the amount of trash that is thrown away while encouraging their citizens to recycle. In Switzerland, residents must pay a special fee for trash bags in order for their trash to be collected. Swiss households that produce a lot of trash will pay more in order to have their trash removed, while households that recycle more will not have to pay as much.
What's the central idea?
Citizens of Switzerland are encouraged to recycle.