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Based on the article about the history of the library, what inspired the idea of creating a library?
A. The need to help children learn to read that couldn't afford books.
B. Benjamin Franklin thought it was a great idea.
C. Only rich people could afford to buy books.
D. Andrew Carnegie gave money to build over 2,500 libraries in small towns.
What is A. The need to help children learn to read that couldn't afford books?
What is the main idea of paragraph 1?
A. Almost all families had books in their homes.
B. Most people could not read because books were expensive and hard to find.
C. The first library was built in 1731 by a man named Benjamin Franklin.
D. Libraries are everywhere and help millions of people.
What is B. Most people could not read because books were expensive and hard to find?
What is the problem in the passage?
A. It is hard for children to find books they want to read in the library because there are so many.
B. It is very difficult to get a library card for a child.
C. Today, children do not have access to public libraries.
D. Long ago, children could not learn to read well because books were so expensive and they did not have any to practice with.
What is D. Long ago, children could not learn to read well because books were so expensive and they did not have any to practice with.
Read the sentence.
Kate went to the park to read her new book.
Which underlined word has the same vowel sound as read?
A) The street is crowded with traffic.
B) Fossils offer clues to early dinosaur life.
C) Sam hurt his toe and had to go to the doctor.
D) Computer programmers finally broke the code.
What is A) The street is crowded with traffic?
Read the sentences from the passage.
“Male giraffes can grow between 16-18 feet tall. However, like any other animal, each of these towering giraffes starts out as a small baby.”
Which word from the sentences has the same meaning as the word towering?
A. tall
B. male
C. small
D. feet
What is A. tall?
Which question does the information in paragraph 4: Libraries Today answer?
A. What was Benjamin Franklin's great idea?
B. Why were books so expensive?
C. Why can't children learn to read?
D. How do libraries help millions of people today?
What is D. How do libraries help millions of people today?
Which detail from the text supports the main idea of paragraph 3 that libraries grew across America?
A. Children and adults could finally borrow books for free.
B. Long ago, most people could not read books because books were very expensive and hard to find.
C. In the 1800s, a rich man named Andrew Carnegie gave money to build over 2,500 libraries in small towns.
D. They have books, computers, and programs for children
What is C. In the 1800s, a rich man named Andrew Carnegie gave money to build over 2,500 libraries in small towns?
Which event happened first in the order of events in the passage?
A. Andrew Carnegie gave money to build over 2,500 libraries.
B. Benjamin Franklin started the first public library in Philadelphia.
C. Most American towns had their own public library.
D. Libraries are everywhere and help millions of people.
What is B. Benjamin Franklin started the first public library in Philadelphia?
Read the sentence and answer the question.
The word chabley is a made-up word.
Which words have the same consonant blend as chabley?
A. beach
B. table
C. chalk
D. daily
E. blink
What are:
B. table
E. blink
Read the sentence and answer the question.
My teacher wrote the math problem on the board.
Choose the sentence that correctly uses a homophone for the word board.
A. She painted the house using bored strokes.
B. He was so bored he fell asleep.
C. The teacher put decorations on the bulletin bored.
D. She used a saw to cut the bored.
What is B. He was so bored he fell asleep.?
Part A
Who’s idea was it to create the first public library?
A. The children
B. Andrew Carnegie
C. Benjamin Franklin
D. The people of the small towns
Part B
Select the sentence that supports your answer in Part A.
A. In the 1800s, a rich man named Andrew Carnegie gave money to build over 2,500 libraries in small towns.
B. Children could not learn to read well because they had no books to practice with.
C. By 1900, most American towns had their own public library.
D. He started the first public library in Philadelphia.
What is
Part A:
C. Benjamin Franklin
Part B:
D. He started the first public library in Philadelphia.
Part A
What is the main idea of paragraph 3?
A. Many libraries began to open across America.
B. People could share and read many books without it costing a lot of money.
C. Children could not learn to read because they did not have books.
D. Now everyone can read because every town has a library.
Part B:
What evidence from the text supports that main idea?
A. "Now everyone can learn and read, no matter how much money their family has."
B. "Children and adults could finally borrow books for free.
C. "After Franklin's success, more libraries opened across America."
D. "The problem of expensive books was solved by people working together to share."
Part B
Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer in Part A?
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What are:
Part A:
A. Many libraries began to open across America.
Part B:
C. "After Franklin's success, more libraries opened across America."
Choose two sentences from the text provide solutions to the problem in the passage.
A. "People could read many different books without spending lots of money."
B. "After Franklin's success, more libraries opened across America. In the 1800s."
C. "The problem of expensive books was solved by people working together to share."
D. "Children could not learn to read well because they had no books to practice with."
What are:
A. "People could read many different books without spending lots of money."
C. "The problem of expensive books was solved by people working together to share."
Read the sentence and answer the question.
Sally filled her _____ full of seashells at the beach.
Which word uses the correct word family to best complete the sentence?
A. pail
B. pale
C. payl
D. pell
What is A. pail?
Read the sentence and answer the question.
Fall just started and the trees are already bare.
How is the homophone bare used in the sentence?
A. to describe an animal that likes to climb trees
B. to explain the trees do not have any leaves
C. to describe the colorful leaves on the trees
D. to explain the heavy weight of the tree
What is B. to explain the trees do not have any leaves?
Which detail from the passage best shows that libraries became very popular after the first one opened in 1731?
A. Long ago, most people could not read books because books were very expensive and hard to find.
B. This was a big problem that needed to be solved.
C. Franklin and his friends put their books together in one place so everyone could borrow them.
D. Today, libraries are everywhere and help millions of people.
What is D. Today, libraries are everywhere and help millions of people?
Part A
Select the statement that best describes the main idea of the entire passage.
A. A long time ago, books were very expensive and only wealthy people could afford them
B. Many people donated money to help build libraries across America.
C. Libraries have lots of resources such as books, magazines, computers, and programs for kids and adults.
D. The problem of most people being unable to read was solved by people working together to share books.
Part B:
Select two sentences from the passage that best support the main idea in Part A.
A. "The problem of expensive books was solved by people working together "
B. "Franklin and his friends put their books together in one place so everyone could borrow them.
C. "Long In the 1600s and 1700s, only rich people could buy books for their homes."
D. "They have books, computers, and programs for children."
What are:
Part A:
D. The problem of most people being unable to read was solved by people working together to share books.
Part B:
A. "The problem of expensive books was solved by people working together "
B. "Franklin and his friends put their books together in one place so everyone could borrow them.
Where in the passage does the author include information about Andrew Carnegie's donation to build more libraries?
A. at the same time Benjamin Franklin started the first public library
B. before Benjamin Franklin started the first public library
C. before most American towns had their own public libraries
D. after Benjamin Franklin started the first public library
What is D. after Benjamin Franklin started the first public library?
Part A
Choose the word in the sentence that is spelled incorrectly.
The fog was thick and the moon shined britely in the night sky.
Part B
Which sentence fixes the spelling error using the correct word family?
A. The fog was thik and the moon shined britely in the night sky.
B. The fog was thick and the moon shind britely in the nights sky.
C. The fog was thick and the moon shined brightly in the night sky.
D. The fog was thick and the moon shined britely in the nite sky.
What are:
Part A:
britely; brightly
Part B:
C. The fog was thick and the moon shined brightly in the night sky.
What are the correct meanings of the homonym train? Choose two.
A. a type of transportation
B. a student’s name
C. to coach somebody
D. to point or aim something
E. a group of animals traveling the same direction
What are:
A. a type of transportation
C. to coach somebody
Which TWO sentences from the passage gives a reason why it was important to share books?
A. By 1900, most American towns had their own public library.
B. Children could not learn to read well because they had no books to practice with.
C. Long ago, most people could not read books because books were very expensive and hard to find.
D. Today, libraries are everywhere and help millions of people.
What are:
B. Children could not learn to read well because they had no books to practice with.
C. Long ago, most people could not read books because books were very expensive and hard to find.
Part A
Which is the main idea of paragraph 1?
A. Ben Franklin and his friends worked to solve the problem of getting books into families' homes.
B. Many people were unable to read because books were very expensive which was a big problem in America.
C. Libraries are now located in many cities and small towns.
D. Libraries have many useful resources including books, movies, and magazines.
Part B
Select two key details from the passage that support the answer in Part A.
A. "Andrew Carnegie gave money to build over 2,500 libraries in small towns."
B. "Poor families had no books at all."
C. "Children could not learn to read well because they had no books to practice with."
D. "They have books, computers, and programs for children."
What are:
Part A:
B. Many people were unable to read because books were very expensive which was a big problem in America.
Part B:
B. "Poor families had no books at all."
C. "Children could not learn to read well because they had no books to practice with."
Read these sentences from the text.
"Children could not learn to read well because they had no books to practice with. This was a big problem that needed to be solved."
Choose two words or phrases that show the text structure in this passage is problem and solution.
A. big problem
B. because
C. needed
D. solved
What are:
A. big problem
D. solved
Which word best completes the sentence?
_________ paintings were displayed in the hallway for everyone to see.
A. A children’s
B. The artist’s
C. Dennis’
D. The peoples’s
What is B. The artist's?
Part A
Select the word that best completes the word relationship.
Open is related to Closed, like Near is related to ______.
A. Shut
B. Close
C. Far
D. Friend
Part B
The pairs of words in Part A are _______.
A. synonyms
B. antonyms
C. homographs
D. homophones
What are:
Part A:
C. Far
Part B:
B. antonyms