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3. What does the illustration under paragraph 6 help the reader understand about howthe canal works?
A. It shows how water is pumped into the locks.
B. It shows the mountain and land masses of the country.
C. It shows how the lake and the locks help to level the water.
D. It shows the activity on the oceans that surround the country.
C. It shows how the lake and the locks help to level the water.
4. How does the author use the structure of the text to present information in paragraph5?
A. by presenting the steps to prevent falling rocks
B. by explaining the reasons the president continued the project
C. by using description to explain how the canal was constructed
D. by comparing and contrasting laborers from different countries
C. by using description to explain how the canal was constructed
Read this sentence from paragraph 4.
Almost before he knew it, his whole supply was exhausted.
Which word or phrase has nearly the same meaning as exhausted
as it is used in this way?
A. overworked
B. replaced
C. used up
D. worn out
C. used up
Which sentence best explains why Lazy did not gather nuts like all the other squirrels in the story?
A. He was smaller than his other brothers.
B. He was disrespectful toward his mother.
C. He was allowed to do only what he wished.
D. He was allowed to be unkind toward his brothers.
C. He was allowed to do only what he wished.
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12. The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part A
Which sentence best states the main idea of paragraphs 3-5?
A. The United States worked for ten years to build the Panama Canal.
B. All of the French workers got sick and gave up on building the canal.
C. It took a long time, but after much hard work the Panama Canal was ready to use.
D. King Charles had the idea, but he did not have strong enough workers to build thecanal.
C. It took a long time, but after much hard work the Panama Canal was ready to use.
2. Which sentence best supports the idea that the Panama Canal was “an engineeringmarvel”?
A. “It now takes ships only about eight hours to pass through its channel.” (paragraph 2)
B. “As trade and travel in the world increased, the need for a canal grew.” (paragraph 4)
C. “He employed thousands of workers from around the world.” (paragraph 5)
D. “They labored ten years, cut through massive rocks, and shoveled tons of earth.”(paragraph 5)
D. “They labored ten years, cut through massive rocks, and shoveled tons of earth.”(paragraph 5)
5. Which sentence best summarizes paragraph 2?
A. Traveling by ship can be very dangerous.
B. A trip around South America takes several hours.
C. Panama is a country bordered by oceans on each side.
D. The Panama Canal helps ships to move goods much more quickly.
D. The Panama Canal helps ships to move goods much more quickly.
Question 19 from the packet
Choice 1: third person
Choice 2: speaks as if he is telling about what happens in the story
Choice 3: uses the pronouns "he," "him," or "his"
Which detail in the story best supports why Lazy did not gather nuts like all the other squirrels in the story?
A. "When Lazy Gray was born, there were three little squirrels in his family." (paragraph1)
B. "Sometimes he wouldn't even thank her when he had finished." (paragraph 1)
C. "If they happened to bring him one that was not good, he would complain and tell them that they did not know good nuts from bad ones." (paragraph 2)
D. "All through the summer he fooled away his time sleeping and lounging in the sun."(paragraph 3)
D. "All through the summer he fooled away his time sleeping and lounging in the sun."(paragraph 3)
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12. The following question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.
Part B
Which quote best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “Building the Panama Canal was not easy, and it took many years to complete.”(paragraph 3)
B. “His country lacked the skilled workers, specialized equipment, and the knowledge . . ..” (paragraph 3)
C. “They had to deal with construction problems, mosquitoes, and workers gettingdiseases . . . .” (paragraph 4)
D. “They labored ten years, cut through massive rocks, and shoveled tons of earth.”(paragraph 5)
A. “Building the Panama Canal was not easy, and it took many years to complete.”(paragraph 3)
Question 7 in packet
Choice 1: Distance a ship needed to travel
Choice 2: greatly shortened
6. Which two sentences explain reasons why the Panama Canal was hard to build?
A. Many workers became sick.
B. More people began to travel.
C. Workers came from different countries.
D. It was difficult to dig through the mountain rocks.
E. There were problems finding maps to guide their path.
A. Many workers became sick.
D. It was difficult to dig through the mountain rocks.
18. How would “Lazy Gray” be different if it were written as a play?
A. It would provide rhythm within each line.
B. It would provide stanzas to replace the paragraphs.
C. It would provide rhyming lines at the end of the paragraphs.
D. It would provide a list describing the role of each character.
D. It would provide a list describing the role of each character.
22. Which of the following sentences is the best summary of the passage?
A. Lazy Gray does not want to want to collect nuts and gets hungry during the winter.
B. Lazy Gray’s neighbors do not like Lazy Gray and tell him to stop asking for their nuts.
C. Lazy Gray would rather sleep and hang out in the sun than climb trees to collect nuts.
D. Lazy Gray is forced to help his mother gather nuts for the winter when his brothers get sick.
A. Lazy Gray does not want to want to collect nuts and gets hungry during the winter.
Question 21 from the packet
Choice5 Target1, Choice1 Target2, Choice4 Target3, Choice2 Target4, Choice3 Target5
1.
Read the report Demarcus wrote for school.
My Favorite Thing of the Summer
My family went on a cruise this summer and we went through the Panama Canal. It wasso cool! We sat on the deck of a small ship. We could see the city in the distance. A boatpilot got on the ship to lead the ship through the locks. The locks were made of giantconcrete walls and steel gates. We heard the loud motors running as the gates wereopened and shut. Then we felt the ship rising up. It felt kind of strange. Then all of asudden, we sailed out into Gatun Lake. It was amazing! My favorite thing of this summerwas sailing through the locks in Panama!
What does reading Demarcus' report help the reader better understand about "The Panama Canal"?
A. what Gatun Lake looked like
B. the way the locks looked and sounded
C. the number of workers it took to run a ship
D. how long it took to build the Panama Canal
B. the way the locks looked and sounded
Question 10 in packet
1- supporting detail
2- main idea
3- supporting detail
4- main idea
5- supporting detail
14. Which sentence should be included in a summary of the story?
A. Lazy Gray came from a small family of very thoughtful, kind-hearted squirrels.
B. Lazy Gray told his brothers that they did not understand how to collect the best nuts.
C. Lazy Gray chose to spend his time doing what he wanted to do instead of collecting nuts.
D. Lazy Gray went to sleep after his mother told him about the cold winter months that were ahead.
C. Lazy Gray chose to spend his time doing what he wanted to do instead of collecting nuts.
15. Which statement describes a theme of the story?
A. Being sick allows a person to avoid working.
B. Doing what one is told brings many rewards.
C. Preparing for the future helps one to avoid problems.
D. Doing everything for someone teaches the person to become independent.
C. Preparing for the future helps one to avoid problems.
Question 8 in packet
Choice 1: share interesting information about
Choice 2: enjoyed his experience at
Question 9 in packet
Choice 2- the sea levels
Choice 3- between the oceans are not the same
23. Which two quotes support the theme of the passage?
A. “He complained very bitterly about how hard it was for him to climb trees all day and store nuts.” (paragraph 3)
B. “He said, ‘Oh, I have gathered all the nuts I will want, and I am not going to work anymore.’” (paragraph 3)
C. “By springtime, Lazy was a pretty sorry-looking squirrel, with his ribs showing plainly through his sides and his bushy tail looking bigger than the rest of him.” (paragraph 7)
D. “Immediately the next summer, as soon as there were any nuts to be found, he began to store them away.” (paragraph 8)
E. “‘You see,’ she told him, ‘how wicked it is not to provide for the future and store up things that are necessary for the time when you will need them.’” (paragraph 9)
D. “Immediately the next summer, as soon as there were any nuts to be found, he began to store them away.” (paragraph 8)
E. “‘You see,’ she told him, ‘how wicked it is not to provide for the future and store up things that are necessary for the time when you will need them.’” (paragraph 9)
17. Read the sentence from paragraph 6.
At last, he became so much of a nuisance that all the squirrels in the woods held a meeting.
Which two sentences show why the author uses the word nuisance to describe Lazy?
A. to show that Lazy had become angry
B. to show that Lazy had become bothersome
C. to show that Lazy had become more helpful
D. to show that Lazy had become a problem for the other squirrels
E. to show that Lazy had become more hateful toward his brothers
B. to show that Lazy had become bothersome
D. to show that Lazy had become a problem for the other squirrels
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11. Read the following summary of the passage.
People needed a faster way to sail their ships from the eastern side of South America to the western side of South America. An idea was formed in 1534 to build a canal through Panama which would make the trip much faster. The Panama Canal used a system of locks to move ships from one side to the other. Thousands of ships use the Panama Canal every year.
Which of the following statements should be included in the summary?
A. It took ships two months to sail around South America.
B. In 1914 the Panama Canal was successfully completed.
C. Mosquitos bothered the workers trying to build the canal.
D. Some leaders thought that building a canal would not be possible.
B. In 1914 the Panama Canal was successfully completed.