Structure Questions
The purpose of line 22- 45 in Spider Goat article is to ...
Describe the process of how goats make spider silk. .
Identify a theme in Katerina's Wish...
Valid inference
Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that Benjamin Franklin never forgot the lessons he learned during his boyhood years?
He looked at the world in a practical way, trying to find solutions to every day problems.
Ben's natural ability as a writer developed quickly.
Studying the work of authors, Ben would rewrite the essays in his own words.
He learned to appreciate good workmanship and creativity.
He learned to appreciate good workmanship and creativity.
What effect does the authors use of "Like an earthquake" have on the reader?
Helps us understand the concept of how the nerve ending, or hair cells. get damaged by loud noises.
What character trait is revealed about Ben Franklin through his almanac?
Humorous, Wise, helpful, smart, popular...
How does the author develop paragraphs 2-5 in "Lightning Strikes?"
Description of lightning.
What do the hand me down dresses represent in the story Katerina's Wish?
The family was struggling in their new life in America...
Based on paragraphs 8 and 9 of Cicada Summer, what does the phrase "hopeless case" mean?
They are the kids who the teachers don't bother with
The kids who dont get/understand anything...
tell us how amazing lightning is... to admire the power, to show us that the author feels awe...
What does the phrase "young ben designed and made paddles for his hands and feet to help him move throgh the water more easily" reveal about Ben Franklin?
determined, innovative, creative, hardworking, clever
How does the author develop the passage Young Ben Franklin?
Chronology
How does paragraph 8 in Baby Mammoth contribute the central idea that the mammoth would be invaluable to science?
they had to move fast, they had to protect it, it was still in good condition
What does the author mean by describing the center of lightning "as thick as a pencil?"
That although small in size it is big in power...
The author most likely included the map in the section "Lightning Around the World" in order to ...
support or illustrate an idea
How is the narrators view of herself in Cicada Summer, different than how she views Judy?
Judy will spell it as fast as she can in her perfect handwriting, and then look around to make sure she’s the first to finish. Of course she will be. She always is.
How do paragraphs 18 through 20 of "Cicada Summer" contribute to the structure of the article
It tells us how the character feels/tells us the problem.
What does paragraph 6 in Inca Ice Maiden reveal about Dr. Reinhard?
He is adventurous, he is willing to risk his life for science, he is humorous, he is nervous and excited.
Based on the passage CICADA SUMMER, what does the narrator mean when she says she is invisible?
She doesn't want people to know anything about her, she doesn't look at them/avoids people...
What effect does the author create through the description of what is lightning?
Introduce a new topic
Which sentence best supports the conclusion that she feels invisible?
At first, no one else notices the cicada.
He doesn’t notice because I’m invisible.
I don’t want anybody to know anything about me, so I look away.
My silence and the trick I do with my eyes where I never look anybody in the face.
He doesn’t notice because I’m invisible.
How do lines 4 -12 of Spider Goat contribute to the article as a whole?
Explains the possibilities of spider silk and its amazing qualities.
Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the passage printers Ink?
He became friends with many of the people who wrote those books.
Ben's sayings became popular.
But when he wrote his will, he began with the words, "I, Benjamin Franklin, printer..."
During the Revolutionary War, Franklin moved to France.
But when he wrote his will, he began with the words, "I, Benjamin Franklin, printer..."
What does the phrase "permafrost" mean in the passage Baby Mammoth: Frozen in Time?
What does the phrase "invaluable" mean in the passage Inca Ice Maiden?
Top layer of soil that is frozen.
Without value because it so valuable.
The author included quotes from Yahaira in paragraph 1 in order to...
The author included quotes from Yahaira in paragraph 7 in order to...
Hook the reader
Give an example/anecdote
Read these sentences:
I stare at the cicada, but even without looking, I know what’s going on behind me. In the front row, Judy Thomas is wound up like a tiger ready to pounce on the next spelling word. She presses her pencil so hard against the paper that the lead nearly breaks. When Mrs. Kirk says the next word, Judy will spell it as fast as she can in her perfect handwriting, and then look around to make sure she’s the first to finish. Of course she will be. She always is.
What quality is revealed?
Observant