Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to analyze the controlling idea and specific purpose of a passage and the textual elements that support and elaborate it, including both the most important details and the less important details.
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Which of these best describes the purpose of the selection?
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To describe the success of the technological breakthrough developed by Dr. V at Aravind Eye Hospital
To encourage eye surgeons throughout the world to model their methods after those used by Dr. V
To celebrate the work of an eye surgeon in India and describe the author's experience as a volunteer
To show differences between the way eye surgery is performed in the East and in the West
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The primary purpose of the selection is to convince readers that -
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the author experienced something positive as a result of his blindness
the author's life would have been better if he had kept his sight
many blind people are grateful they do not have sight
blind people deserve empathy and understanding
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Which of these best describes the purpose of the selection?
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The primary purpose of the selection is to convince readers that -
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How did the gift of a baseball affect the author?
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According to the article, what happens to language over time?
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Which sentence best expresses the article's main idea?
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Which detail best supports the idea that the mission of Hot Bread Kitchen has public support?
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What is the main idea of the article?
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Which statement best expresses the main idea of the essay?
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The author's main purpose for writing this article is to -
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Which detail about printed maps is most important to the author's argument?
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The author includes paragraph 5 to -
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According to the author, the growing number of people living alone -
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In 2008, what did the author notice about how the new technology was affecting those who work near Mount Everest?
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What is the most likely reason the author wrote the article?
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What does Leonard predict will cause the Inughuits to move south?
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Which of these best describes the author’s purpose for writing this article?
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What is the primary purpose of the selection?
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Read the following sentence from paragraph 14.
The author’s purpose in including this statement is to —
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The author refers to 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' in order to —
