Question 1

The author wrote this selection most likely to —

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explain efforts to understand an unusual squirrel behavior

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encourage readers to investigate the activities of squirrels

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tell readers about a special squirrel and its diet

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inform readers of the differences between squirrels and snakes

Question 2

The purpose of this selection is to —

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provide readers with facts about the intelligence of octopuses

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compare octopuses with other animals that are also tool users

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describe an octopus that was hiding in a coconut shell

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encourage readers to learn more about interesting sea creatures

Question 3

The purpose of this selection is mainly to —

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explain how frogs use their calls to keep themselves safe

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offer the reasons why people have trouble identifying frog calls

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list the reasons that frog calls differ between species

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describe several ways that scientists study frog calls

Question 4

Why does the author include the information in paragraph 1?

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To describe where the events occurred

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To present a problem that needed to be solved

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To suggest a place to visit

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To define an unfamiliar word

Question 5

The author wrote this selection mainly to —

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explain how to construct a sandcastle successfully

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describe different kinds of sandcastles

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provide the history of sandcastle building

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tell about some famous sandcastle builders

Question 6

The main purpose of this selection is to —

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provide facts about a popular animal show

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describe how puppies learned to play a human sport

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compare football players with puppies

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persuade the reader to adopt a pet from an animal shelter

Question 7

Why did the author include the information in paragraph 4?

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To explain how so many people heard about Dylan’s mission

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To reveal what information can be found on Dylan and Jonah’s website

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To tell why the two friends were asked to be on TV shows

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To describe a place Dylan got to visit because of the book

Question 8

The author wrote this article most likely to —

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inform the reader about the special work of an unusual dog

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teach the reader how to train dogs to surf

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explain to the reader how a dog becomes a service animal

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convince the reader to support the work that dogs do for others

Question 9

The author included paragraph 4 of the selection to —

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describe what Confetti’s life is like with Spencer

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explain what Confetti does when she is not working

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demonstrate that Confetti is a friendly guide horse

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show that Confetti is able to take care of herself

Question 10

The author includes paragraph 6 most likely to —

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explain how a problem with papel picado has been solved

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describe different reasons that people like papel picado

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tell the reader where to find the materials needed to create papel picado

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inform the reader of places where papel picado should not be displayed

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