Question 1

The organization of paragraphs 2 through 4 contributes to the author’s main idea by —

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explaining how school boats came to be

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highlighting the effects school boats have had on people

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describing school boats from their flat bottoms to their waterproof roofs

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comparing school boats with other types of boats

Question 2

The author organizes paragraphs 2 through 7 by —

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presenting events that led to the rediscovery of the yellow-spotted bell frog

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comparing the disappearance of yellow-spotted bell frogs to that of other species

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illustrating the attempts to increase the numbers of yellow-spotted bell frogs

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showing the reasons people thought yellow-spotted bell frogs were extinct

Question 3

The author structures paragraphs 9 and 10 so that they —

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explain the changes that were made to Nomad before it could be used at the South Pole

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emphasize the difficulties Nomad might encounter while being used in Antarctica

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show that Nomad has been searching for meteorites for a long time

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report early successes Nomad had while meteorite hunting in South America

Question 4

The author organizes paragraphs 5 through 8 for the purpose of describing the —

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Great Pyramid’s problem with shrinking and the efforts being made to solve it

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Great Pyramid’s problem with shrinking and comparing it with the problems of other Egyptian pyramids

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events that led to the Great Pyramid’s problem with shrinking

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causes of the Great Pyramid’s problem with shrinking and the effects this problem is having on the Egyptian people

Question 5

The main purpose of paragraphs 8 through 10 is to —

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show that daily life on the trail included more than travel and hard labor

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highlight the need for rest after chores were completed

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suggest that children did less work than adults

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give examples of the types of books available to pioneer children

Question 6

The organization of paragraph 2 focuses on the limitations of buildings in the early nineteenth century to show that —

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the available technology prevented skyscrapers from being built

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people preferred to have buildings with many windows

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the cost of materials prevented people from building skyscrapers

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people were not interested in improving tall buildings

Question 7

The organizational pattern of the article develops the author’s viewpoint by —

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presenting facts about how SmartBird works and explaining why it is a useful invention

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describing the reason Festo invented SmartBird and the effects the invention has had on the company

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comparing SmartBird with other inventions and showing how technology has advanced

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relating the sequence of events that occurred to create SmartBird

Question 8

The section “Think Before You Blink” is organized in a way that shows —

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the various factors associated with blinking rates

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how blinking is affected by the use of different electronic devices

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which parts of the eye are responsible for blinking

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the different benefits babies and adults get from blinking

Question 9

How does the organization of paragraph 4 contribute to the selection?

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It explains in sequential order the steps Mole took to create a living photograph.

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It compares the making of the picture of President Wilson with the way Mole made his other photographs.

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It describes the problems people experienced while participating in Mole’s photographs and how Mole solved the problems.

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It presents arguments to support the claim that Mole’s living photographs are a great accomplishment.

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