6.10.D Synthesize & Make Logical Connections Between Ideas Within A Text & Across Multiple Texts
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Grade 6
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1Which statement about education does this article best support?Schools should give students time off.Smaller class sizes are better for instruction.Schools should adapt to local conditions.Students prefer attending classes with friends.60s6.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q2Read these sentences from paragraph 7. This quotation shows that —Rezwan’s efforts have improved educational conditions for future generationsFarida thinks that there are enough facilities in her village to serve all the childrenFarida’s own difficulties in attending school cause her to be doubtful about her daughter’s educationRezwan believes that his school boats will create many doctors and engineers60s6.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q3The reader can conclude that Rezwan believes that —choosing a career is a difficult decisioneducating children is easier than educating adultsfloating schools cannot compete with traditional schoolsdeveloping technology skills is a necessity in today’s world60s6.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q4The reader can conclude that conditions in Antarctica make it important for both Nomad and the researchers to —look for ordinary rocksbe prepared for the climatestay inside heated tentssearch for buried meteorites60s6.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q5Which sentence best highlights that the author is impressed with the creation of the Great Pyramid?Historians have learned that the pyramid’s builders were farmers.Many people have wondered how the ancient Egyptians could have built such a massive structure.In fact, the structure has lost about 30 feet of its original height.Fortunately one man, the archaeologist Zahi Hawass, made it his life’s goal to restore the Great Pyramid and the smaller pyramids that surround it.60s6.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q6Based on information in the selection, with which statement would Hawass most likely agree?People should take care to protect historical monuments around the world.Modern buildings are often more impressive than ancient ones.Countries need to stop constructing modern cities near historical sites.Historical monuments around the world should be fully open to tourists.60s6.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q7According to the selection, how is moving today different from how it was in the days of the pioneers?The pioneers kept in closer contact with family members who stayed behind.Moving today requires less effort.Moving today involves more preparation.The pioneers moved greater distances.60s6.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q8The reader can infer that future skyscrapers may surpass 3,000 feet because —there were few tall buildings at the beginning of the 1900sthe Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest buildingskyscrapers have become a common feature of city skylines around the worldengineering and technological advances have improved the design of skyscrapers60s6.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q9Which sentence best supports the idea that the use of skyscrapers was a practical solution to a problem?The need for special equipment and designs meant that building up was costly.These exciting new buildings gave architects and engineers a chance to demonstrate their skills.Some skyscrapers echoed art trends of the past, linking cities to their history.Since most cities had limited amounts of land, sites for new houses and offices were scarce and expensive.60s6.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q10Which idea is developed throughout the section “A Growing Need for Height”?Laws help maintain the beauty of an environment.Opportunities to demonstrate skill are rare.Changing conditions can create unexpected demands.Cities provide better living environments than rural areas.60s6.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q11Based on the information in paragraph 4, which generalization can be made?Ordinary people usually know as much as experts do.Skyscrapers are the best attractions to see in a city.It is sometimes difficult to define something that is easily recognized.The usefulness of a building is more important than its size.60s6.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q12Which idea is supported by information in the article?Nature can inspire human innovation.Technology is often too inefficient to be practical.The best machines have been designed to work by remote control.Innovations are usually based on the ideas of inventors who lived long ago.60s6.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q13The information in paragraphs 2 and 6 supports the idea that —people can be extremely inventiveMr. Evolta was a difficult robot for Takahashi to designMr. Evolta is capable of amazing accomplishmentsathletic competitions are challenging for any participant60s6.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q14Based on the information included in the selection, the reader can infer that the author believes Panasonic —is primarily concerned with setting world recordsfound a creative way to promote its batteriesfocuses most of its efforts on creating robotsis the most successful company in Japan60s6.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text
- Q15Which of the following best supports the idea that finishing the Ironman Triathlon was a remarkable feat for Mr. Evolta?Each race in the event was held in Hawaii.Mr. Evolta is only about one-tenth the height of the average human.Mr. Evolta needed more time to finish the competition than a human would.It normally takes less than 13 hours for a human to complete the competition.60s6.10.D: Reading - Comprehension of Informational Text - Expository Text