6.10.D Synthesize & Make Logical Connections Between Ideas Within A Text & Across Multiple Texts

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.

Rezwan’s efforts have improved educational conditions for future generations

Farida thinks that there are enough facilities in her village to serve all the children

Farida’s own difficulties in attending school cause her to be doubtful about her daughter’s education

Rezwan believes that his school boats will create many doctors and engineers

choosing a career is a difficult decision

educating children is easier than educating adults

floating schools cannot compete with traditional schools

developing technology skills is a necessity in today’s world

look for ordinary rocks

be prepared for the climate

stay inside heated tents

search for buried meteorites

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.

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.

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.

there were few tall buildings at the beginning of the 1900s

the Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest building

skyscrapers have become a common feature of city skylines around the world

engineering and technological advances have improved the design of skyscrapers

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.

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.

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.

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.

people can be extremely inventive

Mr. Evolta was a difficult robot for Takahashi to design

Mr. Evolta is capable of amazing accomplishments

athletic competitions are challenging for any participant

is primarily concerned with setting world records

found a creative way to promote its batteries

focuses most of its efforts on creating robots

is the most successful company in Japan

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.