Question 1

In the selection “DO Look Down!,” the author includes the photographs and their captions most likely to highlight which idea?

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The Grand Canyon Skywalk brings visitors to Grand Canyon West.

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Building the Grand Canyon Skywalk required the agreement of tribal elders

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The Grand Canyon Skywalk is attached to the entrance building.

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It took several years to construct the Grand Canyon Skywalk.

Question 2

Why does the author use questions in paragraph 3 of the selection “DO Look Down!”?

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To emphasize that creating the skywalk was complicated because nothing like it had everbeen built

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To suggest that Hualapai tribe members lacked engineering experience

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To show that Hualapai tribe members hoped the project would bring many tourists

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To highlight that the skywalk would allow people to see a more rugged area of the canyon

Question 3

The word protrudes has a Latin root, trudere, meaning “to thrust.” What does protrudes meanin paragraph 1 of the selection “DO Look Down!”?

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Sticks out from an area

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Works differently than intended

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Appears separate from a main part

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Has a variety of uses

Question 4

What can the reader conclude about the tribal elders based on paragraph 4 of the selection“DO Look Down!”?

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They carefully considered how the skywalk would impact their community.

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They wanted the skywalk to include several interesting features

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They requested that the skywalk be built at a slow pace.

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They wondered how the number of visitors on the skywalk would be managed.

Question 5

Which sentence from the selection “DO Look Down!” best explains why the Hualapai wantedto create the Grand Canyon Skywalk?

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They needed an extreme attraction to bring new economic life to their home. (paragraph 2)

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After much discussion tribal elders supported the idea to build the skywalk. (paragraph 4)

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Then one day David Jin, a businessman from Las Vegas, suggested this unique project tothe Hualapai tribe members. (paragraph 3)

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Nature lovers from around the world come to see the Grand Canyon. (paragraph 1)

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