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- Q 1/12Score 0What does the phrase "set out" mean as it is used in paragraph 6 of the article?29started writinggrabbed her suitcasebegan her journeyaccepted work
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- Q1What does the phrase "set out" mean as it is used in paragraph 6 of the article?started writinggrabbed her suitcasebegan her journeyaccepted work300sW.4.9.B
- Q2Read this sentence from paragraph 6. Traveling east across the Atlantic, Nellie took just one bag in order to move quickly. How is this detail important to paragraph 1?It shows that a young woman taking a trip alone is unusual.It shows a young reporter exploring the world in real life.It shows one way to help her reach her goal.It shows how she is the same as the character in the book.300sW.4.9.B
- Q3How does the author organize the information in paragraphs 6 and 7?by comparing and contrasting the places Nellie visitedby stating how the problem of traveling so far was solvedby showing what caused Nellie to want to take the tripby listing events in the order they happened300sW.4.9.B
- Q4What does the word "journalism'' mean as it is used in paragraph 9?traveling for womenwriting for newspapersfinding adventuresdiscovering opinions300sW.4.9.B
- Q5Which detail from the article does the map support?"She reported to her readers what she saw, thought, and felt ..." (paragraph 9)"She met her challenge!" (paragraph 8)"She reached New York in 4½ days." (paragraph 7)"Start the man, and I'll start the same day ..."(paragraph 2)300sW.4.9.B
- Q6Which sentence best states the main idea of "Around the World"?It was unusual for a woman to travel in the past.Traveling around the world in a short period of time is a difficult goal.Geography is an important subject to study.A woman showed she can do anything.300sW.4.9.B
- Q7What does the word "demand" mean as it is used in paragraphs 2 and 21?to correctto work onto look forto insist300sW.4.9.B
- Q8What does the reader know in paragraphs 6 through 8 that the tigers do not know?King Tiger wants to take food from the Island of Borneo .The Island of Borneo has no tiger king .The whisker from Mouse Deer is not from a tiger. 2Mouse Deer is afraid of King Tiger's whisker.300sW.4.9.B
- Q9Paragraph 15 supports a theme of the story by showing that Mouse Deerhonors the tigersis clever and bravefinds his kingis happy to be telling lies300sW.4.9.B
- Q10In paragraph 17, the phrase "pranced off" shows that Mouse Deer feelssatisfied with how things went with the tigerseager to run far away from the tigersworried that the tigers will return with their kingsurprised to see that the tigers could swim300sW.4.9.B
- Q11Which sentence best describes how Mouse Deer causes the event in paragraph 21?He waits so the tigers will think he went far.B He carries King Tiger's whisker in his mouth.He sees three tigers looking at him.He asks Porcupine for one of his quills.300sW.4.9.B
- Q12What do the details in paragraph 21 suggest about King Tiger?He believes there is more food on a different island.He thinks he is the greatest tiger in the world.He knows that it is important to plan ahead.He wants to avoid showing that he is scared.300sW.4.9.B
