Question 1

According to the text, what is the camel's strangest feature?

Accepted Answer

humped backs

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closed nostrils

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bushy eyebrows

Answer

thick eyelashes

Question 2

What is the purpose of a camel's hump?

Accepted Answer

to provide energy when there is no food

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to store water for many weeks

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to help its body temperature stay low

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to keep it from sweating

Question 3

According to the poem, what makes the speaker happy?

Accepted Answer

not doing homework

Answer

playing outside

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taking a bubble bath

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not going to school

Question 4

According to the text, why did many school libraries ban Shel Silverstein's book "Where the Sidewalk Ends"?

Accepted Answer

Parents thought the poems would cause children to disobey them.

Answer

Parents thought the poems were too goofy for their children.

Answer

Parents thought the poems would cause children to make up stories.

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Parents thought the poems were too long for their children.

Question 5

Which sentence from the selection supports the idea that writing can be hard work?

Accepted Answer

"It had taken him nearly 10 years to finish!"

Answer

"He didn't like to change the words or phrases in a poem once he had 
written them."

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"When Where the Sidewalk Ends came out, many thought the silly rhymes in 
it were like Dr. Seuss's."

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"He was also a folk singer and songwriter."

Question 6

What is the main purpose of "The Science Secret" section?

Accepted Answer

to describe why echoes are heard

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to explain how to create an echo

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to persuade the reader to create an echo

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to tell a story about echoes

Question 7

According to the selection, how does sound travel?

Accepted Answer

through the air

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through water

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through a cave

Answer

through time

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