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NCSCOS Grade 5 ELA / Reading - Topic: Informational Text

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Grade 5
English
North Carolina Standard Course of Study

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  • Q1
    What are the main ideas supported by the selection?
    Electric cars are cheaper to buy than gasoline-powered cars, and they can only go for 100 miles before recharging.
    Nissan will sell more gasoline-powered cars, and other car companies will stop making battery-powered cars in the future.
    Tony Posawatz estimates that the price of oil will go up in the future due to population increases, and fewer vehicles will be on the road.
    Electric cars have some limitations, and the U.S. government sees electric cars as a solution to the oil supply problem.
    120s
    5.RI.2
  • Q2
    In the sentence below, what is the meaning of the phrase "kick the oil habit"? "The cars may help Americans kick the oil habit one day."
    get to use more oil
    turn oil into gasoline
    stop using so much oil
    use oil only for important things
    60s
    5.RI.4
  • Q3
    According to the selection, why does the author include information about the world's population today as compared to 2050?
    to describe the importance of reducing the demand for gas
    to explain that the population is not going to change
    to tell how popular the electric car will be in the future
    to show that the increase in population does not matter
    60s
    5.RI.3
  • Q4
    What is the reason for the section titled "Charge It" in the selection?
    to explain challenges faced by electric cars
    to state how cheap it can be to charge an electric car
    to give a clear picture of what an electric car looks like
    to tell how much gasoline cars use
    60s
    5.RI.8
  • Q5
    Based on the selection, why did the U.S. government give "billions of dollars to makers of electric cars" for development?
    The world's population is declining, so gas-powered cars may not be needed in the future.
    The use of gas-powered cars does not save the U.S. money like electric cars do.
    The world's population is growing faster than the supply of available oil.
    The use of gas-powered cars is causing pollution to remain in our atmosphere.
    60s
    5.RI.1
  • Q6
    In paragraph 4, what is the meaning of the sentence below? "But huge roadblocks remain."
    Electric cars break down easily and may block traffic on roads.
    Electric cars and gasoline-powered cars will cause traffic problems.
    Electric cars have some issues that need to be resolved.
    Electric cars may solve the U.S. government's oil supply problem.
    60s
    5.RI.4
  • Q7
    Why did the author end the selection with the quote below? "'The typical car is parked 23 hours a day. You can charge it while you work and while you sleep,' Lowenthal says."
    to tell the reader that people lose a lot of good driving time
    to persuade the reader to buy charging stations
    to show that electric cars are easy to charge and maintain
    to give the reader technical information about vehicles
    60s
    5.RI.8
  • Q8
    In paragraph 3, what is the significance of comparing an insect chewing a leaf to a person chewing celery?
    to help the reader learn about spiders and insects
    to help the reader imagine the chewing sounds of insects
    to help the reader understand how insect food tastes
    to help the reader visualize how insects find their food
    60s
    5.RI.3
  • Q9
    What are the main ideas of paragraph 4?
    Insects chew their food, and they use their jaws to push food into their mouth.
    Spiders crush their food, and they use their claws like fingers to pick up food.
    Mosquitoes dissolve their food, and they use a needle beak to suck up food.
    Houseflies drink their food, and they use little teeth to tear off pieces of food.
    60s
    5.RI.2
  • Q10
    How are butterflies and mosquitoes similar?
    They use grooves to eat.
    They have another set of jaws.
    They have long tubes.
    They eat only liquids.
    60s
    5.RI.3
  • Q11
    Which statement shows a way some insects are similar to spiders?
    Ants and spiders dissolve food by using a liquid spray.
    Houseflies and spiders turn solid food into a liquid food.
    Mosquitoes and spiders use needles to jab into prey.
    Dragonflies and spiders spit onto solid food before eating.
    60s
    5.RI.8
  • Q12
    What is the meaning of "jabs" in paragraph 6?
    chews
    coils
    sticks
    sucks
    60s
    5.RI.4
  • Q13
    Which step completes the graphic organizer?
    The spider jabs needles into the prey's skin.
    The spider sprays liquid on the prey's body.
    The inside of the prey's body turns to liquid.
    The blood of the prey is absorbed with thick pads.
    60s
    5.RI.1
  • Q14
    Which statement is supported by the selection?
    Most twins are not mirror images of each other.
    Many twins shop on the same days.
    Twins always like the same things.
    Twins have interesting sleeping habits.
    120s
    5.RI.8
  • Q15
    Based on paragraph 3, what is "twin language"?
    a language of hand signs and gestures
    a language of both spoken and written words
    a language invented and used between twins
    a language spoken by only young children
    60s
    5.RI.4

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