Read these words from lines 18 and 19.

Mr. Scully’s shades were drawn; the house had a pinched look as though it felt the cold.

The use of the words “pinched look” contributes to the tone of the story by making the house seem

Lines 20 through 24 contribute to the development of the plot by

In lines 31 through 36, Ned keeps his distance from the cat because he

Lines 37 through 42 in the story reveal that Ned feels

Ned’s decision to leave the cat causes

Which quotation best supports a central theme of the story?

Which quotation  from the story best shows how the cat has impacted Ned’s life?

How do lines 1 through 7 mainly establish the tone of the article?

Read lines 25 and 26 from the article.

Chilies have since taken the culinary world by storm.

Which detail best supports the author’s claim?

Read this sentence from lines 37 and 38 of the article.

As a consequence, the consumption of wasabi launches an airborne assault on the consumer’s sinuses.

What does the phrase “airborne assault” add to the author’s description?

What is the role of the section “Powerful Punches” in the development of the article?

The Scoville scale determines the strength of the heat in chili peppers by

What is the result of being unable to use the Scoville scale to measure the heat strength of wasabi??

Read this sentence from lines 71 and 72 of the article.

Wasabi and chili peppers are like pungent apples and oranges.

Which evidence from the article best supports this statement?

Which statement expresses a central idea of the article?

How do lines 1–5 contribute to the understanding of the text?

In people who are blind, the visual cortex seems to help

Read this sentence from lines 17 and 18.

Ben says every object in his life talks to him in ways that no one else can hear or understand.

Which quotation best supports this claim?

Read Daniel Kish’s claim from line 46.

“I have mental images that are very rich, very complex.”

Which quotation from the article best supports this claim?

How do lines 51 through 53 develop a key concept of the article?

Echolocation used by humans is distinct from echolocation used by animals because animals can

Lines 1 through 11 best support the idea that the author

Based on lines 12 through 18, which statement best describes the exchange between Gretchen and the author?

What do lines 23 through 31 indicate about the developmental strategy of chickens?

Lines 49 through 59 develop the key idea that chickens raised by humans

Read lines 36 through 42 from the passage.

In scientific experiments, researchers have trained days-old chicks to find hidden food using both distant and nearby landmarks as cues. Italian researchers demonstrated that at the tender age of fifteen days, after just a week’s training to find hidden food in the middle of their cage, chicks can correctly calculate the center of a given environment—even in the absence of distinctive landmarks. Even more astonishing, they can do it in spaces they have never seen before, whether the area be circular, square, or triangular.

How do these lines relate to lines 59 through 64?

Which claim do lines 65 through 72 support?

How does the author’s attitude toward the chickens change from the beginning of the passage to the end?