Question 1

Read this dictionary entry. Which definition of stand is used in paragraph 6?

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Definition 2

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Definition 1

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Definition 3

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Definition 4

Question 2

What problem did people experience when ice cream was first made in America?

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The ice needed for making the dessert was difficult to find.

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The ice cream would melt inside the cone.

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The right spices were not available.

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The ice cream froze too quickly when being made.

Question 3

Which of these best supports the title of the article?

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The table next to paragraph 4

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The photograph after paragraph 5

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The bar graph next to paragraph 8

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The recipe after paragraph 8

Question 4

What is the most likely reason that the recipe was included with the article?

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To provide instructions for making ice cream

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To indicate that most people make ice cream at home

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To show how people first made ice cream

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To explain the process for using an ice-cream machine

Question 5

The photograph of people around the ice-cream maker suggests that —

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making ice cream can be a family activity

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it takes several hours to make ice cream with such a machine

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using such a machine is difficult

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the process of making ice cream has not changed for hundreds of years

Question 6

Harry Burt put his ice-cream treat on a stick —

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to make eating the treat easier

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to keep the ice cream from melting

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so that less chocolate would be needed

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so that it could be sold as a lollipop

Question 7

The author organizes this article by —

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describing how frozen treats have changed over time

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listing the steps for making ice-cream bars

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explaining how the ice-cream maker was invented

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comparing the different ideas people have about ice cream

Question 8

Which of these is the best summary of the article?

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Hundreds of years ago people began making different frozen desserts. Europeans brought the idea of ice cream to America. New ideas about how to make and serve the frozen treat have led to its wide popularity.

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At a fair in 1904, people began eating ice cream in waffle cones. In the United States, National Ice Cream Month is celebrated during July. People also like to eat chocolate-covered ice-cream bars on sticks.

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Americans love ice cream as a treat. National Ice Cream Month is celebrated during July. The frozen treat is easier to get now than it was hundreds of years ago.

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Hundreds of years ago different ingredients were mixed with snow to make frozen treats. Some people traveled far to get the snow. Today many different flavors of ice cream are available.

Question 9

Which sentence from the article supports the idea that early frozen desserts required great effort to make?

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The Roman emperor Nero sent his fastest runners into the mountains to gather snow.

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These desserts were made with small pieces of frozen ice and were similar to snow cones.

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When people came from Europe to America in the 1700s, they brought their recipes for ice cream with them.

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The Chinese and Roman treats were unlike today’s ice cream.

Question 10

How were Harry Burt and the man who created the ice-cream cone similar?

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They both got ideas for their inventions from others.

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They both used waffles to hold their frozen treats.

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They developed their inventions during the same year.

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They both sold their frozen treats at a fair.

Question 11

Which word from paragraph 17 helps the reader understand the meaning of the word assured?

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promise

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looked

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return

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led

Question 12

When Alex first tells Nathan that someone is watching them, Nathan —

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thinks Alex is worrying for no reason

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wishes their father would try to calm Alex

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wants Alex to find their father

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believes that Alex saw an office worker

Question 13

What identifies this story as realistic fiction?

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The events that take place could happen.

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The author includes an illustration in the story.

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The author asks a question at the end of the story.

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The characters are people who are well known.

Question 14

In paragraph 13, “a nightlight offering comfort from a bad dream” means that the light makes the boys feel —

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safe

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selfish

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tired

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upset

Question 15

Why is it important to the story that Nathan and Alex go to the break room for gum?

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The boys see something frightening in the hallway.

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The boys are able to let their father finish his work in his office.

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The boys argue about what flavor they should select.

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The boys are able to sit and talk to each other.

Question 16

What is paragraph 18 mainly about?

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What Alex discovers in the hallway

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How Alex feels about his brother’s teasing

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Why Alex must lean so far into the hallway

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How Alex’s reflection reminds him of his brother

Question 17

What is the best summary of the story?

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Two brothers go with their father to his office building. While in the hallway, the younger brother becomes scared when he thinks he sees a stranger. At first the older brother does not believe the story, but when he also becomes afraid, Dad helps them discover who the stranger really is.

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Two brothers come to their father’s office building and go to the break room to use the vending machine. They become scared when they see a stranger in the hallway. They run to their father and describe to him what the stranger looks like.

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One Saturday evening two brothers are at their father’s office building. The younger brother thinks he sees a stranger. He sits at the table and tells his older brother what the stranger looks like. Later the brothers share the story with their father. The three of them go down the hallway to take a look.

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One Saturday two brothers go to buy some gum in the break room near their father’s office. When they see a stranger in the hallway, the older brother drops the gum on the floor. Once they are no longer afraid, the younger brother tells which flavor of gum he would like.

Question 18

Which sentence shows how the brothers feel when their father explains what they really saw in the hallway?

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Nathan’s mouth formed a grin, and then Alex started to laugh.

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The brothers tried to get through the doorway at the same time and ended up in a tangled heap on the floor.

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It was bad enough to have an older brother who sometimes made fun of him.

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Nathan and Alex started talking at the same time.

Question 19

Which words rhyme in each stanza of the poem?

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The last words in the second and fourth lines

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The last words in the first and fourth lines

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The last words in the first and third lines

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The last words in every line

Question 20

The words in parentheses in line 14 emphasize that the speaker is —

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annoyed by the way the nurse talks to her

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happy that the nurse is easy to understand

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disappointed that the nurse does not know how old she is

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relieved that the nurse is trying to make her feel comfortable

Question 21

The doctor’s waiting room is decorated with animals most likely to —

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create a pleasing environment for children

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help children imagine what going to the zoo is like

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convince children that animals are interesting

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allow children to study animals during their visit

Question 22

Read lines 17 and 18. The dialogue used in these lines shows that —

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the nurse thinks that the speaker is nervous about seeing the doctor

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the nurse thinks that the speaker is acting childish

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the speaker is not entertained by the music in the waiting room

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the speaker is not distracted by the appearance of the waiting room

Question 23

What is the message of this poem?

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Children are not easily fooled.

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Kind words can be very helpful.

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Music can make a situation less stressful.

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Children are amused by animals.

Question 24

The author wrote this selection most likely to —

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explain efforts to understand an unusual squirrel behavior

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encourage readers to investigate the activities of squirrels

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tell readers about a special squirrel and its diet

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inform readers of the differences between squirrels and snakes

Question 25

Paragraphs 2 through 4 are mainly about —

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possible reasons that squirrels spread chewed snakeskin on their bodies

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how fleas can be avoided by using the skin shed by rattlesnakes

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a special protein that adult squirrels have in their bodies

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how female squirrels use snakeskin to protect themselves

Question 26

Clucas’s observations contribute to the understanding of why squirrels use snakeskin by —

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providing support for one of the theories presented by scientists

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proving that male squirrels are more aggressive than female squirrels

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suggesting that young squirrels do not know how to apply chewed snakeskin to themselves

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explaining why adult squirrels have a special protein in their blood

Question 27

In paragraph 6, the word detects means —

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discovers

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expects

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ignores

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dislikes

Question 28

Which of these is the best summary of the selection?

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Scientists have discovered that some squirrels chew rattlesnake skin and apply it to themselves. There are several possible explanations for this behavior. Barbara Clucas conducted a study using a group of squirrels and discovered that it is likely that female squirrels and young squirrels use the snakeskin as protection against rattlesnakes.

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Some squirrels have an unusual habit of chewing rattlesnake skin and applying it to their fur for protection. Scientists have discovered that adult squirrels do not need protection from rattlesnake venom. However, female and young squirrels chew and apply rattlesnake skin to their bodies.

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Some squirrels are known to look for the skin that rattlesnakes leave behind when they shed. Once the squirrels find the skin, they chew it up, spit it out, and put it on their fur. Scientists wonder about this behavior and have some possible explanations for it.

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Scientists developed a few theories to explain why squirrels chew rattlesnake skin and apply it to their fur. Barbara Clucas studied squirrels to find the answer. She numbered each squirrel in the study by using black hair dye.

Question 29

In paragraph 4, the word indicates means —

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suggests

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depends

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helps

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decides

Question 30

The fact that octopuses sometimes move coconut shells from one place to another is important because it suggests that octopuses —

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are able to plan for future needs

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relocate to new homes often

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may find other types of shells to use in the future

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are more intelligent than some birds

Question 31

The purpose of this selection is to —

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provide readers with facts about the intelligence of octopuses

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compare octopuses with other animals that are also tool users

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describe an octopus that was hiding in a coconut shell

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encourage readers to learn more about interesting sea creatures

Question 32

The photograph is included with the selection most likely to —

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illustrate how an octopus can fit inside a coconut shell

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demonstrate how an octopus puts shell halves together

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show how many arms an octopus has

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show why octopuses need to hide from enemies

Question 33

What is one difference between the types of animal behavior described in the two selections?

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Squirrels disguise themselves with scent, but octopuses hide from the view of their enemies.

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Scientists understand why squirrels use snakeskin, but research is needed to understand why octopuses use coconut shells.

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Many animals use snakeskin for protection, but only octopuses are known to use shells to protect themselves.

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Squirrels have several ways of protecting themselves, but octopuses have only one way.

Question 34

One similarity between the two selections is that both discuss animals that —

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use things found in nature to remain safe

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protect their young

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are not aware of dangers in their environment

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need help from humans to survive

Question 35

Which of these ideas is found in both selections?

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Scientists are continuing to discover unique ways in which animals protect themselves.

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Tool users are the most intelligent animals.

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Scientists have many ways of studying animals in their environment.

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Animals have difficulty finding places to hide.

Question 36

Both selections suggest that scientists —

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do not completely understand some animal behavior

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have to use cameras to study animals

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are interested in studying only small animals

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do not spend much time observing animals in the wild

Question 37

Which words in paragraph 11 help the reader understand the meaning of the word collapse?

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about to break

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chipping for years

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sitting down

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wood is splintering

Question 38

Read these lines from the play. These lines suggest that Cara believes the chair —

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has no value

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is uncomfortable

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is not used often enough

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will take too long to repair

Question 39

The stage directions at the beginning of Scene 1 help the reader by —

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establishing the setting

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introducing the main problem

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describing the characters

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explaining the plot

Question 40

Which line from the play supports the idea that Cara is proud of the work she has done with Grandpa?

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CARA: We did it with our own four hands.

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CARA: Grandma’s coming!

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CARA: We’re out here, Grandma!

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CARA: Is this good enough, Grandpa?

Question 41

What lesson does Cara learn from Grandpa?

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Repairing old things to make them useful again can be rewarding.

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Old things lose their meaning when they are made to look new again.

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Surprises can sometimes bring great joy to people.

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Spending time with a grandparent is fun no matter what you do together.

Question 42

In paragraph 52, the word revealing means —

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showing

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offering

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studying

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moving

Question 43

Which quotation from the play best explains Grandpa’s reason for suggesting that he and Cara work on a surprise for Grandma?

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GRANDPA: Besides, this is your grandmother’s favorite chair, so it’ll be better than a new chair.

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GRANDPA: I have all the supplies we need in the garage.

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GRANDPA: Now it will be your turn to choose the color for Grandma’s chair.

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GRANDPA: This is what happens when you ignore something.

Question 44

Read this stage direction from the play. What does this stage direction suggest about Grandpa?

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He is enjoying his task.

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He has the tools needed to make repairs to the chair.

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He is good at repairing rocking chairs.

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He is glad that someone is helping him repair the chair.

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