Question 1

Which detail from the selection supports the idea that people enjoy watching the Puppy Bowl?

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The Puppy Bowl is seen by as many as 12.4 million viewers every year.

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The Puppy Bowl can be seen on the same day as the Super Bowl.

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Animals are filmed months before the Super Bowl takes place.

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Animal shelters throughout the country send pictures of animals.

Question 2

The main purpose of this selection is to —

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provide facts about a popular animal show

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describe how puppies learned to play a human sport

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compare football players with puppies

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persuade the reader to adopt a pet from an animal shelter

Question 3

Which sentence from the selection expresses the author’s opinion?

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With their big eyes and clumsy ways, puppies are very cute to watch on a football field.

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The cable channel decided to create a show that viewers would find interesting.

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Petfinder.com reports that the Puppy Bowl increases the overall number of adoptions nationwide.

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Of course, there is a major difference between the Super Bowl and the Puppy Bowl.

Question 4

What do all the Puppy Bowl participants have in common?

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They are all available for adoption.

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They are all the same breed.

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They are all the same size.

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They are all used to playing games.

Question 5

Read the following information about the origin of the word supervise. This information helps the reader know that the word supervises in paragraph 6 means —

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watches

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determines

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encourages

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judges

Question 6

The author organizes the information in paragraph 3 by —

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comparing the puppy football game with a real football game

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listing the reasons a cable channel created a show with puppies

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explaining why a game played by puppies is better than the same game played by humans

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showing all the ways that puppy football is entertaining to watch

Question 7

One of the main goals of the Puppy Bowl is to —

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promote finding new homes for different kinds of pets

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show that puppies can do many of the same things humans do

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encourage the public to spend more time watching real football

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encourage viewers to play games with their own pets

Question 8

Which section of the selection contains information about how veterinarians help with the Puppy Bowl?

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Puppy Protection

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Everyone Wins

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Picking Puppy Players

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Play by Play

Question 9

What is the best summary of the selection?

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The cable channel Animal Planet created the Puppy Bowl to air on the day of the Super Bowl. The show brings together animals from shelters across the country so they can participate in a football game. Viewers are encouraged to adopt the show participants.

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When the cable channel Animal Planet realized that viewers were leaving the channel to watch the Super Bowl, a show was created to bring viewers back.The show is called the Puppy Bowl. It features puppies and other animals.

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The Puppy Bowl gathers animals from across the country and films them for a show that airs on the cable channel Animal Planet. The 2013 show included puppies, kittens, hamsters, and hedgehogs playing a kind of football game.

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The Puppy Bowl is filmed in a studio for the cable channel Animal Planet.Puppies are filmed playing a version of football. Kittens, hamsters, and hedgehogs have also been featured on the show.

Question 10

What lesson does Herbie learn in this play?

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Success is possible through hard work.

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Performing well all the time is impossible.

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Depending on help from others is often challenging.

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Finding humor in a difficult task makes it more enjoyable.

Question 11

Annabelle asks Miss Pinkham about the grades immediately after the test because Annabelle —

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believes that she made a perfect score on the test

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wants Miss Pinkham to recognize how much she studied for the test

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knows that her address is the most difficult to spell

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thinks everyone in the class should know she did well on the test

Question 12

The word cinch in paragraph 25 refers to something that is —

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easy

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unusual

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interesting

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similar

Question 13

The stage directions in paragraphs 42 and 43 are included to help —

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create suspense

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make the play humorous

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show a new problem

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introduce a new character

Question 14

Herbie’s reaction when he learns about Olivia’s study method shows that he is —

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surprised to learn that the plan is very simple

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certain that Olivia is making fun of the way he studies

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jealous that Olivia always makes better grades than he does

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eager to demonstrate some of his own study habits

Question 15

Why does the playwright include a narrator in this play?

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To give the audience details about the characters’ actions in the scene

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To help the audience understand what the characters are thinking

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To assist the main characters in figuring out how to solve a problem

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To make the main character’s conflict seem more suspenseful

Question 16

Read the dictionary entry for the word keep. Which definition best fits the way the word keeping is used in paragraph 31?

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Definition 3

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Definition 2

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Definition 4

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Definition 1

Question 17

The narrator’s lines in paragraph 9 are important to the play because they —

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show that Herbie is serious about studying for his spelling test

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show that Olivia wants to help Herbie do well on his spelling test

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describe Herbie’s favorite method of studying for spelling tests

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explain why Olivia is surprised to see Herbie studying for a spelling test

Question 18

What was the main reason Dylan’s book was a success?

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People wanted to help Dylan and Jonah.

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People were curious about Dylan’s favorite activities.

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It showed what a chocolate bar meant to Dylan.

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It revealed what Jonah likes best about Dylan.

Question 19

Dylan and Jonah use the phrase “so chocolate bar” to describe —

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experiences that they enjoy

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ways to make someone feel better

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places that sell Dylan’s book

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events that raise money for Jonah

Question 20

Why did the author include the information in paragraph 4?

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To explain how so many people heard about Dylan’s mission

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To reveal what information can be found on Dylan and Jonah’s website

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To tell why the two friends were asked to be on TV shows

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To describe a place Dylan got to visit because of the book

Question 21

What is the best summary of paragraphs 1 through 3?

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Dylan Siegel wanted to help his friend Jonah, who has a liver disease. Dylan wrote a book titled Chocolate Bar. Copies of the book and chocolate bars donated by a grocery store were sold to raise money for Jonah.

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Dylan Siegel wanted to write a book titled Chocolate Bar about going to the beach and other things he enjoys. After he wrote the book, he sold copies of it at school. He also sold chocolate bars from a grocery store.

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Dylan Siegel wanted to raise money for his friend Jonah. Dylan’s parents had ideas about some ways that he could raise money. He worked with people to sell a book he wrote.

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Dylan Siegel’s friend Jonah has a liver disease. Dylan wrote a book called Chocolate Bar to sell at school. A grocery store provided chocolate bars forDylan to sell.

Question 22

Which detail from the article suggests that many people want to help Jonah?

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Dylan’s book has raised several hundred thousand dollars.

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Dylan’s parents provided ideas about how to raise money.

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The scientists at a university need to do some research.

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The book describes some of Dylan’s experiences.

Question 23

The reader can infer that people with busy schedules can still help Fruit For All by —

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allowing volunteers to pick fruit from their trees

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starting a group in their own neighborhood

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asking other people to become volunteers

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helping collect fruit from people who have extra

Question 24

In paragraph 2, the word initially means —

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at first

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without help

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always

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carefully

Question 25

Which information on the Fruit For All website would be most useful to someone who wants to help but lives far away from Zach’s community?

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How to start a group

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The different fruits the group accepts

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The steps necessary to get volunteers to pick fruit

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How to help pick fruit

Question 26

One problem Zach faced after he started Fruit For All was —

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getting enough people to participate in his project

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collecting fruit from people who lived miles away

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keeping up with information on the website

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finding enough time during the week to volunteer

Question 27

Dylan in “A Book for Jonah” and Zach in “Fruit for All” would most likely agree that —

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it is easier to accomplish a goal with the support of friends and family

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children can help people more than adults can

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using technology is the only way to inform people

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schools should support people in the community who are in need

Question 28

Dylan’s plan in “A Book for Jonah” differs from Zach’s plan in “Fruit for All”
because Dylan’s plan involves —

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creating something to sell

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giving to others

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people in the community

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providing information on a website

Question 29

Paragraph 5 of “A Book for Jonah” and paragraph 3 of “Fruit for All” are similar because the paragraphs —

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provide details about Dylan’s and Zach’s achievements

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describe how Dylan and Zach thought of their ideas

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explain how other people learn about Dylan’s and Zach’s ideas

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give information about how others can support Dylan and Zach

Question 30

What is one way that Dylan in “A Book for Jonah” and Zach in “Fruit for All” are different?

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Dylan’s idea resulted from wanting to help a friend, but Zach’s idea came from learning about other organizations.

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Dylan receives support from his community, but Zach receives support from his family.

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Dylan has reached his original goal, but Zach is still working toward achieving his goal.

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Dylan plans to write another book about chocolate, but Zach wants to limit the amount of fruit his group collects.

Question 31

What can the reader conclude from the action in the third stanza?

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Father makes flying look easy to the young bird.

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Father wants to prove that he is better at flying than the young bird.

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Father catches dinner for the young bird, even though he said he wouldn’t.

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Father thinks that the young bird isn’t ready to fly.

Question 32

Read this dictionary entry for the word call. Which definition best matches the way the word calls is used in line 19?

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Definition 2

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Definition 1

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Definition 4

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Definition 3

Question 33

What is the main message of the poem?

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Trying something new takes courage.

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It is sometimes difficult to be patient.

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It is important to practice new skills.

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Exploring nature can be fun.

Question 34

The fourth stanza contains only two lines because the poet wants to show that —

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this is an important moment

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the setting has changed

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this is an event that happened in the past

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the poem contains dialogue

Question 35

The poem is mostly about —

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becoming independent

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feeling a sense of belonging

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being the best

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being generous

Question 36

In line 28, why is the word “soaring” written the way it is?

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To show that the young bird is flying

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To make the ending of the poem surprising

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To show that the young bird caught its dinner

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To make the poem more fun to read

Question 37

The structure of the poem helps the reader know that it is —

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free verse

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lyrical

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lyrical

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rhyming

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