Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to explain the controlling idea and specific purpose of an expository text and distinguish the most important from the less important details that support the author's purpose.
Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture and History. Students analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about the author's purpose in cultural, historical, and contemporary contexts and provide evidence from the text to support their understanding. Students are expected to analyze the controlling idea and specific purpose of a passage and the textual elements that support and elaborate it, including both the most important details and the less important details.
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The author's purpose for writing this selection is to -
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explain the effect Yankee Stadium had on Billy Crystal
illustrate Mickey Mantle's importance to baseball
recognize Billy Crystal's achievements as an actor
promote the public's increased interest in baseball
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In which line from the article does the author reveal how she would like others to respond to her lack of hearing?
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Unlike a wheelchair or a white cane, my disability doesn't announce itself.
It's a tender part, and you should handle it with care.
I had always hated to be seen as inferior, so I never mentioned my lack of hearing.
If I tell, people may see only my disability.
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The author's purpose for writing this selection is to -
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In which line from the article does the author reveal how she would like others to respond to her lack of hearing?
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According to the author, Pat Summitt learned important lessons about how to face difficult circumstances from her time spent -
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Tara VanDerveer thinks Pat Summitt is equipped to handle her illness because of -
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The selection is mainly about -
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What is the primary purpose of the article?
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What is the main idea of the article?
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What is the author's primary purpose for writing the article?
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Which sentence best expresses the controlling idea of the article?
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In paragraph 26, the description of Jimena's laugh suggests that she is -
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Read paragraph 7.
The author's purpose for including this information in the selection is most likely to -
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What does Leonard predict will cause the Inughuits to move south?
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Which of these best describes the purpose of the selection?
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The primary purpose of the selection is to convince readers that -
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How did the gift of a baseball affect the author?
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According to the article, what happens to language over time?
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Which sentence best expresses the article's main idea?
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Which detail best supports the idea that the mission of Hot Bread Kitchen has public support?
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What is the main idea of the article?
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Which statement best expresses the main idea of the essay?
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The author's main purpose for writing this article is to -
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Which detail about printed maps is most important to the author's argument?
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The author includes paragraph 5 to -
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According to the author, the growing number of people living alone -
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In 2008, what did the author notice about how the new technology was affecting those who work near Mount Everest?
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What is the most likely reason the author wrote the article?
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What is the primary purpose of the article?
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Which sentence best states the main idea of the selection?
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Which quotation best supports the main idea of the selection?
