Answer a question from an article, a chart and a table

Grade 11 Reading Worksheet

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   Use this

   Source line: News release from the Calder Harbor Ferry Authority, July 8, 2026. The chart and the table are the authority's own, made from its trip logs for January to June.

   [1] The Calder Harbor Ferry Authority reported on Monday that delayed crossings fell by 40 percent between January and May, the steadiest improvement in the service's twelve-year history, and its general manager credited a winter of maintenance work on the three boats. [2] Marguerite Adeyemi, who has managed the authority since 2021, said the share of trips running late dropped from 20 percent in January to 12 percent in May, which she called proof that the repairs had worked. [3] "Riders told us for years that they could not count on the 7:40 boat," she said, "and now they can." [4] The authority carries about 1.1 million passengers a year between Calder Harbor and the three island towns, and roughly a third of them are commuters who cross at least four days a week. [5] The maintenance program, which cost $2.3 million, replaced the engines on two of the boats and rebuilt the loading ramp at the harbor terminal, where crews have long said that boarding is slowed in rough weather. [6] Adeyemi noted that the authority also changed how it reports delays beginning in May, when a crossing began to count as late only if it arrived more than ten minutes after its scheduled time, rather than five. [7] She said the new standard matches the one used by the state ferry agency and makes the authority's figures easier to compare with those of other services. [8] The authority's board will consider a fare increase of 4 percent in September, and Adeyemi said that the improved performance strengthens the case for it. [9] Island residents, who sometimes plan their work shifts around the first and last boats, said they would judge the service by the summer schedule. [10] The authority publishes its trip logs each quarter, and the latest are available at the harbor terminal.

3. 1.

   Ari checks sentence 1 (delayed crossings fell by 40 percent from January to May) against the chart. Does the chart support it?

   • The numbers agree: 20 percent to 12 percent is a 40 percent drop, but the bars use two different standards.
   • No: the bars show delays falling from 20 percent to 12 percent, which is a drop of 8 percent, not 40.
   • Yes: the general manager states it, and the January and May bars match her figures, so nothing else needs checking.
   • Yes: the chart shows the repairs worked, since delays fell after the winter of maintenance work on the boats.
4. 2.

   Bo checks sentence 2, where Adeyemi calls the drop from 20 to 12 percent proof that the repairs worked. What do the chart and table say about that?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • The chart shows the fall, but it cannot show the repairs caused it, and the table shows a changed standard.
   • The chart contradicts her, since February's bar of 22 percent is higher than January's bar of 20 percent.
   • The chart confirms the repairs worked, because the manager runs the authority and knows the boats well.
   • The table confirms the repairs, since it shows fewer crossings late by more than ten minutes in each later month.
5. 3.

   Esme compares the article's 40 percent drop with the table's two late columns. Where is the discrepancy?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • On one standard May was about 18 percent against January's 20, so the 40 percent mixes two standards.
   • The chart is wrong, since its May bar of 12 percent cannot match the table's higher figure of 292 late crossings.
   • May had more crossings than January, which pushed the share of late crossings down from 20 to 12 percent.
   • There is no discrepancy: the table's January figure of 300 late crossings matches the chart's January bar of 20 percent.
6. 4.

   Kira judges the chart as a source for the claim that service improved. Which statement gives its strength and its limit?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Strength: nothing, since the standard changed in May. Limit: the whole chart is useless for judging service.
   • Strength: it was made by an independent group. Limit: it uses bars, which are hard to read exactly.
   • Strength: months compare easily. Limit: the bars switch from a 5-minute to a 10-minute standard in May.
   • Strength: it shows why crossings ran late. Limit: it covers six months of the year, not twelve.
7. 5.

   Luz judges the table as a source for the claim that service improved. Which statement gives its strength and its limit?

   Use the picture in question 1.

   • Strength: its exact counts settle the question of improvement. Limit: it has no totals for the full year.
   • Strength: it shows how many passengers each crossing carried. Limit: it does not show the boats' maintenance dates.
   • Strength: it lists both lateness bands, so any standard can be compared. Limit: it covers six months only.
   • Strength: it was compiled by the state ferry agency. Limit: it uses numbers that are too exact to be believed.

8. Use this

   Source line: Statement released by the Westbrook Solar Installers Association, a trade group of eleven local companies, September 22, 2026. The chart and the table were made by the town's building-permit office from its records.

   [1] Rooftop solar installations in Westbrook have tripled since 2022, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Westbrook Solar Installers Association, which represents eleven local companies. [2] The group's president, Teodoro Vance, said the growth shows that residents have embraced clean energy and that the town should expand its fast-track permit program, which cuts the wait for approval from six weeks to ten days. [3] "Three years ago it was a handful of neighbors," Vance said, "and today solar is on one home in nine." [4] The town's building-permit office, which records every installation, supplied the figures the association cited, and its staff confirmed that the totals quoted in the statement are accurate. [5] The fast-track program began in 2024 and has been used by roughly four of every ten applicants since then, according to the permit office. [6] Town council members will vote in November on whether to continue funding the program, which costs about $85,000 a year in staff time. [7] Councilmember Rhea Castellanos, who has not taken a position, said she wants to see whether the program is increasing installations or merely speeding up the ones that would have happened anyway. [8] A study of the program by the state energy office is expected next spring. [9] Vance said the association's members hired 44 new workers last year and expect to hire more if the program continues.

10. 6.

    Milo checks sentence 1 (installations have tripled since 2022) against the chart and the table. What do the cards show?

    • The running total tripled, 200 to 640, but yearly new systems only doubled, 80 to 160.
    • The chart confirms it for each year: 2023 is three times 2022, and 2024 is three times 2023.
    • The cards confirm it, because the permit office supplied the figures and its staff said the totals are accurate.
    • The table contradicts it, since 2026's 120 systems is not three times 2022's 80 systems.
11. 7.

    Noah checks sentence 5 (the fast-track program has been used by roughly four of every ten applicants since 2024) against the table.

    Use the picture in question 6.

    • The table contradicts it: just 66 permits used fast-track in 2025, far fewer than four in ten of 160.
    • The table supports it, and also shows that the fast-track program is the cause of the increase in permits.
    • The table supports it roughly: 42, 66 and 54 fast-track permits out of 430 total is about 38 percent.
    • The table confirms it exactly, since the permit office's own staff gave the article its figure of four in ten.
12. 8.

    Pia compares the chart's running totals for 2024 and 2025 with the table's 2025 row. Do the cards disagree about 2025?

    Use the picture in question 6.

    • Yes: the chart counts finished installations and the table counts permits, which usually differ by about a hundred systems.
    • Yes: the chart's rise from 480 to 640 is larger than the table's 150 systems for 2024, so the cards disagree.
    • No: the total rose from 480 to 640, which equals the table's 160 new systems in 2025.
    • Yes: the chart shows 640 systems and the table shows just 160, so one of the cards must be wrong.
13. 9.

    Ren compares sentence 1 (installations tripled) with the table. Where is the discrepancy?

    Use the picture in question 6.

    • The statement counts fast-track permits, which began in 2024, so it compares different programs with each other.
    • The table is wrong, since the chart shows the number of systems tripling from 200 in 2022 to 640 in 2025.
    • There is no discrepancy: 80 systems in 2022 and 120 in 2026 are three times apart, as the article says.
    • Yearly new systems doubled from 80 to 160; the tripling is in the chart's running total, which always grows.
14. 10.

    Zee judges the article as a source for whether the fast-track program works. Which statement gives its strength and its limit?

    Use the picture in question 6.

    • Strength: the permit office confirms its totals. Limit: the group behind it gains if the program continues.
    • Strength: nothing, since a trade group wrote it. Limit: no statement from an interested group can be believed.
    • Strength: it was written by a neutral state agency. Limit: it quotes just people who work for the program.
    • Strength: it shows how many hours the permit office spends on each application. Limit: it gives no cost figure.