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The Trail Map (story)
[1] The county park had asked for a new trail map, and Zee volunteered to draw it. [2] On the first Saturday, Zee walked the whole loop with a notebook, counting steps between the signposts. [3] Back home, Zee sketched the trail in pencil and showed it to the ranger.
[4] “It looks great,” the ranger said, “but the creek bridge is missing.” [5] Zee frowned, because the old bridge had washed out in the spring, and the new footpath crossed on stepping stones. [6] A map that showed a bridge would send hikers toward a crossing that no longer existed. [7] Zee decided to return on Sunday and check the stepping stones in person.
[8] The stones were wider apart than Zee remembered, and a family with a stroller turned back at the water's edge. [9] That evening, Zee added a small note beside the creek: “Stepping stones, not for strollers.” [10] Zee also drew a second path that circled around to the parking lot, though it added half a mile to the loop.
[11] When the ranger saw the finished map, the ranger studied the longer path for a long moment. [12] Then the ranger smiled and pinned the map to the board at the trailhead.
Kira chose sentences 3 and 6 for “Zee wanted the map to match what was really on the trail”, but only one of them proves it. Which pair keeps that one and swaps the other?
- [1] The county park had asked for a new trail map, and Zee volunteered to draw it. [6] A map that showed a bridge would send hikers toward a crossing that no longer existed.
- [6] A map that showed a bridge would send hikers toward a crossing that no longer existed. [7] Zee decided to return on Sunday and check the stepping stones in person.
- [3] Back home, Zee sketched the trail in pencil and showed it to the ranger. [7] Zee decided to return on Sunday and check the stepping stones in person.
- [1] The county park had asked for a new trail map, and Zee volunteered to draw it. [12] Then the ranger smiled and pinned the map to the board at the trailhead.
Luz claims a pattern: “Zee checked things in person instead of guessing”. Which two sentences give two different examples?
- [9] That evening, Zee added a small note beside the creek: “Stepping stones, not for strollers.” [10] Zee also drew a second path that circled around to the parking lot, though it added half a mile to the loop.
- [2] On the first Saturday, Zee walked the whole loop with a notebook, counting steps between the signposts. [12] Then the ranger smiled and pinned the map to the board at the trailhead.
- [2] On the first Saturday, Zee walked the whole loop with a notebook, counting steps between the signposts. [7] Zee decided to return on Sunday and check the stepping stones in person.
- [7] Zee decided to return on Sunday and check the stepping stones in person. [8] The stones were wider apart than Zee remembered, and a family with a stroller turned back at the water's edge.
Monarchs on the Move (article)
[1] Each fall, millions of monarch butterflies in eastern North America fly south to the mountains of central Mexico, and some travel more than 2,000 miles. [2] A monarch weighs less than a paperclip, so the trip seems impossible for such a fragile insect.
[3] The butterflies that make the journey are not the same ones that flew north in spring. [4] Most monarchs live just two to six weeks as adults, but the final generation of the summer is different. [5] These butterflies can live for about eight months, which gives them time to reach Mexico, rest through the winter, and begin the return trip.
[6] Scientists believe monarchs steer by the sun, adjusting their direction as the sun moves across the sky. [7] At night they rest together in trees, and on cold mornings they must warm their wings before flying.
[8] In spring, the survivors head north and lay eggs on milkweed, the one kind of plant that monarch caterpillars can eat. [9] Their offspring continue the trip over several generations, and by late summer a new generation is ready to fly south. [10] Because milkweed is disappearing from many fields, groups across the continent now plant it along roadsides and in gardens.
Noah reads between the lines: “No single monarch completes the whole round trip between Mexico and the north”. Which two sentences, read together, prove it?
- [6] Scientists believe monarchs steer by the sun, adjusting their direction as the sun moves across the sky. [7] At night they rest together in trees, and on cold mornings they must warm their wings before flying.
- [3] The butterflies that make the journey are not the same ones that flew north in spring. [9] Their offspring continue the trip over several generations, and by late summer a new generation is ready to fly south.
- [1] Each fall, millions of monarch butterflies in eastern North America fly south to the mountains of central Mexico, and some travel more than 2,000 miles. [2] A monarch weighs less than a paperclip, so the trip seems impossible for such a fragile insect.
- [3] The butterflies that make the journey are not the same ones that flew north in spring. [6] Scientists believe monarchs steer by the sun, adjusting their direction as the sun moves across the sky.
Pia chose sentences 2 and 5 for “The monarchs that fly to Mexico live much longer than most adult monarchs”, but only one of them proves it. Which pair keeps that one and swaps the other?
- [2] A monarch weighs less than a paperclip, so the trip seems impossible for such a fragile insect. [4] Most monarchs live just two to six weeks as adults, but the final generation of the summer is different.
- [4] Most monarchs live just two to six weeks as adults, but the final generation of the summer is different. [5] These butterflies can live for about eight months, which gives them time to reach Mexico, rest through the winter, and begin the return trip.
- [5] These butterflies can live for about eight months, which gives them time to reach Mexico, rest through the winter, and begin the return trip. [7] At night they rest together in trees, and on cold mornings they must warm their wings before flying.
- [1] Each fall, millions of monarch butterflies in eastern North America fly south to the mountains of central Mexico, and some travel more than 2,000 miles. [7] At night they rest together in trees, and on cold mornings they must warm their wings before flying.
Ren claims a pattern: “Monarchs depend on more than one thing in their surroundings”. Which two sentences give two different examples?
- [6] Scientists believe monarchs steer by the sun, adjusting their direction as the sun moves across the sky. [8] In spring, the survivors head north and lay eggs on milkweed, the one kind of plant that monarch caterpillars can eat.
- [1] Each fall, millions of monarch butterflies in eastern North America fly south to the mountains of central Mexico, and some travel more than 2,000 miles. [6] Scientists believe monarchs steer by the sun, adjusting their direction as the sun moves across the sky.
- [4] Most monarchs live just two to six weeks as adults, but the final generation of the summer is different. [5] These butterflies can live for about eight months, which gives them time to reach Mexico, rest through the winter, and begin the return trip.
- [8] In spring, the survivors head north and lay eggs on milkweed, the one kind of plant that monarch caterpillars can eat. [10] Because milkweed is disappearing from many fields, groups across the continent now plant it along roadsides and in gardens.
The Substitute Drummer (story)
[1] When the regular drummer of the town band had to travel for a family visit, Milo, who had played in the school percussion group, was asked to take the part for the harvest parade. [2] Milo agreed at once, but the sheet music had more tempo changes than anything Milo had practiced before.
[3] For three nights, Milo tapped the rhythms on a pillow with pencils and marked each change in red ink. [4] On the fourth night, Milo asked the band director to explain one section that still confused the whole group. [5] The director played it slowly, and Milo wrote the counts above the staff in neat numbers.
[6] On parade day, trumpets glittered in the sun and the street was packed with families holding flags. [7] Milo began the opening beat so firmly that the walkers in the first row fell into step. [8] During the second song, a sticky drumhead slowed Milo's right hand, but the rhythm held. [9] When the band reached the town square, the regular drummer was waiting, back from the trip, with a big grin.
[10] Milo handed over the sticks, then pointed at the red marks in the music and said, “These helped.” [11] The regular drummer laughed, flipped to the last page, and pinned a small paper star above the final measure.
Tala reads between the lines: “Milo's preparation kept the beat steady on parade day, even when the drumhead stuck”. Which two sentences, read together, prove it?
- [6] On parade day, trumpets glittered in the sun and the street was packed with families holding flags. [8] During the second song, a sticky drumhead slowed Milo's right hand, but the rhythm held.
- [6] On parade day, trumpets glittered in the sun and the street was packed with families holding flags. [7] Milo began the opening beat so firmly that the walkers in the first row fell into step.
- [3] For three nights, Milo tapped the rhythms on a pillow with pencils and marked each change in red ink. [8] During the second song, a sticky drumhead slowed Milo's right hand, but the rhythm held.
- [1] When the regular drummer of the town band had to travel for a family visit, Milo, who had played in the school percussion group, was asked to take the part for the harvest parade. [9] When the band reached the town square, the regular drummer was waiting, back from the trip, with a big grin.
Bo claims a pattern: “Milo prepared in more than one way: by practicing alone and by asking for advice”. Which two sentences give two different examples?
- [7] Milo began the opening beat so firmly that the walkers in the first row fell into step. [8] During the second song, a sticky drumhead slowed Milo's right hand, but the rhythm held.
- [3] For three nights, Milo tapped the rhythms on a pillow with pencils and marked each change in red ink. [11] The regular drummer laughed, flipped to the last page, and pinned a small paper star above the final measure.
- [3] For three nights, Milo tapped the rhythms on a pillow with pencils and marked each change in red ink. [4] On the fourth night, Milo asked the band director to explain one section that still confused the whole group.
- [4] On the fourth night, Milo asked the band director to explain one section that still confused the whole group. [5] The director played it slowly, and Milo wrote the counts above the staff in neat numbers.
How Ships Cross the Panama Canal (article)
[1] Before the Panama Canal opened in 1914, a ship traveling from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific had to sail the long way around South America. [2] The canal cut thousands of miles from that voyage, but engineers faced a problem: the land between the oceans is hilly, and the middle of the route is higher than the sea.
[3] Their answer was a system of locks. [4] A lock is a long chamber with huge gates at each end. [5] When a ship enters, the gates close behind it, and water flows into the chamber, lifting the ship like an elevator. [6] Starting from the Atlantic side, a ship climbs in three steps to Gatun Lake, which sits about 85 feet above sea level.
[7] The water for the locks does not come from pumps. [8] It flows downhill from the lake through large tunnels, using gravity alone. [9] When a ship goes down toward the other ocean, the water drains out of the chamber the same way.
[10] Ships cross the lake under their own power, and electric locomotives called mules guide them through the narrow lock chambers. [11] A full trip takes about ten hours, far less time than the long voyage around South America.
Esme reads between the lines: “The height of Gatun Lake is what lets the locks fill without pumps”. Which two sentences, read together, prove it?
- [6] Starting from the Atlantic side, a ship climbs in three steps to Gatun Lake, which sits about 85 feet above sea level. [8] It flows downhill from the lake through large tunnels, using gravity alone.
- [6] Starting from the Atlantic side, a ship climbs in three steps to Gatun Lake, which sits about 85 feet above sea level. [11] A full trip takes about ten hours, far less time than the long voyage around South America.
- [3] Their answer was a system of locks. [10] Ships cross the lake under their own power, and electric locomotives called mules guide them through the narrow lock chambers.
- [1] Before the Panama Canal opened in 1914, a ship traveling from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific had to sail the long way around South America. [2] The canal cut thousands of miles from that voyage, but engineers faced a problem: the land between the oceans is hilly, and the middle of the route is higher than the sea.
Jun chose sentences 1 and 4 for “The canal was built to avoid a very long voyage around South America”, but only one of them proves it. Which pair keeps that one and swaps the other?
- [2] The canal cut thousands of miles from that voyage, but engineers faced a problem: the land between the oceans is hilly, and the middle of the route is higher than the sea. [4] A lock is a long chamber with huge gates at each end.
- [5] When a ship enters, the gates close behind it, and water flows into the chamber, lifting the ship like an elevator. [10] Ships cross the lake under their own power, and electric locomotives called mules guide them through the narrow lock chambers.
- [1] Before the Panama Canal opened in 1914, a ship traveling from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific had to sail the long way around South America. [10] Ships cross the lake under their own power, and electric locomotives called mules guide them through the narrow lock chambers.
- [1] Before the Panama Canal opened in 1914, a ship traveling from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific had to sail the long way around South America. [2] The canal cut thousands of miles from that voyage, but engineers faced a problem: the land between the oceans is hilly, and the middle of the route is higher than the sea.
Kira claims a pattern: “Moving water raises ships in the locks and also lowers them”. Which two sentences give two different examples?
- [1] Before the Panama Canal opened in 1914, a ship traveling from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific had to sail the long way around South America. [9] When a ship goes down toward the other ocean, the water drains out of the chamber the same way.
- [5] When a ship enters, the gates close behind it, and water flows into the chamber, lifting the ship like an elevator. [9] When a ship goes down toward the other ocean, the water drains out of the chamber the same way.
- [7] The water for the locks does not come from pumps. [8] It flows downhill from the lake through large tunnels, using gravity alone.
- [5] When a ship enters, the gates close behind it, and water flows into the chamber, lifting the ship like an elevator. [6] Starting from the Atlantic side, a ship climbs in three steps to Gatun Lake, which sits about 85 feet above sea level.