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The Morning Ferry (story)
[1] Tala had practiced the trumpet solo for weeks, but the audition was on the mainland, and the island ferry ran just twice a day. [2] That morning, dense fog covered the harbor, and the dock manager announced that the first ferry would be late. [3] Tala sat on a bench, hugging the trumpet case and watching the clock.
[4] At first, Tala felt sure the audition was lost. [5] Then Tala remembered that the post office boat crossed to the mainland as well, and it left from the small dock behind the market. [6] Tala hurried there and asked the boat's driver whether there was room.
[7] The driver agreed and pushed off at once, but the little boat moved slowly through the fog and sounded a low horn again and again. [8] Tala counted the horn blasts to stay calm and tapped the rhythm of the solo on the case. [9] When the boat reached the mainland, the audition was twenty minutes from starting.
[10] Tala ran up the hill to the music hall and took a deep breath at the door. [11] After the solo, the judges smiled, and Tala realized the nervous feeling from the harbor had faded somewhere on the water.
Esme spots a change: “Tala felt hopeless at the harbor but relaxed by the end of the day”. Which two sentences show the situation before and after?
- [4] At first, Tala felt sure the audition was lost. [11] After the solo, the judges smiled, and Tala realized the nervous feeling from the harbor had faded somewhere on the water.
- [3] Tala sat on a bench, hugging the trumpet case and watching the clock. [4] At first, Tala felt sure the audition was lost.
- [1] Tala had practiced the trumpet solo for weeks, but the audition was on the mainland, and the island ferry ran just twice a day. [11] After the solo, the judges smiled, and Tala realized the nervous feeling from the harbor had faded somewhere on the water.
- [5] Then Tala remembered that the post office boat crossed to the mainland as well, and it left from the small dock behind the market. [6] Tala hurried there and asked the boat's driver whether there was room.
How Bees Share Directions (article)
[1] A honeybee that finds a good patch of flowers does something remarkable when it returns to the hive: it dances. [2] Inside the dark hive, the bee walks in a straight line while shaking its body from side to side, then loops back and repeats the pattern. [3] Other bees crowd close and follow the dancer's steps.
[4] The angle of the straight line tells the watchers which direction to fly. [5] If the line points straight up the honeycomb, the flowers lie toward the sun; if it tilts to the right, the flowers lie to the right of the sun. [6] The length of the shaking run tells how far to go, and a longer run means more distance.
[7] Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent years watching bees to decode these dances. [8] He painted tiny marks on individual bees so he could follow each one, and he noticed that nearby flowers produced a simpler round dance. [9] His work earned him a share of the Nobel Prize in 1973.
Kira puts an answer in new words: “A bee's dance tells other bees which way to fly to reach the flowers”. Which two sentences prove it?
- [1] A honeybee that finds a good patch of flowers does something remarkable when it returns to the hive: it dances. [7] Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent years watching bees to decode these dances.
- [5] If the line points straight up the honeycomb, the flowers lie toward the sun; if it tilts to the right, the flowers lie to the right of the sun. [8] He painted tiny marks on individual bees so he could follow each one, and he noticed that nearby flowers produced a simpler round dance.
- [3] Other bees crowd close and follow the dancer's steps. [6] The length of the shaking run tells how far to go, and a longer run means more distance.
- [4] The angle of the straight line tells the watchers which direction to fly. [5] If the line points straight up the honeycomb, the flowers lie toward the sun; if it tilts to the right, the flowers lie to the right of the sun.
Luz compares two things: “A longer shaking run points to flowers that are farther away, while nearby flowers get a simpler dance”. Which two sentences give one detail about each?
- [6] The length of the shaking run tells how far to go, and a longer run means more distance. [8] He painted tiny marks on individual bees so he could follow each one, and he noticed that nearby flowers produced a simpler round dance.
- [8] He painted tiny marks on individual bees so he could follow each one, and he noticed that nearby flowers produced a simpler round dance. [9] His work earned him a share of the Nobel Prize in 1973.
- [4] The angle of the straight line tells the watchers which direction to fly. [6] The length of the shaking run tells how far to go, and a longer run means more distance.
- [2] Inside the dark hive, the bee walks in a straight line while shaking its body from side to side, then loops back and repeats the pattern. [3] Other bees crowd close and follow the dancer's steps.
Milo spots a change: “Karl von Frisch spent years watching bees to understand their dances, and later he shared in a Nobel Prize”. Which two sentences show the situation before and after?
- [4] The angle of the straight line tells the watchers which direction to fly. [5] If the line points straight up the honeycomb, the flowers lie toward the sun; if it tilts to the right, the flowers lie to the right of the sun.
- [3] Other bees crowd close and follow the dancer's steps. [9] His work earned him a share of the Nobel Prize in 1973.
- [7] Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent years watching bees to decode these dances. [9] His work earned him a share of the Nobel Prize in 1973.
- [7] Karl von Frisch, an Austrian scientist, spent years watching bees to decode these dances. [8] He painted tiny marks on individual bees so he could follow each one, and he noticed that nearby flowers produced a simpler round dance.
The Ollie at the Skate Park (story)
[1] Noah had practiced the ollie at the skate park for two full weeks, yet the board kept sliding out from under Noah's feet. [2] On the first evening, Noah stood stiffly and jumped before the back foot pressed down on the tail. [3] Pia, a regular at the park, watched for a minute and then pointed thoughtfully at the pavement beside the bench.
[4] “Your feet are fine,” Pia said, “but the timing is off. [5] Press the tail first, then slide the front foot forward before you jump.” [6] Noah tried the new order twenty times in a row, and the board finally lifted a few inches on the twenty-first attempt.
[7] The next evening, Noah noticed that a smooth section of concrete near the bench made the board noticeably easier to control. [8] On the rough ground by the fence, the wheels caught on each crack and the board wobbled sideways instead of lifting. [9] Noah moved to the smooth section and landed the ollie five times in a row without losing balance. [10] By the end of the week, Noah could clear a rolled-up towel and still roll away smoothly toward the fence. [11] That night, Noah wrote the date in a notebook and drew a small star beside it.
Ren puts an answer in new words: “Pia named the problem and then showed Noah a fix”. Which two sentences prove it?
- [4] “Your feet are fine,” Pia said, “but the timing is off. [5] Press the tail first, then slide the front foot forward before you jump.”
- [3] Pia, a regular at the park, watched for a minute and then pointed thoughtfully at the pavement beside the bench. [4] “Your feet are fine,” Pia said, “but the timing is off.
- [7] The next evening, Noah noticed that a smooth section of concrete near the bench made the board noticeably easier to control. [8] On the rough ground by the fence, the wheels caught on each crack and the board wobbled sideways instead of lifting.
- [1] Noah had practiced the ollie at the skate park for two full weeks, yet the board kept sliding out from under Noah's feet. [5] Press the tail first, then slide the front foot forward before you jump.”
Tala spots a change: “At first the board slid away from Noah's feet, but after the lesson it lifted off the ground”. Which two sentences show the situation before and after?
- [1] Noah had practiced the ollie at the skate park for two full weeks, yet the board kept sliding out from under Noah's feet. [2] On the first evening, Noah stood stiffly and jumped before the back foot pressed down on the tail.
- [6] Noah tried the new order twenty times in a row, and the board finally lifted a few inches on the twenty-first attempt. [11] That night, Noah wrote the date in a notebook and drew a small star beside it.
- [7] The next evening, Noah noticed that a smooth section of concrete near the bench made the board noticeably easier to control. [8] On the rough ground by the fence, the wheels caught on each crack and the board wobbled sideways instead of lifting.
- [1] Noah had practiced the ollie at the skate park for two full weeks, yet the board kept sliding out from under Noah's feet. [6] Noah tried the new order twenty times in a row, and the board finally lifted a few inches on the twenty-first attempt.
Zee compares two things: “The smooth concrete was easier to control than the rough ground by the fence”. Which two sentences give one detail about each?
- [4] “Your feet are fine,” Pia said, “but the timing is off. [5] Press the tail first, then slide the front foot forward before you jump.”
- [7] The next evening, Noah noticed that a smooth section of concrete near the bench made the board noticeably easier to control. [8] On the rough ground by the fence, the wheels caught on each crack and the board wobbled sideways instead of lifting.
- [7] The next evening, Noah noticed that a smooth section of concrete near the bench made the board noticeably easier to control. [9] Noah moved to the smooth section and landed the ollie five times in a row without losing balance.
- [3] Pia, a regular at the park, watched for a minute and then pointed thoughtfully at the pavement beside the bench. [8] On the rough ground by the fence, the wheels caught on each crack and the board wobbled sideways instead of lifting.
A Second Life for Aluminum Cans (article)
[1] Aluminum is a light metal that is used to make drink cans, and most of it begins as a reddish rock called bauxite. [2] Turning that rock into metal takes huge furnaces and a great deal of electricity.
[3] Recycling uses a different path. [4] After cans are collected, machines crush them and shred them into small pieces. [5] The pieces are melted and poured into large blocks called ingots, which are rolled into thin sheets.
[6] Making aluminum from recycled cans takes far less energy than making it from bauxite. [7] Unlike paper, which gets weaker each time it is recycled, aluminum can be melted again and again without losing its quality. [8] That means a single can may be a can, then a new can, then another can many times over.
[9] Many towns collect cans at the curb because the metal keeps its value. [10] When a family drops a can in a recycling bin, the can may be back on a store shelf within a few months.
Ari puts an answer in new words: “Recycled aluminum does not lose quality, so the same metal can be used again and again”. Which two sentences prove it?
- [1] Aluminum is a light metal that is used to make drink cans, and most of it begins as a reddish rock called bauxite. [6] Making aluminum from recycled cans takes far less energy than making it from bauxite.
- [3] Recycling uses a different path. [8] That means a single can may be a can, then a new can, then another can many times over.
- [9] Many towns collect cans at the curb because the metal keeps its value. [10] When a family drops a can in a recycling bin, the can may be back on a store shelf within a few months.
- [7] Unlike paper, which gets weaker each time it is recycled, aluminum can be melted again and again without losing its quality. [8] That means a single can may be a can, then a new can, then another can many times over.
Bo spots a change: “A collected can is crushed and shredded, and later it comes out as thin sheets of metal”. Which two sentences show the situation before and after?
- [7] Unlike paper, which gets weaker each time it is recycled, aluminum can be melted again and again without losing its quality. [8] That means a single can may be a can, then a new can, then another can many times over.
- [4] After cans are collected, machines crush them and shred them into small pieces. [5] The pieces are melted and poured into large blocks called ingots, which are rolled into thin sheets.
- [3] Recycling uses a different path. [4] After cans are collected, machines crush them and shred them into small pieces.
- [1] Aluminum is a light metal that is used to make drink cans, and most of it begins as a reddish rock called bauxite. [5] The pieces are melted and poured into large blocks called ingots, which are rolled into thin sheets.
Esme compares two things: “Making aluminum from recycled cans takes less energy than making it from bauxite rock”. Which two sentences give one detail about each?
- [1] Aluminum is a light metal that is used to make drink cans, and most of it begins as a reddish rock called bauxite. [2] Turning that rock into metal takes huge furnaces and a great deal of electricity.
- [4] After cans are collected, machines crush them and shred them into small pieces. [5] The pieces are melted and poured into large blocks called ingots, which are rolled into thin sheets.
- [2] Turning that rock into metal takes huge furnaces and a great deal of electricity. [6] Making aluminum from recycled cans takes far less energy than making it from bauxite.
- [6] Making aluminum from recycled cans takes far less energy than making it from bauxite. [10] When a family drops a can in a recycling bin, the can may be back on a store shelf within a few months.