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Read the excerpt from News Articles about Bullying.Jaylen also has some star-power behind his anti-bullying campaign.After creating a “Jaylen’s Challenge” website a few years ago, he got an e-mail from actor Dash Mihok. . . .And this month, they’ve reportedly visited at least 10 schools together.

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I read that actor Dash Mihok is part of Jaylen’s anti-bullying campaign, and I know famous people support other causes, so when my school has a fundraiser, I’m going to suggest that we find a famous person to support us.
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I read that actor Dash Mihok is doing presentations with Jaylen in his anti-bullying campaign, and I think that is really interesting that Mihok would take the time to do that.
C
I read that Jaylen’s Challenge started as a website, and my friends also started a website—but it’s about movie animals, not bullying.
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I read that Jaylen’s Challenge started as a website, and I always wanted to start a website about my toy collection, which includes a lot of originals from the 1980s.
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Read these excerpts from News Articles about Bullying.Text 1:"I'm trying to do the best I can to stop bullying, at least in Florida," Jaylen said. "It's not a fun experience for anyone and I just want to stop it all."Text 2:"I know that [bullying] hurts people in the inside more than the outside,” he said, in an interview with Tampa, Florida, TV station WFTS. "Because words are worse than a fist or punching or kicking.”

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how much bullying happens in Florida.
B
who the bullies were that targeted Jaylen.
C
why bullying makes a person feel bad.
D
how Jaylen tries to stop bullying in Florida.
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When readers apply information from a news report to the text they are reading in order to understand its central ideas, what kind of connection are they making?

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text-to-text
B
text-to-self
C
text-to-news
D
text-to-world
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Read these excerpts from News Articles about Bullying.Text 1:"It's crazy in a good way," Jaylen, a sixth-grader at Victory Christian Academy, said. "Kids are coming up to me and telling me they aren't getting bullied as much. I'm glad that it's gotten so big."Text 2:"It actually changed (my) life,” said classmate McKenna Inglett, in an interview with WFTS reporter Laura Harris. "I have tried to change some people that were bullying me.”"He has taught me about Tourette syndrome and how not to bully and things like that,” said another classmate, Ethan Whittaker.

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Jaylen’s anti-bullying campaign has been ineffective in helping others.
B
Students are feeling the effects of Jaylen’s anti-bullying campaign.
C
Jaylen has an inflated idea of how helpful his campaign has been.
D
The students interviewed are concerned they will be singled out.
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What background knowledge would best add to a reader’s understanding of an online article about recycling in local communities?

A
knowing which states have the best recycling programs
B
reflecting on information gained while visiting a local recycling center
C
knowing which day of the week recycled goods are picked up
D
remembering facts from a previously read article about organic gardening
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Which statement is an example of a text-to-self connection?

A
While reading a book about explorers, Zane remembers a time when he was lost in the woods and had to find his way back to his house.
B
While reading an article about pirates, Mavis recalls a movie she saw last summer that was a fictionalized account of a pirate ship and its crew.
C
While reading an article on pet overpopulation, Brian remembers how his best friend volunteered at the animal shelter for two months.
D
While reading a book about wildfires, Lena recalls a novel she read last year that told the story of a family evacuated from their home.
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Read the excerpt from News Articles about Bullying."Our presentations are like a pep rally," Robin Arnold said. "Bullying happens in every school, and we have found that most kids bully because they don't know any better."

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I read that bullying happens in every school, so I think bullying probably happens in my school, too, although I have not seen or heard it happen to any of my friends.
B
I read that Jaylen’s presentations are like pep rallies, and I know the pep rallies at my school are great, so when my club leads a program about bullying at our school, we should make it like a pep rally.
C
I read that the kids who bully don’t know any better, and I have a friend who was bullied, so I think I am going to tell my friend what I read about kids who bully.
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I read that bullying happens in every school, and I think that is terrible, so I’m going to try to find out who is bullying and who is being bullied in my school.
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What background knowledge would best add to a reader’s understanding of a newspaper article about climate change?

A
knowing how to accurately measure temperature
B
knowing how to use energy more efficiently
C
knowing the effects of temperature increases
D
knowing the weather forecast for the week
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Read this excerpt from News Articles about Bullying.“It actually changed (my) life,” said classmate McKenna Inglett, in an interview with WFTS reporter Laura Harris. “I have tried to change some people that were bullying me.”“He has taught me about Tourette syndrome and how not to bully and things like that,” said another classmate, Ethan Whittaker.

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an explanation of what behaviors make up bullying
B
a statement by the students’ teacher on how things have improved
C
a comment by Jaylen on how his classmates have changed
D
a determination of which classmate was more affected

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