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Isadora is reading a science article about advancements in carbon dating. The article has many long sentences and scientific terms.Which reading strategy will best help Isadora increase her comprehension?

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visualizing the meanings of words she does not understand
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scanning the text to predict what the next section will be about
C
decreasing speed to better understand complex words or ideas
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increasing speed to skip over the confusing part of the text
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For his science class, Lorenzo is exploring the possible negative impacts of cell phone use on health.Which nonfiction text best matches his reading purpose?

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a debate between social media users on the question “Can cell phone use cause cancer?”
B
an article published by a nonprofit organization citing how many people currently use cell phones
C
a blog that explores why scientists are researching cell phone use and rising cancer rates
D
an article from the National Cancer Institute about radiation statistics related to cell phones
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Which statement illustrates a synthesis of ideas?

A
To Kill a Mockingbird was immediately successful and has remained one of the most widely read books in history.
B
Although the books are set in very different time periods, they both explore the theme of friendship and betrayal.
C
George Washington was born in Virginia and, even as president, continued to think of himself as a Virginian first.
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Nonfiction is a broad category that encompasses biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, informational texts, arguments, and newspaper and journal articles.
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Read the passages. Note that at the time the terms "slavery” and "slaveholder” were commonly used, though today the terms "enslavement "and "enslaver” are preferred.Passage 1: Susan B. Anthony, Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian, by Alma LutzShe watched the lively bitter presidential campaign with interest and concern. The new Republican party was in the contest, offering its first presidential candidate, the colorful hero and explorer of the far West, John C. Frémont. She had leanings toward this virile young party which stood firmly against the extension of slavery in the territories, and discussed its platform with Elizabeth and Henry B. Stanton, both enthusiastically for "Frémont and Freedom." Yet she was distrustful of political parties, for they eventually yielded to expediency, no matter how high their purpose at the start. Her ideal was the Garrisonian doctrine, "No Union with Slaveholders" and "Immediate Unconditional Emancipation," which courageously faced the "whole question" of slavery. There was no compromise among Garrisonians.Passage 2: Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Compiled from Her Letters and Journals, by Charles Edward StoweA member of Mrs. Stowe's family well remembers the scene in the little parlor in Brunswick when the letter alluded to was received. Mrs. Stowe herself read it aloud to the assembled family, and when she came to the passage, "I would write something that would make this whole nation feel what an accursed thing slavery is," Mrs. Stowe rose up from her chair, crushing the letter in her hand, and with an expression on her face that stamped itself on the mind of her child, said: "I will write something. I will if I live."

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Both Anthony and Stowe were staunchly opposed to enslavement.
B
Anthony and Stowe did not trust Republicans to make enslavement illegal.
C
Both Anthony and Stowe supported the new Republican Party.
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Anthony and Stowe were writers who hoped to influence others to end enslavement.
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Which details best help readers monitor comprehension by visualizing the scene? Select two options.

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“She was distressed at the poverty of her dwelling, at the bareness of the walls, at the shabby chairs, the ugliness of the curtains.”
B
“The sight of the little Breton peasant who did her humble housework aroused in her despairing regrets and bewildering dreams.”
C
“All those things, of which another woman of her rank would never even have been conscious, tortured her and made her angry.”
D
“She sat down to dinner, before the round table covered with a tablecloth in use three days, opposite her husband, who uncovered the soup tureen.”
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“Mathilde suffered ceaselessly, feeling herself born to enjoy all delicacies and all luxuries.”
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Which details help the reader visualize the scene in the passage? Select two options.

A
“After my work in the City, I like to be at home. What’s the good of a home, if you are never in it?”
B
“Our old friend Gowing may drop in without ceremony; so may Cummings, who lives opposite.”
C
“There is always something to be done: a tin-tack here, a Venetian blind to put straight, a fan to nail up, or part of a carpet to nail down.”
D
“all of which I can do with my pipe in my mouth; while Carrie is not above putting a button on a shirt, mending a pillow-case, or practising the “Sylvia Gavotte” on our new cottage piano”
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“It is also a great comfort to us to know that our boy Willie is getting on so well in the Bank at Oldham.”
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Tanika is writing a research paper about the basics of genetics for her science class.Which nonfiction text would be the best source for her paper?

A
“What Is a Gene?” an article written for the US National Library of Medicine in 2018
B
“The DNA Geek,” a blog written by an amateur scientist about DNA and genetics
C
“What I Learned about Me,” an advertisement promoting genetic testing to learn about one’s family history
D
“Family History: Clues in Census Records, 1850–1920,” an article from a 1998 edition of the Record
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Which scenarios are examples of synthesizing? Select three options.creating a list of several research questions prior to reading a textusing a journal to write down ideas from a text and personal responsesusing photographs as part of a multimedia presentation about a topicwriting an article about how ideas in two articles relate to one anotherwriting an essay that compares the main ideas in two informational texts

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creating a list of several research questions prior to reading a text
B
using a journal to write down ideas from a text and personal responses
C
using photographs as part of a multimedia presentation about a topic
D
writing an article about how ideas in two articles relate to one another
E
writing an essay that compares the main ideas in two informational texts

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