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Reading Strategy: Previewing Directions: Preview this Table of Contents page, and answer the question that follows. What do you predict the title of this book to be?

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The UDP Diet Book
B
Eat More! Weigh Less!
C
USDA Dietary Handbook
D
Fats, Proteins, and Carbs... Oh My!
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Amusement parks and theme parks are safer than other leisure activities There is no research linking roller coasters and brain injuries When previewing the two section headers above, you might predict:

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It will discuss how unsafe theme parks are.
B
It will use evidence to back up the theory that theme parks are safe.
C
Six Flags paid someone to write this article.
D
Other leisure activities are far safer than amusement parks.
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Reading Comprehension

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A
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Choose the best synonym for the underlined word in the sentence below. The Celtics demolished the Lakers with their 39-point lead in the 2008 playoff games.

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destroyed
B
won
C
bulldozed
D
beat
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Directions: Preview the poem and answer the question that follows. maggie and milly and molly and may by e. e. cummings maggie and milly and molly and may went down to the beach(to play one day) and maggie discovered a shell that sang so sweetly she couldn't remember her troubles,and milly befriended a stranded star whose rays five languid fingers were; and molly was chased by a horrible thing which raced sideways while blowing bubbles:and may came home with a smooth round stone as small as a world and as large as alone. For whatever we lose(like a you or a me) it's always ourselves we find in the sea What can you tell after previewing the poem?

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The word languid, in this poem, means slow.
B
The poem has an unpredictable rhythm and meter.
C
The poem has a predictable rhythm and meter.
D
The poet used lower-case letters to match the mood.
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There is only one standard scaling for all blue prints.. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

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T
B
F
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Similar sounding words are commonly referred to as:

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rhymes
B
rhythm
C
meter
D
symbolism
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When quickly scanning the above photo, what is the element that stands out the most?

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The white modules blending with the white clouds
B
The rounded end on the left side of the module
C
The constant motion of the module
D
The deep blue of the earth
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Social Studies Comprehension

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Fluency

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A
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B
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Directions: Preview the following page, and answer the question that follows. Which type of text do you think it will be?

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magazine article
B
textbook
C
short story
D
novel
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Define the underlined word in the sentence below:Some specific functions you will find on a site plan are drainage (contours of the site), trees and other landscape elements, setbacks, and property lines.

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details
B
specifics
C
outline
D
map
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By 1906, there were 7 stories, staircases that led nowhere, 47 fireplaces, 37 elevators, chimneys not attached to anything, closets that opened up to walls, and many more confusing features. Sarah had an obsession with the number 13. There were 13 window panes on the windows, 13 panels on the doors, thirteen steps on all but one staircase, and more. Read the passage above. How do the commas affect your reading fluency?

A
They create a long list.
B
They emphasize how many crazy things were built in the house.
C
They slow down the reader as they pause at each comma.
D
All of the above
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The author of the editorial "Rethinking Ground Zero" believes that:

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The public should have a say in changes to the Freedom Tower.
B
The public should stay out of any decisions regarding the Freedom Tower.
C
The NYPD should be developing the Freedom Tower.
D
NYC doesn’t need a replacement for the World Trade Center.
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Based on your preview of the following page, what other topics do you think would be found in this book?

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Lyndon Johnson and the Civil Rights Act
B
The Irish Potato Famine of 1845-1851
C
Democracy Begins in Ancient Greece
D
all of the above
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In 2003 Congress considered regulating amusement parks for fear of the safety of the rides.

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T
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F
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Reading Comprehension

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A
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B
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C
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D
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Fluency

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A
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B
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D
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The tower could become overly bulky if extra security demands are simply grafted onto the present plan. It already calls for a massive building, with too much extra office space - added to suit the developer - and a very tall spire for those who want a perpetual sign of defiance to terrorists.What is the implied meaning of the underlined word in the sentence above?

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New demands are simply pushed aside and ignored
B
New demands are simply inserted instead of looking at the big picture
C
New demands are simply too large to accommodate
D
New demands are adding too much bulkiness to the structure
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The angle of this photo implies:

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symbolism
B
personification
C
motion
D
texture

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