Use the excerpt to answer the question.
Good sleep hygiene, the behaviors that promote good sleep, will help ensure that middle schoolers get enough sleep.
How does the author develop the main idea in this sentence?
(1 point)
Responses
by describing specific steps to solve a problem
by describing specific steps to solve a problem
by defining an important term
by defining an important term
by comparing important ideas
by comparing important ideas
by giving an example
4
by giving an example
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
Summer should be a time of heading to the beach with friends and playing capture the flag in the yard until the streetlights come on. However, research suggests that it should also be a time for learning. Summer learning loss, sometimes referred to as the “summer slide,” is a loss of academic achievement students experience during the summer. Schools should implement summer reading programs to help combat this summer setback. Engaging summer reading programs help to foster lifelong readers. Reading over the summer helps children keep their literacy skills up, and with a broader selection of books, the program can pique the interest of reluctant readers.
What is the author's purpose?
(1 point)
Responses
Persuade readers of the benefits of summer reading programs in schools.
Persuade readers of the benefits of summer reading programs in schools.
Inform how children should spend their summers
Inform how children should spend their summers
Entertain students with a strong summer reading program
Persuade readers of the benefits of summer reading programs in schools.
Use the paragraph to answer the question.
(1) Our town's plastic bag ban is a wise policy. (2) Studies have demonstrated the detrimental effects plastic bags have on the environment. (3) People have argued that banning plastic bags will only result in the increased use of paper bags, simply causing a different environmental problem. (4) However, paper bags can be recycled more effectively than plastic bags. (5) We should all support the new policy on plastic bags.
In which sentence does the author refute an opposing argument?
(1 point)
Responses
4
4
5
5
3
3
2
A student is having a hard time telling the difference between a parrot and a toucan. Which type of medium would help the student recognize the differences?(1 point)
Responses
Text
Text
Audio Recording
Audio Recording
photo
photo
map
Photo
Which statement could be used as a claim that argues against school uniforms?(1 point)
Responses
School uniforms limit the individuality of students.
School uniforms limit the individuality of students.
School uniforms require cooperation from students.
School uniforms require cooperation from students.
School uniforms might go on sale.
School uniforms might go on sale.
School uniforms can be personalized.
School uniforms limit the individuality of students.
Which piece of evidence could persuade a reader to support a claim that middle-school students should be required to wear uniforms?(1 point)
Responses
When everyone looks the same in their uniforms, students begin to lose their uniqueness.
When everyone looks the same in their uniforms, students begin to lose their uniqueness.
Compared to the cost of regular clothes, the cost of uniforms is often quite less.
Compared to the cost of regular clothes, the cost of uniforms is often quite less.
In a school district that recently made school uniforms a requirement, attendance rates and grades have increased.
In a school district that recently made school uniforms a requirement, attendance rates and grades have increased.
School uniforms can be ordered online, which is much easier than going to a store.