Use the sentence to answer the question.
It is raining outside.
Which choice best expands the sentence for interest? (1 point) Responses
It is raining heavily right now in Nashville, Tennessee.
Did you see the rain coming down outside?
What a relief! It is finally raining after a month-long drought.
The warm rain fell from the sky and tickled my bare arms.
What a relief! It is finally raining after a month-long drought.
Use the excerpt from The Robot Makers to answer the question.
The Robot Makers “Until now, their robots had been just a hobby. If they started taking on paid projects, robotics would become their family business.”
Which context clue helps you figure out the meaning of hobby? (1 point) Responses
family business, because a hobby is an example of a family business
paid project, because a hobby is something you enjoy doing that you do not get paid for
robotics and robots, because they are synonyms for the words hobbies and hobby
until now, because a hobby is something that changes over time
paid project, because a hobby is something you enjoy doing that you do not get paid for
Use the sentences to answer the question.
Short and choppy: Winston could have a sandwich for lunch. Winston could have pizza for lunch. Combined: Winston could have a sandwich ______ pizza for lunch.
Which conjunction should be used to complete the combined sentence? (1 point) Responses
or
and
but
so
or
Use the excerpt from the passage
Pick Up Sticks to answer the question. Pick Up Sticks “Think of bones like solid sticks or struts. Think of muscles, tendons, and fascia (the “Saran Wrap” around all muscles) like stretchy strings. Without the tension of the muscles, our bones would lie in a heap. When these sticks and strings work together, we stand, walk, leap, or somersault. Because of tensegrity, we can also fall and get back up.”
Using the context clues in the passage, how could a reader explain the meaning of fascia? (1 point) Responses
solid like the bones in the body
the same as muscles and tendons
plastic like Saran Wrap
the covering around the muscles