Passage - 1
Simone is writing a paper about why play is so important for children. She is making a chart to help her organize the points that she wants to present in her paper.
Look at the chart and answer the question that follows.
Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 3
Try yourself:Which item best belongs in the section labeled Emotional and Social Development?
Explanation
Emotional and social development is the process that children go through to learn how to deal with their emotions and how to interact with others. "Child learns to trust and depend on caregiver" is an example of how a child develops emotionally and socially through play.
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Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 3
Try yourself:Which item best belongs in the section labeled Cognitive Development?
Explanation
Cognitive development is the process that children go through to learn how to think and process information. The item that best fits under this heading is "child learns problem-solving."
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Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 3
Try yourself:Which item best belongs in the section labeled Physical Development?
Explanation
Physical development is the process that children go through to learn how to use their bodies. Also, it is the natural growth and development of all of their bones, joints, muscles and organs. "Develops coordination" best belongs under the heading Physical Development because it is an example of how children learn to use their bodies.
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Passage - 2
Kelly's older sister is trying to convince her parents that she is ready to move out of her college dorm and find an apartment. She created this table in order to anticipate her parents’ concerns:
Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 3
Try yourself:She wants to add a point that says "proximity to library" to the table. Which title should that fit under?
Explanation
Since "proximity to library" is a point about location, this should fit under Location. The four titles in the table represent the four main points of the topic. The points under them represent details.
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Passage - 3
Vanessa's teacher assigns a paper on one aspect of the Revolutionary War.
Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 3
Try yourself:Which question below would address a topic appropriate to this paper?
Explanation
Only one question above would be an appropriate: "How did France help the colonists win the Revolutionary War?" When you formulate questions for a research paper, keep a narrow focus so you only find data on your topic. When and where the Revolutionary War took place are basic questions that would be too difficult to write an entire paper over. Today's popular tourists sites have nothing to do with "one aspect of the Revolutionary War." Can you think of another question that would be appropriate for Vanessa to ask?
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Passage - 4
Miles is writing a research paper on how caves form. He has created a chart about the four different ways that caves form. The chart will help Miles organize the processes that he will describe in his paper.
Look at the chart, and answer the following question.
Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 3
Try yourself:Which item best belongs in place of Y?
Explanation
The Y is in the part of the chart that explains how lava forms caves. The answer choice "a crust forms over the top of the outer lava and creates a tube" is part of the process the lava goes through to form a cave. Also, right above the Y, the chart tells about how the outer, slower-moving lava starts to cool. The correct answer makes sense in this sequence.
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Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 3
Try yourself:Which item best belongs in place of X?
Explanation
The X is in the part of the chart that explains how bacteria form caves. The answer choice "expel hydrogen and sulfide gas" is part of the process the bacteria go through to form a cave.
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Passage - 5
Sherry is preparing an outline for a report on the computer programming process.
Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 3
Try yourself:Sherry forgot to add a general topic to explain programming languages. She should place this new topic
Explanation
Outlines are one of the last steps in the prewriting process because they are highly organized. Each major point is followed by details and examples that are increasingly indented to show relationships.
Because Sherry wants to add a general topic to explain computer languages, it would best fall under topic "I. Writing Computer Programs" since computer languages are used in the programming process.
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Passage - 6
Question for Practice Reading Comprehension - 3
Try yourself:Shagit is writing a paper about the two nickels released in 2004. To plan his writing, he created the Venn diagram above. He is now ready to begin writing. Which sentence reflects the information found in the Venn diagram?
Explanation
The information contained in the area colored blue gives information about the first nickel ONLY. The information contained in the area colored yellow gives information about the second nickel ONLY. The information contained in the area colored green gives only the information that applies to both coins.
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