What is the author's main purpose in this passage?

to inform people about Esperanto

Which statement is an opinion?

Passenger pigeons are a tragic story.

Why is saffron so expensive?

Harvesting it requires a lot of labor.

What conclusion can you draw about why the company updated Betty Crocker's portrait?

The company wanted her to appeal to modern cooks.

What is the main idea of this passage?

Ludwik Z invented Esperanto to help people communicate.

Which evidence supports the idea that humans had a negative impact on passenger pigeons?

People hunted the birds for their meat.

What is the main idea of this passage?

Food contains too much contamination and should be regulatd

From the info. in the passage, what do you predict will happen with saffron in the future?

People will continue to pay high prices for saffron.

What generalization can you make from the passage?

Bird extinctions occur around the world.

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1
What is the author's main purpose in this passage?
to persuade people to learn a new language
to inform people about Esperanto
to instruct people on how to speak Esperanto
to entertain people with the story of an invention
2
Which statement is an opinion?
Dodos lived on the island of Mauritius.
Great auks were flightless birds.
The last passenger pigeons died in 1914.
Passenger pigeons are a tragic story.
3
(Negative Connotations) In the fashion show, _____ models strutted up and down the runway.
slim
bony
thin
slender
4
What is one way that English and Esperanto are alike?
Nouns in both languages always end in o.
Both have alphabets.
Both have many expectations to the rules.
Both were invented in the 1800s.
5
Why is saffron so expensive?
It has an unusual color
It has so many possible uses.
The flowers are very rare.
Harvesting it requires a lot of labor.
6
Which words in the passage best show the author's tone?
Europeans, settler
swimming, diving
suffered, tragic
meat, feathers, oil
7
What conclusion can you draw about why the company updated Betty Crocker's portrait?
The company wanted to show how she had aged.
The company wanted people to know Betty Crocker was not real
The company wanted her to appeal to modern cooks.
The company wanted to show that many people played the role
8
(Positive Connotation) ______ gathered at the Capitol to protest the new law.
A pack of troublemakers
A gang of protesters
An angry mob
A group of concerned citizens
9
What is the main idea of this passage?
Esperanto's rules make it easier to learn than english.
Ludwik Zamenhof spoke several languages.
Esperanto is a language that people still learn today.
Ludwik Z invented Esperanto to help people communicate.
10
Which word best describes Zamenhof?
impatient
private
smart
stubborn
11
What is the main reason passenger pigeons are extinct?
animal predators
loss of habitat
starvation
hunting
12
Which style technique does the author use most in this passage?
action
dialogue
long sentences
punctuation interruptions
13
What is the intended effect of the last two sentences in paragraph 1?
They relate a funny story.
They offer an explanation.
They show disappointment.
They build suspense.
14
Which evidence supports the idea that humans had a negative impact on passenger pigeons?
There were once 3 to 5 billion of the birds.
The last bird died in 1914.
People hunted the birds for their meat.
The birds lived in huge flocks.
15
Where would you most likely find this passage?
on an editorial page
in a biology textbook
in a science-fiction novel
in a journal entry
16
What is the main idea of this passage?
Food contains too much contamination and should be regulatd
P butter can contain up to 145 bug parts and 5 rodent hairs
The FDA sets the levels of contaminants allowed in food.
People would be surprised by what is in their food.
17
From the info. in the passage, what do you predict will happen with saffron in the future?
Pickers will learn to pick the stigmas more quickly.
Chefs will substitute other spices for saffron.
More people will grow crocuses, causing sffrn prices to drp.
People will continue to pay high prices for saffron.
18
What generalization can you make from the passage?
Bird extinctions occur around the world.
Bird extinctions are always the direct result of Euro explor
Since the 1800s,no more birds have become extinct.
Only flightless birds have become extinct.

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