Which detail in the selection helps the reader understand how successful Olmsted was as a park designer?

He designed many parks, including the grounds of the World’s Fair.

Which sentence from the selection supports your answer to the authors point of view?

He designed some of the most beautiful parks in the United States.

What is the author’s point of view about Olmstead’s talents?

Olmstead was a skilled park designer.

The author most likely wrote this selection to —

inform the reader about Olmsted’s life and the parks he built

In what way was Olmsted's park in New York City different from other city parks?

His park would be open to anyone who wanted to visit.

Burnham’s viewpoint at the end of the selection is included because the author wants the reader to know that —

Olmsted’s designs are like art

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1
Which detail in the selection helps the reader understand how successful Olmsted was as a park designer?
He started out as a farmer.
He entered a contest with his partner in 1852.
He designed many parks, including the grounds of the World’s Fair.
He had different ideas about parks.
2
Which sentence from the selection supports your answer to the authors point of view?
First, Olmsted studied farming and engineering, or how to build things.
then, after spending a year sailing to China, he ran a farm.
He designed some of the most beautiful parks in the United States.
He was also a writer and helped start a magazine.
3
What is the author’s point of view about Olmstead’s talents?
Olmstead was a skilled park designer.
Olmstead was a gifted farmer.
Olmstead was the finest engineer of his time
Olmstead was an excellent writer.
4
What words does the author use in paragraph 2 to help the reader know that this biography has a time-order structure?
Sailing to China/Also a writer
Studied farming/Start a magazine
Ran a farm/He also was a writer
First, Olmsted/Then, after
5
The author most likely wrote this selection to —
teach the reader how to find the best parks in the country
convince the reader that Olmsted was the best park designer
inform the reader about Olmsted’s life and the parks he built
explain to the reader how a city plans and builds a park
6
In what way was Olmsted's park in New York City different from other city parks?
His park would be open to anyone who wanted to visit.
His park was located in a large city in the United States.
His park allowed rich families to enjoy the outdoors.
His park was similar to beautiful parks in China.
7
Burnham’s viewpoint at the end of the selection is included because the author wants the reader to know that —
Olmsted’s designs are like art
he parks that Olmsted created will last forever
Olmsted’s park designs were always the same in each city
Olmsted never considered himself an artist

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