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Common Core Standard RI.9-10.5 Questions

Analyze in detail how an author’s ideas or claims are developed and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a text (e.g., a section or chapter).

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Grade 9 Reading Strategies CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RI.9-10.5
By rereading the information in the third paragraph of the article, what can you INFER (assume) the Crusaders thought their march to Jerusalem would be like?
  1. That it would be some awesome adventure they were going on.
  2. It was going to be a very serious mission and many of them did not want to go.
  3. The venture to capture Jerusalem from the Fatimids was going to be fun and relatively easy.
  4. That many of them would get fame and fortune by traveling and conquering everything they saw.
Grade 10 Figurative Language CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RI.9-10.5

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"I would choose to die rather than live without freedom."

Patrick Henry uses this phrase
  1. as a hyperbole to get his point across.
  2. to explain the he is going to die.
  3. to give a reason for starting war.
  4. as a metaphor for his personal feelings.
Grade 10 Supporting Details CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RI.9-10.5, RST.9-10.5

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The author includes the example of poking a dog with a stick. The author includes this example to show:
  1. the process of reproduction.
  2. the difference between living and nonliving organisms.
  3. why dogs are considered alive.
  4. how living things respond to stimuli.
Grade 10 Text Elements CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RI.9-10.5, RST.9-10.5

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How does the author organize the text?
  1. by describing how each type of fish evolved
  2. by comparing modern-day fish to other animals
  3. by contrasting fresh and saltwater fish
  4. by defining key words related to fish
Grade 10 Text Elements CCSS: CCRA.R.5, RI.9-10.5, RST.9-10.5

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Which choice BEST describes how the author organizes the passage?
  1. cause and effect
  2. definition and description
  3. compare and contrast
  4. problem and solution

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