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Public Release Items: Reading Grade 5

 (1) Selected Response Public Release
Read the story 'Air Travel' and answer the following question.

Under which subtitle would you find information about the Concorde?

  1. The World's First Airplane
  2. Airliners
  3. Supersonic Jets
  4. The Future of Air Travel

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 (2) Selected Response Public Release
Read the story 'Air Travel' and answer the following question.

Which idea is best supported by information in the selection?

  1. Helicopters are more difficult to build than airplanes.
  2. Air travel has changed greatly over the years.
  3. Seaplanes are no longer used.
  4. Everyone wants to fly like a bird.

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 (3) Selected Response Public Release
Read the story 'Strongest of All' and answer the following question.

Which of these is not explained in the story?

  1. How did the rope break?
  2. How did Rabbit signal the others who were so far away?
  3. How did Rabbit get a rope that was long enough?
  4. How did the elephant and the whale decide which kingdom each would rule?

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 (4) Selected Response Public Release
Read the story 'Strongest of All' and answer the following question.

How did Rabbit get Elephant and Whale to help him?

  1. He made them laugh.
  2. He promised to do them a favor in return.
  3. He said nice things to them.
  4. He begged them to help him.

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 (5) Brief Constructed Response Public Release
Read the story 'Air Travel' and answer the following question.

Explain the contributions that Orville and Wilbur Wright made to air travel. Use information from the selection to support your answer.

Write your answer on your answer document.

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 (6) Brief Constructed Response Public Release
Read the story 'Strongest of All' and answer the following question.

How are the personalities of the whale and the elephant the same? Use examples from the story to support your answer.

Write your answer on your answer document.

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 (7) Brief Constructed Response Public Release
Read the story 'Strongest of All' and answer the following question.

The sentence in the box below is the beginning of a summary of this story. Complete the summary of the story in your answer book.

Rabbit heard Elephant and Whale deciding to rule the land and the sea.

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