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Reading Comprehension (Performance Level: Advanced) Question 01

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We all love bubbles. They float through the air like little glass balls. Bubbles shine and sparkle
with colors and light. A bubble is just a puff of air with water around it. Soap makes the water
stick together in a round shape.
You can make bubbles with dishwashing soap and a paper cup. You wont make little bubbles
as you do with most bubble!blowing wands. The bubbles you can blow with your paper cup
bubble!blower will be really big"
Heres what you will need:
# A large bowl
# A spoon
# $ cups of water
# % tablespoons of dishwashing soap
# A pair of scissors
# A paper cup
"ollo# these steps to ma$e and use %our !u!!le&!lo#er:
&. 'ill the bowl with the water.
(. Add the dishwashing soap. Stir the water slowly as you pour the soap into the water. You
dont want to make bubbles in the bowl) so be sure to stir gently.
*. +ut a small hole in the bottom of the paper cup. This is the hole that you will blow through.,t
should be about &-(!inch across.
$. .ip the top rim of the cup into the soapy water. /This is the edge of the cup from where you
usually drink.0 Slowly lift the cup out of the bowl. There should be a thin 1window2 of soapy water
filling the open space of the cup.
%. Slowly put your mouth up to the hole in the bottom of the cup. 3ently blow air through the
hole. A big bubble will rise into the air"
'or a party) you can make a paper cup bubble!blower for each friend. 4ust think of how many
bubbles you can make together"
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+hat does the author mostl% #ant %ou to $no# a!out !u!!les)
A ,t is easy to blow big bubbles at home.
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Some people do not like to blow bubbles.
C Bubbles can be caught in a spoon.
* Scissors will pop a bubble.
+hich of these is ,-' used to ma$e !u!!les)
A a pair of scissors
a paper cup
C a little glass ball
* a large bowl
.n /tep 0( the film of soap% #ater is called a 1#indo#2 !ecause it
A is made of glass.
has a round shape.
C is easy to break.
* can be seen through.
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"all "lo#ers
As summer ends and fall begins) you can still enjoy spring flowers=inside" ,ts an easy way to
make your home look pretty.
Some flowers grow from seeds. >ther flowers) such as tulips) grow from bulbs. A flower bulb
looks like an onion. Some bulbs are as big as eggs. 'lowers grown from bulbs come in many
different colors.
Some bulb flowers are easier than others to grow inside. A good one to try first is called a
paperwhite. As many as twelve sweet!smelling flowers can grow from one paper white bulb.
FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE STEPS:
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& 'ind a large glass jar that is clear enough to see through. 'ill the jar almost to the top with
marbles) stones) or shells. This will give the bulbs roots something to hold on to as they grow.
,t will also give you a place to set the bulb.
( 7lace the bulb on top of the marbles. The bottom of the bulb is the part that is pointed) like the
bottom of a heart shape.
7ush the bulb into the marbles just far enough to make it stay.
* 'ill the jar with water. ?se just enough water to cover just the bottom part of the bulb.
$ 7ut the jar in a place where the bulb will get plenty of light. +heck every day to make
sure there is still the right amount of water in the jar. Add water when it is needed.
Soon the roots will start to grow. ,n a few weeks) you can enjoy watching the flowers
bloom.
There are a few different kinds of paperwhites) and not all of them are all white.
Some are white and yellow) and others are yellow and orange. See what you can find at
the garden store. You might want to grow more than one ne@t time"
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'he author uses the LA/' paragraph mostl% to help the reader
A feel e@cited about growing paperwhites.
want to read more stories about flowers.
C think that growing flowers is easier than it really is.
* want to grow flowers that are not paperwhites.
+h% should the 6ar !e made of glass)
A You can use a glass jar again later.
3lass is heavy) so the jar will not tip over.
C The glass will keep the roots warm.
* 3lass is clear) so you can see the roots through it.
+hen should %ou first put #ater in the 6ar)
A after the flowers bloom
after the roots start to show
C after the plant is an inch tall
* after the bulb is placed on the marbles
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'his is part of a !oo$7s ta!le of contents3 8se it to ans#er the 9uestion3
.f %ou are reading page 45( #hich stor% are %ou reading)
A Song of the Aountains
Three Tree 'rogs
C The 4umping 'ish
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*olores :uerta
& .olores Cuerta has worked hard most of her life to help other people. She has
helped change things so that farm workers can have a better life.
( .olores grew up in +alifornia. She was a good student and liked school. After she finished
high school) she went to college and studied to be a teacher. After she became a teacher)
.olores noticed that many of her students were not getting enough food to eat. Some of them
wore very old clothes. .olores wondered how she could help them.
* .olores decided to stop teaching so that she could spend more time helping the farm workers
and their families. .olores did not want to Duit her job. She liked teaching) but she thought she
could help the children more by helping their families. >ne thing she wanted to do was to get
more pay for farm workers so they could buy their children the things they needed.
$ .olores knew that many farm workers move often from one place to another to help pick
different kinds of fruits and vegetables) like lettuce and grapes. She began talking and writing
about these workers. Even people who lived far from +alifornia read what .olores wrote.
% 3etting higher pay for the farm workers was not easy. .olores worked hard to make sure that
farm workers got fair pay for their work. She knew that nothing would change unless people
made new laws to help the workers. Through all her hard work) new laws were made that gave
farm workers fair pay.
8 .olores Cuerta has worked for more than *6 years in many different ways to make life better
for working people. She has shown how much one person can change things.
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A to have their own farm
to go to a better school
C to go where it was warmer
* to pick the fruit and vegetables
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A better pay
more time off
C better schools
* more safety
Paragraph 5 tells mainl%
A why .olores Duit teaching.
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why .olores didnt like teaching.
C where .olores grew up.
* where .olores went to school.
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A They are hungry.
They are sleepy.
C They are angry.
* They are sad.
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'he /eed
by Aileen Fisher
& Cow does it know)
( this little seed)
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8 a vine or shoot)
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; A seed is so small
&6 where do you suppose
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A seed is so small
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how a seed grows.
C where a seed is planted.
* the siGe of a seed.
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+hich 9uestion !elongs in the circle)
A What can a seed become when it begins to growF
What do seeds look likeF
C Where does a seed store all of the things it knowsF
* Why are seeds smallF
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where do you suppose
it stores up all
of the things it knowsF
.n #hich sentence does stores have a *."";R;,' meaning from the underlined #ord in
the !o<)
A The sDuirrel stores its acorns for winter.
4ane stores her e@tra pencils in her desk.
C The grocery stores will be closed tomorrow.
* >ur teacher stores our school supplies in the closet.
+hich #ords are /=,-,=>/)
A little and small
seed and root
C weed and shoot
* long and deep
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