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LiteralComp201-210


Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

1. 
Literal Reading Comprehension—Cause and Effect--RIT 201 - 210
Read the passage.
Then here comes Mr. Pearson with his clipboard and his cards and pencils and whistles andsafety pins and fifty million other things he’s always dropping all over the place with his clumsy self. He sticks out in a crowd because he’s on stilts. We used to call him Jack and the Beanstalk to get him mad. But I’m the only one that can outrun him and get away, and I’m too grown for that silliness now.
Copyright Info: Bambarg, Toni Code. “Raymond’s Run.” Elements of Literature (p.8). Holt,Reinhart and Winston, 1997.
Why does Mr. Pearson stand out in the crowd?
a.
He has a clipboard.
c.
He is wearing a bright shirt.
b.
He is always dropping things.
d.
He is on stilts.
 

2. 
Read the passage.
Leaves often change color before they fall. As autumn approaches, chlorophyll, the green pigment used in photosynthesis, breaks down. As chlorophyll is lost from leaves, other yellow and orange pigments are revealed. These pigments were always present in the leaves but were hidden by the green chlorophyll. Some leaves also have red pigments, which also become visible when chlorophyll is broken down.Copyright Info: Life Science p. 311. Holt Science and Technology. Holt, Reinhart, and Winston: 2001.
What causes green leaves to change color in the fall?