Reading Benchmark 3 20-21 (1342] Sing into Mistory (STAAR 2019)
2
35. What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection?
Read the selection and choose the best answer to each question.
Then fill in the answer on your answer document.
O
To give the history of pilots who have been
honored for their contributions to air travel
Flying into History
0
To explain how businesses have impacted the
production of planes throughout history
To provide information about how the design of
planes has changed throughout history
dark May night in 1927, starlight flickered on the silver wings
mall plane as it sputtered on
th the sky. Through the side
the pilot could see the glow
Ey of Paris. He glided over
To relate the details of an important event in the
history of air travel

Now long and short works of fiction have different characteristics beyond simply the length of the work. think of a short story that you like and a longer work (novel or novella) that you like. you can use the story and novella from this unit if no other works come to mind quickly. discuss the elements of each work that made it enjoyable to read. what relationship did the form of the work (short story, novella, or novel) have in making it an enjoyable read? what elements of fiction were strongest in the work, and how did they impact your enjoyment of the story? compare the two works you chose. how are they representative of short fiction versus longer forms of fiction?

Hillenbrand writes, "as louie blazed through college, far away, history was turning" (p. 43). why does the author interrupt louie's narrative with information about japan and germany?

As for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't – i think i'll see women handle the ballot. which quotation correctly uses ellipsis to shorten twain’s words? as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame . . a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't . . i think i'll see women handle the ballot. as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer . . i shouldn't – i think i'll see women handle the ballot. as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer – and there is no reason why i shouldn't . . as for this city's government, i don't want to say much, except that it is a shame – a shame; but if i should live twenty-five years longer . . i think i'll see women handle the ballot.