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SPI 0601.3.5 Select illustrations, descriptions, and/or facts to support key ideas.

 

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Performance Indicator: 0601.3.5 Select illustrations, descriptions, and/or facts to support key ideas.

  1. Most schools take pictures of students each year to put in yearbooks. Photographers make
    the whole process of taking and developing pictures look effortless. It is easy to forget that when
    photographs were first invented, the process wasn’t easy, but fortunately, much has changed since then.

    The first photograph was taken in the late 1820s. At that time, each sheet of metal, used as film,
    would record only one image. Then the material used to create that image took a long time to develop
    into a picture. ________, the process of taking out the film and putting in a new piece took a long time.

    Today, the newest cameras don’t even use film. These cameras are called digital cameras, and they
    use computer technology to capture an image or scene. With technology changing at such a fast pace,
    it is impossible to think what photography will be like in the next 100 years.

    In the early 1890s, a man named George Eastman invented roll film. Roll film allowed people to
    take many pictures. However, there was still no camera that could quickly take pictures one right after
    another. Fortunately in the early 1890s, Thomas Edison, with the help of William Dickson, invented a
    new camera that could take over 40 pictures in one second. Many pictures for a yearbook can be taken
    on one roll of film. When shown from a special projector, the images from this motion-picture camera
    looked as though they were moving.

Don wrote the following facts after reading an article in a photography magazine. (Sample Item #28)

1. Photography is a hobby for many people.

2. Joseph Niépce took the first photograph.

3. Flashbulbs were often needed while taking photographs.

4. Frederick Wratten started the first photography supply business.

Which fact would best support an idea presented in Don’s report?

F Fact 1

G Fact 2

H Fact 3

J Fact 4

  1. Four Can Be Better Than Five

Members of the Green Valley School Board,

1 My name is Rick Smithfield. I am a sixth grader at Green Valley Middle School. I just moved to this
area last summer. Many people might still consider me to be “new.” I have made many adjustments this
past school year. I have seen how the teachers, staff, school board members, and the community work
together to provide the best education possible for students at this school. I have nearly finished one
school year here. I have had to get used to a more traditional approach to educating students. Today, I
would like to share an idea with you. I hope you might consider it as part of your plans for the future of
educating students like me in this community.

2 My idea involves moving away from a five-day school week and introducing a four-day week. We used
this system in the last school I attended. My parents and I have seen the benefits this unique schedule
provides. Additionally, the school district can continue to maintain the state educational standards.

3 By law, students are required to attend school 35 hours per week. Our current schedule divides this
time into 7 hours on each of five school days. To create a four-day week, we would need to divide 7 more
hours into these four days. This seems like a much longer school day. However, if we extended our school
day from 7:15 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., it would give us the required 35 hours a week of school. I think most
people would agree that this schedule still seems fairly traditional.

4 There are many advantages to having a four-day school week. Teachers would have an extra day to
grade papers or create lesson plans. Teachers could also attend training classes and meetings or even make
doctor appointments on this day. This would greatly reduce the need for teachers to miss class time. At
school, having more time in class could benefit teachers too. They would have more time to extend their
lessons or to work with students requiring extra help.

5 Students would benefit from this arrangement too. A longer school day would allow students to
complete lessons, such as science experiments, without interruption. Also, an extra day off would allow
students more time to work on projects or study for tests. Like teachers, students could also use this extra
day to attend doctor appointments. The extra day might also allow families to spend more time together.

6 A four-day week can benefit the school financially too. The school could save money on utilities, such
as lighting and heating on the days the school is closed.

7 Changing to a four-day week system may seem like an extreme idea at first. However, other school
districts thrive with this schedule. I am sure that once the community and parents are made aware of some
of the positive reasons for making this change, they will eagerly support a four-day school week. Please
take the time to consider this idea, because it would truly benefit both the school and our community.

Which sentence from the speech is a fact?

A By law, students are required to attend school 35 hours per week.

B There are many advantages to having a four-day school week.

C Students would benefit from this arrangement too.

D Changing to a four-day week system may seem like an extreme idea at first.

  1. What Does the Nervous System Do?

How does the body know to breathe and move? The central nervous system tells the body
what to do. It is just one of the systems of the human body. This is a very busy system because it is
responsible for all the thinking humans do. It also controls all the voluntary movements of the body
and the involuntary actions that keep a person alive, such as breathing, sleeping, and digesting food.

Where can people learn more about the central nervous system? There are many books that
people can read to learn more about the central nervous system. The best book about the skeletal
system is Bones, Calcium, and You. The Internet also offers a lot of information. Of course, people
can also talk with doctors about this amazing body-messaging system.

How does the central nervous system work? Here is one example: if a person wants to kick a
soccerball, the brain sends a message to the foot to kick the ball. The message is sent from the brain
to the foot through nerves in the body. The spinal cord connects the brain with the nerves to send
messages back and forth.

Do people have to think about everything their bodies do? The answer is no. Kicking a
soccerball, jumping, or reading a book, are voluntary actions. The person knows he or she wants
to kick the ball and thinks about it before it happens. Other actions are involuntary. People do not
spend time thinking about breathing. It happens because of the central nervous system.

When Steven is ready to present his report, what visual images could he add that would best enhance his presentation? (Practice Test #35)

A names of books about the skeletal system

B photographs of himself sleeping, eating, and reading a book

C a scientific drawing of a human skeleton

D a sketch of a doctor listening to a patient breathe