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  • What text features does the author include in the article "More Than Air"?
    Bold words
    Photographs
    Illustrations
    Diagrams
  • How does the author organize the article "More Than Air"?
    By comparing and contrasting animal horns and conch shells
    By providing basic facts and explaining them
    By describing how wind instruments should be used
    By sequencing the steps of how to use a wind instrument
  • From what point of view is the story "A Forest Full of Stars" told from?
    Third person from the perspective of Claire
    First person from the perspective of Rachel
    Third person from the perspective of someone outside the sto
    First person from the perspective of Grandma
  • How do the people in paragraphs 2 and 3 of the article "More Than Air" treat nature DIFFERENTLY than the characters in paragraphs 9-14 of the story "A Forest Full of Stars"?
    The villagers create tools from nature
    The artists spend time looking at nature
    The artists notice animals in nature
    The villagers ask questions about nature
  • The point of view of the article and the story are similar because-?
    They are both told from a character in the story
    They are both told from first person point of view
    They are both told by a narrator in the story
    They are both told from third person point of view
  • The author most likely wrote the article "More Than Air" to-?
    Inform the reader about a form of communication in the past
    Inspire the reader to use instruments to communicate
    Inform the reader about how to use wind instruments
    Tell the reader an exciting story about signal instruments
  • An idea presented in both the article and the story is-?
    People can used their senses to communicate
    There are different ways to communicate
    People are close to nature
    Family is important
  • Which heading would the reader use to find information about how groups celebrated using wind instruments?
    Get Inspired
    A Beautiful Sight
    More Than Air
    Bringing Groups Together
  • What can the reader conclude based on paragraph 16?
    Rachel will return to Grandma's with Claire
    Rachel likes fireflies
    Grandma enjoys Rachel's company
    Rachel was excited to visit her sister at camp
  • One difference between the story and the article is-?
    The story is about shells and the article is about bugs
    The article and the story talk about communication
    The article and the story talk about nature
    The article is informational and the story is not
  • Which detail from the article "More Than Air" supports the key idea that conch shells were used to communicate without words?
    The sound could be heard from far away
    The sound of the shell depended on the size
    They were used to talk with other people
    Instruments have different uses
  • Why is the setting important to the story "A Forest Full of Stars"?
    The forest is where the fireflies are
    The forest is where people camp
    New York has lots of lights
    Grandma's house is far from where Claire is
  • What caused Rachel to change her feelings about walking through the forest in the dark?
    She starts writing a letter in her head
    She had a flashlight
    She imagines herself in New York with Claire
    Seeing the fireflies in the clearing
  • How do the story from "A Forest Full of Stars" and the article "More Than Air" use the idea of imagination DIFFERENTLY?
    Rachel uses imagination for fun; people use it for work
    Rachel feels closer to family; people carve from imagination
    Rachel is unsure about imagining; people are sure about it
    Imagining is difficult for Rachel; artists use it easily
  • How are the purposes of the story from "A Forest Full of Stars" and the article "More Than Air" SIMILAR?
    Both show how people act when they are afraid
    Both show different languages across the world
    Both show unusual ways of talking
    Both show how music is used to tell stories
  • How are Rachel's feelings different at beginning of the story from the end of the story?
    Rachel is amazed by the firefly show
    Rachel is nervous walking in the dark
    Rachel is excited to talk to Claire
    Rachel loves her grandmother
  • Why did the author include imagery in paragraph 9 in the story "A Forest Full of Stars"?
    To explain that Rachel misses her sister
    To describe the walk into the forest
    So the reader can visualize the fireflies in the forest
    To describe how dark the forest is
  • In paragraph 5 of the article "More Than Air" the author organizes the text using-?
    Sequencing
    Text evidence
    Problem and solution
    Comparing and contrasting
  • Read paragraph 12 from the story "A Forest Full of Stars." What SIMILAR idea about sending messages is found in the article "More Than Air"?
    The first sound instruments were carved into animals
    Instruments used to be a popular way to send messages
    People can learn to send messages by listening to animals
    Some groups have special ways of sending messages w/ sound
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