Question

What does the title "Mixing Books and Beats" tell you about the topic? What do you already know about this topic? Type your answer in the text box. Click SUBMIT when you are done.

Answer 1

What questions do you have about the topic? What do you want to find out? Type your answer in the text box. Click SUBMIT when you are done.

Answer 2

Imagine your purpose for reading is to find out more information about the Supreme Court. Decide whether each article might be helpful for your research based on its title. Drag the titles of the articles you would select to the box.

The Judicial Branch States Government First Lady Of The Struggle History of The High Court America's First Female doctor

Answer 3

Which of the following questions can help you set a purpose for reading before you read the text? Choose three correct answers.


A.What is the topic of the article?
B.What do I already know about the topic?
C.What other topics would I like to read about?
D.What do I want to learn or find out about the topic?

Answer 4

Read each purpose for reading below. Then read the article titles in the chart. Match each purpose for reading with the correct article title.





Chef Marie's Tastiest Crust

Morgan Park High School Qualifies for Division

Best Day Trips from Boston

<strong>Chef Marie's Tastiest Crust</strong>
<strong>Morgan Park High School Qualifies for Division</strong>
<strong>Best Day Trips from Boston</strong>

Answer 5

Read each purpose for reading below. Then read the article titles in the chart. Match each purpose for reading with the correct article title.





Chef Marie's Tastiest Crust

Morgan Park High School Qualifies for Division

Best Day Trips from Boston

<strong>Chef Marie's Tastiest Crust</strong>
<strong>Morgan Park High School Qualifies for Division</strong>
<strong>Best Day Trips from Boston</strong>


to get baking tips to plan a trip to find sports scores

Answer 6

Now let's say you are about to read an article with the title "NASCAR Zooms into the Future." What do you already know about the topic? What do you want to know? Type your answer in the text box. Click SUBMIT when you are done.

Answer 7

the article: Accompany a dog on a wandering walk and you'll get a clue about why dogs make such great detectives: They'll sniff anything and everything. Dogs have smelling powers many times that of humans. This lets them smell the world in ways we can only imagine. One breed, the bloodhound, has been jokingly described as "a nose with a dog attached."

For some jobs, these scent seekers are the best assistants humans can fetch.

Sniffing for Trouble

Maybe you've witnessed police dogs inspecting suitcases and bags at an airport. Most are trained to recognize the scent of explosives or illegal substances. If they smell something suspicious, they alert their handlers. Medical researchers are also experimenting with dogs that perform odor analyses. They might be able to sniff out cancer and other diseases.

Sniffing to the Rescue

You may have heard of Lassie, a collie of classic TV fame that always comes to the rescue. Search-and-rescue dogs are indeed heroes that deal with dangerous, often life-or-death situations. Some are trained to search for people inside fallen buildings after a disaster, for example. Search teams also use trained dogs when they're racing to rescue lost or missing people in the wilderness. No machine yet invented can match these dogs' ability to track a scent.

Sniffing for Science

Dog owners know that peppy pooches will try to scare off any wild creature they see. But one organization, Rogue Detective Teams, does more than that. It trains rescue dogs to help wildlife biologists conduct research. The dogs learn to find scat—animal poop. They can identify a dozen different species of animals by the scat alone. With the help of these dog detectives, biologists can determine the population size of bats, say, or wolves. The group has even trained a dog to find the caterpillars of the Oregon silverspot butterfly, a threatened species. Such research can help wildlife officials improve protections for endangered animals.

Human investigators and researchers have found many ways to harness dogs' natural talent for detective work. And all dogs ask for in return? As many treats as they can get—and a scratch behind the ear

Answer 8

This article is mainly about _________.

A.the important ways that dogs use their incredible sense of smell to help humans
B.the research done by scientists to improve protections for threatened species
C.the work of medical researchers who are studying cancer and other diseases
D.the training that dogs receive to help them search for people after a disaster

Answer 9

QUESTION 2

QUESTION 2

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Based on the article, which of these is true about search-and-rescue dogs?

A.Scientists understand that search-and-rescue dogs are smarter on television than in real life.
B.Search-and-rescue dogs have been trained to determine population sizes of endangered animals.
C.Search-and-rescue dogs are better at tracking scents than any human or machine invented so far.
D.Scientists believe that search-and-rescue dogs can one day take the place of medical researchers.

Answer 10

Which passage from the article best supports the idea that one animal species can help another?


A.Dog owners know that peppy pooches will try to scare off any wild creature they see.
B.Dogs have smelling powers many times that of humans…. One breed, the bloodhound, has been jokingly described as "a nose with a dog attached."
C.The group has even trained a dog to find the caterpillars of the Oregon silverspot butterfly…. Such research can help wildlife officials improve protections for endangered animals.
D.You may have heard of Lassie, a collie of classic TV fame that always comes to the rescue.

Answer 11

Which is the closest antonym for the word harness, as it is used in the article?


A. neglect
B. improve
C. represent
D. compare

Answer 12

the article:
Pop, pop, pop, pop-ular. The Pop It! trend blew up fast. Beginning in 2020, this fidget toy started popping up everywhere. What was behind the low-tech gizmo's rise?

Fans love the oh-so-satisfying sound and the pleasing sensation of pressing the bubbles. They say it's like playing with bubble wrap that never wears out. But the toy didn't really take off until a TikTok superstar monkeyed around with one and showed her followers how much fun it was. (If you're wondering who that mystery celebrity might be, here's a hint: She's a curious critter, too.)

Although a viral video boosted its visibility, the toy got its start in the 1970s. It was the brainchild of toy designers Theo and Ora Coster. They were a husband-and-wife team who invented Guess Who? and over 190 other games. For this new toy, Ora envisioned a surface covered with rows of squishable bumps. Once players pushed them all, they could flip the object over and start again. Theo created a model based on her idea. However, the toy's mom and pop, Ora and Theo, never turned their invention into a product.

A Canadian company called FoxMind brought the idea out of the workshop and onto store shelves after purchasing the design. FoxMind's product, which debuted in 2013, was made of silicone. It's a bendy, plastic-like material that makes a popping sound, like a bubble bursting, when pushed. The first version of the game was called Last One Lost. Players took turns, and the person who popped the final bubble went down in defeat. Initially, Last One Lost was not a winner for the company, but sales bumped up a bit in 2019, when the game was rebranded as Pop It! and started selling in Target stores.

Then, in 2020, the bubble toy exploded in popularity, thanks to a social media star named Gaitlyn Rae. With over 7 million followers, she's online royalty, but she's not your typical celebrity—she's a capuchin monkey! After the toy was sent to Gaitlyn Rae as a gift, her owner posted a video of her playing with it on TikTok, where it went viral. The popular primate looked so fascinated by the plaything that many viewers couldn't wait to get their hands on one, too.

Soon, Pop It! sales were climbing faster than a hungry monkey scaling a banana tree. Within a year, sales were 10 times higher than they had been before Gaitlyn Rae's trendsetting video. Experts say that timing probably played a part in the toy's success. During the pandemic of 2020 and 2021, many people had more time on their hands. Lots of students were learning at home instead of in a classroom. A Pop It! or two gave fidgety fingers something to do.

For some kids, Pop It! toys are as fun to collect and trade as they are to play with. The famous fidgets now come in a huge array of colors and styles, although only some of them are official FoxMind products. The available shapes go far beyond simple circles and squares. Options include everything from hearts to hamburgers, ducks to dragons, and pineapples to Pokémon. Some glitzy models sparkle with glitter, while others glow in the dark or change color in sunlight.

But these cute, colorful toys can have serious benefits, too. Many say the sound and motion are soothing, helping to relieve stress. Some people find that fidget toys like these help their minds stay focused by keeping their hands busy. For these fans, Pop It! toys are more than just monkey business!

Answer 13

Think about the article. What caused the sales of Pop It! to be 10 times higher after just one year?

A.A monkey on social media played with Pop It! on a video that went viral.
B.The inventors of Guess Who? gave it away with their popular game.
C.The company that makes Pokémon started selling Pop It! in toy stores.
D.A user of TikTok played with bubble wrap on a video that went viral.

Answer 14

Which passage from the article best supports the idea that the Pop It! may have health benefits for some people?

A.The popular primate looked so fascinated by the plaything that many viewers couldn't wait to get their hands on one, too.
B.Some glitzy models sparkle with glitter, while others glow in the dark or change color in sunlight.
C.During the pandemic of 2020 and 2021, many people had more time on their hands. Lots of students were learning at home instead of in a classroom.
D.Many say the sound and motion are soothing, helping to relieve stress. Some people find that fidget toys like these help their minds stay focused by keeping their hands busy.

Answer 15

Based on the article, which of these is true of the Pop It!?

A.The toy was first invented and sold by the social media star Gaitlyn Rae.
B.The toy started selling in Target stores but got more popular due to social media.
C.The toy was sold and made popular by toy designers Theo and Ora Coster.
D.The toy became popular in Israel but versions of it never sold in the U.S. until 2020.

Answer 16

Which is the closest antonym for the word focused, as it is used in the article?


A.distracted
B.determined
C.cheerful
D.cautious