RI.1.a
Description:
Key Ideas and Details
Read closely to comprehend text.
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
3A
Exemplars
3A: Predicting Outcomes
3A: Predicting Outcomes
Description:
Predicting Outcomes
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-4
F-4
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1740 words
Author: Kelley Sachs
Synopsis: Some scientists believe life could exist on planets outside our solar system.
Excerpt:
There are many, many more exoplanets than the eight planets in our solar system. There are 760 so far, and scientists have only just begun to find them. It makes sense to assume that some of these far away planets might be very much like Earth. Some rocky planets probably have plenty of water on their surface, and stay at a temperature between freezing and boiling most of the time. These two conditions could make it possible for Earth-like life to exist.
Question:
From what you have read, which of the following is most likely?
- Some exoplanets could resemble Earth in their composition and climate.
- There are not many more exoplanets than the eight planets in our solar system.
- Astronauts are now training for missions to the farthest exoplanet.
- We will never know whether exoplanets really exist in our solar system.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe three things that happened in a selection and how they foreshadowed subsequent events.
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