What One Adds to the Other
RI.4.9
NameDate
Circle the right answer.
1.Text 1 says Fleming noticed mold killing germs in 1928. Text 2 says Florey and Chain found how to make penicillin in large amounts. What does Text 2 add?
- A.When Fleming made the discovery
- B.What color the mold was
- C.How the discovery became a medicine
2.Text 1 says trains crossed Britain by the 1840s. Text 2 says each town kept its own time, so schedules were confusing. What does Text 2 add?
- A.When the trains crossed Britain
- B.How fast the trains went
- C.A problem the railways ran into
3.Text 1 says volcanoes form where hot rock rises. Text 2 says the ash from one eruption cooled the whole world for a year. What does Text 2 add?
- A.What lava is made of
- B.How far an eruption's effects can reach
- C.Where volcanoes form
4.Text 1 says honeybees live in hives of thousands. Text 2 says farmers rent hives so bees will pollinate their orchards. What does Text 2 add?
- A.How people depend on bees
- B.How bees make honey
- C.How many bees live in a hive
5.Text 1 says the Romans built straight roads across Britain. Text 2 says soldiers could march twenty miles a day on them. What does Text 2 add?
- A.Who built the roads
- B.What the roads were made of
- C.Why the roads mattered to the army
6.Text 1 says camels live in hot deserts. Text 2 says a camel can drink a hundred liters of water in ten minutes. What does Text 2 add?
- A.How a camel refills on water
- B.How hot deserts are
- C.Where camels live
7.Text 1 says Rontgen discovered X-rays in 1895. Text 2 says that within a year hospitals were using X-rays to find broken bones. What does Text 2 add?
- A.Who discovered X-rays
- B.How X-rays were named
- C.How quickly the discovery was put to use
8.Text 1 says beavers build dams from sticks and mud. Text 2 says the dams slow rivers and store water for dry summers. What does Text 2 add?
- A.What the dams do for the land
- B.How beavers build their dams
- C.What beavers eat
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