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SKILL PRACTICE
Read each question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1. Which of these was probably true about the 
Olympic Games before 1964?
A 
People could watch only taped Olympic events.
B 
The Olympic Games were shown only in the 
United States.
C 
Satellites were used only for non-Olympic 
television shows.
D 
People were not interested in watching the 
Olympic Games.
 2. Spacesuits probably need to be strong yet flexible 
so that 
.
A
astronauts can work in extreme conditions
B
the suits are attractive and fashionable
C
astronauts can float in their spacecrafts
D
the suits are affordable and easy to make 
 3. Why did the author mention the Tokyo Olympics?
A
It was the reason NASA created the satellite.
B
NASA engineers were living in Tokyo during 
the Olympics that year.
C
Olympic athletes used NASA technology.
D
It was the first time the average person 
benefited from NASA technology.
 4. What can you infer about modern digital 
mammography scans?
A
They are too complicated to understand.
B
They prevent the development of cancer cells.
C
They are not popular with today’s doctors.
D
They are easier to read than previous scans.
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Explain how the author organized information about NASA in the passage.
 
 
Make Inferences
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WEEK 27
DAY 5
READ THE PASSAGE
As you read the passage, think about how the characters are alike and different.
Two Brothers
Long ago, there lived two brothers. Ted, the older brother, was married and had six children, while 
Ned, the younger brother, remained single and childless. Both brothers inherited an equal share of their 
father’s land, and both became grain farmers.
One evening, Ned started to worry about his older brother. “Why should I have as much land as he 
does when he has six children to care for?” he wondered. Ned decided to secretly bring some of his own 
grain to Ted’s house later that night.
Across the road, Ted started to worry about his younger brother. “Why should I have as much land as 
he does when he will have no children to care for him in his old age? He should make money now, so that 
he will not have to worry when he is old.” Ted decided to secretly bring some of his grain to his younger 
brother later that night.
The next morning, each brother was surprised to see that he still had the same amount of grain as he 
did before. Each decided that he must not have given away as much as he thought he had. Ned and Ted 
each secretly carried more grain to the other later that night. But then, they awoke to find that they still had 
the same amount of grain! For a third time, each brother carried grain to the other brother’s house in the 
dark of night. However, this time Ted and Ned saw each other approaching, and they dropped their grain 
and embraced each other.