Editorial Development: Bonnie Brook Communications

STRATEGY PRACTICE
Tell about a time when you took a stand for something you strongly believed in.
 
SKILL PRACTICE
Read each question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1. Which word best describes the mood in 
Tiananmen Square?
A 
celebratory 
B 
uneventful
C 
curious
D 
tense
 2. Which of the following best describes why the 
images of the Tank Man are so powerful? 
A 
They 
show that one person can stop a tank. 
B 
They were 
seen by many people. 
C 
They 
represent courage and conviction.
D 
They were taken by Western journalists
. 
 3. The Tank Man’s appearance suggests that
he 
. 
A 
planned 
his stand against the tank carefully 
B 
was 
part of an organized protest group 
C 
made 
his protest spontaneously 
D 
was 
trying to find a violent way to protest 
 4. Why do some people feel that the Tank Man was 
executed?
A 
Many 
other protesters were executed. 
B 
He 
was immediately taken away by police.
C 
His name was never revealed
.
D 
There were many pictures taken of him.
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Daily Reading Comprehension • EMC 3458 • © Evan-Moor Corp.
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Visualization
Visualization allows readers to form mental images of what they are reading 
about. By visualizing, good readers can better remember the main ideas or 
events in a passage. Good readers use sensory words from the text to help 
them visualize and adjust their mental images as they read.