NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Whydidtheauthorwrite“BuildingsinDisguise”?topersuadereaderstovisitapopulartouristsitetodescribetheaccomplishmentsofafamousengineertoinformreadersaboutanunusualstyleofarchitecturetoarguethatanimportantbuildingshouldbepreserved2.Mostofthestructuresdescribedin“BuildingsinDisguise”werebuilttoattractcustomers.entertainchildren.bringstoriestolife.hoststageperformances.3.WhichstatementBESTexplainswhypeopleworkedtosaveMr.Lafferty’selephant?TheywantedtohelptheGertzenfamily.TheyhopedtoturnLucyintoagiftshop.Theywantedtopreservealocallandmark.TheythoughtLucywasabeautifulbuilding.4.WhyisthebuildinginMitchell,SouthDakota,unusual?Itismadewithcropsandgrasses.Itwasbuiltin1892andenlargedin1921.Itisaone-of-a-kindbuildingusedforconcerts.Itisabuildingwithmanypurposes.5.WhydidthepeopleofMitchell,SouthDakota,choosetobuildamimeticstructure?tocompetewithstructuresbuiltinothercitiesinthestatetoprovethattheareawasagoodplacetovisitorlivetosellthecropsthattheygrewinthenearbyareatoshowthattheywerecreativeandartisticWeeklyLessonTestLesson19©Harcourt•Grade6167SelectionComprehension“BuildingsinDisguise”Name6.Accordingtotheselection,whatistheMAINreasonthatmimeticstructuressuddenlybecamepopular?Affordableautomobilesledtomoreroadsidebusinesses.Superhighwaysmadetravelingacrosscountryfaster.Peoplehadmoreleisuretimefortraveling.Touristsbegantovisitmoreseasideresorts.7.Howdoyouknow“BuildingsinDisguise”isexpositorynonfiction?Itisaperson’saccountofhisorherownlife.Itpresentsfactsanddetailsaboutasubjectortopic.Itpresentsaproblemandchallengesreaderstofindtheanswer.Ithascharactersandeventsthatarelikepeopleandeventsinreallife.8.WhichsentenceBESTstatesthemainideaof“BuildingsinDisguise”?Structuresthatimitateotherobjectsarenotworthyofrestoration.TheTrojanHorsedemonstratesthatmimeticarchitecturehasbeenaroundforcenturies.LucytheElephantisourcountry’soldestexampleofmimeticarchitecture.Peopleareworkingtogethertosavemimeticbuildingsthatsymb...
