NameSelectionComprehensionChoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.1.Whichsentencefromtheselectionincludesasimile?Thesunisverybrightandvery,veryhot.Fromafewmillionmilesaway,youcanseethesunrotateslowly.Asyougetcloser,thesurfacechurnsandroils,likewaterboilinginapan.Thesunisrotating,butitisturningfasteratitsequatorthanatitspoles.2.Howdoyouknow“NextStopNeptune”isexpositorynonfiction?Itgivesfactsanddetailsaboutatopic.Ithasdetailsthatshowthestorytookplaceinthepast.Itissetinthefutureandhastechnologyofthefuture.Ithascharacterswithfeelingslikerealpeoplehave.3.TheMAINreasontheauthorwrote“NextStopNeptune”wastotellaboutthesun’sheat.todescribethesolarsystem.toexplainwhatSaturnislike.toillustratethesizeoftheplanets.4.Whatisonereasonhumanscouldn’tsurviveonMercury?Thethinairwouldmakebreathingunpleasant.Thetemperatureextremeswouldbeunbearable.Thecloudsofsulfuricacidwoulddestroyclothing.The400milesperhourwindwoulddestroyshelters.5.WhyisVenusoftenreferredtoasastar?Itisverybeautiful.Itshineswithitsownlight.Itisoneofthelargestplanets.Itisbrighterthantheotherplanets.WeeklyLessonTestLesson26©Harcourt•Grade6223SelectionComprehension“NextStopNeptune”NameTOTALSCORE:/8+/26.HowareUranusandJupiterSIMILAR?Bothhavelayersofclouds.Bothhaveviolentsurfacestorms.Bothhaveoceansofliquidhydrogen.Botharethesamedistancefromthesun.7.InwhatwayareSaturnandNeptuneSIMILAR?Theyhave1,500milesperhourwinds.Theyareapproximatelythesamesize.Theybothareverywarm.Theybothhaverings.8.Whatdeterminesthelengthofadayonthedifferentplanets?thesizetheatmospherethetimeittakestorotatethedistancefromthesunREADTHINKEXPLAINWrittenResponse9.Thinkabouttheplanetsdescribedintheselection.Explainwhyitwouldbedifficultforpeopletosurviveonotherplanets.Usedetailsfrom“NextStopNeptune”tosupportyouranswer.WeeklyLessonTestLesson26©Harcourt•Grade6224SelectionComprehension“NextStopNeptune”NameWeeklyLessonTestLesson26FocusSkill:DrawandEvaluateConclusionsReadthepassage.Thenchoosethebestanswerforeachquestion.ETSIsDangerousMostpeopleknowtha...
