INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE & IDEAS: use evidence from the text to make predictions, inferences, draw conclusions

Question 1

Nikita’s mother loves to tell anyone who will listen that she had to enroll her daughter in gymnastics to keep her safe.
She would often find baby Nikita precariously perched on the highest limb of a tree or attempting double flips from the top of her bureau onto her bed. The gym was Nikita’s haven growing up, but now that haven was a sheer rock face in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Nikita clung to minuscule fissures in the rock as her climbing partner, Ivan, watched from below. His muscles tensed as he watched her, ready to belay her ropes to catch even the tiniest slip or fall. Nikita looked down and made eye contact with Ivan. She detached her ropes and let them fall.

1. which of the following is a prediction based on the last line of the passage?

a. nikita will panic b/c she lost her ropes accidentally
b. nikita will attempt a freestyle climb without ropes
c. ivan will run for help b/c nikita has lost her ropes
d. ivan will climb up and help nikita reattach her ropes

Answer 1

b. nikita will attempt a freestyle climb without ropes

Question 2

Nikita’s mother loves to tell anyone who will listen that she had to enroll her daughter in gymnastics to keep her safe.
She would often find baby Nikita precariously perched on the highest limb of a tree or attempting double flips from the top of her bureau onto her bed. The gym was Nikita’s haven growing up, but now that haven was a sheer rock face in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Nikita clung to minuscule fissures in the rock as her climbing partner, Ivan, watched from below. His muscles tensed as he watched her, ready to belay her ropes to catch even the tiniest slip or fall. Nikita looked down and made eye contact with Ivan. She detached her ropes and let them fall.

2. which of the following is an inference that could be made about nikita?

a. nikita is afraid of heights
b. nikita is athletic and adventurous
c. nikita is a professional climber
d. nikita has traveled to many mountains

Answer 2

b. nikita is athletic and adventurous

Question 3

Nikita’s mother loves to tell anyone who will listen that she had to enroll her daughter in gymnastics to keep her safe.
She would often find baby Nikita precariously perched on the highest limb of a tree or attempting double flips from the top of her bureau onto her bed. The gym was Nikita’s haven growing up, but now that haven was a sheer rock face in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Nikita clung to minuscule fissures in the rock as her climbing partner, Ivan, watched from below. His muscles tensed as he watched her, ready to belay her ropes to catch even the tiniest slip or fall. Nikita looked down and made eye contact with Ivan. She detached her ropes and let them fall.

3. which of the following is a reasonable conclusion to draw about nikita’s childhood and her present situation?

a. nikita is drawn to the outdoors and risk taking
b. nikita’s mother discouraged her climbing
c. nikita has a deep love of geology
d. nikita wanted to become an Olympic gymnast

Answer 3

a. nikita is drawn to the outdoors and risk taking

Question 4

Nikita’s mother loves to tell anyone who will listen that she had to enroll her daughter in gymnastics to keep her safe.
She would often find baby Nikita precariously perched on the highest limb of a tree or attempting double flips from the top of her bureau onto her bed. The gym was Nikita’s haven growing up, but now that haven was a sheer rock face in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Nikita clung to minuscule fissures in the rock as her climbing partner, Ivan, watched from below. His muscles tensed as he watched her, ready to belay her ropes to catch even the tiniest slip or fall. Nikita looked down and made eye contact with Ivan. She detached her ropes and let them fall.

4. which of the following definitions can be inferred for the meaning of “belay” in the passage

a. to let go of
b. to fasten on a cleat
c. to exert tension on
d. to loosen

Answer 4

c. to exert tension on