Question

wednesday
compare and contrast
when we compare and contrast information, we look for the similarities and differences between details in the text
highlight the words that give information about two of the articles in the summer issue
circle the words that suggest that there is a feeling of excitement about the summer issue
underline the sentence that helps to answer question 2
read the passage.
as i read through the articles for the summer issue, i notice theres an interesting one on making skateboards and another on secret beach huts that kids have built. both are great for the summer issue. theres a huge buzz around the summer issue — and this one is shaping up to be our biggest ever. our readers and advertisers look forward to it as we always try to do something to make these issues different and collectable. we have a few surprises in the pipeline — which is a good sign. putting together this issue can take eight months to plan and organize. this is fairly stressful as we still have to publish the monthly issues of hive in the meantime.
put a box around the word that suggests that readers like to keep the summer issues
color the words that show how long it takes to plan and organize a summer issue
circle the word that indicates how often hive is published
color the correct answers
1 how are the articles on skateboards and secret beach huts that kids have built similar?
○ they are written by the same person. ○ they contain the same number of words.
○ both will be included in the summer issue. ○ both are about secret projects.
2 how will the current summer issue be different from previous ones? it ..
○ will be more exciting. ○ contain more advertisements.
○ will be more interesting. ○ will be the biggest one yet.
3 what is similar about all of the summer issues? the editorial team tries to make each one ..
○ more colorful. ○ collectable. ○ longer ○ less expensive.
4 how is the summer issue different from the monthly issues of hive? it ..
○ takes longer to plan and organize. ○ contains more photographs
○ contains fewer advertisements ○ targets a different audience

Explanation:

1. For question 1, the passage states "Both are great for the summer issue" which confirms the similarity.
2. For question 2, the passage notes "this one is shaping up to be our biggest ever" as the key difference.
3. For question 3, the passage says "we always try to do something to make these issues different and collectable" which applies to all summer issues.
4. For question 4, the passage specifies "Putting together this issue can take eight months to plan and organize" while they also publish monthly Hive issues, showing the summer issue takes longer to plan.

Answer:

1. Both will be included in the summer issue.
2. will be the biggest one yet.
3. collectable.
4. takes longer to plan and organize.