The next question refers to This Mystery Rocks! by Cynthia Schlagel.
The sentences have been numbered to help you identify them more easily.
This Mystery Rocks! By Cyntha Schlagel
The Drifting Rocks are a strange phenomenon still unexplained by science. Located in
Death Valley, California, the rocks sit on hot, flat ground. Unlike normal rocks, they have
trails etched behind them as if they have traveled across the sand. “Some trails are only a
few feet. Some trails are over a half a mile long. Each trail is as baffling as the next.
The variety of rock movement has baffled scientists for decades. Some rocks seem to roll
as they move forward. Some take unexplainable routes. 10Large ones have traveled past
small ones that have stayed still. 11Some scientists suggest that the rocks are pushed by
wind. 12Others believe they slide on small amounts of ice or mud. 13So far, research has not
confirmed any theory.
Which choice best describes how the author organized information?
A Cause and effect
B Chronological order
C Fact by fact
D Problem-solution

Read the excerpt from rena's promise: two sisters in auschwitz. “i have a favor to ask of you, andrzej . . this is very difficult for me, but i must ask. it is no longer safe in tylicz for rena. her mother and i are worried for her safety every day.” “i heard what happened last night, mr. kornreich. i understand your concern.” “i have no money to pay you for this favor.” “sir, i would not take any money from you. she is my friend since childhood. i will do whatever you ask to your daughter.” “ you.” papa paused, stroking his chin where his beard should have been. “you seem like a man of your word. if you would bring rena across the border to slovakia, her mother and i might find sleep at night.” which best summarizes the excerpt? although he does not trust andrzej, rena’s father fears for his daughter’s life and finally agrees to leave her with him. slovakia is the only safe place for the jews of europe, and andrzej has agreed to take rena there. rena’s father asks andrzej to take her to safety in slovakia, and he agrees to do so. after much deliberation, rena’s father pays a polish man to take her safely across the border to slovakia. mark this and return