7th ELA CCA prep
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Sarah Marin
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Open Ended
What is your prediction for the topic of today’s passage?
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Multiple Choice
What is El Silbo Gomero?
A type of music
A whistled language
A dance form
A traditional dish
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Multiple Select
What is the unique whistle heard in La Gomera called?
Silbo Gomero
Canary Whistle
Birdsong
El Silbo
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Multiple Choice
What are the advantages of using El Silbo as a whistled language?
It can be heard over long distances
It requires less energy to communicate
It is the only whistling language with every vowel
It is widely spoken by many people
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Multiple Choice
Which phrase from paragraph 2 helps the reader understand the meaning of speculate?
El Silbo has a history
for many generations
No one is certain
J the original inhabitants
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Multiple Choice
What is the origin of El Silbo and how has it been used historically?
A northern African language
A dialect of Spanish
A form of communication for the original inhabitants
A language adopted by Spanish explorers
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Multiple Choice
What was the significance of whistling for the islanders of La Gomera?
It was a form of entertainment
It allowed communication over long distances
It was used for musical performances
It was a way to send invitations
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Multiple Choice
The author includes the photograph of the ravine most likely to support which idea?
The people of La Gomera needed a language that could travel long distances.
El Silbo is spoken only by the people on the island of La Gomera.
You can hear the whistles of canaries and other birds on the island of La Gomera.
El Silbo is a traditional dance of La Gomera.
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Multiple Choice
Read these sentences from paragraph 4.
Before long only a few people could still whistle this unique language. To preserve the language, the government took action and required that el Silbo be taught in the schools.
Which central idea do these sentences help the reader understand?
People can adapt a language to their changing needs.
People can understand a language without needing to speak it.
A language can help connect people in different places with different ways of life.
A language can disappear over time if people no longer use it.
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Multiple Choice
What does Cyro explain about his connection to the island and his love for whistling?
He prefers living in the city
He enjoys being in nature
He dislikes his animals
He wants to leave again
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Multiple Choice
Which inference about Cyro is supported by the information in paragraph 6?
He is using the language of his ancestors in new ways.
Islanders see him as a role model for young people.
He uses the language of his ancestors to entertain tourists.
He thinks preserving his heritage is more important than living in a modern place.
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Multiple Choice
Which key idea is best supported by information in paragraphs 4 through 6?
Tourism is the major industry in La Gomera.
El Silbo is more difficult to learn than most other languages.
The people of La Gomera have differing ideas about the value of el Silbo.
Earning a living is easier now than in the past for the people of La Gomera.
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Multiple Choice
Based on the selection, why is the title “More Than a Whistle” appropriate?
El Silbo is a whistled language produced with specialized sounds.
El Silbo is a whistled language, but it also represents a traditional way of life in La Gomera.
El Silbo is a language that uses whistles of different pitches, but it is used less often than it once was.
El Silbo is a whistled language that can be heard over long distances.
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence best supports the idea that more than one language is spoken in La Gomera?
Whistling allowed islanders to deliver messages across the ravines without having to walk great distances around them. (paragraph 4)
The whistles were often used to make public announcements or to send invitations to events. (paragraph 4)
It is far from being the common language that it used to be. (paragraph 5)
Cyro loves whistling to communicate. (paragraph 6)
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