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Level 6 • Passage Answer Key
Lesson 3
(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. Terrain  means “the surface
features of a region.”
2. Many Thai people would be
unaccustomed to city life
because they live in rural  areas. 3. The squalid parts of Bangkok
would not be shown in tourist brochures.
4. New hotels have been built
because there are hordes  of people who go to Bangkok each year and need places to stay.
5. Daily life in Bangkok is probably
more hectic than it is in Chiang Mai because Bangkok is fifty times bigger.
6. Because Malaysia is a peninsula,
no one lives far from the sea. 7. The huge Grand Palace where
the rulers of Thailand once lived is among the splendid sights in Bangkok.
8. Thailand’s tropical rainforest
has an incredible  variety of plant and animal life.
9. Distinct  means “not the same;
different.” 10. There are over five hundred
different kinds of butterflies in Thailand.
11. Sanctuary  means “a place of
safety.” 12. The northeastern part of
Thailand gets the least amount of rain because it is the only part with an arid  climate. 13. Over sixty million people live in
Thailand.
14. The humid climate of the
rainforest would make you sweat.
15. Graze  means “to feed on
growing grass.”
Lesson 2
(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. African Americans had to find
( )
other types of transportation during the bus boycott.
2. Extend  means “to make longer.”
3. Rosa Parks was detained  by the
police.
4. Custody  means “being held by
the police.”
5. One can’t appeal a Supreme
Court decision because it is the highest court in U.S. government.
6. Segregation caused African
Americans to be treated like second-class citizens; it was degrading and unjust. 7. Campaign  means “a series of
actions intended to accomplish a goal.”
8. The laws degraded African
Americans because they were treated unfairly and didn’t have the same rights as other people. 9. Some whites believed that
African American protesters were acting arrogantly because they wanted the same rights the white people had. 10. Rosa Parks was found guilty. 11. The Supreme Court order to
integrate the buses proved that African Americans were not second-class citizens.
12. Triumph  means “to win.” 13. The African American people
sitting next to Rosa Parks vacated  their seats. 14. A ceremony honoring Rosa
Parks might have speeches about her courage or award a scholarship in her honor.
15. Violate  means “to break, as a
law or promise.”
Lesson 1
(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. The meaning of lofty  is “tall.”
2. Americans found out that
donors’ names would be in the newspaper.
3. The statue’s arm was exhibited
to help raise money.
4. The ending of the poem is
called eloquent.
5. Appeal  means “a request for
help.”
6. The day the statue was unveiled
was declared  a public holiday. 7. The immigrants hoped that
they would be more prosperous in America.
8. The American people had to
raise the money to purchase a pedestal  for the statue.
9. The statue’s hand clasps  the
torch of liberty. 10. Visitors take a ferry  to Liberty
Island.
11. Unveil  means “to remove a
covering from.” 12. Most people in America are
immigrants or descendants of immigrants. 13. The Statue of Liberty is
now dwarfed by the lofty skyscrapers of Manhattan. 14. Persecuted people are seeking
safety and looking for freedom. 15. No. If people seeking safety
in America felt affection for their home governments, they probably would not want to live elsewhere.
(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. Hatch  means “to bring forth
from an egg.”
2. Blouses, dresses, scarves, and
shirts are all apparel.
3. Emerge means “to come into
view.”
4. A silk moth dissolves  the silk
fibers of the cocoon when it emerges.
5. Function  means “the purpose
something is used for.”
6. Incubators can be small because
silkworm eggs are minute.
7. The silkworm eats continuously. 8. Shed  means “to lose or give
up.”
9. The lady of Si-ling is known for
having domesticated  silkworms.10. The silkworm sheathes  itself in
a cocoon.
11. The silk farmer transfers  the
cocoons to an oven to kill the silkworms inside.
12. Cool temperature inhibits  the
growth of the eggs. 13. The silkworm stops eating and
remains motionless. 14. Appreciate  means “to see the
worth of.” 15. Silk, rayon, and wool are types
of fibers.
(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. Yani had worked diligently  at
painting since she was two. 2. Perhaps Yani’s first strokes are
tentative because she is not sure where the ink will flow and what she feels at that moment; the first strokes may provide ideas for the rest. 3. Yani captures the feeling of
tranquility.
4. Yani liked to paint monkeys
when she was young.
5. You have to be able to read
Chinese to enjoy one of Yani’s inscriptions.
6. Stifle  means “to hold back.”
7. Yani has an innate  talent.
8. Posture  means “pose or
position.”
9. No. Yani dressed casually when
she was in Washington, D.C. 10. Yani can paint animals, birds,
trees, flowers, and landscapes. 11. Eclipse  means “to outshine.”12. Yani’s style evolved  over the
years. 13. Yani finishes paintings quickly
because she paints with deft  strokes. 14. She probably liked the way
they played with one another, swung on branches, hung by their tails, or scratched themselves.
15. Shroud  means “to cover from
view.”
(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. Helium weighs less than air, and
it is not flammable.
2. The envelope stays inflated
until it needs major repairs. 3. Elusive  means “hard to capture
or find.”
4. The gondola would plummet
to the ground if it became separated from the envelope. 5. Stationary  means “not moving.” 6. Blimps can be used to collect
samples of air to study the pollution  in it.
7. A swivel allows a moored
blimp to swing freely above the ground when the wind changes.
8. A blimp needs to be moored
when it is not flying so it doesn’t float away.
9. A blimp is propelled  by two
engines.
10. Attain  means “to reach.”
11. Blimps are not designed to take
a buffeting from high winds, so they usually don’t fly in bad weather. 12. No. The helium keeps the blimp
aloft; the engines propel it. 13. Advertisers like the way a blimp
grabs everyone’s attention.14. Buffet  means “to pound
repeatedly.” 15. A blimp can hover  in the air,
allowing cameras on board to catch all the action of a sporting event.
(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. Raw sewage, chemicals, and
fertilizers can all contaminate water.
2. Aggravate  means “to make
worse.”
3. To conserve water you could
take shorter showers, turn off the water while brushing your teeth, and water lawns sparingly in the evening.
4. Substitute  means “a replacement
for something.”
5. The amount of clean water
diminishes.
6. Vital  means “necessary for
continued life.”
7. Clean water remains after the
impurities have been removed. 8. Twenty-minute showers
during a drought would be extravagant.
9. People cannot live without
water. 10. The chemicals from landfills
enter into the groundwater and contaminate it.
11. Turning off the faucet while
brushing one’s teeth is a frugal  use of water. 12. Drinking water from rivers and
ponds could imperil  a person’s health. 13. It would be a drastic  order.14. Sustain  means “to support.” 15. No. The water cycle is
perpetual.
(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. Lewis and Clark were looking
for a convenient  place to spend the winter.
2. Inept  means “lacking in skill.”
3. The narrative says that
Sacagawea was taken captive. 4. Retrieve  means “to find and
bring back.”
5. The vast expanse of the ocean
was probably its most striking feature.
6. Interpret  means “to translate
one language into another.” 7. Sacagawea was with the
expedition for more than a year.
8. Sacagawea knew which plants
had beneficial effects.
9. The Shoshone had a  skirmish
with the Hidatsa. 10. Lewis and Clark thought the
baby’s presence would show that their intentions were peaceful.
11. Territory  means “land under
control of a particular group.” 12. Sacagawea was ecstatic because
the Shoshone chief was her brother. 13. Lewis and Clark felt that
Sacagawea‘s presence was invaluable. 14. Accompany  means “to go along
with.” 15. No, Sacagawea probably
wanted to linger  among the Shoshone.
(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. Exhausted  means “tired.”
2. Loud noises could cause the
cattle to stampede.
3. Westerns could show the boring
part of the cowboys’ lives, their mediocre shooting skills, or show African American and Latino cowboys.
4. A cowboy could be locked up if
he got into a brawl.
5. Mustangs were suitable for
cattle drives because they were hardy.
6. Punctuate  means “to interrupt
from time to time.”
7. A movie about cowboys’
monotonous  lives would be boring.
8. Most cowboys were mediocre
shots.
9. Casual  means “not regular;
occasional.” 10. The origin of sombrero  and
mustang  is Spanish, which the first cowboys from Mexico spoke.
11. Cowboys excelled  at roping
steers.
12. Soothe  means “to make calm.” 13. Ravenous cowboys would be
happy to see a chuck wagon or a town with restaurants.
14. Veterans from the war headed
west to work.
15. Constant  means “without a
pause.”
(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. The Greeks and Trojans were
adversaries because the Trojans had kidnapped the Greek king’s wife.
2. Woeful  means “unhappy.”
3. The Trojans could have run out
of food and surrendered, or they could have returned Helen to her husband in exchange for peace.
4. Abandoned  means “gave up and
left.”
5. At first the Trojans were baffled
by the huge wooden horse.
6. The Trojans failed to inspect the
horse and let down their guard. 7. The Greek soldiers were able to
hide inside the horse because it was colossal.
8. The Greek soldiers did not want
to be detected.
9. The Trojans might have used
horses or oxen to pull the wooden horse into the city. 10. Yes. The Trojans would
have found the army inside the horse.
11. The Trojans did not believe
Cassandra because that was Apollo’s way of punishing her for not loving him. 12. Troy might not have been
destroyed and more Trojans would have lived.
13. Trojan sentinels  should have
been keeping watch. 14. The Trojans’ rejoicing was
premature because they had not really won the war. 15. The Greeks were victorious  over
the Trojans.
(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. Elizabeth Blackwell was an
inspiration  to other women. 2. The letters N.Y.I.W.C. are an
abbreviation for the infirmary. 3. In the early 1800s everything a
woman possessed  became the property of her husband. 4. Women were not allowed to
vote.
5. Attempts to change the way
women were treated seemed futile.
6. Some people might have felt
it was not appropriate  for Blackwell to become a doctor. 7. Fanciful  means “unrealistic.” 8. Blackwell was resolute  in her
determination to become a doctor.
9. Blackwell’s applications were
rejected because of prejudice. 10. Dr. Blackwell was the first
American woman to become a doctor.
11. Unruly  means “badly behaved.” 12. The professors wanted to be
sure that Blackwell’s application would be rejected.
13. Majority  means “the greater
part.” 14. The male students sneered  at
Blackwell.
15. The  grudges  the professors held
against Blackwell eventually went away.
(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. Large companies have big
advertising budgets  that allow them to advertise on television. 2. Most toys and games remain
popular for only a brief time. 3. A severe storm in December can
keep customers away during the busiest time of year.
4. No. If inventors make the right
product and are lucky, they could make a fortune. 5. Brisk  means “active.”
6. As more companies enter the
games business, competition  increases.
7. I spend my leisure time
playing games, talking on the telephone, and riding my bike. 8. Monopoly has been around too
long to be considered just a fad.
9. Anticipate  means “to expect.”10. Less complicated toys usually
appeal to young children. 11. Effective  means “making a
strong impression” or “bringing about the desired result.” 12. A great many factors  go into
the decision to make a new toy. 13. Successful games inventors
need to have a knack  for thinking up creative ideas.
14. Bankrupt  means “unable to pay
one’s debts.” 15. Companies look for unique
games.
(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. Ancient peoples believed
eclipses of the sun could cause disasters.
2. Ancient peoples might have
regarded solar eclipses as extraordinary  events.
3. Heat and light are the two most
familiar forms of solar energy. 4. Exist  means “to occur.”
5. Earth revolves  around the sun.
6. When compared to the next
closest star, the sun is not very far away. 7. Traces  means “very small
amounts.”
8. The velocity  of light is 186,000
miles per second.
9. Hydrogen atoms fuse  and
become helium atoms.
10. Scientists analyzed  light from
the sun to find out what the sun is made of.
11. Scale  means “the way the size
of a map or model compares with the size of a thing it stands for.” 12. No, the eruption of a volcano
during an eclipse is only a coincidence. 13. The sun looks like a black disk
surrounded by flames.
14. Composed  means “made by
combining.” 15. The sun will become so
large that it will envelop all surrounding planets.
(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. Yes. Kublai Khan was a wise
and benevolent ruler, unlike his grandfather, Genghis Khan.
2. The territory Kublai Khan ruled
was extensive.
3. Genghis Khan established his
empire by vanquishing most of the rulers in Asia.
4. Genghis Khan was a tyrant.
5. No. That is an exaggeration
because Marco Polo traveled only from Italy to Asia.
6. Kublai Khan gave his consent
for Marco Polo to return to Venice.
7. The purpose of Marco Polo’s
travel in Asia was to carry out missions  for Kublai Khan. 8. No. Marco Polo had to get
the consent  of Kublai Khan to return home.
9. A less discreet person than
Marco Polo might have shared important information with other people at the court.10. Fantastic  means “unusual” or
“odd.”
11. Kublai Khan thought that
Marco Polo would not intrigue  against him. 12. Marco Polo wanted to return to
Venice.
13. Opportunity  means “a time that
is right for doing something.” 14. Crocodiles and coal were things
that Venetians had never seen before. 15. Marco Polo’s book remains
in print because it is such an engrossing  story.
(Possible answers; students’ sentences may vary.)
1. Camels transport  heavy loads of
materials.
2. Use of camels has become
outmoded  because of jeeps. 3. Four-wheel-drive vehicles can
travel faster and further and carry heavier loads than camels. 4. The dromedary’s habitat is the
desert.
5. Sunglasses would protect one’s
eyes from the glare  of the sun on the sand.
6. The  searing  heat is
uncomfortable. 7. Adapted  means “changed to fit
a particular habitat.”
8. The Bedouins once wended
their way on dromedaries. 9. Dromedaries are oblivious  to
the heat and sun.
10. Prominent  means “standing out”
or “easily seen.”
11. A shrunken hump would tell
you that a dromedary’s fat storage has been depleted.
12. Quenches  means “satisfies with
a liquid.” 13. The weather in Siberia would
be cold and windy. 14. They conserve energy by
maintaining a steady plodding gait. 15. If made to travel more than
fifty miles a day, a dromedary would begin to show fatigue.

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