9th Grade Reading Comprehension

According to the passage, which factor affects how much flood protection a wetland provides?

• Its size, location, condition, and connection to water systems✓ correct answer
• The number of roads named after it
• Whether all of its plants are the same height
• The age of the nearest concrete building

Why should each tape be played as little as possible?

• Its fragile material could be damaged.✓ correct answer
• Only one person may hear an interview.
• The player works only on the third day.
• Digital files always contain less static.

Which statement best captures the passage’s central argument?

• Wetlands can reduce risks and support ecosystems, but treating them as simple machines ignores limits and ecological complexity.✓ correct answer
• Concrete structures should never be used near water.
• Every damaged wetland can be restored quickly and completely.
• Wetlands are valuable only because they remove pollution.

Which central idea does the story develop?

• Historical sources are valuable but must be checked, supplemented, and described transparently.✓ correct answer
• Oral memories are always more exact than written evidence.
• Archives should preserve only famous events.
• Newspapers contain the complete past.

Why does the author repeatedly state that no single measure removes all risk?

• To discourage readers from relying on wetlands as a complete solution✓ correct answer
• To argue that wetlands have no measurable value
• To show that only mechanical pumps can work
• To prove that coastal storms cannot be planned for

Why does Samira avoid writing, “This is exactly what happened”?

• She realizes sources can agree about an event while differing in details.✓ correct answer
• She has not read Nora’s letter.
• Mr. Falk forbids complete sentences.
• She no longer believes the concert occurred.

In the restoration paragraph, hydrology refers to

• the timing, depth, and movement of water✓ correct answer
• the list of animal species at a site
• the chemical composition of concrete
• the cost of purchasing nearby roads

What does unplanned mean in the description of the concert?

• Not arranged far in advance✓ correct answer
• Performed with loud amplifiers
• Paid for by a newspaper
• Following a fixed archive schedule

What is the effect of presenting a benefit and then a limitation in several sections?

• It builds a qualified argument instead of making an absolute claim.✓ correct answer
• It hides the author’s main idea until the final sentence.
• It turns the informational passage into a chronological story.
• It proves every wetland performs identically.

What purpose does Nora’s correction about the candles serve?

• It demonstrates why memories should be compared and differences recorded.✓ correct answer
• It proves the entire tape is false.
• It explains how tapes are digitized.
• It ends the search without new information.