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C HAPTER 7 | F AST T RACK TO R EADING M ECHANICS • 135

POWER PRACTICE 1 ‘™ ‹–ǯ• –‹‡ ˆ‘” •‘‡ ˆ—Ǥ ‘ Š‡Ž’ ›‘— ‰‡– ƒ ˆ‡‡Ž ˆ‘” Œ—•– Š‘™ ˆƒ•– –‹‡ ‰‘‡• ™Š‡ ›‘—ǯ”‡ –ƒ‹‰ –Š‡ ‡ƒ†‹‰ –‡•–ǡ ™‡ǯ˜‡ ’—– –‘‰‡–Š‡” ƒ –‹‡ –”‹ƒŽȄŒ—•– ƒ Ž‹––Ž‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ƒ† ƒ…‘—’Ž‡ ‘ˆ ‹–‡• ˆ‘” ›‘— –‘ –ƒ‡ —†‡” –‹‡†…‘†‹–‹‘•Ǥ ”› ƒ•™‡”‹‰ –Š‡ –Š”‡‡ “—‡•–‹‘• „‡Ž‘™ ™‹–Š ƒ ͷǦ‹—–‡ –‹‡ Ž‹‹–Ǥ

DIRECTIONS: Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ „‡Ž‘™ ‹• ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‡† „› ƒ •‡– ‘ˆ ‹–‡•Ǥ Š‘‘•‡ –Š‡ „‡•– ƒ•™‡” –‘ ‡ƒ…Š “—‡•–‹‘ „ƒ•‡† ‘ ™Šƒ– ‹• •–ƒ–‡† ‘” ‹’Ž‹‡† ‹ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡Ǥ ‹˜‡ ›‘—”•‡Žˆ ͷ ‹—–‡• –‘…‘’Ž‡–‡ –Š‹• ‡š‡”…‹•‡Ǥ Items #1–3 are based on the following passage. Natural Science: Š‹• ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ‹• ƒ ‡š…‡”’– ˆ”‘ ƒ ‡••ƒ› ƒ„‘—– –Š‡ ’‘••‹„Ž‡ ”‡ƒ•‘• ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‡š–‹…–‹‘ ‘ˆ •ƒŽ‘ ”—• ‹ ‡™ ‰Žƒ† ”‹˜‡”•Ǥ ‘ŽŽ‘”‡ Š‘Ž†• –Šƒ– –Žƒ–‹…•ƒŽ‘ ™‡”‡ ‘…‡ •‘ ƒ„—†ƒ– ‹ ‡™ ‰Žƒ† ”‹˜‡”• –Šƒ– ‡ƒ”Ž› …‘Ž‘‹•–• ™ƒŽ‡† ƒ…”‘•• –Š‡ „ƒ…• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ϐ‹•Š ƒ• –Š‡› ”ƒ —’ –Š‡ ”‹˜‡”• ‹ •’”‹‰Ǥ Š‡ǡ ƒ……‘”†‹‰ –‘ –Š‡ ”‡…‡‹˜‡† ™‹•†‘ǡ ƒ– –Š‡ –—” ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‹‡–‡‡–Š …‡–—”›ǡ ‹…”‡ƒ•‹‰ ’‘ŽŽ—–‹‘ ‹ –Š‡ ”‹˜‡”• ƒ† –Š‡ …‘•–”—…–‹‘ ‘ˆ Žƒ”‰‡ †ƒ• ƒ…”‘•• ”‹˜‡”•…ƒ—•‡† •ƒŽ‘ –‘ „‡…‘‡ •‡˜‡”‡Ž› †‡’Ž‡–‡†Ǥ ˆ –Š‹• –Š‡‘”› ™‡”‡ ƒ……—”ƒ–‡ǡ –Š‡ –Š‡”‡ •Š‘—Ž† „‡ ƒ’Ž‡ ƒ”…Šƒ‡‘Ž‘‰‹…ƒŽ ‡˜‹†‡…‡ –Šƒ– •ƒŽ‘ ’Žƒ›‡† ƒ ƒŒ‘” ”‘Ž‡ ‹ –Š‡ †‹‡–• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ„‘”‹‰‹ƒŽ ’‡‘’Ž‡• ‘ˆ ‡™ ‰Žƒ†Ǥ —– ‹ •‹–‡ ƒˆ–‡” •‹–‡ǡ ƒŽ–Š‘—‰Š „‘‡• ‘ˆ ƒ› ‘–Š‡” ϐ‹•Š •’‡…‹‡• Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ ”‡…‘˜‡”‡†ǡ ‘ •ƒŽ‘ „‘‡• Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ ˆ‘—†Ǥ –ǯ• ‘”‡ Ž‹‡Ž› –Šƒ– –Š‡ ƒ……‘—–• ‘ˆ •ƒŽ‘ ™‡”‡ ‡„‡ŽŽ‹•Š‡† „› ‡ƒ”Ž› ™”‹–‡”•Ǥ  ˆƒ…–ǡ •ƒŽ‘ †‹† ‘– „‡‰‹ –‘…‘Ž‘‹œ‡ ‹ ‡™ ‰Žƒ† •–”‡ƒ• —–‹Ž ƒ ’‡”‹‘† ‘ˆ…Ž‹ƒ–‹……‘‘Ž‹‰ ‘™ ƒ• –Š‡ ‹––Ž‡…‡ ‰‡ ȋ Ǥ Ǥ ͳͷͷͲȂͳͺͲͲȌǤ – –Š‡ ‡† ‘ˆ –Š‹• ’‡”‹‘†ǡ –Š‡…Ž‹ƒ–‹…™ƒ”‹‰…”‡ƒ–‡† Ž‡•• ˆƒ˜‘”ƒ„Ž‡ ‡˜‹”‘‡–ƒŽ…‘†‹–‹‘• ˆ‘” •ƒŽ‘Ǥ Š—•ǡ –Š‡‹” ”ƒ‰‡ ”‡–”ƒ…–‡†Ǥ Š‡ ‹†‡ƒ –Šƒ– ‹‹–‹ƒŽ …‘Ž‘‹œƒ–‹‘ †‹† ‘– ‘……—” —–‹Ž –Š‹• –‹‡ǡ ƒ† –Š‡ ‘Ž› ƒ• ƒ –‡’‘”ƒ”› ”ƒ‰‡ ‡š’ƒ•‹‘ǡ ‡š’Žƒ‹• –Š‡ Žƒ… ‘ˆ •ƒŽ‘ ‹ ’”‡Š‹•–‘”‹…•‹–‡• ƒ† –Š‡ †‡’Ž‡–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ϐ‹•Š ƒ– –Š‡ ‡† ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡‹‰Š–‡‡–Š…‡–—”›Ǥ Š‹Ž‡ ƒ—–Š‘”‹–‹‡• •—…Š ƒ• Ǥ Ǥ —ϐ‹ Šƒ˜‡ •–ƒ–‡† –Šƒ– Dz–Š‡…‹”…—•–ƒ…‡• Ž‡ƒ†‹‰ –‘ –Š‡ †‡‹•‡ ‘ˆ Salmo salar ƒ”‡ ”‡Žƒ–‹˜‡Ž› •‹’Ž‡ –‘ ‹†‡–‹ˆ›dz ƒ† Šƒ˜‡…‹–‡† †ƒ•ǡ ’‘ŽŽ—–‹‘ǡ Ž‘‰‰‹‰ ’”ƒ…–‹…‡•ǡ ƒ† ‘˜‡”ϐ‹•Š‹‰ǡ…ƒ—•‡• „‡Š‹† ‹–• †‡‹•‡ ƒ”‡ ‘”‡ …‘’Ž‡šǡ ™‹–Š ‡…‘Ž‘‰‹…ƒŽ ƒ†…Ž‹ƒ–‘Ž‘‰‹…ƒŽ „ƒ•‡•Ǥ ˆ ’‘ŽŽ—–‹‘ ƒ† †ƒ• ™‡”‡ –Š‡ ƒŒ‘”…ƒ—•‡ ‘ˆ 5 10 15 20 25 30

35 40 –Š‡ ‡š–‹…–‹‘•ǡ –Š‡ ™Š› ™‡”‡ –Š‡ ”—• ‘– ƒ†‡ ‡š–‹…– ‘ –Š‡ ‡‘„•…‘–ǡ ƒ Š‡ƒ˜‹Ž› †ƒ‡† ƒ† ’‘ŽŽ—–‡† ”‹˜‡” ‹ ƒ‹‡ǫ Š› †‹† •ƒŽ‘ ”—• „‡…‘‡ ‡š–‹…– †‘™•–”‡ƒ ‘ˆ –Š‡ †ƒ• ‘ –Š‡ ‘‡…–‹…—– ‹˜‡”ǫ Š‡ ‰‡‡”ƒŽ Žƒ… ‘ˆ •—……‡•• ‹ •ƒŽ‘ ”‡•–‘”ƒ–‹‘ ’”‘‰”ƒ• ‘˜‡” –Š‡ Žƒ•– –™‘ …‡–—”‹‡• •—‰‰‡•–• ƒ ˆ—†ƒ‡–ƒŽ ‡…‘Ž‘‰‹…ƒŽ…ƒ—•‡ ˆ‘” ‹’‘˜‡”‹•Š‡† •ƒŽ‘ ”—• ‹ ‡™ ‰Žƒ† ”ƒ–Š‡” –Šƒ ƒ ƒ–Š”‘’‘‰‡‹…‘‡Ǥ 1. Š‡ ’”‹ƒ”› ’—”’‘•‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ‹• –‘ǣ Ǥ ’”‘’‘•‡ ƒ Ž‘‰Ǧ–‡” ’Žƒ ˆ‘” ”‡•–‘”‹‰ •ƒŽ‘ ”—• –‘ –Š‡ ”‹˜‡”• ‘ˆ ‡™ ‰Žƒ†Ǥ Ǥ —†‡”‹‡ –Š‡ –Š‡‘”› –Šƒ– Š—ƒ ƒ…–‹˜‹–› …ƒ—•‡† –Š‡ ‡š–‹…–‹‘ ‘ˆ •ƒŽ‘ ”—• ‹ ‡™ ‰Žƒ† ”‹˜‡”•Ǥ Ǥ †‡‘•–”ƒ–‡ –Šƒ– ƒ–Š”‘’‘‰‡‹…ˆƒ…–‘”• ƒ”‡ ‘ˆ–‡ ‘”‡ ’‘™‡”ˆ—Ž –Šƒ ƒ–—”ƒŽ ‘‡• ‹ •Šƒ’‹‰ –Š‡ ‡˜‹”‘‡–Ǥ Ǥ ’”‘˜‹†‡ ‡˜‹†‡…‡ –Šƒ– –Š‡ †‹•ƒ’’‡ƒ”ƒ…‡ ‘ˆ Salmo salar ™ƒ•…ƒ—•‡† „› –Š‡ †ƒ‹‰ ƒ† ’‘ŽŽ—–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ”‹˜‡”•Ǥ 2. Š‡ ƒ—–Š‘”…‹–‡• –Š‡ Žƒ… ‘ˆ •ƒŽ‘ „‘‡• ‹ ƒ”…Šƒ‡‘Ž‘‰‹…ƒŽ †‹‰• ƒ• ‡˜‹†‡…‡ –Šƒ–ǣ Ǥ –Š‡ •ƒŽ‘ ’‘’—Žƒ–‹‘ ‹ ‡™ ‰Žƒ† ”‹˜‡”• †‡…Ž‹‡† •Šƒ”’Ž› ƒˆ–‡” –Š‡ ‡† ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‹––Ž‡…‡ ‰‡Ǥ Ǥ ƒ„‘”‹‰‹ƒŽ ‡”‹…ƒ•ǡ ™Š‘…‘•—‡† ‘–Š‡” ϐ‹•Š •’‡…‹‡•ǡ ”‡ˆ—•‡† –‘ ‡ƒ– –Š‡ ƒ„—†ƒ– •ƒŽ‘Ǥ Ǥ •ƒŽ‘ ™‡”‡ ‘– ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡ –‘ ƒ„‘”‹‰‹ƒŽ ‡”‹…ƒ• „‡ˆ‘”‡ –Š‡ ƒ””‹˜ƒŽ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– …‘Ž‘‹•–•Ǥ Ǥ ƒ–Š”‘’‘‰‡‹…ˆƒ…–‘”• ™‡”‡ Žƒ”‰‡Ž› ”‡•’‘•‹„Ž‡ ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‡š–‹…–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ •ƒŽ‘ ”—•Ǥ STRATEGY ALERT ‘—…ƒ ™”‹–‡ ‹ ›‘—” –‡•– „‘‘Ž‡–ǡ •‘ ƒ” —’ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ƒ†…”‘•• ‘—– ™”‘‰ ƒ•™‡”• ƒ• ›‘— ‰‘Ǥ