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Reading and Writing Skills

Read Closely: How a Computer Works

Computers help people create, save, and share information. Inside each computer, tiny electronic parts follow instructions called code. A cooling fan moves warm air away from these parts so they can keep working. Engineers test new designs to help computers work well for a long time.

Word Detective

Use the passage above to answer each question.

1.Write three words from the passage that contain a long vowel sound.
2.Write two words from the passage with an r-controlled vowel.
3.List three words from the passage that have more than one syllable.

Organize Your Writing

4.Which choice best states the main topic of the passage?
  • How computer parts work together
  • The first computers ever made
  • Ways to choose a new computer
  • How to write computer code
5.Add one accurate detail about computer parts or their work that could make the passage more informative. Write a complete sentence.
6.Write a concluding sentence that sums up the passage's main idea about computers.

Edit and Check

7.Which editing check helps you find sentences that begin incorrectly?
  • Check that each sentence begins with a capital letter.
  • Check that each sentence has a descriptive adjective.
  • Check that every word has the same number of syllables.
  • Check that each paragraph includes a question.
8.Choose the correctly spelled word.
  • dependible
  • dependable
  • dependabel

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  • Reading and Writing Skills, page 1 of 2: Read Closely: How a Computer Works, Word Detective, Organize Your Writing

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  • Reading and Writing Skills, page 2 of 2: Edit and Check

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