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SBAC-Style Paired Passages — Homework
Read both passages about ants, then answer. Passage 1: "Jordan watched, fascinated, as a single ant carried a crumb many times its own size back toward a small hole in the sidewalk crack. He wondered how something so small could be so strong." Passage 2: "Ants can carry objects up to 50 times their own body weight, thanks to strong neck muscles relative to their small size. Scientists have studied ant strength for ideas that could improve human-made materials and robotics."
- 1.What is each passage mostly about?
- 2.How does Passage 2 help explain what Jordan observes in Passage 1?
- 3.Write one question that could only be answered using both passages together.
- 4.According to Passage 2, how many times their body weight can ants carry?
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