Section 1
Read the selection below. Then answer the questions that follow.
How tall is the statue?
151 feet
214 feet
225 feet
350 feet
Why did the French people wait so long to start building the statue?
There was not enough money.
There were not enough workers.
There was no design for the statue.
They had to wait for the copper to arrive.
What word is a synonym for construct?
sketch
puzzle
build
model
Why did they ship the statue in many pieces?
There were plenty of packing crates around.
The assembled statue would be too tall for the ship.
They knew the cases would protect it from the salt water.
They knew the base would not be ready on time.
We know this a nonfiction passage because
it is written in lines and stanzas.
it is written in an imaginary setting.
it is longer than a poem or skit.
it is about real people and events.
From this passage, what can you infer about Edouard de Laboulaye?
He was an unfriendly man.
He was a generous man.
He was too old to build the statue.
He was unhappy with his work.
