The Achieve3000 article “Defying Gravity” (often Lexile 520-880) explores the Nazca Lines in southern Peru, which are massive ancient geoglyphs best viewed from the air, suggesting they served ritualistic purposes related to rain and crop fertility. The text focuses on these “ground drawings” as wonders in the desert.
Defying Gravity Achieve 3000 Answers
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What is this Article mainly about?
With an abundance of physical strength, talent, and
tenacity, Simone Biles overcame obstacles and
adversity
to become what manyconsiderto be the greatest
gymnast in the world.
Which of these is a statement of opinion?
Although her hard work and persistence have no
doubtcontributedto her phenomenal performances,
Simone
Biles’ innate physical prowess has been the true key
to her success.
Why did the author include this passage?
To show how Simone Biles was able to overcome a
demoralizing, heartbreaking failure and achieve a
coveted spot on the U.S. Women’s Gymnastics
Team
Which is the closest synonym for the word
exemplary?
laudable
What is one inference the reader can make from
the Article?
Gymnast Simone Biles doesn’t give up easily even
when faced with a demoralizing, heartbreaking
failure.
Which information is not in the Article?
Why Simone Biles didn’t finish higher than 14th at
the 2011 U.S. JuniorChampionships
In this passage, the word impeccable means__. free from fault or error
Which passage from the Article best supports the
idea that Simone Biles faced difficulties on her
road to gymnastic success?
In 2011, she finished 14th at the U.S.
JuniorChampionships, after which the U.S.
women’s junior national
team was named. Thirteen gymnasts made the team,
meaning Biles missed by one spot—a defeat she
describes
in herautobiography, Courage to Soar: A Body in
Motion, A Life in Balance, as a demoralizing,
heartbreaking
failure
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