"The canal froze in January 1847. Because barges could not reach Ferndale, orders went unfilled. As a result, the owners closed the mill in March." How is this passage organized?

"Unlike Ashford, which shipped grain by canal, Bramley moved goods by road. Whereas Ashford's tolls rose every spring, Bramley's stayed fixed for ten years." How is this passage organized?

"In 1832 the town built a wooden bridge. Ten years later, workers widened the deck. Finally, in 1861, an iron span replaced it." How is this passage organized?

Marlow's report: "Silt filled the harbor, so ships anchored farther out. Because unloading took longer, dock wages fell." How is the report organized, and which words show it?

"Whereas the Delford quarry hired year round, the Ames quarry hired only in summer. By 1870 both had closed." How does the passage present its information, and which words signal it?

"Redhill harvested wheat in 1901, 1902, and 1903. Then drought struck the valley. Because the wells ran dry, most families left for Colton." The passage moves from which structure to which?

"The cart tariff passed in May 1854. In June, the Barrow mill raised wages." A reader who says the tariff caused the raise is doing what?

Bell's pamphlet: "The council's reckless scheme spent four thousand dollars on a second bridge." What is Bell's point of view, and which word carries it?

Mayor Trill's public letter praises the new water works and gives its cost and opening date, but never mentions the two wells that collapsed during construction. Leaving out the collapses suggests the letter aims to do what?

A diary kept by Anna Kell, who owned the Ferndale mill, calls the 1849 walkout "a sudden halt that cost me a whole season." As a source, the diary best represents what?

Text 1, a dockworker's letter: "We waited three days for our pay." Text 2, the company's public notice: "Wages were issued promptly." What does the pair of texts show?

For a report on the 1868 Colton flood, which source is firsthand? A: a letter by Ruth Vane, who watched the river rise. B: a news story written a week later from survivors' interviews. C: an encyclopedia entry about floods.

"Unlike Barrow, Colton taxed every cart entering its market." True or False: the sentence above uses a comparative structure.

True or False: the sentence "The Ferndale mill was the ugliest building in the whole valley" states a verifiable fact.

"The Ferndale mill closed in 1847. Shipping costs fell when the canal reopened, so the mill likely closed because trade moved to water. The building was an eyesore." Which sentence is a verifiable fact?

Colton's history page: "The town hall opened in 1903. Its clock tower is the finest in the county. Records show the build ran 12 percent over budget." Which sentence is an opinion?

"Attendance at Barrow's market fell after 1871. Toll records show cart fees doubled that year. The decline was likely driven by those higher fees." Which sentence is a reasoned judgment?

Which statement about the Vane Canal is a reasoned judgment rather than an opinion or a plain fact?

Delford notes: "The school register lists only 14 pupils in the school year 1889. The school likely closed because enrollment fell, as the register shows. The old building was a dreary place to look at." Which sentence is a reasoned judgment?

Which sentence about the Colton market could a reader check in the town records?