Cite Multiple Pieces of Textual Evidence Practice Test

Read the passage and answer the question.

A museum is designing an exhibit about ancient trade routes. The curator explains that artifacts can show where people traveled because materials like amber, jade, or certain shells come from specific regions. In one display plan, the museum will feature a necklace made with shells that are “native to warm southern seas,” even though the necklace was found in a colder inland valley. The curator also plans to include clay tablets that list goods such as “salt, copper, and dyed cloth,” and a map-like carving that marks a river crossing. However, the curator warns that artifacts do not tell the whole story: a traded item might have been passed through “many hands,” and some routes changed with seasons or conflicts. The exhibit text uses phrases like “strong clues” and “careful reconstruction,” and it invites visitors to compare multiple objects before deciding what a route “most likely” looked like.

Which choice provides multiple pieces of evidence supporting the claim that the passage presents trade-route knowledge as based on evidence but not perfectly certain?

Read the passage and answer the question.

Scientists studying urban heat set up temperature sensors in three neighborhoods: one with many trees, one with mostly pavement, and one with a mix of parks and buildings. During a July heat wave, the tree-heavy area averaged “6°F cooler at noon” than the pavement-heavy area. The mixed neighborhood was “about 3°F cooler” than the pavement-heavy area, especially near a playground shaded by tall maples. A researcher explained that shade lowers surface temperatures, but she also warned that planting trees is not a quick fix because “young trees take years to form a canopy.” The team recommended adding shade structures at bus stops right away and choosing drought-tolerant trees for long-term planting. In an interview, the researcher said the results were “a clear reminder that design choices matter,” and she pointed out that the hottest neighborhood also had “the fewest shaded sidewalks,” making walking there “uncomfortable and sometimes unsafe” for older residents.

Which choice cites multiple pieces of evidence (including both direct statements and details that support an inference) that the passage suggests trees and shade can reduce heat but require planning over time?