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LESSON 16 - “LOUIS ARMSTRONG”2Content Standard:Introduction toStudents:7.4: Distinguish fact from opinion and probability, skimming and scanning for facts,determining cause and effect, inductive and deductive reasoning, generating inquiry,and making connections with real life situations across texts.This question asks you to tell why something happened. You can look back at that partof the passage. You can skim the passage to find the information you need. Sometimesthe information will be stated in the passage.Sometimes skimming is not enough because the information is not stated. You mighthave to reread part of a passage and think about what you read to figure out whysomething happened.If you answered A, B, or D, your answer is incorrect. Let’s talk about why. Think about what reform school is. If youdon’t know what a reform school is, look back at the first paragraph.When Louis Armstrong was a young teenager, he had to go to reform school becauseA. he wanted to get a good education. (What is the problem with this answer? Even if he did get aneducation in reform school, that is not why Armstrong went there. Look back at the first paragraph.)B. he wanted to learn how to play the trumpet. (What is the problem with this answer? Louis Armstronglearned to play the trumpet after going to reform school, but that is not why he went there.)C. he had gotten into trouble. Correct. In paragraph 1, we read that Armstrong “got into trouble when hewas thirteen and the juvenile court sent him to reform school.” This is the best answer.D. it was a good place to join a band. (What is the problem with this answer? For Armstrong, reform schoolwas the place that he joined a band. That is not why he went to reform school, though.)LEAPGrade 4 | Teachers GuideELA | READING AND RESPONDING39