Let’s read the passage carefully and answer each question step by step.
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Question 1: How could they locate anywhere at the same time?
The passage says: “How could they locate anywhere at the same time?” — this is asking how the builders (or people) could be in more than one place at once to build both buildings. But that’s impossible! So the real answer is:
They couldn’t. The story explains that Thomas Jefferson suggested a contest so only one person would design both buildings — meaning one architect could handle both plans without needing to be in two places at once.
✔ Final Answer for Q1: They couldn’t be in two places at once, so they held a contest to pick one designer who could plan both buildings.
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Question 2: What was the prize for the winner?
The passage says: “When someone made the best plan and won four hundred dollars.”
✔ Final Answer for Q2: Four hundred dollars.
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Question 3: Who won the contest?
The passage says: “Many people entered the contest, but President Washington did not like any of them. In fact, a man named William Thornton sent in his design. By the time he sent his contest entry it was too late. The contest had ended.”
Wait — if Thornton sent his entry after the contest ended, did he win? Let’s keep reading…
It says: “When the leaders saw his plans, though, they chose his design as the winner.”
So even though he was late, they still picked him!
✔ Final Answer for Q3: William Thornton won the contest.
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Question 4: What were the two wings of the central building used for?
The passage says: “They would be two wings off the central building. One wing would hold the Senate. The other wing would hold the House of Representatives.”
✔ Final Answer for Q4: One wing held the Senate, and the other held the House of Representatives.
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Now let’s put all the answers together clearly.
Final Answer:
1. They couldn’t be in two places at once, so they held a contest to choose one designer for both buildings.
2. The prize was four hundred dollars.
3. William Thornton won the contest.
4. One wing held the Senate; the other held the House of Representatives.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of reading comprehension worksheet 7th grade.
