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Multiple Choice

What is the main idea of the text?

• United States citizens who are adults can vote.

• Voting practices have changed over time.

• More people are voting than ever before.

• More people are voting than ever before.

Multiple Choice

Read this sentence from paragraph.

Over time, the right to vote was extended to more and more people.

What does the word extended MOST LIKELY mean in the sentence?

• continued

• straightened

• given

• shown

Multiple Choice

Why does the author mention Martin Luther King, Jr. and Susan B. Anthony?

• They were part of a small group of voters.

• They worked hard to win elections.

• They invented the secret ballot.

• They helped many people become voters.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the text BEST describes how people voted in the past?

• Although some practices remain the same, some voting practices have changed over time.

• With more people voting, new practices were needed.

• They would raise their hands or voices to show who they wanted to vote for.

• In other places, paper ballots have been replaced with voting machines.

Multiple Choice

First, read the definitions for the word mark.

mark v. 1. to indicate a location 2. to make a symbol or word 3. to assign a grade 4. to celebrate

Then read this sentence from paragraph 4.

In some states, voters mark their choices on paper slips, called ballots.

What definition best matches the meaning of mark as it is used in the sentence?

• definition 1

• definition 2

• definition 3

• definition 4