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Open Ended

Describe a time when creating a mental image helped you better understand something you read. What was the text about, and how did the mental image help you?

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to create mental images while reading a text?

• It helps deepen understanding and recall of the text.

• It makes the text longer.

• It replaces the need to read the text.

• It only helps with fiction stories.

Multiple Choice

What does it mean to visualize while reading a story?

• To create pictures or movies in your mind using your senses

• To read as fast as possible

• To memorize every word

• To ignore the details

Multiple Choice

When reading a description of a chocolate cake, which senses might help you visualize it?

• Sight, smell, and taste

• Hearing and touch only

• Smell and hearing only

• Taste and hearing only

Open Ended

How do your five senses help you create mental images when reading?

Open Ended

What is text evidence and why is it important when visualizing?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of what you might visualize while reading the paragraph about Miguel?

• A busy airport baggage claim area

• Miguel sitting in the living room unpacking a suitcase

• Miguel playing chess with his dad

• Miguel running outside to play

Open Ended

Describe a time when you used visualization to help you understand a story or text. What did you visualize and how did it help you?

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the text best illustrates Dad’s desire to finish the chess game with Miguel?

• Dad grasped a pawn of each color, put them behind his back, and then held out both fists.

• Miguel captured Dad’s knight.

• Let’s leave the chess pieces on the board and keep it in your room so we can continue the game when I come home again—and it’ll be your turn.

• Miguel lost a rook.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the text best illustrates Dad’s desire to finish the game?

• They proceeded to set up the board: white pieces on one side and black on the opposite side.

• “Hmmm . . . pawn to d4,” Dad observed, “a wise opening move.”

• “Let’s leave the chess pieces on the board and keep it in your room so we can continue the game when I come home again—and it’ll be your turn.”

• As the game progressed, their chess pieces fought a fierce battle across the board.

Multiple Select

Which of the following actions by Miguel best shows his desire to stay connected with his dad through the chess game?

• Miguel stared at the chessboard, wishing the game could continue.

• Miguel hurried to locate the smartphone and snapped a picture of the chessboard.

• Miguel sent the photo to his dad’s phone.

• Miguel tiptoed back to the suitcase and slipped the old chess set into one of its pockets.

Open Ended

What do these paragraphs help you visualize?

Open Ended

Describe the mental image you see when reading this portion of the text. How does this deepen your understanding?

Open Ended

Why is it important to create mental images to deepen understanding?

Multiple Choice

Which vocabulary word describes a place where people live, work, and enjoy their lives?

• Geography

• Region

• Climate

• Settlement

Multiple Choice

What is the function of a map legend?

• To show the features of an area of the Earth

• To show what the symbols or colors on a map represent

• To show direction on a map

• To show distance on a map

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of physical characteristics that can define a region?

• Mountains

• Rivers

• Cities

• Climate

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the main purpose of a region map?

• To show areas that have common features

• To show the direction on a map

• To show the major resources of a state

• To show the elevation of land

Open Ended

Explain how climate and natural resources can influence where people choose to settle.

Multiple Choice

What is one strategy you can use to support your understanding of a text using evidence?

• Making predictions based on the title

• Using text evidence to create mental images

• Ignoring unfamiliar words

• Reading only the first and last sentences

Open Ended

How can creating mental images help deepen your understanding of a text?