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Open Ended

Do you know any veterans? Explain.

Multiple Choice

Why is it important to understand how supporting details contribute to the central idea in informational texts?

• It helps you summarize the text accurately.

• It allows you to identify the author’s purpose.

• It improves your ability to analyze and connect information.

• It makes reading more enjoyable.

Multiple Choice

What does the term 'conscientious objector' mean as used in the context of Desmond Doss and World War II?

• A person who refuses to fight due to fear

• A person who objects to serving in the armed forces for moral or religious reasons

• A person who is physically unable to serve

• A person who wants to serve only in noncombat roles

Multiple Choice

Why does the author most likely describe Doss as a 'quiet, skinny kid' in paragraph 2?

• to emphasize that Doss was not a typical soldier

• to belittle Doss and make him seem weak

• to demonstrate bias against Doss and his background

• to contrast the strong soldier Doss later became

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains why the Army made Doss's life difficult during training?

• He refused to use weapons

• He was not physically strong

• He did not follow orders

• He was from a different religious background

Multiple Choice

What honor was awarded to Doss by President Harry Truman in 1945?

• Medal of Honor

• Purple Heart

• Bronze Star

• Distinguished Service Cross

Multiple Choice

Which of the following identifies the central idea of the text?

• Doss enlisted in the army with the intention of changing people's opinions on violence and war.

• Doss' commitment to peace and helping others allowed him to save the lives of his fellow soldiers, despite their low expectations of him.

• Doss' contributions to the war as a conscientious objector have encouraged others to join his rejection of violence and weapons.

• Doss was motivated to save the lives of 75 of his peers to prove to them that you don't need a weapon to succeed in war.

Multiple Choice

Which detail from the text best supports the central idea of the text?

• 'They just saw him as a slacker,' the filmmaker says, 'someone who shouldn't have been allowed in the Army, and somebody who was their weakest link in the chain.'

• Glover says Doss told him, 'Don't ever doubt my courage because I will be right by your side saving life while you take life.'

• A 1940 law allowed conscientious objectors to serve the war effort in 'noncombatant' positions, so Doss went with his company as a medic to the Pacific theater.

• Doss says: 'I was praying the whole time. I just kept praying, 'Lord, please help me get one more.'

Open Ended

How did people's attitudes toward Desmond Doss change over time? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Open Ended

Why is it important to support your ideas with textual evidence when answering questions about a text?

Multiple Choice

Which holiday is celebrated on November 11th to honor those who have served in the military?

• Veteran's Day

• Memorial Day

• Independence Day

• Labor Day