Thanksgiving:Fact or Fiction

When is Thanksgiving held today?

• the first Thursday of November

• the last Thursday of November

• the fourth Thursday of November

• after any particularly important even

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This article is structured in a list format. What does the article list?

• myths that people associate with Thanksgiving and turkeys

• reasons why Thanksgiving was first created

• ways in which the turkey is important to Thanksgiving

• arguments for moving Thanksgiving to a different date

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Some leaders of the United States have had a major impact on the way Americans celebrate Thanksgiving today.What evidence from the text best supports this conclusion?

• Two turkeys pardoned by George W. Bush were flown to Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

• Franklin Roosevelt decreed that the Thanksgiving holiday should be celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November every year.

• Benjamin Franklin felt that the turkey would be a better national symbol for the United States than the bald eagle.

• George Washington issued a proclamation urging Americans of the time to observe a day of thanksgiving for the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.

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Based on the information in the text, what effect might Abraham Lincoln’s setting an annual day of Thanksgiving have had?

• The turkey became the national bird of the United States.

• Holiday shopping was hurt, and continues to suffer.

• The decision caused controversy among many Americans.

• New traditions grew around the annual Thanksgiving celebration.

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What are the main ideas of the article?

• the role of the turkey in the U.S. and during Thanksgiving

• traditions, little-known facts, and myths about Thanksgiving

• the way Thanksgiving has affected shopping patterns

• U.S. Presidents’ and Founding Fathers’ contributions to Thanksgiving

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Why might the author include the phrase “fact or fiction” in every heading throughout the article?

• to suggest that some of the statements in the headings are fact, but some are fiction

• to convince the reader that all of the statements in the headings are factual

• to force the reader to decide whether the information in the article is factual or fictional

• to show that the author is not sure if the information in the article is true or not

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In which two ways have U.S. Presidents contributed to Thanksgiving traditions over time?

• U.S. Presidents designated Thanksgiving as an annual holiday

• U.S. Presidents made Macy’s parade a major Thanksgiving tradition

• U.S. Presidents determined when Thanksgiving should be celebrated.

• U.S. presidents have always celebrated Thanksgiving with their families over the years.

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How has the holiday shopping season affected Thanksgiving traditions?

• The holiday shopping season has affected Thanksgiving traditions by requiring that everyone celebrate yearly.

• The holiday shopping season has affected Thanksgiving traditions because having the date as the fourth Thursday in November makes the holiday shopping season longer.

• The holiday shopping season has affected Thanksgiving traditions by making major department stores stay open longer for customer shopping.

• The holiday shopping season has affected Thanksgiving traditions by kicking off the holiday shopping season in early November so that customers have more time to buy gifts.

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What two ideas from the text support the idea that today’s Thanksgiving is an invented tradition?

• the day Thanksgiving is celebrated has changed

• the pardoning of turkeys

• Benjamin Franklin suggested that the wild turkey would be a more appropriate national symbol

• turkey contains a product that makes you sleepy

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As used in section 6, what is the meaning of the word adopted?

• embraced

• determined

• nurtured

• annotated

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