Thanksgiving ReadWorks & Fact/Opinion
Authored by ALICIA HEARE
English
6th Grade
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This quiz assesses sixth-grade English Language Arts skills through a combination of reading comprehension and critical thinking about fact versus opinion statements. The content centers on Thanksgiving traditions, history, and associated myths, requiring students to demonstrate close reading skills as they analyze a ReadWorks article about the holiday. Students must identify main ideas, locate supporting evidence, understand text structure, make inferences about cause and effect, and recognize author's purpose. The reading comprehension questions demand higher-order thinking skills including analysis of how historical figures influenced modern traditions and evaluation of textual evidence. The second component tests students' ability to distinguish between factual statements that can be verified and opinion statements that reflect personal judgments or beliefs, a fundamental skill in developing media literacy and critical thinking. Created by Alicia Heare, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 6. This quiz serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding after reading instruction, as homework to reinforce classroom learning, or as a review activity before summative assessments. Teachers can use this during reading workshop rotations, as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge about Thanksgiving, or as independent practice to strengthen comprehension skills. The dual focus allows educators to assess both content knowledge and critical literacy skills simultaneously, making it an efficient use of instructional time. This assessment aligns with Common Core State Standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.2 for determining main ideas, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.5 for analyzing text structure, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.8 for evaluating arguments and claims, while supporting students' development of essential reading and reasoning competencies.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
When is Thanksgiving held today?
the first Thursday of November
the last Thursday of November
the fourth Thursday of November
after any particularly important event
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
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 different date
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
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.
George Washington issued a proclamation urging Americans of the time to observe a day of thanksgiving for the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
Benjamin Franklin felt that the turkey would be a better national symbol for the United States than the Bald Eagle.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
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.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.5.3
CCSS.RI.4.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What is this article mostly about?
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
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
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 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 informatin in the article is true or not
Tags
CCSS.RI.1.5
CCSS.RI.2.5
CCSS.RI.K.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Choose the answer that best completes this sentence.
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln designated the last Thursday in November as a national day of Thanksgiving, ______, in 1930, President Franklin Roosevelt decreed that the holiday should always be celebrated on the fourth Thursday of the month.
for example
therefore
but
so
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.3
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.3
CCSS.RI.7.5
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