Presidents Come Alive

Where is George Washington’s home?

• Washington, New Jersey

• Springfield, Illinois

• Mount Vernon, Virginia

• Washington, D.C.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

How does the author describe the new presidential museums?

• as places that need more updates and improvements

• as being very educational but uninteresting

• as old-fashioned and still not with modern times

• as being on the cutting edge of technology

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

After reading the passage, what can you conclude about the kids who visited the presidential museums?

• They would have rather been at school.

• They didn’t appreciate what they saw.

• They all want to become historians now.

• They had a great time and learned a lot.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Read this sentence from the passage:

“‘The children are really mesmerized by the experience,’ says Mount Vernon’s educational director, Ann Bay.”

In this sentence, the word mesmerized means

• confused

• fascinated

• annoyed

• challenged

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which statement best describes the main idea of this passage?

• Technology is changing the way kids learn about the past

• Wax statues were created to look just like George Washington.

• Abraham Lincoln was a great president and role model.

• Most kids like going to see movies that have special effects.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that best completes the sentence.

Historians have recently used technology _________ make museums more modern.

• and

• but

• to

• for

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A