Reading: Wonders: U2W1: Who Wrote the US Constitution?

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word resolve?

• excavate

• inhabit

• settle

• visit

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Read the dictionary entry below.

Noun: Something formed by joining together

Noun: A confederation

Which of the following words is defined above?

• convention

• proposal

• situation

• union

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CCSS.RI.5.4

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CCSS.RL.5.4

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CCSS.RI.4.4

What does the word convention mean?

• an original concept or plan

• an uncommon occurrence

• a public music performance

• a formal meeting for a purpose

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

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CCSS.RI.4.4

Representatives are people...

• chosen to act or speak for others

• given a particular responsibility

• who organize important events

• who bargain for better deals

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CCSS.RI.5.2

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word debate?

• agree

• dispute

• ignore

• share

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

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CCSS.RI.4.4

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word proposal?

• burden

• proof

• expectation

• recommendation

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the word committees mean?

• reasons for doing something

• actions designed to promote friendship

• groups of people chosen to do certain work

• large plots of land cultivated for a particular reason

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What does the word situation mean?

• A lack of funds

• a condition or state of affairs

• an invention with no real purpose

• a position taken to show opposition

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

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Why could many people not pay the taxes being raised to repay the country's debt? (Find answer on p. 98).

• They were too poor.

• They did not use cash.

• They did not make enough money.

• They did not have enough goods to trade.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

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CCSS.RL.6.2

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What was the benefit of creating a government that consisted of three parts that shared power? (p. 101)

• It would help everyone get along.

• No one would have too much work to do.

• No part would be more powerful than the others.

• Each part would only have to work for one third of the year.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

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CCSS.RI.6.5

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CCSS.RI.3.5