Unit 8 Marco Polo in China

What is the passage mainly about?

• Marco Polo’s relationship with Kublai Khan

• why Marco Polo’s travels are important

• why Marco Polo decided to write a book

• how Marco Polo was able to reach China

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

What does the word “admired” mean?

• to feel respect or approval for someone or something

• to take information from someone

• to envy what someone has achieved

• to pay attention to someone or something

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What was surprising about the Polos’ meeting with the Khan?

• He could speak English.

• He spoke to them informally.

• He lived in a luxurious palace.

• He didn’t remember them from a previous visit.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What does the word “objective” mean?

• something you are trying to accomplish

• something that is misunderstood

• a place where explorers go

• a journey you must take on every voyage

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Kublai Khan used ______ to deliver messages to his people.

• runners

• the Polos

• horse riders

• birds

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

What does the word misfortune mean?

• bad habits

• good weather

• misbehavior

• bad luck

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Marco Polo saw that asbestos cloth, paper money, and coal were used in the East. According to the passage, this shows that _______.

• the West already knew about and used these inventions

• the East had learned various technologies from the West

• the West had forgotten the technologies used in the East

• the East was ahead of the West in some areas of technology

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CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

What did Marco Polo do when the trip was over?

• he wrote a book about what he had seen on his travels

• he became rich and was crowned king

• he got married to his childhood sweetheart

• he built a house in his hometown

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

The phrase considered it an honor in line 17 is closest to _____.

• was angry

• thought it was strange

• felt respected

• thought it was useful

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

What did Marco Polo’s book greatly contribute to?

• it taught them a new language

• making people rich fast

• wars with the rest of the world

• interest in the Far East

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6