Unit 3 Week 5

Read these sentences from the article:

The Pilgrims were unprepared to deal with this "New World." Almost half of their group did not survive that winter.

You know what prepare means. This means that unprepared MOST likely means....

• all set.

• is able.

• not ready.

• not willing.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Why does the author begin the article by describing when the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth?

• to describe what the land looked like.

• to introduce Squanto before talking about his life.

• to show how difficult their trip to North America was.

• to explain how the Pilgrims felt when they came to Plymouth.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Read this sentence from the article:

He helped make a peace treaty that was acceptable to both the Pilgrims and the nearby Native Americans.

If accept means "agree", what does acceptable mean?

• can agree to

• cannot agree to

• not wanting to agree

• make someone agree

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Read these sentences from the article:

How were his words understandable to them? Squanto spoke English. He learned English several years before while he was in England and Spain.

Words that are understandable are...

• funny

• known

• practical

• strange

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Read this sentence from the article:

He became their interpreter and worked hard for peaceable relations between Native Americans and these newcomers.

From this text evidence you can tell that peaceable relations...

• happen often.

• involve anger.

• are not happy.

• do not lead to war.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which of these events happened AFTER Gorges gave Squanto his freedom back?

• Squanto was captured by Gorges's mean

• Squanto went to live with priests in Spain.

• Squanto went back to his village and found it empty.

• Squanto helped one of Gorges's men map the coast of North America.

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Read this sentence from the article:

Gorges welcomed him as a dependable friend, whom he had known and trusted for a long time.

What does dependable mean?

• can be relied on.

• relying on others.

• cannot be relied on.

• cannot rely on others.

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Based on how the author organized the article, what MOST likely happened between 1605-1614?

• Gorges taught Squanto many things.

• The Pilgrims sailed back to England.

• Squanto was captured and taken to Spain.

• Squanto went on a journey by ship to explore Spain.

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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 text evidence shows that the Pilgrims' lives were different after meeting with Squanto?

• Squanto lived with a nearby tribe.

• How were his words understandable to them?

• Squanto showed them how to farm and catch fish.

• Almost half of their group did not survive that winter.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the MOST important idea of this article?

• A disease had killed Squanto's people.

• Squanto soon became friends with the Pilgrims.

• In December of 1620, the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth.

• If not for Squanto, the story of the Pilgrims would be different.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2