Lesson 19 Independent Practice

As explained in paragraph 2, how did the new writing material need to be different form the silk cloth that was being used?

• A. It needed to be stronger and heavier than silk.

• B. It had to be cheaper and easier to make than silk.

• C. It had to more colorful than silk.

• D. It had to be made form the bark of trees.

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As described in paragraph 5, how was papermaking in Europe different from papermaking in China?

• A. In Europe, there were more rags available than tree bark.

• B. In Europe, paper was made from a wasp's nest instead of tree bark.

• C. In Europe, paper was made from cloth rags instead of tree bark.

• D. In Europe, the rags worked much better than tree bark.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

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Read this sentence from paragraph 3.

The nest was made of a strong, lightweight material.

What is the best way to figure out the meaning of lightweight?

• A. The word light means that it has something to do with color.

• B. The context means that it is similar in meaning to strong.

• C. It's made of the words light and weight so it means "not heavy."

• D. Since the material is used to make a nest, it means grassy.

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Part A.

How is paragraph 6 connected to one of the other paragraphs in the article?

• A. It compares how paper is made today to the description of how t'sai Lun make it in paragraph 4.

• B. It compares T'sai Lun's paper to the types of papers described in paragraph 7

• C. it shows how writing materials have changed from what was described in paragraph 2.

• D. It shows how T'sai Lun's paper is different form the wasps nest described in paragraph 3.

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Part B

Which detail from the article best supports your answer to Part A?

• A. "The empress (or queen) of China wanted something to write on that would be cheaper and easier to make than silk."

• B. "As the use of kog-dz spread, the ingredients changed."

• C. "Today, paper is still made in the same basic way that T'sai Lun made it thousands of years ago."

• D. We make different papers for different uses."

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CCSS.RI.2.1

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Which sentence best describes the connection between paragraphs 3 and 4?

• A. Paragraph 4 shows how hard it was to come up with a writing material similar to the wasp's nest described in paragraph 3

• B. Paragraph 3 shows how the wasp's nest reminded T'sai Lun of the recipe he come up with in paragraph 4.

• C. Paragraph 4 shows how the tree bark T'sai Lun used was similiar to the wasp's nest he remembered in paragraph 3.

• D. Paragraph 3 describes the thin layer of pulp that T'sai Lun tried to make in Paragraph 4.

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