Assessment: "The Mystery of Anastasia Romanov"

According to the text, who ordered the execution of the Romanov family?

• Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• both of these

• none of these

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Along with the Romanov family, four _____ were also executed.

• cousins

• soldiers

• servants

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Anna Anderson had scars on her body that matched Anastasia's as well as a malformation on her _____.

• ear

• foot

• face

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What reason did Anna giver for refusing to speak Russian when asked to do so?

• It was the language spoken by her family's murderers.

• She wanted to recreate herself as someone new and not as a Russian.

• She did not remember how to speak Russian.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Anna's legal fight to be recognized as a Romanov would her access to all Romanov ________ outside of Russia.

• property

• rights

• riches

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

DNA analysis of the original remains of the Romanov family showed that __________ was missing.

• one daughter

• one son

• one daughter and one son

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

DNA technology revealed that Anna Anderson was really Anastasia Romanov.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Scientists were able to obtain DNA from Alexandra Romanov's grand-nephew, ____________.

• Barak Obama

• Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh

• Eugene Smith

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following is the literal meaning of the figurative phrase "come clean" as it is used in the following sentence:

"The woman neither confirmed nor denied at first, but later decided to come clean. She was not Tatiana...."?

• tell the truth

• continue to lie

• try to trick others

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What text structure did the author use to present the information in the article?

(How was the text organized?)

• compare and contrast

• sequence of events/chronological order

• description

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5