from Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century

What is the author’s main purpose in this selection?

• A to persuade readers to spend less time watching television

• B to warn readers about the negative effects of television on family life

• C to provide information about the history and social impact of television

• D to compare the features of different types of television sets

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CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

According to the author, what is one example of how television helps to shape family life?

• A Families arrange their furniture around the television set.

• B Families talk about the plots of television shows.

• C Television commercials affect what a family buys.

• D Families argue about what television show to watch.

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

According to the author, what is the effect of having TVs in one or more bedrooms?

• A Families are more likely to watch TV together.

• B The family spends more total time watching TV.

• C A parent is more likely to watch TV alone.

• D Children are more likely to watch TV alone

What does the author mean by, “the artifact exits the systemic context and enters an archaeological context”?

• A It is used less frequently.

• B It becomes a subject of research.

• C Its popularity increases.

• D It gets thrown out

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Archaeologists studying an archaeological site use seriation to

• A determine the exact age of specific objects.

• B determine the relative age of each layer of objects.

• C determine how objects were used by their owners.

• D determine why the objects were discarded.

A battleship graph shows

• A comparisons of different categories.

• B percentages of a whole.

• C an artifact’s pattern of use over time.

• D cause and effect relationships.

What is an observation?

• A watching something

• B understanding something

• C explaining something

• D remembering something

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What does proliferation mean?

• A growing acceptance

• B long life

• C gradual disappearance

• D fast growth

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A municipal issue is one that relates to a

• A family.

• B city.

• C school.

• D corporation

Precipitous means

• A dangerous.

• B sudden.

• C steep.

• D unexpected.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4