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"Let Children Get Bored Again" (Pamela Paul)

Authored by Mary Nolan

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 13+ times

"Let Children Get Bored Again" (Pamela Paul)
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What year was this article published in?

1999

2009

2019

2050

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: Paul believes boredom is a good thing because it's awful and toughens you up

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who wrote the novel, "Where'd you go, Bernadette?"

Maria Semple

Judy Blume

Pamela Paul

Laurie Halse-Anderson

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did members of the leisure class spend their time pre-21st century?

Idled in drawing rooms

Took long walks

Stared at trees

All of these are correct

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Paul mean when she says nowadays kids are left to their own devices?

They do not get bored anymore

They spend time on digital devices to combat boredom

Their parents don't care if they're bored

They fill their time with outdoor activities

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: Paul believes boredom can lead to creativity

True

False

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to Paul, which is more important- the boredom or what we do with it?

The boredom

What we do with it

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

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