Q1 Newsela Article Review

How did Jasmine Cho change because of a sleepover she went to in high school?

• She learned that cookies are her favorite treat.

• She found out about Instagram.

• She learned more about her Asian American culture.

• She found her love for baking.

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What caused Jasmine Cho to start making cookie art of Asian Americans?

• She wanted to combine her love of baking with teaching people about Asian American history.

• She took a college class that taught her how to make cookie art of Asian Americans.

• She decided to make cookie art of Asian Americans after eating her friend's cookie art.

• She wrote a book about people that look like her.

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What does image 1 show about the cookies that Jasmine Cho makes?

• The cookies that she makes have a lot of flavor.

• She paints the faces on her cookies herself.

• She sells the cookies that she makes at her online bakery.

• The cookies that she makes are shown on her business Instagram.

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How does image 2 help the reader understand the type of cookies that Cho bakes?

• It shows why Cho's cookies are called cookie art.

• It shows why Cho makes cookie portraits of people she admires.

• It shows how long it takes Cho to make a cookie portrait.

• It shows why Cho's cookies taste so good.

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Based on the article about Hailey and the dementia patients and puzzles, which of the following is TRUE?

• Hailey's special puzzles can cure Alzheimer's disease.

• Alzheimer's is a disease that makes it hard to remember things.

• Other family members can catch Alzheimer's disease.

• Grandmothers always have memory problems.

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Select the sentence from the section "Charity Gives Jigsaw Puzzles To Alzheimer's Patients" that shows other people recognized Hailey's hard work.

Charity Gives Jigsaw Puzzles To Alzheimer's Patients

Emma Richman is Hailey's mom. She reached out to the founder of a charity called Puzzles to Remember. She asked how her family could get involved. This charity gives jigsaw puzzles to nursing homes and other places that care for Alzheimer's patients.

Puzzles can help patients with Alzheimer's exercise their brains. Brains are just like our bodies—they need to stay active.

Soon, Hailey became passionate about delivering and completing puzzles with the people at her grandma's nursing home. When she was 5 years old, Hailey was named the honorary assistant director of Puzzles to Remember. Four years later, the "honorary" has been dropped. Now Hailey is officially the assistant director of the charity.

Hailey donates her allowance to Puzzles to Remember. She also provides puzzles for her classmates to take to other elder care homes.

• She reached out to the founder of a charity called Puzzles to Remember.

• She asked how her family could get involved.

• Now Hailey is officially the assistant director of the charity.

• Hailey donates her allowance to Puzzles to Remember.

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According to the article, how does Hailey help Puzzles to Remember?

• She visits nursing homes and does puzzles with the patients.

• She asks local toy stores to donate puzzles to the nursing homes.

• She takes puzzles to sick children and adults in the hospital.

• She manages the charity's website and online money donations.

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Which sentence from the article states a MAIN idea of the entire article?

• Last fall, Ford was planning her latest adventure.

• At the time, she had 200 Instagram followers.

• Teachers told her that students were tracking her hike.

• She hoped her trip broke down barriers for people of color.

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Read the paragraph below from the article.

There is a lack of diversity and inclusion in U.S. outdoor spaces. The Outdoor Foundation in 2020 released a report on outdoor participation. It found that Black Americans represented about 1 in 10 people in the U.S. population in 2019. Yet they made up less than 1 out of 10 people taking part in outdoor activities.

Which statement summarizes the paragraph?

• Black Americans are starting to use outdoor spaces more.

• A recent report said that Black Americans are using outdoor spaces at a low rate.

• The Outdoor Foundation's study inspired Emily Ford to hike the Ice Age National Scenic Trail.

• Black Americans represented about 1 in 10 people in the U.S. population in 2019.

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Read the following paragraph from the Introduction [paragraphs 1-7].

The journey was initially meant as a passion trip. However, she ended up taking along thousands of online fans on her hike across the Ice Age National Scenic trail.

What is the meaning of the word "initially" as it is used in the paragraph?

• almost

• definitely

• quickly

• at first

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