Marble Quizizz

Which phrase in paragraph 11 helps the reader understand the meaning of annual?

• fun of it

• very seriously

• this competition

• each year

Read this sentence from paragraph 2.

/ To make marbles, people used items that could roll such as nuts, fruit pits, or round pebbles. /

Based on information in this sentence, the reader can conclude that early marbles were —

• difficult to find

• made by children

• much smaller in size than marbles are today

• created from a variety of available materials

Paragraphs 5 and 6 are mainly about how —

• inventions lowered the cost of marbles

• glassmakers figured out how to cut marbles easily

• glass is melted in order to make a marble

• the shape of marbles has improved over time

Which sentence in the selection is best supported by the photographs between paragraphs 9 and 10?

• No one really knows where and exactly when they were invented. (Paragraph 2)

•  Now, more people could buy them. (Paragraph 5)

• Marbles are placed inside a circle that is drawn on the ground. (Paragraph 9)

• Players may lose some of their favorite marbles. (Paragraph 10)

In which part of the selection would the reader find information about the history of marbles?

• the introductory paragraph

• the section titled “Marbles through Time”

• the caption under the first photograph

• the section titled “Marble Games”