Sneaker Nation/Jeans Take Over

Which key idea is found in both texts?

• Both articles mention that  jeans and sneakers were made from durable fabrics.

• Both are still popular today.

• Both the inventors wives had the idea for the new type of sneakers and pants.

• Both the sneakers and jeans are over 100 years old. 

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Read the following sentence from the section titled MORE JEANS.

At that time, Americans were WILD for cowboy movies.

What is a synonym for the word WILD as it is used in this sentence?

• nasty

• very excited

• untame

• calm

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What can the reader infer based on these photos and captions?

• That jeans were more popular than sneakers.

• That Elvis Presley is the best rock and roll singer. 

• That famous people helped to make sneakers and jeans more popular.  

• That everyone that saw Michael Jordan play basketball, went to buy sneakers. 

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Bill Bowerman thought of a new design for sneakers while_____.

• Running on a track

• Coaching basketball 

• Talking to his running coach

• Making waffles

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The images in the article titled SNEAKER NATION support the idea that sneakers___.

• are only for people who play sports

• have never changed

• come in many different styles

• keep people from slipping on running tracks

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Compared with the other kinds of pants, the pants Jacob Davis made were______.

• stronger

• more colorful

• easier to clean

• more expensive

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Which key idea best supports the idea that the pants that Jacob Davis made were stronger than other kinds of pants?

• Finding just one shiny piece could make you rich.”

• “Men trudged through streams and dug into hills”

• The pants were much harder to rip”

• “In the 1950’s, rockstars like Elvis Presley danced in their jeans

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CCSS.RI.3.2

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Based on both articles, both sneakers and jeans were______.

• made for sports players

• made of denim

• worn by cowboys

• worn by famous people

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CCSS.RI.2.9

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What is the central idea for both of the articles?

• People have always worn the same kinds of clothes that we wear today. 

• Clothes change over time to fit people’s wants and needs. 

• Sneakers were the first type of shoes.

• Jeans are not popular pants.

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CCSS.RI.2.9

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CCSS.RL.5.7