Informational Review

Read the passage. Then, choose which sentences should be included in a summary. (Mark all correct answers.)

REMEMBER: In a summary, we only want to include the main ideas.

• The nature of animation work has evolved over time.

• Traditional cartoons were made by hand, using drawings and paintings.

• There were more than 1,500,000 handmade drawings and paintings that went into the creation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

• Today, many cartoons are made in 3-D using computer-generated imagery (CGI).

• Computers help automate specific actions, such as lip movement when a character speaks.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

In paragraph 1, what does "evolved" mean?

(Use context clues to find the answer!)

• improved

• disappeared

• increased

• changed

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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CCSS.RL.8.4

The author begins the selection with a leading question most likely to --

• highlight the importance of the topic that will be discussed in the selection

• help the reader connect a personal experience to the ideas in the selection

• introduce a situation, so the author can explain the causes

• describe animation

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which change should be made to sentence 2?

"As the images of characters came to life on the screen, you probably had no idea how much work and talent goes into creating just one minute of the story."

• Change "goes" to "went"

• Change "goes" to "go"

• Change "goes" to "will go"

• Make no change

Answer explanation

The correct answer is "went" because it stays in the same verb tense (past).

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

In what way does the organizational pattern used in paragraphs 3 through 4 help to develop the thesis?

TIP: Think about what the author is doing in these paragraphs and WHY. How do these paragraphs help prove the main point of the article?

• Methods of creating cartoons are described to show that today's cartoons are better than cartoons created in the past.

• Methods of creating cartoons are described to show that the artists who created Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs were more talented.

• The ways cartoons were made in the past are compared to how they are made today.

• A history of how cartoons are made is provided to explain how high-tech animation is used for special effects.

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Why did the author include information about flip books in paragraph 2?

• To give a history of animation

• To help readers understand what animation is

• To get the reader interested in the topic of animation

• To prove that anyone can make animation

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Which sentence from the selection best expresses its thesis?

• Animation occurs when a series of pictures is displayed quickly in sequence to create the illusion of movement.

• Today, many feature-length animated movies are made in 3-D, or three dimensions.

• While the creators of traditionally animated cartoons were very talented artists, 3-D computer animation requires additional technical skill and computer know-how.

• The nature of this work has evolved over time as the introduction of new technologies has changed the way cartoons are made.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

Based on the information in the last paragraph, what inference can be made about today's animators?

• They have more training than traditional animators.

• They are more talented than traditional animators.

• They earn more money than traditional animators did.

• They love computers.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which of the following signal words would you likely find in a text that compares & contrasts how 2 things are similar and different? (Choose all correct answers.)

• On the other hand,

• For example

• The difference is

• Likewise,

• One reason is

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

Which of the following signal words would you likely find in a text that explains a cause-effect relationship? (Choose all correct answers.)

• One reason

• Because

• The difference is

• As a result,

• Therefore,

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.5.5