Thanksgiving and a Pumpkin Pie

What food is not mentioned as part of a traditional Thanksgiving meal in the passage?

• turkey

• cranberry sauce

• spaghetti

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

How long ago can pumpkins be traced back to?

• 500 years

• 9,000 years

• 100 years

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CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

 Where did pumpkins originally come from?

• Europe

• Central America

• Africa

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CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

 What language did the word “pumpkin” originally come from?

• Latin

• Greek

• French

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What did Native Americans use pumpkin seeds for?

• Making clothes  

• Decoration

• Medicine and treating snakebites

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CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

What did colonists believe pumpkin seeds could remove?

• wrinkles

• freckles

• sunburn

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

 What did Native Americans weave dried pumpkin strips into?

• blankets

• mats for sleeping

• hats

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

What did Native Americans do with pumpkin strips when they wanted a treat?

• bioled them

• roasted them

• froze them

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CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

 How did early colonists make the first “pumpkin pie”?

•  By frying pumpkin slices
  

• By mixing pumpkin with sugar and flour
  

• By boiling mashed pumpkin

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CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

What is the main idea of the passage?

• The history and different uses of pumpkins
  

• How to cook a Thanksgiving meal

• Why turkey is important on Thanksgiving
  

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2