Benchmark Unit 7 Week 2 Quiz

What is the main idea of

paragraphs 7-12?

• There were many people who

  fought in the war for independence.

• Thomas Paine published a pamphlet

  called Common Sense.

• The British sent 3,000 soldiers to fight.

• Washington created the Continental Army.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

Why have American soldiers gone to war over the years?

• to prove that America is the toughest country

• to fight for freedom around the world

• because war is good for the country

• because that is the way to solve problems

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What are two elements of primary sources? (Choose two!)

• firsthand accounts

• personal feelings

• they are old

• conflict

Which word

best describes the

young soldier from

page 13?

• motivated

• angry

• saddened

• tired

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What does this journal entry

tell you that you wouldn’t learn

from a textbook?

• how many soldiers died

• where the wars took place

• which nations fought in wars

• how the soldiers felt

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

How does the young soldier

describe his state in World War

II?

• helpless and alone

• full of faith

• proud

• content

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which sentence best supports that the soldier can be described as saddened?

• “We had another great battle Sunday...”

• “...it made me shed tears to see how they

  suffered...”

• “I stood from Sunday 12 o’clock till Monday

  night...”

• “I had never spent such a sabbath in my life

  before...”

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

Think about the three texts you have read. What conclusion about the

war can be drawn from all three texts? Choose TWO that apply.

• Every war is the same.

• Those involved in war experience terrible things.

• War is the best way to solve disagreements with other nations.

• Wars make up much of America’s history.

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9