A Telephone Mix-Up Retake

What is the main reason for the invention of the telephone in the story?

• To improve communication

• To show off

• To cause trouble

• To make money

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

What does Dr. Ericksen think about the telephone's invention?

• It is a medical kit

• It is a Pandora's box

• It is an engineering marvel

• It is a useless invention

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who is the first person in Centerburg to have a telephone installed?

• Dr. Ericksen

• Mr. Kane

• Jake

• Meg

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

What is the significance of the telephone in the story?

• It causes trouble

• It is a useless invention

• It saves lives

• It is a Pandora's box

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is the historical context of the story?

• Centerburg, Ohio in 1905

• A modern city in 2021

• A fictional town in the future

• A rural village in the 1800s

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

What is the definition of the term "telephones"?

• A useless invention

• A Pandora's box

• A communication device

• A medical kit

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

How does the telephone change the way people communicate in the story?

• 
  It only benefits certain people

• 
  It has no impact on communication

• It makes communication more complicated

• It makes communication easier and faster

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

How does Meg imagine the new wires?

• each wire carries the words of friends and neighbors

• Meg does not care about the new wires

• Meg imagines the wires will be a hazard in their town

• Looking at the wires makes Meg nervous

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

When the telephone rang, Dr. Ericksen spoke with

• Meg

• Jake

• Mrs. Kane

• Mrs. Turner

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

Dr. Ericksen went to the Turner Farm only to find

• Mrs. Turner's cat was stuck in a tree

• Jake Turner had run away

• Little Emma needed help with homework

• a sick baby goat

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CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RF.4.4C

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1