FAST Practice Passage 4

Which sentence supports the idea that many things were used as commodity money?

• “The first money was ‘commodity’ money.” (paragraph 2)

• “Commodities varied from place to place.” (paragraph 2)

• “The commodity system worked.” (paragraph 3)

• “Salt would dissolve if it got wet.” (paragraph 3)

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

. What is the meaning of valuable as it is used in the passage?

“The money also had to be valuable to everyone.” (paragraph 3)

• large and heavy

• delightful and nice

• light and limited

• precious and important

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Part A: When did the Unites States make money?

• long before the Chinese

• shortly before the Chinese

• at the same time as the Chinese

• after the Chinese

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CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Part B: Fill in the circle before the underlined word that tells whether the United States made money before, after, or at the same time as the Chinese.

• The Chinese also made coins. Their coins had holes in the middle and could be carried on a string. (paragraph 4)

• Then the Chinese invented paper. They printed pictures of coins on paper, which became the

• first paper money. Heavy strings of coins could be traded for a sheet of paper.

• Later, the United States made its own money. It made paper money and metal coins worth

• dollars and cents. (paragraph 5)

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Read the sentences from the passage.

“Some people say we will not need bills and coins one day. Instead, all transactions will be online.” (paragraph 7)

What is the meaning of transactions as it is used in the text?

• printed pictures

• exchanges of money

• mixtures of silver and gold

• commodities, such as grain and salt

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which information about money can be found in the text feature How We Use Money?

• how people bartered for things they needed

• what people used as commodity money in the past

• when coins and paper were used as standard money

• how people use money as a medium of exchange

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5