How to Play Chess: NY Times

How to Play Chess: NY Times

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Passage

Other

6th - 8th Grade

Medium

Understanding, Applying

Standards-aligned

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JENNIFER DUARTE

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the starting position of the queen on a chessboard?

On a light square for white and a dark square for black

On a dark square for white and a light square for black

Always on a light square

Always on a dark square

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Understanding

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many squares are there on a chessboard?

64

32

16

128

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Understanding

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which piece can move in an L-shaped pattern?

Knight

Bishop

Rook

Queen

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Understanding

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for an attack on the king?

Check

Checkmate

Stalemate

Castling

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Understanding

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A pawn can promote into a ___, a bishop, a rook, or a queen.

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Applying

6.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The king moves one square in any ___

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7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A chessboard is divided into eight rows, or ___

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