How to Play Checkers: USA Today

How to Play Checkers: USA Today

Assessment

Passage

Other

6th Grade

Medium

Evaluating, Applying, Analyzing

Standards-aligned

Created by

JENNIFER DUARTE

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7 questions

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1.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Checkers is played on an 8x8 board with ___ checkers per player.

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Applying

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the best first move for the black player in checkers according to Quadibloc?

Move from square 11 to square 15

Move from square 12 to square 16

Move from square 10 to square 14

Move from square 13 to square 17

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Applying

3.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In checkers, a piece becomes a king when it reaches the last row of the ___ side.

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Analyzing

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which strategy involves keeping your checkers in the last row to prevent your opponent from turning their checkers into kings?

Guard your side

Sacrifice a checker

Control the center

Keep your pieces together

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Analyzing

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The earliest version of checkers was found in the ancient Mesopotamian city of ___

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Evaluating

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the version of checkers mentioned by Homer and Plato in Ancient Greece?

Alquerque

Draughts

Old Faithful

Nealey

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Evaluating

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the 1950s, who was the first person to computerize the game of checkers?

Arthur Samuel

Robert Nealey

Veronica Bravo

Clare Mulroy

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Evaluating