Quarterly Assessment Review

Based on the details in paragraph 6, what can the reader infer about Americans in the 1930s?

• Americans were trading jigsaw puzzles faster than ever before.

• Americans started giving children more playtime than before.

• Americans made their own jigsaw puzzles.

• Americans enjoyed family activies.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

How does the author organize paragraph 9?

• By using order of importance

• By using compare and contrast

• By using chronological order

• By using cause and effect

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which sentence from the selection describes one way that puzzles have changed?

• People solve jigsaw puzzles by fitting small pieces together to make a whole. (paragraph 1)

• Jigsaw puzzles soon became a popular form of group entertainment. (paragraph 5)

• These new puzzles had pieces that had to be fitted together to create an image that rose into the air. (paragraph 7)

• Working on puzzles has been linked to better memory and concentration as well. (paragraph 9)

What is the central idea of the selection?

• Jigsaw puzzles started as a way to teach children and are appreciated by people of all ages.

• A mapmaker invented jigsaw puzzles to help children use maps to learn about geography.

• Many people like to work together to put a jigsaw puzzle together.

• Some jigsaw puzzles are easier to put together than others.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Based on ideas presented throughout the selection, what can the reader conclude about jigsaw puzzles?

• They have been popular since they were first invented.

• They are meant to be completed by a large group of people.

• They have many things in common with maps.

• They are no longer a cheap form of entertainment.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Think about the history of jigsaw puzzles that you read about in the passage. How did the improvements in making puzzles and the different pictures used on them help make puzzles more popular?

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Based on text evidence presented throughout the selection, what can the reader conclude about puzzles?

Write a well-organized informational essay that uses specific evidence from the text to support your answer. Remember to - clearly state your central idea organize your writing develop your ideas in detail use evidence from the selection in your response use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar Manage your time carefully so you can - review the selection plan your response write your response revise and edit your response

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5