Lost in a Corn Maze

What is the main idea of the text?

• People enjoy trying to find their way out of corn mazes.

• Farmers have been creating corn mazes since the Middle Ages.

• At first no one liked corn mazes but now they are very popular.

• If you are lost in a corn maze it is nearly impossible to find your way out.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

How does the author introduce the text in paragraph 1?

• by showing the reader how corn mazes are made

• by telling the reader what holiday is celebrated at a corn maze

• by helping the reader imagine what it is like to be in a corn maze

• by explaining to the reader how to find your way out of a corn maze

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CCSS.W.5.2A

Which line from the text shows how technology is important in making corn mazes?

• "Seen from above, its winding paths may form a picture — anything from Halloween monsters to fire-breathing dragons, flying saucers to pirate ships, or sports heroes to scary witches." (Paragraph 2)

• "A farmer may enlist the help of a maze designer to create these amazing images." (Paragraph 3)

• "Many designers use a digital device called a Global Positioning System, or GPS, to guide their cutting." (Paragraph 3)

• "At Howell Farm, colorful ribbons tied between the cornstalks mark different areas of the maze; you can color your map to match and then plot your location." (Paragraph 7)

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CCSS.RI.5.8

In paragraph 10, what does the author mean by, "You'll find your way out…eventually"?

• You will be able to complete the maze when you pay attention.

• After some time, you will be able to complete the maze.

• Hopefully, you will be able to complete the maze.

• You will be able to complete the maze quickly.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

What details support the idea that Don Frantz and Adrian Fisher mazes started a trend?

• "...colorful ribbons tied between the cornstalks mark different areas of the maze..."

• "...you are proclaimed the King or Queen of the Maze."

• "...there are now approximately one thousand corn mazes across the United States..."

• "Adrian Fisher built the world’s first corn maze in Annville, Pennsylvania..."

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.W.5.9A

Which evidence supports how farmers at the West Portal Pumpkin Patch help maze runners get unstuck?

• "...post signs to help you find your way."

• "...colorful ribbons tied between the cornstalks mark different areas of the maze..."

• "She’ll yell down a clue."

• "...experienced 'corn cops' are there to serve and protect you."

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.W.5.9A

This picture from the text helps the reader under paragraph​ (a)  

• 4
• 6
• 9
• 2

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CCSS.RL.5.7

Match the claims with the correct evidence from the text.

Groups:

(a) Corn mazes can be different shapes

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(b) Corn mazes have been around a long time.

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(c) Corn mazes are international.

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(d) Corn mazes can be difficult.

• "In the Middle Ages, gardeners built “puzzle hedges” in European castle..."

• "But even the best maze-runners can get stuck..."

• "...experienced 'corn cops' are there to serve and protect you."

• ...and corn mazes on every continent except for frosty Antarctica."

• "...flying saucers to pirate ships, or sports heroes to scary witches."

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.W.5.9A

Every adventurer has a different​ (a)   . Others remember the location of a hill, a tall tree, the sun, or the moon. Another ​ (b)   is to use the ​ (c)   Whenever you see a path going to ​ (d)   , follow it.

• maze-solving strategy
• approach
• approach the maze
• maze-solving approach
• the left
• "left-hand rule."
• strategy
• way
• the right
• “right-hand rule.”

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CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

Why are eight and ten years the best for the corn mazes?

• They chew gum and throw the wrappers for clues.

• They are more likely to pick up gum.

• They are small enough to slip through the maze.

• They notice small details.