Review for 2.6

The Four Corners Monument

Mary O'Dell

¹This summer, instead of planning the same old vacation to the beach or mountains, why not embark on a road trip adventure to the Four Corners Monument? Nothing can compare to the amazing experience of traveling to the Four Corners Monument.

²First, what exactly is the Four Corners Monument? This monument is in the Southwestern United States and marks the only point shared by four states. The states are Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. What this means is that you can actually be in four states at once! The monument also marks the boundary between the Navajo Nation and the Ute Mountain Tribe Reservation. The Navajo Nation maintains the monument. It is a popular tourist attraction.

³Next, you might wonder what this monument looks like. Is it a massive structure towering in the sky? Is it a magnificent work of nature which leaves visitors staring in wonder and awe? According to travel magazines and online travel sites, the monument is simply a flat circle of granite embedded with an aluminum bronze marker. A section for each of the four state flags and state seals surround the disk shaped monument. The Navajo and Ute nation flags are on the monument, too. Eight words, two in each state’s section, are inscribed. The message reads, "Four states here meet in freedom under God.”

⁴So why is traveling to this monument so popular? Even though it is in an isolated location, miles from anywhere, the Four Corners fascinates many people. Where else can you be four places at once? Excited tourists take pictures of friends and family members straddling the disk; bodies sprawled across all four states at once. But most visitors spend less than two hours at the monument. Even after traveling for days, some visitors spend only ten minutes at the monument!

⁵Are most travelers to the monument disappointed? Not a chance! Most travelers to the monument have scheduled visits to one of the state, national, or tribal parks and the Grand Canyon. As you plan your trip, you will be pleasantly surprised at the many places you can visit ‘along the way.’ In addition, most travelers to the Four Corners monument understand the secret known only to those who take long road trips: the fun is in the journey. The adventures you have along the way are the best part of any road trip. You never know what to expect. So even though you cannot expect fancy restaurants or even modern flush toilets at the Four Corners monument, you can expect a vacation that you will remember for years.

Which of these statements BEST shows the central idea of paragraph 5?

• It takes a long time to travel to the Four Corners Monument.

• There are are no modern toilets at the Four Corners Monument.

• Traveling to the Four Corners Monument is a memorable experience.

• 
  The Four Corners Monument is very close to the Grand Canyon and other national parks.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

The Four Corners Monument

Mary O'Dell

¹This summer, instead of planning the same old vacation to the beach or mountains, why not embark on a road trip adventure to the Four Corners Monument? Nothing can compare to the amazing experience of traveling to the Four Corners Monument.

²First, what exactly is the Four Corners Monument? This monument is in the Southwestern United States and marks the only point shared by four states. The states are Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. What this means is that you can actually be in four states at once! The monument also marks the boundary between the Navajo Nation and the Ute Mountain Tribe Reservation. The Navajo Nation maintains the monument. It is a popular tourist attraction.

³Next, you might wonder what this monument looks like. Is it a massive structure towering in the sky? Is it a magnificent work of nature which leaves visitors staring in wonder and awe? According to travel magazines and online travel sites, the monument is simply a flat circle of granite embedded with an aluminum bronze marker. A section for each of the four state flags and state seals surround the disk shaped monument. The Navajo and Ute nation flags are on the monument, too. Eight words, two in each state’s section, are inscribed. The message reads, "Four states here meet in freedom under God.”

⁴So why is traveling to this monument so popular? Even though it is in an isolated location, miles from anywhere, the Four Corners fascinates many people. Where else can you be four places at once? Excited tourists take pictures of friends and family members straddling the disk; bodies sprawled across all four states at once. But most visitors spend less than two hours at the monument. Even after traveling for days, some visitors spend only ten minutes at the monument!

⁵Are most travelers to the monument disappointed? Not a chance! Most travelers to the monument have scheduled visits to one of the state, national, or tribal parks and the Grand Canyon. As you plan your trip, you will be pleasantly surprised at the many places you can visit ‘along the way.’ In addition, most travelers to the Four Corners monument understand the secret known only to those who take long road trips: the fun is in the journey. The adventures you have along the way are the best part of any road trip. You never know what to expect. So even though you cannot expect fancy restaurants or even modern flush toilets at the Four Corners monument, you can expect a vacation that you will remember for years.

Read the following central idea.

The Four Corners Monument is a beautiful and meaningful structure.

Which paragraph would this sentence serve as the central idea?

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

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CCSS.RI.5.2

Too Much TV

A. Gautam

1. There are many reasons why TV is bad for children. Too much TV time takes away parent-children time. In contrast, reading books to children or playing with them creates more family time. Children do not talk to parents while watching TV. That leads to less interaction or communication.
    

2. However, parents and kids talk while playing or reading books together. Kids often have questions about the book being read. Also, kids feel like they are getting lots of attention while playing together. Kids of all ages can enjoy books and games with their parents, just as kids of all ages watch TV today. Make a lasting change, and replace TV with books and games. 

What is the author trying to convince the reader to do?

• Talk to family members more during dinner time

• Watch less TV and read more books as a family

• 
  Set strict time limit for children's TV watching

• Avoid watching TV while eating meals as a family

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RL.5.2

Too Much TV

A. Gautam

1. There are many reasons why TV is bad for children. Too much TV time takes away parent-children time. In contrast, reading books to children or playing with them creates more family time. Children do not talk to parents while watching TV. That leads to less interaction or communication.
    

2. However, parents and kids talk while playing or reading books together. Kids often have questions about the book being read. Also, kids feel like they are getting lots of attention while playing together. Kids of all ages can enjoy books and games with their parents, just as kids of all ages watch TV today. Make a lasting change, and replace TV with books and games. 

Which of these, if added, would make the author’s argument stronger?

• Board games have too many rules so kids find them hard to enjoy.

• PBS has lots of educational TV programs based on children's books.

• Children enjoy TV more if their parents watch the programs with them.

• The American Academy of Pediatrics says no TV for kids under two.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.W.5.1B

CCSS.W.5.9A

Too Much TV

A. Gautam

1. There are many reasons why TV is bad for children. Too much TV time takes away parent-children time. In contrast, reading books to children or playing with them creates more family time. Children do not talk to parents while watching TV. That leads to less interaction or communication.
    

2. However, parents and kids talk while playing or reading books together. Kids often have questions about the book being read. Also, kids feel like they are getting lots of attention while playing together. Kids of all ages can enjoy books and games with their parents, just as kids of all ages watch TV today. Make a lasting change, and replace TV with books and games. 

What is the author's main message in this passage?

• More families need to get rid of their TVs at home.​

• Families should spend more time reading books together.​

• More families need to stop watching TV at home.​

• Families should talk to each other while watching TV​.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Save Our Corner of the Library

L. Hernandez

Dear Owners of the Franklin Memorial Library,
 

1. One of my favorite places in all the world is the children's section of the Franklin Memorial Library. Before I learned to read, my mother would sit with me on one of the rocking chairs and share books with beautiful pictures. Sometimes, I would play with other kids my age. There were puzzles and puppets, and even coloring books and crayons.
    

2. Later, when I learned to read by myself, I would wait in the children's section while my mother visited the other sections of the library. I loved to settle down into a bean bag chair under the fake tree and read all the books I could carry in my arms. The bright colors of the furniture made me very happy, and I especially liked the mural of green hills and blue skies on the wall. I felt as if I were really outside enjoying the fresh air!
   

3. Yesterday, I learned that you have plans to replace the children's section of the library with a new computer lab. I am very sad about this. The children's section of the Franklin Memorial Library is a very important part of my childhood, so if you destroy it you will be destroying me. Not only that, but my sister is turning a year old next month. Soon, she will also start visiting the children's section, and she deserves the same experience that I had. If the children's corner of the library is not there as she grows up, she might not ever learn to read. She could end up being the kind of person who doesn't even like books. Do you want to be responsible for that?
    

4. Please think carefully about this decision. A new computer lab is great, but maybe you could find another section of the library to replace. The children's section is a special place. Do the right thing for your own children, and keep our corner safe.
    

5. Your book-loving friend,
   Anahí Romero

Read the following sentences from the letter.

Not only that, but my sister is turning a year old next month. Soon, she will also start visiting the children's section, and she deserves the same experience that I had.

What is the author of the letter trying to claim in these sentences?

• Some children do not enjoy reading when they visit the library. 

• Young children are too little to enjoy the library.

• Children do not need a computer lab in the library.

• Other children are looking forward to enjoying the children's section in the future.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.W.5.1A

Save Our Corner of the Library

L. Hernandez

Dear Owners of the Franklin Memorial Library,
 

1. One of my favorite places in all the world is the children's section of the Franklin Memorial Library. Before I learned to read, my mother would sit with me on one of the rocking chairs and share books with beautiful pictures. Sometimes, I would play with other kids my age. There were puzzles and puppets, and even coloring books and crayons.
    

2. Later, when I learned to read by myself, I would wait in the children's section while my mother visited the other sections of the library. I loved to settle down into a bean bag chair under the fake tree and read all the books I could carry in my arms. The bright colors of the furniture made me very happy, and I especially liked the mural of green hills and blue skies on the wall. I felt as if I were really outside enjoying the fresh air!
   

3. Yesterday, I learned that you have plans to replace the children's section of the library with a new computer lab. I am very sad about this. The children's section of the Franklin Memorial Library is a very important part of my childhood, so if you destroy it you will be destroying me. Not only that, but my sister is turning a year old next month. Soon, she will also start visiting the children's section, and she deserves the same experience that I had. If the children's corner of the library is not there as she grows up, she might not ever learn to read. She could end up being the kind of person who doesn't even like books. Do you want to be responsible for that?
    

4. Please think carefully about this decision. A new computer lab is great, but maybe you could find another section of the library to replace. The children's section is a special place. Do the right thing for your own children and keep our corner safe.
    

5. Your book-loving friend,
   Anahí Romero

How does the author argue her main claim in the letter?

• By persuading the owners of the library to not replace the children's section with a new computer lab

• By convincing the owners of the library to expand the children's section so that it takes up a larger portion of the library

• By entertaining the reader with stories about her childhood

• By providing the reader with information about the benefits of having a computer lab in the local library

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

Passage 1: Save Our Corner of the Library

L. Hernandez

Dear Owners of the Franklin Memorial Library,
 

1. One of my favorite places in all the world is the children's section of the Franklin Memorial Library. Before I learned to read, my mother would sit with me on one of the rocking chairs and share books with beautiful pictures. Sometimes, I would play with other kids my age. There were puzzles and puppets, and even coloring books and crayons.
    

2. Later, when I learned to read by myself, I would wait in the children's section while my mother visited the other sections of the library. I loved to settle down into a bean bag chair under the fake tree and read all the books I could carry in my arms. The bright colors of the furniture made me very happy, and I especially liked the mural of green hills and blue skies on the wall. I felt as if I were really outside enjoying the fresh air!
   

3. Yesterday, I learned that you have plans to replace the children's section of the library with a new computer lab. I am very sad about this. The children's section of the Franklin Memorial Library is a very important part of my childhood, so if you destroy it you will be destroying me. Not only that, but my sister is turning a year old next month. Soon, she will also start visiting the children's section, and she deserves the same experience that I had. If the children's corner of the library is not there as she grows up, she might not ever learn to read. She could end up being the kind of person who doesn't even like books. Do you want to be responsible for that?
    

4. Please think carefully about this decision. A new computer lab is great, but maybe you could find another section of the library to replace. The children's section is a special place. Do the right thing for your own children, and keep our corner safe.
    

5. Your book-loving friend,
   Anahí Romero

Passage 2: Make Way for the Future

Peter Hill

1. ASHLAND– The most popular public library in town is getting a makeover. Nobody is more thrilled about the new computer lab than little Aiyana. 
    

2. Aiyana said, “I learn so much online in school. Now, I can log into those websites at the library when my mother brings me here. You know, I have to wait forever for my turn. The big kids always get on the computer. They never leave! When we have more computers for little kids like me here, I won’t have to wait. I am so excited.” 
    

3. Aiyana is happy about the new computer lab in the children’s section. Aiyana’s friend Nadi also said that his teachers let him use many computer programs in his kindergarten class. 
    

4. “I love the code hour. Now, I can practice in the library. Yay!” Nadi said.
    

5. “We are just adjusting to the way most children learn these days,” Rachel Beekeeps, a librarian at Franklin Memorial Library said. “Any way we can, we want children to keep coming here.”

How are the two passages similar?

• Both mention children who like learning.

• Both discuss the importance of computer-based learning

• Both describe fond memories of learning from books.

• Both include details about disliking the library's decision.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

Save Our Corner of the Library

L. Hernandez

Dear Owners of the Franklin Memorial Library,
 

1. One of my favorite places in all the world is the children's section of the Franklin Memorial Library. Before I learned to read, my mother would sit with me on one of the rocking chairs and share books with beautiful pictures. Sometimes, I would play with other kids my age. There were puzzles and puppets, and even coloring books and crayons.
    

2. Later, when I learned to read by myself, I would wait in the children's section while my mother visited the other sections of the library. I loved to settle down into a bean bag chair under the fake tree and read all the books I could carry in my arms. The bright colors of the furniture made me very happy, and I especially liked the mural of green hills and blue skies on the wall. I felt as if I were really outside enjoying the fresh air!
   

3. Yesterday, I learned that you have plans to replace the children's section of the library with a new computer lab. I am very sad about this. The children's section of the Franklin Memorial Library is a very important part of my childhood, so if you destroy it you will be destroying me. Not only that, but my sister is turning a year old next month. Soon, she will also start visiting the children's section, and she deserves the same experience that I had. If the children's corner of the library is not there as she grows up, she might not ever learn to read. She could end up being the kind of person who doesn't even like books. Do you want to be responsible for that?
    

4. Please think carefully about this decision. A new computer lab is great, but maybe you could find another section of the library to replace. The children's section is a special place. Do the right thing for your own children, and keep our corner safe.
    

5. Your book-loving friend,
   Anahí Romero

The author MOST LIKELY includes paragraphs 1 and  2 of the letter in order to—

• encourage the owners of the library to read to their children and grandchildren.

• show how important the children's section of the library is to the author.

• persuade the owners of the library to purchase new children's books.

• provide information about the different sections of the library.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.W.5.1A

CCSS.W.5.1B

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