Making Candles 1750s Style

The Fisher family made candle wicks by:

• Using a special type of wax

• Twisting milkweed threads together

• Dipping strings in oil

• Weaving fibers together

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TEKS.ELA.4.9D

TEKS.ELA.4.7C

As explained in paragraphs 7–13, what was the effect of using rods in candle making?

• Fewer molds would be needed to make enough candles for a year.

• Weights were no longer necessary to keep the candles straight.

• Several candles could be dipped at the same time.

• Candles needed to be dipped only a few times.

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TEKS.ELA.4.9D

TEKS.ELA.4.6F

Which two statements are reasons that families in Maryland used bayberries to make candles?

• Bayberry candles had a pleasant scent.

• Bayberry candles burned better than other candles.

• The act of dipping bayberry candles was simple and fast.

• Bayberry candles were cheaper to make than other kinds.

• Anyone could pick bayberries for candles quickly and easily.

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TEKS.ELA.4.9D

TEKS.ELA.4.7C

Read the sentence from paragraph 14. "All but ten candles were packed in wooden boxes." Think about the suffix -en. What is the meaning of wooden above?

• made of wood

• looks like wood

• better than wood

• harder than wood

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TEKS.ELA.4.3C

How does the author support the idea that the whole family was involved in making candles?

• by explaining how a family can make candles today

• by telling how long it took the family to make candles

• by showing what each family member did to make candles

• by mentioning how many candles the family might make each year

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TEKS.ELA.4.7C

TEKS.ELA.4.10A

What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?

• to show the reader that it is much easier to make candles today

• to explain why candles should be made only with bayberries

• to teach the reader the steps needed to make good candles

• to tell how candles were made a long time ago

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TEKS.ELA.4.10A

How is the information in the article is organized?

• Sequence

• By importance

• By category

• Compare and Contrast

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TEKS.ELA.4.9D

(2) The class started with a list of our schools rules and then added some of our own.

What change needs to be made in sentence 2?

• Change schools to school's.

• Change schools to schools’.

• Change rules to rule’s.

• Change rules to rules’.

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TEKS.ELA.4.11D

4) Another is to show respect for other students things by not borrowing anything from them without permission.

What change needs to be made in sentence 4?

• Change students to student’s.

• Change students to students’.

• Change things to thing’s.

• Change things to things’.

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TEKS.ELA.4.11D

. (6) We may not often think of childrens duties as citizens, but we do have them.

What change needs to be made in sentence 6?

• Change childrens to children’s.

• Change childrens to childrens’.

• Change citizens to citizen’s.

• Change citizens to citizens’.

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TEKS.ELA.4.11D