Every Vote Counts

What is the genre of Every Vote Counts!?

• Expository

• Poetry

• Folktale

• Realistic fiction

Look at page 135. Voting gives Americans the ______ to choose.

• election

• power

• vote

• government

Look at page 135. What is the main idea of paragraph two?

• The constitution gives us the right to vote.

• Ballots are a form with the names of candidates.

• Elections are held every year in the United States.

• Voting helps kids learn to be independent.

Look at page 136. Only about ___ out of ten Americans vote.

• fourt

• five

• six

• seven

What does "author's point of view" mean?

• It is about the theme of a story.

• It is about the key details in a story.

• It is the main idea of a story.

• It is how an author feels about a topic.

Mr. Ojiri loves dogs. What is Mr. Ojiri's point of view about dogs?

• Dogs are terrible.

• Dogs are great!

• Dogs are dirty and smelly.

• No one should have a dog as a pet.

Look at page 136. What is the author's point of view about people not voting?

• People shouldn't vote. Voting is bad.

• People not voting is sad. People should vote!

• Voting is not important.

• Voting is too hard and no one should vote.

Look at the captions on pages 136 and 137. What are the steps in voting?

• Vote, mark a ballot, then sign in.

• Sign in, vote, then mark a ballot.

• Sign in, mark a ballot, then vote.

What are candidates?

• The special form with names of candidates on it.

• People who think for themselves.

• Leaders of our government.

• People who want to be chosen as leaders.

Look at page 137. A ______ is a special form with the names of candidates on it.

• election

• ballot

• announce

• government