Week 26 Daily Passages

What was the result of Cai Lun’s experiments with different materials?

• a new way to make paper

• mass production of stone chisels

• great wealth for everyone

• fame for the emperor

Which of these is not an effect of Cai Lun’s discovery?

• cheaper writing materials

• more widely available paper

• longer-lasting documents

• slower growth of cultures

How did Cai Lun become wealthy?

• He made money as a writer.

• He sold tree bark and bamboo.

• The emperor rewarded him for his work.

• He became a paper salesman.

Which of these reasons made Cai Lun want to research better ways to make paper?

• A) Paper did not yet exist.

• B) Paper was expensive and of poor quality.

• C) His family owned a printing shop.

• D) The emperor promised wealth to anyone who could make paper.

According to the story, giving treats to horses helps them _______.

• stay calm while people ride them

• learn to trust the people who care for them

• understand human commands

• keep their hooves strong

What does Gretchen do to signal a horse to start walking?

• give the horse a treat

• pull gently on the reins

• brush the horse’s coat

• touch the horse’s sides with her heels

Identify Gretchen’s actions in the story and the effects of those actions. Why did the Circle J Ranch owners invite Gretchen to work there again next summer?

• A) She was a good worker.

• B) No one else could do her job.

• C) The horses did not like other people.

• D) She wanted a horse of her own.

Gretchen thought of bringing her parents to visit Circle J because _______.

• it was a nice place to visit

• the owners wanted to meet them

• she thought it would help her get a horse

• two more workers were needed

Identify the facts and the statements of opinion about candles. Which of these statements is a fact about candles?

• Tallow candles smell bad.

• Candles were more important than other types of light.

• Paraffin candles are better than other kinds.

• Ancient Romans invented the wick.

Read the passage 'Little Firelights'. Identify the facts and the statements of opinion about candles. Which idea from the passage is an opinion?

• Rushlights were reed stems dipped in tallow.

• Soy candles are preferable to paraffin candles.

• Beeswax gives off almost no scent.

• Tallow is made from animal fat.