iReady Assessment Practice - Thanksgiving

Which sentence from "Thanksgiving : The Real Deal" best tells what the author wants to explain?

• "It turns out that many details about the first Thanksgiving aren't true."

• "Pilgrims and American Indians celebrated the first Thanksgiving."

• "Also, people played games and had log-throwing contests."

• "They wrote stories and painted pictures about the first feast."

Read this sentence from "Thanksgiving : The Real Deal."

In 1621, 90 members of the Wampanoah (womp-ah-noh-ag) tribe and about 50 English settlers shared a meal in what's now Massachusetts.

Which question can be answered after reading this sentence?

• How many settlers were at the meal?

• Why did the tribe and settlers share a meal?

• When did the settlers come to Massachusetts?

• What kind of food did the people share at the meal?

Read this sentence from paragraph 4 of "Thanksgiving : The Real Deal."

The didn't call the gathering Thanksgiving - it was a harvest meal.

What do the words "harvest meal" mean?

• a meal that is cooked on the stove

• a meal that includes lots of games

• a meal that lasts at least three days

• a meal made from freshly picked crops

The author makes the point that people at the first Thanksgiving probably didn't eat turkey. What reason does the author give to support this point?

• "Buttle settlers didn't call themselves Pilgrims."

• "It probably took place in October, after crops were picked."

• "Deer, duck, and eel were probably the main dishes at the feast."

• "Thanksgiving was made a national holiday, and people became interested in history."

This question has two parts.

Part 1 - Write a new question about this article.

Part 2 - Then give a fact from the article that answers your question.