Cursive Writing Worksheet

What change have some states made regarding cursive writing?

• They decided to bring cursive back into schools.

• They removed print from the curriculum.

• They required it for college students.

• They decided to teach it to a select group.

Which detail from the text supports the key idea that cursive writing is becoming less common?

• Bateman writes many letters by hand using cursive.

• Cursive was removed from a standard curriculum.

• Some states have decided to teach cursive again.

• Cursive is not considered good penmanship.

In paragraphs 8 and 9, what opinion does the author use to explain why keyboarding is more important than cursive?

• Cursive was dropped from the Common Core for many different reasons.

• Instead, they use a mix of cursive and print.

• Keyboarding is more likely to help than cursive.

• Morgan Polikoff studies education.

What does modern research say about cursive writing?

• It engages more areas of the brain than typing.

• It is not as useful as print writing.

• It slows down the learning process for children.

• It helps people type faster on a computer.

What problem did Jacob Lew face when he was nominated as treasury secretary?

• His handwriting was too fancy for people to read.

• He did not know how to sign his name in cursive.

• His signature was unreadable.

• He refused to change his signature for the job.