
CFA 4: Main Idea/Supporting Details
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow: Perhaps the most important advance made by the Mesopotamians was the invention of writing by the Sumerians. With the invention of writing came the first recorded laws called Hammurabi’s Code, as well as the first major piece of literature called the Epic Tale of Gilgamesh. What is the main idea in this paragraph?
The most important invention by the Mesopotamians was writing.
Hammurabi's Code is the most important invention by the Mesopotamians.
The most important invention by the Mesopotamians was math.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow: Perhaps the most important advance made by the Mesopotamians was the invention of writing by the Sumerians. With the invention of writing came the first recorded laws called Hammurabi’s Code, as well as the first major piece of literature called the Epic Tale of Gilgamesh. From the paragraph what can you infer?
Hammurabi was an important person.
Writing was an important invention that changed the Mesopotamia civilization.
Writing was invented by Hammurabi.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow: Perhaps the most important advance made by the Mesopotamians was the invention of writing by the Sumerians. With the invention of writing came the first recorded laws called Hammurabi’s Code, as well as the first major piece of literature called the Epic Tale of Gilgamesh. What is a key detail that supports the main idea in the paragraph?
The Sumerians were very popular people.
Invention of writing came the first recorded laws.
Writing became a great pastime for the Mesopotamians.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RI.5.2
CCSS.RL.7.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 mins • 1 pt
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow. With people moving to towns and governments being formed, society was dividing into different classes of people for perhaps the first time. At the top of society was the king and his family. The priests were considered near the top as well. The rest of the upper class was made up of the wealthy such as high level administrators and scribes. Below the upper class was a small middle class made up of craftsmen, merchants, and civil servants. They could make a decent living and could work hard to try and move up in class. The lower class was made up of laborers and farmers. These people lived a harder life, but could still work their way up with hard work. At the bottom were the slaves. Slaves were owned by the king or bought and sold among the upper class. Slaves were usually people who were captured in battle. What is the Main Idea?
Society was growing, so people kept moving around.
The classes of people divided fairly.
Society was dividing into different classes of people for perhaps the first time.
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.7.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow. With people moving to towns and governments being formed, society was dividing into different classes of people for perhaps the first time. At the top of society was the king and his family. The priests were considered near the top as well. The rest of the upper class was made up of the wealthy such as high level administrators and scribes. Below the upper class was a small middle class made up of craftsmen, merchants, and civil servants. They could make a decent living and could work hard to try and move up in class. The lower class was made up of laborers and farmers. These people lived a harder life, but could still work their way up with hard work. At the bottom were the slaves. Slaves were owned by the king or bought and sold among the upper class. Slaves were usually people who were captured in battle. What would be a detail supporting the main idea?
Read the following paragraph and answer the questions that follow. With people moving to towns and governments being formed, society was dividing into different classes of people for perhaps the first time. At the top of society was the king and his family. The priests were considered near the top as well. The rest of the upper class was made up of the wealthy such as high level administrators and scribes. Below the upper class was a small middle class made up of craftsmen, merchants, and civil servants. They could make a decent living and could work hard to try and move up in class. The lower class was made up of laborers and farmers. These people lived a harder life, but could still work their way up with hard work. At the bottom were the slaves. Slaves were owned by the king or bought and sold among the upper class. Slaves were usually people who were captured in battle. What would be a detail supporting the main idea?
At the top of society was the king and his family.
Below the upper class was a small middle class made up of craftsman, merchants, and civil servants.
Both A and B
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.2
CCSS.RL.5.1
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