Read the items carefully and choose the correct answer. You may look back at the story to answer the questions. Part A How did Juan get started making pottery?

Some ants were carrying pieces of clay.

His mother told him about the ancient people.

it was hard finding work in the village.

He found pieces of broken pottery near his home.

Read the items carefully and choose the correct answer. You may look back at the story to answer the questions. Part B Which sentence best supports your answer for Part A?

One day while Juan was out searching for minerals and clay, he noticed a colony of ants burdened with tiny cargoes of white material.

The potsherds inspired Juan to create something similar.

It was there that Juan rediscovered the pottery-making process of the Casas Grandes people, who had vanished from that part of Mexico six hundred years ago.

People in the village are happy.

Read the items carefully and choose the correct answer. You may look back at the story to answer the questions. What is the “tortilla” in the story?

a flat piece of clay that is the bottom of the pot

the food eaten by the Casas Grandes civilization

the rocks that are crushed to make colors for pots

a hat that Juan wears when he is making his pots

Read the items carefully and choose the correct answer. You may look back at the story to answer the questions. What was the author’s main purpose in writing this selection?

to inform readers about an artist

to entertain the reader with a funny story

to persuade the reader to learn to make pots

to express an opinion about a type of art

When he makes pots, Juan uses different materials and processes. Materials are the things used to make pots, and processes are the ways he works. Which items from the story are materials Juan uses? Select all that apply.

rocks that are crushed to make colors

When he makes pots, Juan uses different materials and processes. Materials are the things used to make pots, and processes are the ways he works. Which are processes Juan uses? Select all that apply.

searching for minerals and clay

Read the following items carefully. What is a stable economy?

people have steady jobs and income so the village can support itself

the village has no money and cannot sell anything

people must move away because there are no schools

only artists are allowed to work in the village

Read the following items carefully. What is the Casas Grandes civilization?

an ancient group in northern Mexico known for pottery-making

a group of ants that carried white material

a kind of clay used to make pots

Read the following items carefully. What does it mean to fire pots?

to heat the pots to harden them

to dry the pots only in the sun

Read the following items carefully. How has Juan helped the people of Mata Ortiz?

He taught villagers to make pots, bringing jobs to the town.

He built a large school for the village children.

He moved away so others could find more work.

He stopped the ants from carrying clay.

5th Grade Reading - Quarter 2 Minor Unit 3 Lesson 2

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer. Which word contains the Latin root meaning empty?

vacant

canteen

advantage

empire

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer. Which word contains the Latin root meaning step?

apology

organize

rivalry

degrade

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer. Which answer means to cross a boundary?

centralize

transgress

discipline

safeguard

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer. In which word is the underlined part the Greek root meaning measure?

volcanic

altimeter

bachelor

economic

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read the words carefully. Some of the words are related, but one is not. Choose the word that is not related to the others.

industry

manufacture

judgment

product

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer. Broken pieces of pottery are called

potsherds

fingertips

storehouses

octagons

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer. What does the word solitude mean in this sentence? Many people enjoy the solitude of long walks.

good exercise

clean air

being alone

views of nature

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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5th Grade Reading - Quarter 2 Minor Unit 3 Lesson 2

Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer. Which word contains the Latin root meaning empty?

Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer. Which word contains the Latin root meaning step?

Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer. Which answer means to cross a boundary?

Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer. In which word is the underlined part the Greek root meaning measure?

Read the words carefully. Some of the words are related, but one is not. Choose the word that is not related to the others.

Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer. Broken pieces of pottery are called

Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer. What does the word solitude mean in this sentence? Many people enjoy the solitude of long walks.

Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer. What does the word reflect mean?

Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer. An area that is often windy is said to be

Read each item carefully. Choose the correct answer. What does the word impoverished mean in this sentence? The impoverished people worked hard to make things better.

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