Challenges and Concepts of the Serum Run

Challenges and Concepts of the Serum Run

Assessment

Interactive Video

English, Education, History

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Amelia Wright

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The video tutorial teaches how to support inferences using explicit and implicit details from a text. It uses the example of the 1925 diphtheria outbreak in Alaska to illustrate perseverance in problem-solving. The lesson outlines three steps: rereading notes, highlighting evidence, and writing a response. The tutorial models these steps and emphasizes the importance of using both explicit and implicit details to support inferences.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main focus of Michael Signal's article 'The Serum Run to Nome'?

The geography of Nome

The invention of the dog sled

The diphtheria outbreak of 1925

The history of Alaska

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an inference?

A summary of the text

A guess without evidence

A direct quote from the text

A conclusion drawn from background knowledge and text clues

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is an explicit detail?

A detail that is clearly stated in the text

A detail that requires background knowledge

A detail that is not mentioned in the text

A detail that is implied

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in finding evidence to support an inference?

Write a summary of the text

Reread your notes about the text

Highlight random sentences

Guess the main idea

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why was the dog sled relay authorized during the diphtheria outbreak?

To train sled dogs

To transport the serum to Nome

To deliver mail

To celebrate a festival

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What challenges did the sled teams face during the serum run?

Sunny weather

Frostbite and snowstorms

Lack of food

Friendly animals

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many miles did the mushers cover in seven days?

1000 miles

500 miles

674 miles

800 miles

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