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Tough Cell

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the TOPIC of the text?

a)

44% of students have cell phones

b)

Cell Phones

c)

Debate over cell phones in school

d)

Use them appropriately

2.

What is the Main Idea of the text?

a)

44% of students have cell phones

b)

Debate over cell phones in school

c)

Cell Phones

d)

Use them appropriately

3.

What is a Detail of the text?

a)

44% of students have cell phones

b)

Debate over cell phones in school

c)

Cell Phones

d)

I have a cell phone

4.

What is the main idea of ¶ 3?

a)

Bad for emergencies

b)

Benefits of cell phones in school

c)

Negatives of cell phones in school

d)

New York City banned cell phones

5.

What is the main idea of ¶ 2?

a)

Bad for emergencies

b)

Benefits of cell phones in school

c)

Negatives of cell phones in school

d)

New York City banned cell phones

6.

What is the main idea of ¶ 5?

a)

Bad for emergencies

b)

Benefits of cell phones in school

c)

Negatives of cell phones in school

d)

New York City banned cell phones

7.

What is the main idea of ¶ 4?

a)

Bad for emergencies

b)

Benefits of cell phones in school

c)

Negatives of cell phones in school

d)

New York City banned cell phones

8.

Cite the textual evidence that explains how many phones were confiscated.

a)

¶ 1

b)

¶ 2

c)

¶ 3

d)

¶ 4

9.

According to both ¶ 6 &¶ 7, students were allowed to have their cell phones because...

a)

the school didn't object

b)

there is no problem

c)

students use them responsibly

d)

they are banned

10.

If you had to pick a new title, it would be...

a)

Cell Phone Chaos

b)

Ups and Downs of Phones in School

c)

Punishable Phones

d)

Confiscated Cells

11.

What does the word confiscated mean?

a)

stole

b)

took away

c)

gave back

d)

bought

12.

Cite the textual evidence that helped determine what "confiscated" means.

a)

¶ 1

b)

¶ 2

c)

¶ 3

d)

¶ 4

13.

The article has all of the following text features except...

a)

title

b)

subtitle

c)

caption

d)

subheadings

14.

The Key to doing well on these assignments is

a)

guessing well

b)

taking your vitamins

c)

going back to the text

d)

sitting by a smart kid

15.

What was organizational structure of the text?

a)

Chronological Order of all the problems with cell phones

b)

Description of cell phones and their functions

c)

Compare and Contrast the good and bad of cell phones

d)

The author listed the info. from most important to least