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WorksheetsRI 4.2 & 5.2 Summative (Main Idea/Chess Article)
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the author's purpose in writing the second paragraph?
To explain the rules of chess
To compare different types of games
To talk about game pieces
To persuade people to play chess
Which is NOT a reason that chess is a good workout for the mind according to the text?
Good chess players think about what will happen next.
Good chess players take a lot of risks.
Good chess players take their time.
Good chess players use their brains
How long have people been playing chess?
Over 100 years.
Over 500 years.
Over 1000 years.
Over 5000 years.
Where did the game that chess is based on come from?
Europe
America
India
All the above
Which best describes the main idea in the fourth paragraph?
This paragraph argues that players should think less.
This paragraph explains how blitz chess is played.
This paragraph explains time clocks work.
This paragraph describes many different ways to play chess.
How does the game of chess end according to the text?
One players takes all of the other player's pieces.
One player makes it to the end of the board.
One player becomes king.
One player loses his or her king.
Which happened first?
Computers did not play chess well.
Deep Blue won an important game.
Cell phones are not good at playing chess.
Deep Blue took up a whole room.
How is blitz chess different from regular chess?
Each player has two kings.
Players are blindfolded.
Players only have text minutes to play.
Players start at a random position.
If it's your turn in blitz chess, what happens when you hit the clock?
Both your clock and the other person's clock keep running.
The other person's clock stops running and yours starts.
Both clocks stop running.
Your clock stops running and the other person's clock begins.
When did a computer first beat a strong human player in chess?
2006
1997
1970
1976
