RI.3.6

The following texts both describe the first day at a new school.

This text is from the point of view of Mrs. Suzuki, whose daughter is going to a new school:

After I dropped Kate off at school, I sat in my car worrying. Would she make friends? Where would she sit at lunch? I hoped her teacher wouldn't be angry that she was late. It's not easy to start a new school in the middle of the year.

This text is from the point of view of Kate, who is going to a new school:

My new school was great. I met lots of nice kids on my first day. Everywhere I turned, there were smiling faces. The teacher introduced me to the class, and everyone told me their names. At lunch, all my classmates wanted to sit next to me.

How is Kate's point of view DIFFERENT than Mrs. Suzuki?

• Kate makes the new school sound friendly.

• Kate makes the new school sound serious

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CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Mini golf is more fun than any other game. In mini golf, you use a special club to hit a golf ball into a hole. On the mini golf course, players hit the ball through tunnels, over bridges, or over little hills. You should try it some day!

What is the author's viewpoint about mini golf?

• Mini golf is hit with a special club

• On the mini golf course, players hit the ball through tunnels

• Mini golf is when you hit a golf ball into a hole.

• Mini golf is more fun than any other game.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Diwali is the most fun holiday of the year. People around the world light candles for Diwali. The holiday last for five days, and something different happens on each day. This celebration is like America's New Years celebration. People also decorate with bright beautiful flowers!

What is the author's viewpoint of Diwali?

• People around the world light candles.

• Diwali is the most fun holiday of the year.

• The holiday lasts for five days

• People decorate with flowers

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Some people don't know this, but elephants can swim. They use their long trunks to help them get air underwater. Seeing an elephant swim would be exciting. There are elephant tours in Thailand where you can ride an elephant through the rainforest.

What sentence is the author's viewpoint?

• Some people don't know this, but elephants can swim.

• They use their long trunks to help them get air underwater.

• There are elephant tours in Thailand.

• Seeing an elephant swim would be exciting.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Not drinking enough water is the most serious problem that young people face. Our bodies need water in order to be healthy. But millions of children around the world do not live near a source of clean water.

Which sentence is the author's opinion or viewpoint?

• Not drinking enough water is the most serious problem that young people face.

• Our bodies need water in order to be healthy.

• Millions of children around the world do not live near a source of clean water.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

To make a grilled cheese sandwich, put cheese between two slices of bread. Then heat the sandwich until the cheese melts. Some people like to put other toppings in their sandwich like ham or mayonnaise. Adding apple slices makes a grilled cheese sandwich taste really great.

Which sentence is the author's opinion or viewpoint?

• To make a grilled cheese sandwich, put cheese between bread.

• Adding apple slices makes a grilled cheese sandwich taste really great.

• Then heat the sandwich until the cheese melts

• Some people like to put other toppings in their sandwich

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CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

My great-grandmother was born in Russia. She is the bravest person in our family. She left home and came to New York by herself when she was a teen. She took a boat across the ocean and landed in Ellis Island.

What is the author's viewpoint about her great-grandmother?

• My great-grandmother was born in Russia.

• She left home and came to New York by herself when she was a teen.

• She is the bravest person in our family.

• She took a boat across the ocean and landed in Ellis Island.

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

The Burmese python is a snake that eats small mammals and birds. Some of these pythons even eat pigs. Seeing a Burmese python in the wild would be really frightening. They can be seen in captivity at zoos and museums. They come in a variety of colors and lengths.

Which of these is an opinion or the author's viewpoint?

• They come in a variety of colors and lengths

• Seeing a Burmese python in the wild would be really frightening.

• They can be see in captivity at zoos and museums.

• Some of these pythons can even eat pigs.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Some companies have been working on cars that drive themselves. There are still doors and windows in these cars, but many of them do not have steering wheels. The roads would be much safer if we used only self-driving cars. The car can tell when it needs to slow down, speed up, or make a turn. A self-driving car can't text while driving, either.

Which sentence is the author's viewpoint?

• The roads would be much safer if we used only self-driving cars.

• A self-driving car can't text while driving, either.

• Some companies have been working on cars that drive themselves.

• The car can tell when it needs to slow down, speed up, or make a turn

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CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Every ninety minutes, the International Space Station circles our planet. It flies 220 miles high and faster than 17,000 miles per hour. It moves so fast that astronauts see sixteen sunsets and sunrises every twenty-four hours. Astronauts from all over the world live and work on the space station. Being an astronaut on the International Space Station would be wonderful.

Which sentence is an opinion or viewpoint of the author?

• Astronauts from all over the world live and work on the space station.

• It moves so fast that astronauts see sixteen sunsets and sunrises every twenty-four hours.

• Being an astronaut on the International Space Station would be wonderful.

• Every ninety minutes, the International Space Station circles our planet.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6