Dollar Bill

Restate the first question and respond.

Based on the title and the text below it, what do you think the purpose of the infographic is? In other words, why is the author telling you this information?

Restate the question and respond.

In the “By the Numbers” box, there’s an image of Earth. What fact is this image meant to help illustrate?

Restate the question and respond.

Based on the article, why is there an image of a pyramid on the dollar bill?

What’s the strange-looking creature at the bottom of the “By the Numbers” box? How can you tell?

Approximately how many germs live on the dollar bill?

• 1,000

• 1,000,000

• 3,000,000

• 3,000

How much does it cost to make a $1 bill?

• $.06

• $0.6

• $1.00

• $1.66

The amount of $1 bills produced last year was enough to wrap around the earth almost _____ times.

• 14

• 44

• 4

• 3.5

According to the text, an olive branch is a symbol of ____?

• war

• good health

• it is not a symbol for anything

• peace