Nonfiction Reading Test Money

Which main point about money is the author trying to make in this text?

• a) Money unfairly flows to the richest people in the world.

• b) Money allows people who don't know or trust each other to trade.

• c) Money is the root of all evil.

• d) Money can purchase many things but it cannot buy happiness.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

According to the text, how did people mainly transact before the invention of money?

• a) They used the barter system and traded physical goods.

• b) They lent and borrowed from each other.

• c) They used seashells and beads as currency.

• d) Everything was free and everyone shared freely.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why would the author lend to Joshua but not the tribe across the sea?

• a) Joshua is a person who is known and trusted.

• b) Joshua is a feared Roman soldier.

• c) Joshua is the fastest person in the tribe.

• d) Joshua is the wealthiest person in town.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

What is the author's main purpose in writing the THIRD paragraph?

• a) He is trying to convince us to forgo modern life and to live in tribes.

• b) He is informing readers of the history of credit and debt systems.

• c) He is explaining why tribal life is unproductive and wasteful.

• d) He is describing the weaknesses of the credit and debt system.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Why did Roman army camps need to use money to facilitate trade?

• a) Most people did not know each other.

• b) Most people did not trust each other.

• c) People often died in battle.

• d) All of these reasons.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

Which technologies enable modern societies to use credit systems?

• a) Computers and government identification

• b) Airplanes and phone networks

• c) Radio waves and license plates

• d) Steam power and waterways

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which is TRUE based on information from the text?

• a) Roman army camps were much smaller than ancient tribes.

• b) Roman army camps were about the same size as ancient tribes.

• c) Roman army camps were much larger than ancient tribes.

• d) Nobody knows the actual size of Roman army camps.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

With which statement would the author most likely AGREE?

• a) Credit and debt systems are primitive and only were only used in ancient times.

• b) Money allows civilizations to grow very large.

• c) Money ruins civilizations by making everyone greedy.

• d) Credit and debt systems cannot function in the modern world.

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CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which event happened LAST in history?

• a) Thousands of people lived in Roman Army camps.

• b) Credit and debt systems became widespread again due to technology.

• c) Money was invented.

• d) Ancient tribes used mainly credit and debt systems for exchange.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

With which statement would the author most likely DISAGREE?

• a) If someone has a good reputation, it is easier to trust him or her.

• b) Reputations are important for lenders and borrowers.

• c) Money makes trading easier for people who do not know each other.

• d) People can easily maintain good relationships with thousands of other people.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6