A Mountain of History - Comprehension Test

Which landmark does this article tell about?

• Mount Rushmore

• Lincoln Memorial

• Washington Monument

• The Statue of Liberty

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

All of the following heads are carved into Mount Rushmore EXCEPT

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Which statement about Mount Rushmore is supported by text evidence?

• It took four years to carve Mount Rushmore.

• It took four people to carve Mount Rushmore.

• The faces on Mount Rushmore are sixteen feet tall.

• It cost almost one million dollars to create Mount Rushmore.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

Why are Native Americans honored at Mount Rushmore?

• They helped carve it.

• They paid for the monument.

• They designed the monument.

• The area was a special place for them.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

The article is an example of this type of genre.

• biography

• folktale

• Expository Text

• Fantasy

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

In which state is Mount Rushmore located?

• South Dakota

• North Dakota

• California

• South Carolina

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CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

How many people worked to create Mount Rushmore?

• one

• four

• four hundred

• fourteen

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CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

According to the article, Theodore Roosevelt is most remembered for what?

• He ended slavery.

• He was our nation's first president.

• He saved land for parks.

• He helped our country grow.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Who was the artist who designed Mount Rushmore?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Gutzon Borglum

• Thomas Jefferson

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

Is the following sentence from the article a fact or opinion?

"Native Americans lived in the Black Hills long before Mount Rushmore was built."

• Fact

• Opinion

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6