Scholastic News Ding December 4, 2023

(Ding) What is the main purpose of the article?

• to explain which apps send notifications to people's phones

• to explain how kids might be affected by phone notifications

• to argue that kids should not use phones before bed

• to describe different kinds of phone notifications

(Ding) Which does the article describe as a possible effect of too much screen time?

• missing a text from your parents

• having healthy digital habits

• having a hard time falling asleep

• getting fewer phone notifications

(Ding) How did Scarlett Mojica feel after she turned off her phone notifications?

• overwhelmed

• focused

• embarrassed

• angry

(Ding) In the article, the phrase ramps up means

• encourages

• controls

• increases

• maintains

(Tea) What is the section 'Overboard!' mainly about?

• the East India Company

• the first shots of the American Revolution

• taxes on sugar, paper, and tea

• what happened during the Boston Tea Party

(Tea) A boycott is a type of

• tax

• protest

• law

• tea

(Tea) Which happened as a result of the American Revolution?

• The colonists gained their freedom

• The colonists stopped drinking tea

• The colonists were given a say in the British government

• Britain permanently closed the Port of Boston

(Special Delivery) What was inside the capsule that landed in Utah in September?

• a shooting star

• rocks from the surface of the moon

• pieces of the spacecraft OSIRIS-REX

• pebbles and dust from an asteroid

(Lunchtime) According to the article, a proposed law in Maine would

• require kids to finish their entire lunch

• require kids to bring lunch from home

• give kids at least 30 minutes for lunch

• give kids at least an hour for lunch

(Lunchtime) Eva Sparano would likely agree that

• school lunchtime is already long enough

• students should eat their lunches more slowly

• all students should buy school lunches

• schools should cut class time to make lunches longer