Folding Paper for Peace

What was Sadako Sasaki's age when she was exposed to radiation from the atom bomb?

• 1 year old

• 2 years old

• 3 years old

• 4 years old

What illness was Sadako diagnosed with in sixth grade?

• Tuberculosis

• Leukemia

• Pneumonia

• Measles

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Explain why Sadako Sasaki started making paper cranes. Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

• She wanted to decorate her room.

• She believed they would help her recover from her illness.

• She was participating in a school project.

• She wanted to sell them for money.

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What event led to Sadako Sasaki being exposed to radiation?

• The bombing of Nagasaki

• The bombing of Hiroshima

• The Chernobyl disaster

• The Fukushima disaster

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How did Sadako's story inspire children across Japan after her death?

• They started a campaign to ban paper cranes.

• They continued making paper cranes as a call for peace.

• They wrote letters to the government.

• They stopped using paper altogether.

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Discuss the symbolic significance of the paper cranes in Sadako's story. What do they represent?

• Wealth and prosperity

• Hope and peace

• War and destruction

• Health and fitness

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In what year did Sadako Sasaki pass away?

• 1953

• 1954

• 1955

• 1956

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What grade was Sadako in when she was diagnosed with leukemia?

• Fourth grade

• Fifth grade

• Sixth grade

• Seventh grade

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Analyze how Sadako's actions with the paper cranes could be seen as a form of strategic thinking.

• She was trying to win a competition.

• She was planning to use them to decorate her house.

• She used them as a symbol of hope to mentally and emotionally cope with her illness.

• She wanted to sell them for profit.

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What was the broader impact of Sadako's story on society?

• It led to the invention of new paper products.

• It inspired a movement for peace and remembrance.

• It resulted in a ban on paper usage.

• It caused a decline in paper crane production.

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