Informational Standards

Which sentence BEST summarizes the passage's first paragraph?

• The temperature drops as summer shifts into autumn.

• Fall is marked by pumpkins that appear as decorations.

• Things around us noticeably change as autumn emerges.

• Many people are curious about why pumpkins.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

The reader can infer that pumpkins are widely used at a particular time of year. Which sentence from the text BEST supports this inference?

• You might wonder why pumpkins are appearing on your neighbors' porches.

• Making pie is not the only use for the celebrated autumn fruit.

• Historians say that jack-o-lanterns originated in either Scotland or Ireland, and were used as actual lanterns.

• Whether the pumpkin is decorative, edible, or both, it represents a time of bounty and change to many.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which statement correctly explains how the author uses cause–and–effect in this passage?

• The author explains what caused the pumpkin pie recipe to change.

• The author explains what caused the jack–o– lantern tradition to begin.

• The author explains the effects of the beginning of the fall season, including what traditions people observe each year.

• . The author explains the causes and effects of the air getting crisp and building fires in fireplaces.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which statement best represents the author's opinion about pumpkins?

• You might wonder why pumpkins are appearing on your neighbors' porches.

• Historians say that jack–o–lanterns originated in either Scotland or Ireland, and were used as actual lanterns.

• Making pie is not the only use for the celebrated autumn fruit

• Whether the pumpkin is decorative, edible, or both, it represents a time of bounty and change to many

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which statement from the passage best supports this conclusion?

"Pumpkins represent the fall season."

• Once called pompion, pumpkins were grown in England as early as 1570.

• Now it is an all–American dessert, often served during fall and winter festivities.

• This became the dessert that we are familiar with today—pumpkin pie.

• Whether the pumpkin is decorative, edible, or both, it represents a time of bounty and change to many

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

How does the author develop her perspective on pumpkins throughout the passage?

• She describes what we associate with pumpkins, and then discusses traditional uses for pumpkins.

• She thinks the pumpkin is just as important in the fall season as the air turning crisp and lighting fires are

• She explains the history of the pumpkin harvest, and then describes how people eat pumpkins.

• She details the way in which the jack–o–lantern tradition has changed the way we view pumpkins.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Which of the following inferences about pumpkins is supported by the text?

• Pumpkins symbolize the American way.

• Pumpkins symbolize the harvest of fall.

• Pumpkins use frightening faces to symbolize fear

• Pumpkins use light to symbolize the brilliant colors of autumn.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Select two sentences that best reflect the central ideas presented in text.

• Pumpkins have a long history as a symbol of autumn.

• Pumpkins are used as decorations during the fall months

• . Pumpkins have long–been used to make jack– o–lanterns.

• Pumpkin pie is part of a seasonal, American tradition.

• Pumpkins have been used in many ways over time

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which event was a direct result of Douglass’ autobiography becoming popular in 1845?

• He had to leave the United States.

• He began giving speeches and lectures.

• He fled to a safe haven in New York.

• He met with President Lincoln.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

How did The Liberator influence Frederick Douglass’s life?

• Its abolitionist ideals spurred on his own writing and speeches.

• It funded his lecture tour, where he delivered the abolitionist message.

• Its views in opposition to his own caused him to defend his views.

• It allowed him to learn both sides of the slavery issue.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2