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Match the heading with the details.

• How Is Papel Picado Made?

• The banners may be displayed at weddings,

  birthday parties, and other festive events.

• How Is Papel Picado Used Today?

• The punched-out spaces that remain in

  the tissue paper create the beautiful designs.

• What Does Papel Picado Mean?

• The designs reflect the values and traditions of the

  Mexican people.

Which sentence from the selection explains why artists first created papel picado?

• People living in Mexico soon had a lot of this tissue paper, and they beganusing it to make decorations.

• They include images of people, animals, flowers, lettering, and any design thathas special meaning to the artist.

• Stacking many sheets of paper allows the artists to create the same patternon all the sheets at the same time.

• On a papel picado wedding banner, for example, hearts and the names of thebride and groom may be part of the design.

Which sentence from the selection expresses an opinion?

• Papel picado is a beautiful and delicate form of paper art.

• In Spanish, papel means “paper,” and picado means “punched.”

• To make papel picado, artists first draw the pattern for the art.

• The artists then use sharp chisels to cut through the layers of tissue paper.

The author includes paragraph 6 most likely to —

• inform the reader of places where papel picado should not be displayed

• describe different reasons that people like papel picado

• tell the reader where to find the materials needed to create papel picado

• explain how a problem with papel picado has been solved

In which section would the reader find information about occasions where papelpicado is often displayed?

• What Does Papel Picado Mean?

• How Is Papel Picado Made?

• How Is Papel Picado Used Today?

• An Easy Way to Make Your Own Papel Picado

What is the primary material used in creating papel picado?

• A) Tissue paper

• B) Cardboard

• C) Fabric

• D) Plastic