5th Grade RLA Blitz Day 5

What is the most likely reason the author includes the photographs after paragraph 4?

• To show the tools that were used to create Mount Rushmore

• To highlight the reasons why Gutzon Borglum selected the site

• To reveal the number of people who worked on Mount Rushmore

• To show the man in charge of the project and Mount Rushmore’s size and details

What is the most likely reason the author includes the details in paragraph 3?

• To inform the reader of the reason why Mount Rushmore’s location was chosen

• To provide details about the man who created Mount Rushmore

• To give the different location options that were considered for Mount Rushmore

• To inform the reader about the presidents who were chosen for Mount Rushmore

The author includes the boxed information with the photographs most likely to -

• prove that Mount Rushmore is real

• describe the movies in which Mount Rushmore has been featured

• provide interesting facts about Mount Rushmore

• reveal why the presidents were chosen for Mount Rushmore

Short Constructed Response: Read the question carefully. Then enter your answer in the box provided.

Based on the information in paragraphs 5 and 6, what can the reader infer about the presidents chosen for Mount Rushmore? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

The details in paragraph 6 support the key idea that -

• Theodore Roosevelt was the first president chosen for the monument

• much thought went into choosing the fourth president for the monument

• the monument only had room for three presidents

• many people disagreed with Theodore Roosevelt being on the monument

How does the author organize paragraphs 5 and 6?

• By comparing the presidents featured on Mount Rushmore to other presidents

• By describing the events that led to the selection of stone carvers for Mount Rushmore in chronological order

• By describing the effects of choosing the fourth president for Mount Rushmore

• By explaining the reasons why each president was chosen for Mount Rushmore

In paragraph 5, the suffix in the word permanence helps the reader understand that the word means -

• an unchanging person

• without being constant

• the quality of enduring

• not lasting very long

Sentence 3 repeats information. Rewrite sentence 3 in a clear and effective way.

What change should be made in sentence 6?

• Change died to dieed

• Insert a comma after 1941

• Change his to him

• Change Lincoln to lincoln