6th Grade EOG ELA Practice A- A Lady Worth Knowing Passage

Read the sentence from the text, A Lady Worth Knowing. From this first flag to the current one, the American flag has changed to illustrate changes in our country. Select the word that BEST defines illustrate as it is used in the sentence.

• create

• reflect

• celebrate

• understand

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Paragraph 7, from A Lady Worth Knowing, explores the reasons the Americans wanted a new flag. How does this paragraph fit into the overall structure of the text which talks about Betsy Ross throughout?

• This paragraph describes the circumstances and the environment surrounding Betsy at the time she was asked to sew the flag.

• This paragraph provides interesting information that gives the reader a break from reading about the life of Betsy.

• This paragraph tells us about the lives and deaths of Betsy's husbands.

• This paragraph describes how and why Betsy was a freedom fighter during the Revolutionary War.

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What does the information in the first paragraph of 'A Lady Worth Knowing' show about the author's opinion? You may pick up to 5 answers.

• The author thinks that Betsy Ross is important in the history of this country.

• The author thinks that notable American women should be just as recognized as notable American men.

• The author thinks that Betsy Ross deserves more attention than the more traditional well-known American characters, like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

• The author does not believe that Americans give enough credit to Betsy Ross for being an amazing American female.

• The author believes that Americans are interested in knowing about the Founding Fathers of our nation.

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How does the author introduce the reason that Betsy Ross was asked to sew the first American flag, in A Lady Worth Knowing?

• by telling how the political figures who wanted to create the new flag knew Betsy

• by telling how Betsy had lost two of her husbands in the Revolutionary War

• by telling how Betsy’s family helped in building the Independence Hall

• by telling how after Betsy’s first marriage, her family and church disowned her

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What effect does the author create by using the underlined phrase? You may pick up to 5 answers.

• The phrase makes the sad paragraph end on a hopeful note.

• The phrase lets the reader know how important having a skill ended up being to Betsy Ross.

• The phrase shows the reader how alone but tough Betsy Ross was.

• The phrase makes the sad paragraph even sadder.

• The phrase confuses the reader because it is not literal and is the end of the paragraph.

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What does the underlined phrase MOST LIKELY mean?

Luckily for Betsy, her fine sewing drew the attention of key people.

• A. attract the notice of important people

• B. paint a portrait of some people

• C. gain the notice of people with keys

• D. create a picture of people standing straight

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Betsy Ross's actions were based on her heart rather than what others wanted her to do. Click the sentence that BEST supports this inference.

• While there, she met and fell in love with John Ross.

• Betsy knew she loved John though.

• Betsy attended a Quaker public school and studied reading, writing, and a trade. She also first found her talent for sewing at school.

• This skill supported her for the duration of her life.

• After she finished school, her father secured her a position at an upholstery shop.

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