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Q 1/12
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is an event in which people choose a person for a government job by voting.
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vote
tradition
election
register
Q 2/12
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you sign up to vote by having your name put on a list. When you register for a class, you sign up to be in the class, and your name is put on a list for it.
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register
tradition
process
election
Q 3/12
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we are talking about the small steps we take in order to do one big thing. For example, the process of making bread is all the things you do to make bread from the beginning to the end. The process starts with measuring the flour and ends with taking the bread out of the oven after it is baked.
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tradition
process
election
register
Q 4/12
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something is its source. It is where it comes from.
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tradition
process
origin
register
Q 5/12
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A festival is a series of shows, exhibits, or special activities. Festivals are often planned around something such as a type of food, a season, or a kind of art or music.
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tradition
register
origin
festival
Q 6/12
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is a special thing that a particular group or family believes in or does, and it is passed down from older people to younger people as time goes by. A tradition often goes on for many years.
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origin
process
tradition
register
Q 7/12
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Read the following sentences: “Makayla remembered her class earlier that day, when her teacher talked about the origins of Halloween. Mrs. Narula told Makayla and her classmates that the holiday started with an ancient festival called Samhain, 2,000 years ago in Ireland.”
As used in this sentence, what does the word “origin” most nearly mean?
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the end
the celebration
the length
the start
Q 8/12
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Halloween started as an ancient festival. What was it called?
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Samhain
Halloween
horror
trick or treat
Q 9/12
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What is voting?
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the process that states use to teach U.S. citizens about laws
the process that the president uses to make decisions for the whole country
the process that U.S. citizens use to choose leaders, decide on laws, or change laws
the process that public servants use to help make and carry out laws while in office
Q 10/12
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Read this paragraph from the text.
“You may cast your vote in a booth at a polling place. You may also mail in your vote; this is called an absentee ballot. A group of people called election officials then count everyone’s votes. Everyone has one vote and can only cast one ballot. That is why votes are so important.”
Why might the author have used the words “you” and “your” in this paragraph about voting?
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to force readers to make a choice between voting at polling place or mailing in their votes
to make readers feel like the voting process does not have anything to do with them
to make readers feel like they can take part in the voting process
to suggest that the author cannot take part in the voting process
Q 11/12
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Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.
Jobs of the president, senators, and representatives are all important jobs ____ Americans vote for the people who will represent them.
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even though
but
before
so
Q 12/12
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Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.
_________ the celebration of Halloween has changed over time, it has also kept some traditions from ancient festivals.
Meanwhile
Although
Therefore
For instance
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for instance
therefore
meanwhile
although
12 questions
Q.is an event in which people choose a person for a government job by voting.
1
Text to speech
30 sec
Q.you sign up to vote by having your name put on a list. When you register for a class, you sign up to be in the class, and your name is put on a list for it.
2
Text to speech
30 sec
Q.we are talking about the small steps we take in order to do one big thing. For example, the process of making bread is all the things you do to make bread from the beginning to the end. The process starts with measuring the flour and ends with taking the bread out of the oven after it is baked.
3
Text to speech
30 sec
Q.something is its source. It is where it comes from.
4
Text to speech
30 sec
Q.A festival is a series of shows, exhibits, or special activities. Festivals are often planned around something such as a type of food, a season, or a kind of art or music.
5
Text to speech
30 sec
Q.is a special thing that a particular group or family believes in or does, and it is passed down from older people to younger people as time goes by. A tradition often goes on for many years.
6
Text to speech
30 sec
Q.Read the following sentences: “Makayla remembered her class earlier that day, when her teacher talked about the origins of Halloween. Mrs. Narula told Makayla and her classmates that the holiday started with an ancient festival called Samhain, 2,000 years ago in Ireland.”
As used in this sentence, what does the word “origin” most nearly mean?
7
Text to speech
30 sec
Q.Halloween started as an ancient festival. What was it called?
8
Text to speech
30 sec
Q.What is voting?
9
Text to speech
30 sec
Q.Read this paragraph from the text.
“You may cast your vote in a booth at a polling place. You may also mail in your vote; this is called an absentee ballot. A group of people called election officials then count everyone’s votes. Everyone has one vote and can only cast one ballot. That is why votes are so important.”
Why might the author have used the words “you” and “your” in this paragraph about voting?
10
Text to speech
30 sec
Q.Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.
Jobs of the president, senators, and representatives are all important jobs ____ Americans vote for the people who will represent them.
11
Text to speech
30 sec
Q.Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.
_________ the celebration of Halloween has changed over time, it has also kept some traditions from ancient festivals.
Meanwhile
Although
Therefore
For instance