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Grade 6 Places (Stories)
Grade 6 Places (Stories)
Grade 6 Places (Stories)
Why do many brides and grooms wear red during wedding celebrations?
  1. to show their love for one another
  2. to keep family members from fighting
  3. to prevent rain on their wedding day
  4. to bring luck for the future
Grade 6 Places (Stories)
How do people continue to learn about the symbolic nature of the color red?
  1. Parents pass the knowledge down to their children.
  2. Many books have been written about the color red.
  3. A beast visits villages where people do not wear red.
  4. More countries have added red to their flags to bring luck.
Grade 6 Places (Stories)
According to Chinese legend, wearing the color red does what?
  1. wards off evil spirits
  2. create a feeling of anger
  3. draw beasts to local villages
  4. show that someone is in love
Grade 3 Nature and Science (Stories)
Grade 6 People (Stories)
What does cuddling and being held help mimic for a baby?
  1. being safe and warm in a mother's womb
  2. rocking softly in a small rocking chair
  3. lying in a sterile crib
  4. sitting in the sunshine
Grade 6 Music and Art (Stories)
Which statement best describes the job of the shop manager?
  1. The shop manager comes up with the design and sees it through to creation.
  2. The shop manager helps ensure everyone stays on task and communicates during the project.
  3. The shop manager spends a lot of time in front of a sewing machine piecing the costumes together.
  4. The shop manager regularly inspects all of the equipment and knows how to fix machines if they break.
Grade 6 People (Stories)
What effect did Ruth Wakefield's cookie recipe have on the Nestle company?
  1. People stopped buying their cookie dough.
  2. They had to hire more cookie bakers.
  3. Sales of their chocolate bars increased.
  4. There was no effect.
Grade 3 Nature and Science (Stories)
How did Mr. M say the prosthesis felt at first?
  1. a bit uncomfortable
  2. like his old leg
  3. soft and light
  4. fine
Grade 6 Music and Art (Stories)
What might a craftsman be asked to do?
  1. cut out a pattern for a dress
  2. construct an elaborate headpiece
  3. oversee costume fittings with actors
  4. come up with the ideas for costumes
Grade 6 People (Stories)
How were the cookies different from what Ruth Wakefield expected?
  1. She wanted the chocolate to melt together, but it stayed in pieces.
  2. She hoped to make chocolate cookies, but they tasted more vanilla.
  3. She thought the cookies would bake quickly, but they took over fifteen minutes.
  4. She served the cookies with glasses of milk, but they crumbled while being dipped.
Grade 6 Music and Art (Stories)
What is the main idea of this piece about the costume shop?
  1. It takes a team of people to make something wonderful.
  2. Designers do most of the work in the costume shop.
  3. Costume shops can make a variety of costumes.
  4. No design can be completed without a pattern.
Grade 6 Music and Art (Stories)
Grade 6 People (Stories)
What effect can hearing someone else's heartbeat on a baby? (Choose all that apply)
  1. It can regulate their own heartbeat.
  2. It can cause their brain to develop.
  3. It can soothe gas bubbles in the stomach.
  4. It can help them to relax.
Grade 6 People (Stories)
Why do hospitals need cuddlers?
  1. There are more babies than people to care for them.
  2. Many parents cannot afford to stay at the hospital full-time.
  3. Premature babies can be born with vision issues such as retinopathy.
  4. Lots of people want to come in and hold cute babies.
Grade 6 People (Stories)
What is a cuddler?
  1. a person who likes hugs
  2. a kid with a favorite stuffed animal
  3. an animal that carries its young in its pouch
  4. a person who holds newborn babies in the NICU
Grade 6 People (Stories)
As part of her legacy, Bessie Coleman became a hero to
  1. African-American female pilots.
  2. French women who had big goals.
  3. her twelve brothers and sisters.
  4. the United States Postal Service.
Grade 6 People (Stories)
Why couldn't Bessie study to be a pilot in America?
  1. The schools did not have any openings.
  2. The schools all rejected her application.
  3. The schools did not accept women.
  4. The schools were closed.
Grade 6 People (Stories)
After Bessie got her pilot's license, what did she decide to do?
  1. She took classes to become a performance pilot.
  2. She decided to get a job with a commercial airline.
  3. She saved up money so she could buy her own plane.
  4. She took her brother for a ride in a plane she piloted.
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