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According to WHEN SCHOOL STARTED, why do all of today's children attend school? A. It helps parents. B. it's fun. C. It gets children out of the house. D. It's the law.
D. It's the law.
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According to WHEN SCHOOL STARTED, How was going to school more that a hundred years a go different than it is today? A Only Farmers children went to school B. Most children attended school C. Only children in the towns went to school D. Parents decided if their children went to school
D. Parents decided if their children went to school
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According to WHEN SCHOOL STARTED, which of these statements is true? A. Today's children do not have to attend school B. Today, every child must go to work. C. Boys have always gone to school. D. In the 1800's, most children worked.
D. In the 1800's, most children worked.
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What is the main idea of WHEN SCHOOL STARTED? A. Going to school was once a privilege, now it is the law. B. Education is not needed. C. Children should learn to read. D. Children should work instead of going to school.
A. Going to school was once a privilege; now it is the law
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According to WHEN SCHOOL STARTED, How did summer vacations start? A. Children needed to work in the factory in the summer. B. Children were needed to help harvest the crops. C. Children needed to play in the summer. D. Parents wanted their children to have a vacation.
B. Children were needed to help harvest the crops.
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What does the word OPPOSITION mean in paragraph 5 of WHEN SCHOOL STARTS? A. to have an enemy B. to be against something C. not to do something when asked D. to dislike someone
B. to be against something
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What does the phrase "illiteracy was common" mean in paragraph 4" of WHEN SCHOOL STARTS? A. no one worked B. many could not read or write C. No one could add or subtract D. no one went to school
B. many could not read or write
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In WHEN SCHOOL STARTS, What do you think children thought about laws in the 1800's? A. That is was hard work B. They disliked it C. They could not afford it D. That it was a big relief from farming
D. That it was a big relief from farming
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According to WHEN SCHOOL STARTED, Why did an education become important? A. It was needed to get a job in a factory B. The law required a child to have one C. There was nothing to do after the fields were harvested D. Farming became more difficult.
A. It was needed to get a job in a factory
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According to WHEN SCHOOL STARTED, How did some parents feel in the 1800"s when they were told they had to send their children to school? A. Indifferent B. Happy C. Scared D. Angry
D. Angry
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in WHEN SCHOOL STARTED, Many Children worked instead of going to school. _________________________________________ A. People became angry because they felt the government was telling them what to do B. The system of education became firmly established C. The country moved from farming to industry, and workers needed to be educated Education became more important so states began passing attendance laws. There was a lot of of opposition t the laws that made children attend school.
C. The country moved from farming to industry, and workers needed to be educated
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InWHEN SCHOOL STARTED,The selection is organized by A. listing the facts about education from most important to least important B. explaining the changes in made in education in the last 200 years C. Explaining all topics in education D. Describing the problem of education and how to solve it
B. Explaining the changes made in education in the last 200 years
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According to WHEN SCHOOL STARTED, Why did states start passing laws requiring students to attend school? A. Fewer Children were needed to work on the farms B. Industry needed workers who were educated C. Many parents felt that their children should receive and education D. Children were tired of working and wanted an education
B. Industry needed workers who were educated
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According to WHEN SCHOOL STARTED,This PRACTICE lead to the creation of summer vacation. What does PRACTICE mean? A. to do regularly B. doing over and over to become skilled at something C. a usual action or way of acting
C. a usual action or way of acting
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According to WHEN SCHOOL STARTED, Why was there opposition to the new education laws? A. Some didn't like the government making them go to school. B. Some didn't like the government making them work on a farm. C. Some didn't like the government telling them how to raise their children. D. Some didn't like the government making them work in a factory.
A. Some didn't like the government making them go to school.
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According to WHEN SCHOOL STARTED,, a child during the 1800's would have been most likely to attend school during which time? A. Autumn B. after the crops had been planted C. spring D. as the crops were harvested
B. After the crops had been planted
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Using THE STATE OF THE SCHOOLHOUSE, Which of these is the best summary? A. When all supplies ran out in 2015, scientists had to find an alternative way to educate our children. By creating virtual schools and comm-centers, our country is able to provide a higher quality of education and achieve better student performance. B. By the end of the last century, thousands of children were bused from school every day. When the oil supplies ran out in 2015, we had to develop other methods of transportation.
A. When all supplies ran out in 2015, scientists had to find an alternative way to educate our children. By creating virtual schools and comm-centers, our country is able to provide a higher quality of education and achieve better student performance.
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According to WHEN SCHOOL STARTED, Today, every child in america gets to attend school. It's your right under the law. As a person between the ages of 5 and 18, you no longer have to work in the fields. Now, you have to get an education. Things have certainly changed over the last 200 years. What is the importance of this paragraph? A. It demonstrates that teleputers are more interactive than computers B. It explains the laws that apply to children between the ages of 4 and 18. C. It explains why children between 4 and 18 receive a teleputer. D. It shows that transportation to and from school is no longer necessary.
B. It explains the laws that apply to children between the ages of 4 and 18.
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What do WHEN SCHOOL STARTED and THE STATE OF THE SCHOOLHOUSE IN 2025 have in common? A. Both examine the idea of children needing computers B. Both describe changes to the American education system. C. Both tell about transportation to school D. Both explain the reasons for virtual schools.
B. Both describe changes to the American education system.
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According to WHEN SCHOOL STARTED and THE STATE OF THE SCHOOLHOUSE IN 2025, One way education in America in 2025 is different than education in the 19th and 20th centuries is that -- A. Students are no longer able to move through school at their own pace and are now limited by age B. Students are now able to attend virtual college once they complete the `12th grade, regardless of their age.
B. Students are now able to attend virtual college once they complete the `12th grade, regardless of their age.
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Regardless means
adverb albeit, all the same, although, anyhow, anyway, anywise, at any rate, by any means, even though, however, in any case, in any event, in spite
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From the information in WHEN SCHOOL STARTED and THE STATE OF THE SCHOOLHOUSE IN 2025, the reader can conclude that: A. education in America requires more money than most families can afford B. education in America will always be the same C. education in America continues to change to meet the needs of students D. education in America limits those students who must work to help their families.
C. education in America continues to change to meet the needs of students
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What does indifferent mean?
not interested, don't care
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Illiterate means you can NOT
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Before buses, how did children get to school?
walked or rode horses
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