"Teen Re-Creates..." Informational Text Breakout

"Teen Recreates..." Informational Text Breakout

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The controlling idea is the main idea of a piece of writing. Which of the following is NOT a synonym for "controlling idea"?

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What is the central idea of "Teen re-creates 'entire known universe' in 'Minecraft'"?

Christopher Slayton used math to make sure the universe was made to an accurate scale.

Minecraft exposes children to sophisticated financial systems.

Many impressive builds have been made in "Minecraft".

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Some of the best learning experiences come from letting the students play on their own.

Which option BEST explains how the author develps the central idea of the article?

throuh a description of how Slayton's Minecraft work impresssed Teacher Gaming

through an explanation of how Slayton used scale in his recreation of the known universe

through an explanation of how Minecraft can serve a variety of educational purposes

through a description of the painstaking work Slayton did to recreate the known universe

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Which of these statements would be MOST important to include in an accurate and objective summary of the article?

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Minecraft co-founder Joel Levin believed his game was a powerful financial learning tool.

Minecraft users successfully recreated Mount Everest and the Grand Canyon in 2020.

Christopher Slayton amazingly recreated planets, stars, galaxies and space gas.

Christopher Slayton used math to make his universe recreation to an accurate scale.

Read the paragraph from the section "Game as a Learning Tool":

Some of the best learning experiences come from letting the students play on their own, Levin said. "With a bit of coaching, this type of experience can lead to amazing conversations about digital citizenship, online identity and responsibility."

Which idea is BEST supported by the paragraph?

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Minecraft can be an educational experience even if a child plays it alone.

Conversations about online identity should happen before kids play Minecraft.

Questions of online identity have arisen after kids started playing Minecraft.

Levin coaches his students about how to build models of the universe.

Read the paragraph from the section "Getting the Scale Right":

In the video, Slayton explained that he started skydiving so he could see the Earth from a different perspective, or another point of view. He then used math to make sure the universe was made to an accurate scale. A scale is a ratio, or relationship, between two sets of measurements. For example, a scale might show that 1 inch on a map equals 1 mile in the real world.

What can be inferred from the paragraph?

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Slayton's skydiving experiences informed his universe recreation in Minecraft.

Slayton feared his recreation of the universe was not made to an accurate scale.

Slayton was disappointed in his Minecraft recreation after he went skydiving.

Slayton's recreation of the univers used a scale of 1 inch equals a mile.

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Which text feature is NOT used in the article?

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What question type requires you to write a controlling idea plus evidence from the text?

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