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Reading Strategies Test Talk Escape Room

Playing For Peace

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Introduction

Welcome to the Reading Strategies Test Talk!

We've been doing a lot of writing the past few days, but we must prepare for tomorrows's Reading DPM. I was tired of the same old boring test talk, and I bet you are too! I hope that you have fun as you explore and prepare for tomorrow's Reading DPM.

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Question 1

1/7

Which words from paragraph 3 help the reader understand the meaning of the word daunting?

A. challenge of solving real-world crises

B. make the world a better, more peaceful place

C. demonstrates that young children

D. have the desire

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Question 2

2/7

The photograph of Hunter and his game helps the reader understand that the game --

B. requires a specific number of players

A. involves a detailed set up

C. leads to thought-provoking discussions

D. includes a great amount of physical activity

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Question 3

3/7

Hunter most likly believes that students who play the World Peace Game will --

B. think of new rules and senarios for the games as they play

A. be motivated to find careers that are involved in promoting world peace

C. be more aware of events taking place in the world around them

D. create their own version of the game to share with their friends and family

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Question 4

4/7

Read these sentences from the selection.

These sentences help the reader understand that playing the World Peace Game --

B. often leads players to become discouraged by the results of their choices

A. can be an intense experience for players as they consider the impact of their choices

C. can be frustrating to many of the players because of complexity

D. often results in players changing what they value in life

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Question 5

5/7

Based on the details in paragraph 6, the reader can conclude that Hunter most likely --

B. enjoys teaching others how to facilitate the World Peace Game more than playing the game himself

A. thinks it is important to share the ideas and values of the World Peace Game with others

C. feels responsible for making sure people around the world follow the rules of the World Peace Game

D. knows that students will continue playing the World Peace Game when they are older

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Question 6

6/7

The author includes the quotation in pargraph 3 to --

B. demonstrate that the game is a valuable way to teach students about world cultures

A. explain how students are able to achieve the goals of the game

C. suggest that playing the game has motivated students to create their own games

D. provide insight to how students react to playing the game

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Question 7

7/7

What is the best summary for the selection?

B. In 1978 teacher John Hunter created the World Peace Game and shared it with his students. The game requires students to collaborate in order to solve simulated world problems. The game has attracted the interest of people all over the world. Hunter hopes playing the game will have a positive, lifelong impact on students.

A. John Hunter, a fourth-grade teacher, created the World Peace Game in 1978. In the game the students find solutions to world problems. His students spend eight weeks each year playing the game. The World Peace Game has attracted the attention of many different people around the world.

C. Every year teacher John Hunter’s students play the World Peace Game in his fourth-grade class. In the game students are assigned to a country and make decisions that will solve problems their country faces. Students must work together to solve the problems in the game. When all the problems are solved, the game is over.

D. Since 1978 teacher John Hunter’s students have been playing the World Peace Game. The game has gained Hunter attention from TV producers, and students around the world are now playing it. Hunter and his class have even been asked to explain the rules and purpose of the game to U.S. government officials.

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TYou've read "Playing For Peace," now work with your group to escape each room. As we have done before, discuss the answer options and choose the most correct answer. Rationalize why each answer choice is either correct or incorrect. The scribe will write the rationals don't the chart provided.

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