Main Idea - The History of Gum
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Grade 3
English Language Arts
Common Core
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English Language Arts
Common Core
RI.3.2
RI.3.1
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- Q1This article is mostly aboutwhy chewing gum is better than chewing tiresthe invention of Chicletshow gum is madethe history of gum and how it was invented120sRI.3.2EditDelete
- Q2Blibber-Blubber was unsuccessful becausepeople thought blowing bubbles was rudeit tasted badthe pieces were too bigit was too sticky120sRI.3.1EditDelete
- Q3Chicle is made from the resin of ____ trees.sprucesapodillachicletmaple120sRI.3.1EditDelete
- Q4Why did Thomas Adams decide to use his chicle to make gum instead of tires?His efforts to invent tires were a failure.There was a shortage of rubber.He thought he could make more money from gum than from tires.A fortuneteller advised him to.120sRI.3.2EditDelete
- Q5What is the main idea of paragraph 8?Diemer was an accountant.Double Bubble sold out in one afternoon.Walter Diemer accidentally (but successfully) created Double Dubble bubble gum.Double Bubble is pink because it was the only dye left on the shelf.120sRI.3.2EditDelete
- Q6Which phrase best states the main idea of the entire selection?"Got the urge to chew?""It sold out that afternoon.""....as a quick trip through the halls of gum history will show you""His experiments were disastrous..."120sRI.3.2EditDelete
- Q7Which detail does not support the main idea?"The first big breakthrough in modern gum technology came in 1869...""The history of gum begins thousands of years ago, when prehistoric men and women chewed on lumps of tree resin...""That's something for you to chew on!""The first bubble gum, called Blibber-Blubber, was invented in 1906, but it never sold."120sRI.3.2EditDelete
- Q8Why does the author include information about tire-making in this article all about gum?Because initially it was thought that chicle could be used to make tires and, instead, it became used for chewing gumBecause tire rubber and gum taste similarlyBecause in 1869 tires and gum were always made from the exact same ingredientsBecause in prehistoric times settlers chewed on resin as a special treat120sRI.3.2EditDelete