Why did the author write this text?

give information about China's land, people, and history

According to the text how big were some of the walls in China?

nine feet wide and at least twenty-five feet high

How is the United States like China?

The US covers between 3 and 4 million square miles.

How is China different from the United States?

Most people make their living by farming.

Which sentence from paragraph 4 states the main idea?

"China is one of the world's oldest countries."

Which sentence from the text shows that farming is important to China?

The farmers help to feed China's many people.

What is the main idea of paragraph 5?

China's emperors built large walls to keep the kingdom safe.

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1
Why did the author write this text?
persuade readers to travel to view the Great Wall of China
give information about China's land, people, and history
explain how the Great Wall of China was built
tell a story about the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty
2
According to the text how big were some of the walls in China?
at least twenty-five feet wide and nine feet high
The walls were made of earth and stone and ran for miles.
nine feet wide and at least twenty-five feet high
The walls were built to keep the land safe from strangers.
3
How is the United States like China?
The US shares its borders with two countries.
The US is one of the world's oldest countries.
The US covers between 3 and 4 million square miles.
The US has more people than any other country?
4
How is China different from the United States?
Most people make their living by farming.
Most of China's people live in the two biggest cities.
China has only two neighbors sharing its borders.
China has about the same amount of desert as the US.
5
According to the text how many people are in Beijing?
thousand million
over 13 million
over one billion
over 11 million
6
Which sentence from paragraph 4 states the main idea?
"China already had big cities more than 2,000 years ago."
"The world's first paper was made in China."
"China is one of the world's oldest countries."
"China has more people than any other country."
7
According to the text how old is China?
one billion years
40,000 years old
4,000 years old
2,000 years old
8
According to the map, in what direction is Russia?
South of China
West of China
East of China
North of China
9
Which sentence from the text shows that farming is important to China?
Most live in the country and make their living by farming.
The farmers help to feed China's many people.
China has more people than any other country.
The country's biggest crops are grain, rice, and cotton
10
What is the main idea of paragraph 5?
The 1st Emperor of the Qin Dynasty made China into 1 Kingdom
Later emperors learned to make the walls larger and stronger
The walls of earth and stone ran for many miles.
China's emperors built large walls to keep the kingdom safe.

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