Wonders G4 Approaching UNIT 6 WEEK 4
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1. Read this sentence from the article. After all, if you could print money nonstop, everyone would have a lot of it. The prefix non- means “not.” Which of these behaviors is nonviolent?（）
A. throwing rocks
B. making posters
C. pushing someone
D. breaking windows
2. What is the MAIN idea of this article?（）
F. Not everyone wants to trade for chickens.
G. Money was invented to make trading easier.
H. Paper money was invented because coins are so heavy.
I. Cowrie shells are the oldest form of money.
3. Read these sentences from the article. But sometimes no one wanted what people had to trade. Because necessity is the mother of invention, people began to use money. Money was something other people wanted. What does the saying necessity is the mother of invention mean?（）
A. Mothers need more inventions.
B. Invention needs to have a mother.
C. Mothers invent things to make work easier.
D. Inventions are created when something is needed.
4. The author organizes the paragraphs on page 310 by（）
F. comparing and contrasting Chinese money.
G. sequencing the development of money over time.
H. explaining the causes and effects of having money.
I. showing the order of importance in types of money.
5. What caused the Chinese to print paper money?（）
A. Coins were heavy to carry.
B. Gold, silver, and bronze were hard to find.
C. Printing paper money was faster than making coins.
D. Paper money was decorated with pictures of their rulers.
6. How does the text evidence about cowrie shells support the MAIN idea of this article?（）
F. It describes an odd form of money.
G. It describes a very old form of money.
H. It shows that money does not grow on trees.
I. It shows that any object can be used as money.
7. Based on text evidence, what can you tell about why forms of money keep changing?（）
A. Money got old and had to be replaced.
B. Some forms of money were hard to use.
C. People found too many cowrie shells on the beaches.
D. Everyone had enough chickens and did not need to trade.
8. Why did it take so long to develop the money system we use today?（）
F. For a long time, people made or grew everything they wanted, so they had no need for money.
G. People had to find a form of money that was easy to use and was accepted by everyone.
H. For a long time, people in some parts of the world did not have cowrie shells.
I. The Chinese printed too much paper money.
9. Read these sentences from the article. Did anyone ever tell you, “Money doesn’t grow on trees”? They wanted you to know that money is hard to get. What does the saying money doesn’t grow on trees mean?（）
A. You have to earn money.
B. Money grows only on certain bushes.
C. You have to be an adult to get money.
D. Money must be printed by the government.
10. Which sentence would BEST fit in paragraph 2 on page 309?（）
F. No one knows exactly who invented money.
G. Having money means people do not have to raise chickens.
H. A farmer might trade his cow’s milk for a bushel of apples.
I. A person cannot trade work for food.
11. Read this sentence from the article. Still, no one is ready to predict that paper money and coins are likely to disappear! The prefix pre- means “before.” When you precede a crowd, you（）
A. predict it.
B. follow it.
C. form it.
D. lead it.
12. What is the MAIN idea of the paragraphs on page 314?（）
F. The main thing that has changed about our money is the way we use it.
G. Americans struggled for many years to set up a money system.
H. Printing too much paper money leads to problems.
I. The Civil War changed our money system.
13. Read these sentences from the article. However, much of this money was worthless. Have you heard people say, “It’s not worth the paper it’s printed on”? What does the saying it’s not worth the paper it’s printed on mean?（）
A. It costs too much to print a form of money.
B. Only use quality paper for printing.
C. Good printing is not worthless.
D. Something has no value.
14. The author organizes the first four paragraphs of the article by（）
F. sequencing the development of money in the United States.
G. comparing and contrasting money from different countries.
H. explaining the causes and effects of paper money.
I. showing the order of importance of state money.
15. How did our government solve the problem of money being worthless?（）
A. The size of the money was changed.
B. Banks were told to print more money.
C. Special paper was used to print money.
D. Only the government could print money.
16. Based on text evidence in the last paragraph, you can tell that setting up a new form of money（）
F. is impossible.
G. is very difficult to do.
H. takes a lot of talent.
I. should be done only by adults.
17. Why do most people want money instead of goods as a payment for working?（）
A. It is easy to save money.
B. People will not work for free.
C. Prices are set in dollar amounts.
D. People can use money to buy things.
18. Read these sentences from the article. Have you heard the saying, “Time is money”? If you are getting paid by the hour, that’s true. What does the saying time is money mean?（）
F. The more time you have, the more money you have.
G. The more money you have, the more time you have.
H. Money is valuable.
I. Time is valuable.
19. Which paragraph would BEST be supported by the following sentence? The value of products and services is measured in dollars.（）
A. paragraph 1, page 314
B. paragraph 1, page 315
C. paragraph 2, page 315
D. paragraph 4, page 315
20. Read these sentences from the article. Are you thinking about inventing a new kind of money using something you have lots of? Think again! Inventing a new money system is easier said than done! What does the saying easier said than done mean?（）
F. Talk is cheap and not worth much.
G. The task is easier to talk about than to do.
H. Do not brag about what you are going to do.
I. Some people talk a lot but never do anything.
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