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Grade 5 · unit review

Review: Combine information and explain your choice

Track dates across sources, summarize essentials, select relevant information, and write a reasoned preference.

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Unit review questions
1. Source A, Monday: “The display had six cards.” Source B, Tuesday: “Two new cards were added after Monday; none were removed.” How many cards were displayed after Tuesday’s addition?
2. Report: “Puzzle pages were mixed. The club numbered them and placed them in a folder. On Friday members found the missing page using the numbers. The folder was orange.” Which summary keeps the main response and result?
3. Question: Which pretend workshop begins earliest? Source A: “Paper: 10:00; Drawing: 9:00; Story: 11:00.” Source B describes wall colors. Which answer uses the relevant source?
4. Notes: “A shared poster lets everyone view a map together but is difficult to carry. A small booklet is portable but can be viewed by only a few at once.” For a group display, which opinion addresses a genuine tradeoff?

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Write a four- or five-sentence recommendation using only these original notes. A, Monday count: “The class had five story booklets.” B, Tuesday update: “Three were added and one damaged booklet was removed.” C, format note: “Booklets let individuals carry a story, but making them takes several folds. A poster shows all stories together but stays on the wall.” Recommend a format for individual reading, summarize its benefit, address its drawback, and state the updated booklet count.

Work on paper or in your own document. Explain the choices you made.

  • Combine dated counts accurately as 5 + 3 − 1.
  • Use Source C for the format question and A/B for count.
  • Keep the recommendation tied to individual reading.
  • Acknowledge folding as a drawback and label a response as a proposal.
Compare with a model response

The class now has seven booklets: Monday’s five plus three added, minus one removed Tuesday. For individual reading, I recommend booklets because Source C says a person can carry a story. Making them takes several folds, so I propose allowing preparation time. A poster offers a shared display but would not serve this carrying purpose as directly. The notes do not tell us how long the folds take.

A different response can also meet the criteria. Compare the evidence and reasoning, rather than copying the wording.