Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies - Level 7

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Directions: Stories are often set in times other than the present. To understand and appreciate the

story, you should be aware of the chronology, or relative time frame. Use the timeline

below to study key time points. Place the story in the correct year and tell why.

Keep this in mind: How something seems depends on

from where and when you see it. In other words, your

perspective depends upon your point of view.

2000

1980s

1969

1903

1879

1865

1849

U.S. Independence 1776

California

Gold Rush

First Electric Light

Civil War Ends

First Airplane

Flight

First Step on the

Moon

The Great 1930s

Depression

Personal

Computers

Appear

Instant Global

Communication 1. “Letter From the Front” A story about two pilots

fighting in World War I.

O 1880 O 1919 O 1760

Why? ________________________________________

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2. “A New Nation” A story about the signing of the
   Constitution from Ben Franklin’s perspective.
   O 1787 O 1850 O 1934
   Why? ____

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3. “The Way to Freedom” A story about a young
   slave escaping to the North by way of the
   Underground Railroad.
   O 1858 O 1890 O 1920
   Why? ____

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4. “First Orbit” A story about John Glenn’s prepara-
   tion to be the first American to orbit the earth.
   O 1871 O 1962 O 1978
   Why? ____

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