Practice - Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

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As I read, I will pay attention to pauses and intonation.
During the American Revolution, a woman named Anna
8 Smith Strong spied for the American patriots. She wanted to
18 help defeat the British, but she had to be very careful. If she
31 were caught, she would be sent to prison, or maybe even executed.
43 Anna Smith Strong thought of a simple way to pass
53 messages to the American patriots. She used her clothesline!
62 Everyone had to hang out laundry to dry in the 1700s. Who
73 would suspect that on her clothesline hung secret messages?
82 There were six coves near where Strong lived. The Americans
92 needed to know where a British ship was hiding. Strong used
103 her laundry to signal in which cove the ship was hiding. She
115 hung her black petticoat at one end of the line. Then she hung
128 up the correct number of creased, white handkerchiefs to identify
138 the proper cove. Strong helped pass on important information—
147 and she was never caught. 152
Comprehension Check
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1. How did Anna Smith Strong send secret messages to American patriots?
Main Idea and Details
2. What would hang on Anna Smith Strong’s clothesline if a British ship was
hiding in the fourth cove? Draw Conclusions
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The Unbreakable Code
Grade 5/Unit 5
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