When World War II ended in Europe in 1945, the victorious Allies, as part of the peace treaty, divided
Germany into four parts-one each for the United States,
England, France, and Russia. The Soviet Union gained
control of the eastern part of the country, while the other
three Allied nations controlled the western part.
-The Dark Game,
Paul Janeczko
Read the passage .then use the drop down menus to answer the questions . What is the tone of the passage? Imagine that the word divided in the first sentence were
changed to tore. How would the tone change?

Consider the text and its central idea. informational text: one privilege that many teens look forward to is the ability to earn a driver’s license. driver’s licensing requirements are not the same in every state. in some states, young people can be fully licensed before their sixteenth birthday. in other states, the privilege to drive has some restrictions until the driver is eighteen years old. in every state, driver education is a required step in earning a license. students might earn a permit, or provisional license, and spend six months to a year driving with an adult in the car. since states are very different based on population, development, and roadways, the laws are different, too. central idea: states makes different laws about licensing drivers with some similar requirements. what supporting detail is most important to include in a summary of this text? teens get excited about learning to drive. in some states, kids can get their license on their birthday. some states are heavily populated, with dangerous roads to navigate. every state includes driver education as part of licensing requirements.