ELA Unit 3 Review

ELA Unit 3 Review

Multiple Choice

Select the word that matches the definition:

in a run down condition

• eccentric

• dilapidated

• plunder

• ghastly

Multiple Choice

In the reading "50 Below is Quite Cold" the author has a respectful tone in regards to the cold's power in Alaska.

What word best describes the power of the cold on Alaska?

• diagnose

• tawny

• spur

• gripping

Multiple Choice

Which definition best matches the word "balmy" ?

• free of germs

• mild and pleasant

• to hate

• to search

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best corrects the clause fragment?

After I get paid my allowance. I am going to buy a new skateboard.

• I will buy a new skateboard, After I get paid my allowance.

• A skateboard is what I will buy, After I get my allowance.

• After I get paid my allowance, I am going to buy a new skateboard.

Multiple Choice

What does the quote "In a post on social media, Bouman emphasized the team efforts that had made the image possible." from the Newsela article "Doctoral Student Played a Big Part in First Black Hole Photo" imply about Katie Bouman?

• She worked only on the project and nothing else.

• She was humble about her work.

• She didn't think she was capable of doing a good job.

• She boasted often about her contributions.

Multiple Choice

Select the best example of a run-on sentence below:

• Writing papers is so much fun.

• If I could write papers every day, I would.

• My name is Bob, and I like painting.

• I love to write papers I would write one every day if I had the time.

Multiple Choice

What is the reason for using a website that ends in ".gov" when conducting research?

• It will ensure your computer doesn't get hacked.

• It often has government approved data.

• It will direct you to a site that sells jelly beans.

• It often has the most accurate and reliable information.

Multiple Choice

Select the best choice for the correction of this sentence fragment:

Because of the rain. The party was canceled.

• The party was canceled. Because of the rain.

• Because of the rain, the party was canceled.

• Becuase of the rain the party was canceled.

• The party was canceled because of rain.

Multiple Choice

How does the repeition of words like moonlight, riding, daughter and twinkle in Part I of "The Highwayman" help shape the poem's meaning?

• I emphasizes the dreary setting.

• It shows love between Bess and the highwayman.

• It shows what is important to Bess.

• It reinforces the highwayman's priorities.

Multiple Choice

Why does the author of the poem "The Cremation of Sam McGee" repeat the first stanza at the end of the poem?

• It shows that the speaker never actually cremates Sam McGee.

• It shows how Lake Lebarge really appears.

• It allows the reader to better understand the odd things that have happened throughout the poem.

• It lets reader knows that no one really looked for gold.

Multiple Choice

The excerpt "Still, being cooped up inside is the worst part." from " 50 Below is Quite Cold, Even for Alaska" indictates ______

• the author's desire for warmer weather

• the central idea of the text

• the author's love of all things freezing cold

• the author's viewpoint

Multiple Choice

The author's view on the Lakota Music Project in "The Lakota Music Project Hopes to Connect People through Music" is shown through which statement?

• "The Lakota Music Project's focus remains on building bridges through music."

• "Cynthia Erickson woke up early. She hoped her four furnaces were working."

• "The first Lakota Music Project tour, in 2009, established themes for the concerts."

• "Planes were not flying in the village 130 miles west of Fairbanks, Alaska's second-largest city."

Open Ended

Other Things to help be prepared:

* "Healing a Wounded Heart: Daniel Hale Williams" article

* "Marie Curie and the Discovery of Radioactivity" article

****vocab.