Week 2/16-2/19 PFA Review

Week 2/16-2/19 Bellringers

Multiple Choice

Lucy’s mother and father were both schoolteachers

• Simple

• Compound

Multiple Choice

They traveled all over Oklahoma, yet Lucy and her sisters never minded or complained.

• Simple

• Compound

Fill in the Blank

They traveled all over Oklahoma, yet Lucy and her sisters never minded or complained.

What is the conjunction joining these two clauses?

Multiple Choice

Researchers have found interesting connections between music and brain activity, although the results are not final.

• Complex

• Compound

• Compound-Complex

Fill in the Blank

Researchers have found interesting connections between music and brain activity, although the results are not final.

What is the conjunction joining the clauses?

Multiple Choice

Women’s suffrage organizations faced determined resistance from groups who argued that a woman’s place was in the home, not in the political arena. Plenty of women strongly agreed that they deserved more rights. Yet many of them still deplored the idea of women having a voice in the government.

What does the word resistance mean in the paragraph?

• opposition

• agreement

• questions

• approval

Multiple Choice

Women’s suffrage organizations faced determined resistance from groups who argued that a woman’s place was in the home, not in the political arena. Plenty of women strongly agreed that they deserved more rights. Yet many of them still deplored the idea of women having a voice in the government.

Which words provide a clue to the meaning of resistance?

• “in the political arena”

• “in the home”

• “groups who argued”

• “in the government”

Multiple Choice

Women’s suffrage organizations faced determined resistance from groups who argued that a woman’s place was in the home, not in the political arena. Plenty of women strongly agreed that they deserved more rights. Yet many of them still deplored the idea of women having a voice in the government.

What does the word deplored mean in the paragraph?

• failed to understand

• disapproved of

• agreed with

• investigated

Multiple Choice

Women’s suffrage organizations faced determined resistance from groups who argued that a woman’s place was in the home, not in the political arena. Plenty of women strongly agreed that they deserved more rights. Yet many of them still deplored the idea of women having a voice in the government.

Which words provide a contrast clue to the meaning of deplored?

• “Plenty of women”

• “strongly agreed”

• “deserved more rights”

• “having a voice”

Multiple Choice

In 1911, Englishman Robert Falcon Scott and Norwegian Roald Amundsen raced to reach the South Pole first. Scott, captain of the Terra Nova, had nearly made it to the South Pole seven years earlier. He was confident he would succeed this time. Scott publicly announced that he would be using the latest in technology: motor sleds. He recruited scientists, sailors, and even a paying guest who insisted on bringing ponies to the coldest place on Earth.

Amundsen worried that competitors might try to prevent his attempt to reach the South Pole. He refused to share his dream with anyone, including his shipmates. Amundsen finally told his men where they were going midway through the Atlantic. Though he told them they could quit, they decided to continue the journey with him. They were all veteran Arctic explorers trained to use skis and sled dogs. At this time, Amundsen sent Scott an unsettling telegram telling him he was on his way to Antarctica.

Both vessels landed in Antarctica in January of 1911, but Amundsen set up his base camp deep inland on ice, while Scott made camp at the shoreline. With expert planning, Amundsen and his crew arrived at the South Pole with sled dogs on December 15, 1911. Meanwhile, Scott’s motor sleds failed to work in the minus 40 degree Celsius cold, and the ponies died and were eaten by Scott’s crew. Scott arrived at the Pole 33 days after Amundsen and was shocked to find the Norwegian flag. Disillusioned and weak, Scott and his men died of starvation on the return trip, just 11 miles from their nearest supply station.

A student makes the following inference about Captain Amundsen: Amundsen was a very secretive person.

Which sentence from the text best supports this inference?

• “. . . Admundsen set up his base camp deep inland on ice, while Scott made camp at the shoreline.”

• “Admundsen finally told his men where they were going midway through the Atlantic.”

• “At this time, Amundsen sent Scott an unsettling telegram telling him he was on his way to Antarctica. ”

• “Scott arrived at the Pole 33 days after Amundsen and was shocked to find the Norwegian flag.”

Multiple Choice

In 1911, Englishman Robert Falcon Scott and Norwegian Roald Amundsen raced to reach the South Pole first. Scott, captain of the Terra Nova, had nearly made it to the South Pole seven years earlier. He was confident he would succeed this time. Scott publicly announced that he would be using the latest in technology: motor sleds. He recruited scientists, sailors, and even a paying guest who insisted on bringing ponies to the coldest place on Earth.

Amundsen worried that competitors might try to prevent his attempt to reach the South Pole. He refused to share his dream with anyone, including his shipmates. Amundsen finally told his men where they were going midway through the Atlantic. Though he told them they could quit, they decided to continue the journey with him. They were all veteran Arctic explorers trained to use skis and sled dogs. At this time, Amundsen sent Scott an unsettling telegram telling him he was on his way to Antarctica.

Both vessels landed in Antarctica in January of 1911, but Amundsen set up his base camp deep inland on ice, while Scott made camp at the shoreline. With expert planning, Amundsen and his crew arrived at the South Pole with sled dogs on December 15, 1911. Meanwhile, Scott’s motor sleds failed to work in the minus 40 degree Celsius cold, and the ponies died and were eaten by Scott’s crew. Scott arrived at the Pole 33 days after Amundsen and was shocked to find the Norwegian flag. Disillusioned and weak, Scott and his men died of starvation on the return trip, just 11 miles from their nearest supply station

Based on the text, which of the following statements explains why Scott and his men were unsuccessful?

• Scott and his men were not truly prepared for the trip’s hardships.

• Scott planned to use outdated technology on the trip.

• The English expedition camped at the shoreline instead of inland.

• They were unfamiliar with the challenge of Arctic exploration.