Unit 2 Lesson 1 Review

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What does the word void mean in this sentence?The space craft exited the planet's orbit and vanished into the black void.

• deep pit

• empty space

• forgotten area

• mysterious place

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What does the word cluster mean here? The young children clustered around the baby animals in the petting zoo.

• grew up together

• walked in a circle

• gathered into a bunch

• separated

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What does the word doleful mean in the sentence below? Susan gave her departing friend a doleful look.

• cheerful

• mournful

• spirited

• threatening

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Clamor meaning? Noah tried to read despite the clamor of the children and barking dogs on the playground.

• fighting

• demands

• loud noises

• playful sounds

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Coaxed means?After getting the large dog out of the house Reed coaxed the frightened puppy out from underneath the table

• chased

• ordered

• persuaded

• trapped

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What does the word deactivate mean? The workers had to deactivate the security system before they could repair it.

• make not active

• make more active

• make completely active

• make active beforehand

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Transport meaning? The moving van will transport all of the Smiths' belongings to their new home in Colorado.

• throw away

• banish from a place

• accompany someone

• move from one place to another

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Decode meaning? Paul was determined to decode the secret message written in numbers and symbols.

• rewrite

• complicate

• make sense of

• deliver to someone

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Transfer meaning? Holly's family will move to Chicago because her mom received a job transfer.

• relocation

• advancement

• college degree

• order to do something

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Defrost meaning? It took Alice ten minutes to defrost the windshield of her car on that icy morning.

• charge up

• cool down

• cause frost

• remove frost

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The reader can infer that the passage takes place...

• in a city in the present.

• in a different country in the past.

• in an animal shelter in the present.

• in a crowded apartment in the future.

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What is the first important event in the passage?

• Martin practices his skating.

• Martin finds a phone and dials 5.

• Martin meets Mrs. DeSalvio in the park.

• Martin finds an abandoned dog in an apartment

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At the beginning of the passage Martin is confused because he...

• cannot find Mrs. DeSalvio to return her phone to her.

• wonders why Mrs. DeSalvio no longer wants the job.

• does not understand what happens when he uses the phone.

• thinks he left his phone at his apartment but finds it at the park.

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When Mrs. DeSalvio is showing Martin how to find the dogs, Martin's main problem is that he...

• does not want to talk to Mrs. DeSalvio.

• does not want the responsibility of helping dogs.

• is worried that his parents will forbid him to take the job.

• is not sure he can handle the sad feelings the phone carries.

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The reader can tell that Martin is...

• cowardly but sincere

• frightened and confused

• imaginative but practical

• determined and responsible

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How is the problem in the passage resolved?

• Martin and Mrs. DeSalvio become close friends.

• Martin accepts the ACES job and Mrs. DeSalvio retires.

• Martin is seen practicing his skating all around the neighborhood.

• Martin uses the phone and becomes overwhelmed with happiness

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He felt a pang of fear as he wen toward the jungle gym, and a jolt of joy as he neared the picnic tables. = Alteration

• He felt

• jolt of joy

• pang of fear

• neared the picnic tables

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The stone in his chest felt like a load of bricks now, attached by a chain to his heart. What is the tone of this?

• outrage

• determination

• slight curiosity

• growing distress

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At the end of the passage Martin is...

• content to have a job as a delivery boy.

• unhappy and feels there is a void in his life.

• happy to have a larger apartment and a dog.

• distressed over the many urgent calls he gets.

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Thephone rang only once.Then there was a click and a brief silence.And then came a sound unlike anything he heard before

• frustration

• sadness

• suspense

• unfairness

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Which word is a common noun? Mengan and Tonya found just the movie they were looking for a the Starstruck Video Store.

• Megan

• Tonya

• movie

• Starstruck Video Store

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Which word is a proper noun? The librarian, Ms. Steinberg, can help you find a book about astronomy.

• librarian

• Ms. Steinberg

• book

• astronomy

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Which word is an abstract noun? Emilio noticed the beauty of the painting in the Modern Art Museum.

• Emilio

• beauty

• painting

• Modern Art Museum

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Which word is a concrete noun? The soldier demonstrated bravery, honor, and loyalty.

• soldier

• bravery

• honor

• loyalty

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Which word is a collective noun? The sixth-grade class took a field trip to the museum in Tallahassee.

• class

• field trip

• museum

• Tallahassee

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Which sentence is written correctly?

• Samuel volunteers three Days a week at the Animal Friends shelter.

• On Friday we took the bus downtown to attend a Fundraiser for the ASPCA.

• Members of the Red Cross helped the people of Benton after the tornado

• The Students raised money for an Organization called Feed the children.

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Which sentence is written correctly?

• The Everglades national park is located in the Sothern part of florida

• Welearned aboutFlorida Hisotry when we toured the museum of Florida History

• Jacksonville,Miami,andfort Lauderdalearethreelarge citiesintheStateofFlorid

• Florida is a peninsula surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean/the Gulf of Mexico.

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Which sentence is written correctly?

• People around the World recognize the Giza Pyramid in Egypt.

• The Tourists took photos as the ferry glided pat The Statue of Liberty.

• The grave of president John f. Kennedy is in Arlington national cemetery.

• The Vietnam Veterans Memorial commemorates soldiers who died in the war.

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(1) the local newspaper featured a story on our art teacher.(2) The local newspaper is call The Daily Beacon. Correct it

• The local newspaper The Daily Beacon, featured a story on our art teacher.

• The local newspaper The Daily Beacon, featured a story on our art teacher

• ThelocalnewspaperisThe Daily Beacon, it featured a story on our artteacher.

• The local newspaper featured in The Daily Beacon, a story on our artteacher

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(1) Kevin wants to learn about botany in college. (2) Botany is the study of plants. Correct it

• Botany is the study of plants, Kevin wants to study in college.

• Kevin wants to learn about botany, in college, the study of plants.

• In college, Kevin wants to learn about botany, the study of plants.

• Kevin wants in college to learn about botany the study of plants