Module 6, Week 2 Assessment

Multiple Choice

How did Franklin develop his skills as a writer?

• by writing his own school books

• by learning from his brother’s writing

• by studying the writing style of authors he liked

• by teaching others how to write newspapers articles

Multiple Choice

Read the sentences from paragraph 5.

In 1729 he purchased the newspaper The Pennsylvania Gazette. The Gazette was successful. Franklin used it to discuss important issues in colonial America.

Now read the thesaurus entry.

issue noun concern, effect, delivery, copy

Which word from the thesaurus entry best matches the way issues is used in the sentence?

• concern

• effect

• delivery

• copy

Multiple Choice

Which detail from the biography does the author include to show that Franklin was determined to be heard?

• Benjamin Franklin was the son of a candle-and-soap maker.

• Born in Boston in 1706, Franklin was the fifteenth of seventeen children.

• Fortunately, he loved to read, and the rest of his education came from his own studies.

• Franklin would slip the letters under the door of the printing shop at night.

Multiple Choice

What does the symbol of the lock and key suggest about the author?

• The author thinks Helen is being safe until she takes risks with Anne.

• The author thinks Anne is bad at playing games until she meets Helen.

• The author thinks Anne is unable to teach others until she meets Helen.

• The author thinks Helen is closed off from the world until Anne helps her.

Multiple Choice

What does the third-person point of view allow the author to do in the biography?

• to describe events as Anne

• to explain Anne’s thoughts about the author

• to describe the thoughts and feelings of Anne and Helen

• to explain personal experiences the author had with Anne and Helen

Multiple Choice

Read the sentence from paragraph 4.

Helen’s success proved that Anne’s teaching was superior.

Think about the prefix super-.

What is the meaning of superior above?

• truthful

• interesting

• remarkable

• entertaining

Multiple Choice

Read the sentences from paragraph 2

Suddenly, Helen’s face filled with wonder. Cool water from the garden pump dripped from Anne’s fingers as she repeatedly spelled W-A-T-E-R. Then Helen raced around the yard, touching anything in her path.

Which word best describes the author’s voice in these sentences?

• eager

• excited

• ordinary

• thoughtful

Multiple Choice

What change should be made in sentence 3?

• Change finally to next.

• Change finally to however.

• Change finally to in the same way.

• No change is needed.

Multiple Choice

Read sentence 4 from Javier’s report.

On cold winter nights, I hungrily watch my great uncle roll the dough into balls and then flatten them in his tortilla press.

What is the correct way to write the underlined part of the sentence?

• I watch hungrily my great uncle roll the dough into balls

• I watch my great uncle roll hungrily the dough into balls

• I watch my great uncle roll the dough hungrily into balls

• No change is needed.

Multiple Choice

Read sentence 6 from Javier’s report.

My great uncle’s favorite way to use homemade tortillas is to fill them with meat, roll carefully them up, and bake them in red sauce with cheese on top.

What is the correct way to write the underlined part of the sentence? A B C D

• roll careful

• careful roll

• carefully roll

• No change is needed.