Silent Spring Review

Multiple Choice

In this sentence from Silent Spring, to which of the five senses does the imagery most strongly appeal?

Then foxes barked in the hills and deer silently crossed the fields, half hidden in the mists of the fall mornings.

• hearing and touch

• sight and hearing

• touch and taste

• smell and sight

Multiple Choice

What is the white powder?

• Snow

• Flower petals

• Ash

• DDT

Multiple Choice

In the selection from Silent Spring, who or what is responsible for the white powder that has fallen on the town and its surroundings?

• an accumulation of fallout from nuclear testing

• blossoms from fruit trees growing nearby

• a sudden snowstorm in early spring

• humans living in or near the town

Multiple Choice

To quote from text to help support or prove a point

• credible sources

• cite

• source

• plagiarism

Multiple Choice

What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?

• To entertain the readers with a fictional story

• To inform the readers about a historical event

• To persuade the readers to take action against blights

• To describe the devastating effects of a blight

Multiple Choice

Which of the following phrases from the passage is an example of figurative language?

• "The streams flowed clear and cold out of the hills"

• "A strange stillness"

• "The roadsides were places of beauty"

• "The apple trees were coming into bloom"

Multiple Choice

Based on the passage, what conclusion can be drawn about the overall impact of the blight?

• It only affected the animal population.

• It had no long-term consequences for the town.

• It caused the death of all living things in the area.

• It resulted in a decline in the town's natural beauty and productivity.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?

• Optimistic

• Sad

• Humorous

• Informative

Multiple Choice

What is the author's main message in the passage?

• The importance of preserving natural habitats

• The devastating effects of illness and death

• The beauty of the town in the heart of America

• The consequences of human actions on the environment

Multiple Choice

What happened to the animals and the people in the town?

• They become sick and then died.

• They suddenly disappeared.

• They migrated to another town.

• They were unable to live together.

Multiple Choice

Why does spring become silent in the town?

• Because all the birds in the town have strangely disappeared.

• Because all the people in the town have migrated.

• Because all the animals in the town have died.

• Because all the tourists have stopped visiting the town.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence contains a simile?

• He is as happy as a clam.

• The ice cream tasted good.

Multiple Select

what is textual evidence?

• evidence from the text

• a little piece of knowledge

• evidence used in text

• evidence that isn't important

Multiple Choice

What does analyze mean?

•  break down to reveal
• to correct

Multiple Choice

What does the word predict mean?

• what happens in the beginning
• say or estimate what will happen in the future
• what happens in the end

Multiple Choice

When reading literature, it is important to cite text evidence to support your analysis of the most important details and events of a story. In addition to citing text evidence to answer comprehension questions, you can also use text evidence to make inferences.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

What are supporting details?

• Pieces of information that an author uses to develop the main idea and teach the reader about the topic

• The focus of an informational text; what the author wants the reader to learn or know

• Statistics that communicate important data to the reader

• The overall topic or focus of an informational text

Multiple Select

The alligator's teeth are white daggers is a:

• simile

• metaphor

Multiple Choice

Running the mile was like climbing Mt. Everest.

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

Multiple Choice

The flute sang out beautifully during the concert.

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

Multiple Choice

"Penelope put pennies in the pie" is an example of:

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

Multiple Choice

Choose the personification example.

• The tree caught the kite.

• The kite got stuck in the tree.

Multiple Choice

The United States is a democracy, a system of government in which leaders are elected by the general population.

What kind of supporting detail is this?

• Statistic

• Definition

• Quote

• Anecdote

Multiple Choice

Personification is great way to bring your writing to life! For instance, instead of writing "the cat played with the toy," you can say, "the cat danced joyfully about the new toy."

What kind of supporting detail is this?

• Definition

• Fact

• Statistic

• Example

Multiple Choice

As Rosa Parks famously said, "each person must live their life as a model for others."

What kind of supporting detail is this?

• Quote

• Fact

• Definition

• Example