3.17 Unit Test Review

Which best distinguishes fact from historical fiction?

• Fact is proven - Historical Fiction  has imagined details for dramatic interest
• Facts don't pertain to history-Historical Fiction is based on historical events
• Facts are about discoveries- Historical Fiction includes details (setting)
• While facts do not tell about people, Historical Fiction tells about people

Which best identifies a characteristic of historical fiction?

• Has a rhythm and rhyme scheme
• Blends facts with fiction
• Tells the story of a person told by that same person
• Everything is assumed to be factual.

Which best compares the characters of Enrico Fermi and Marie Curie?

• They were both extremely dedicated to their work.
• They were both living in France when conducting their work.
• Both were married to scientists, of whom they worked closely.
• They were both afraid of failure and the opinions of others.

During winter, I piled all clothes on my bed covers. What detail supports the factual statement?

• It was so cold that she emptied her closet and piled clothes
• No one had seen the element. The team gave it a name: radium
• A young woman, ripped sacks & buried her hands in . . dirt?
• She met Pierre Curie, a physicist as promising (and poor).

"Marie had a quality of a successful scientist: She never gave up." What can we conclude?

• The author is part of the Curie family.
• The author thinks highly of Marie Curie.
• The author is helped by Curie's discovery of radioactivity.
• The author also works in science.

Which type of text is most likely to be written from the first-person point of view?

• biography
• research report
• government document
• autobiography

The author of "Enrico Fermi: 'The Italian Navigator'" said Fermi was like a ship captain. Why?

• He went in dangerous territory taking readings of progress
• He was "lost at sea" in his project.
• His experiments occurred on a ship.
• He had a crew of people who would not cooperate.

Claim (Verb: demand money - Noun: a truth statement). What's a different definition to verb form?

• a truth statement
• a demand for something
• a piece of land for mining
• demand money

Which sentence from "Enrico Fermi: The 'Italian Navigator'" is not strictly factual?

• "But he stepped out briskly, breathing deeply the cold air."
• "It was December 2, 1942."
• "The control rods were made of cadmium."
• "At last, at 3:25, the final order was given."

"Unwinding the hose. The man watered the dry lawn."  Which best corrects the phrase fragment?

• The man watered unwinding the hose the dry lawn.
• The man watered the dry lawn unwinding the hose.
• Unwinding the hose, the man watered the dry lawn.
• The man watered the dry lawn. The man unwinding the hose.