Avg End of Year Review

Passage 1: According to the article, which is a method of preventing carpal tunnel syndrome?

• Slow down and use more gentle movements when doing repetitive activities.
• Keep your hand in the same position while doing motions repeatedly.
• Bend your wrist more when you go back to a previously painful activity.
• Grasp object firmly with just your fingers and thumb.

Passage 2: Which word in the passage best helps the reader understand the meaning of the word “ignited”? 

• Resulting
• Produced
• Sparks
• Tinder

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Passage 3: Judging from the quote, what was considered most important during the Renaissance?

• Nature
• Fashion
• Individuals
• Religion

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Passage 4: According to the passage, which were the runners supposed to do during the race? 

• Run 130 miles in 24 hours.
• Run 400 miles on a muddy track.
• Run 130 miles on a 400 meter track.
• Run for 24 hours on a 400 meter tracks.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Passage 5: Which of the following are in the correct order for summarizing the events of the story? 

• Cirrostratus clouds - pressure changes - increase of wind velocity - cirrus clouds
• Cirrus clouds - increase of wind velocity – cirrostratus clouds – pressure changes
• Cirrus clouds – pressure changes – increase of wind velocity – cirrostratus clouds
• Cirrus clouds – cirrostratus clouds – pressure changes – increase of wind velocity

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

If ante means “previous to,” then your antecedents are your

• Early childhood friends

• Predecessors

• Children

• Sponsors or guardians

Passage 7: What happened first? 

• The Klein family arrived at the beach
• Crowds of people arrived at the beach 
• The new boardwalk was built
• The Klein family found a place to sit

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

Passage 8: Which is the effect of the personification in this sentence?

• It creates a feeling of desperation 
• It makes the water seem as if it has emotion
• It causes the reader to feel distant from the events
• It suggests to the reader that events are exaggerated

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Passage 9: Which word is closest in meaning to “heroic”? 

• Gallant
• Grand
• Reckless
• Risky

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Passage 10: Which is the most complete paraphrase of the passage?  

• Humans have no limits because they have free
• Since their only limits are self-imposed, humans control what they become
• Because they have free will, humans are the center of everything in nature
• Humans can become whatever they choose in the world

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.2