Qtr 3 Practice Test

Autumn Orchards: Which line from the poem suggests that the speaker views the walks as a kind of pleasant celebration?

• "I remember line of bare still trees on flat sandy ground."

• "There was a lost pig and even a turkey that joined the parade for a time."

• "I walked in secret on these long, lone walks, and I walked without purpose or destination."

• "Old and gray now, but still I'll steal off by myself into a neighbor's neat and tidy orchard."

Autumn Orchards: What is the theme of the poem?

• Places are best understood when visited at night

• Children can experience their surroundings more fully than adults

• Memories remain strong even after the passage of time.

• Growing old can cause you to forget beautiful images of youth.

Autumn Orchards: What is one line from the poem that supports the theme?

• " There's a sense of warmth when my thoughts wander back to these orchards of my youth."

• "I delighted in the order and neatness of my father's farm."

• "I loved the rich, dark nights when only the starlight reflected off the branches."

• "The orchards captured my imagination and calmed and soothed me."

Autumn Orchard: Which stanza from the poem establishes the setting?

• Stanza 1

• Stanza 3

• Stanza 5

• Stanza 6

Autumn Orchard: How does the following line develop the speaker’s feelings about the orchards?

“There’s a sense of warmth when my thoughts wander back to these orchards of my youth.” (line 2)

• It establishes that the speaker no longer enjoys wandering through orchards.

• It suggests that the speaker's memories are of hot weather in the orchards

• It tells the speaker's thoughts about the warm colors of the orchards.

• It introduces the speaker's sense for the orchards.

Autumn Orchard: What line from the poem supports the idea that the speaker lived the way the orchards looked?

• "I remember line of bare still trees on flat sandy ground"

• "There's a sense of warmth when my thoughts wander back to these orchards of my youth."

• "I delighted in the order and neatness of my father's farm."

What is the main theme of “Archimedes and the Siege of Syracuse”?

• Parents have a duty to make a better, stronger world for their children.

• Sometimes the needs of a community are more important than one person's feelings.

• Even if you have friends and allies, you must be prepared to stand up for yourself.

• If you forget the past, you put your future in danger.

What is the meaning of alliance as it is used in this sentence from Archimedes and the Siege of Syracuse”?

“We must prepare to defend ourselves, even though we have an alliance with Rome.” (paragraph 7)

• an argument over land

• an agreement of support

• a contract for goods

• an invitation to fight

Select the words that had the most similar connotation to the word famous in this sentence from “Archimedes and the Siege of Syracuse.”

“Syracuse a peaceful and thriving city on the island of Sicily, a Greek colony off the southern coast of Italy, was home of the famous mathematician and inventor Archimedes.” (paragraph 1)

DO NOT GO WITH YOUR FIRST GUT ANSWER!

• noted

• notorious

• popular

• mythical

Select the correct meaning of the phrase the vessel had sighted the point as it is used in the The Sand Reckoner.

“He had come up to the ship’s stern deck when the vessel had sighted the point pf Plemmyrion and Marcus has started packing.” (paragraph 4)

• People on the ship were Plemmyrions.

• The ship had hit the point of land.

• The ship was built in Plemmyrion.

• People on the ship had seen land.