ELA 7 2.11 Unit Assessment

Choose the answer.

Read the passage.

You are watching a commercial that encourages viewers to send money to build wells in poor villages in Africa. The commercial contains text that states, "Water is a basic human right. Yet, in this village, only 15% of residents have access to drinking water within a mile of their residence."

Which is best represented by the bolded text?

• rhetorical question

• fact

• bandwagon appeal

• persuasive language

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

Read the passage from "Veterans Appreciate Our Gratitude, But What They Need Most Is Our Help."

After the trumpet was sounded and the flag folded, a member of the honor guard knelt in front of my frail, aging mother, looked her directly in the eye and in a soft voice, thanked her--and my father--for his service.

Which best explains how word choice establishes tone?

• The words trumpet, honor, and guard create a tone of ferocity.

• The words frail, aging, and soft create a sense of weakness.

• The words trumpet, honor, and knelt create a tone of respect.

• The words mother, honor, and service create a tone of patriotism.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Choose the answer.

Which word means "to grow back"?

• plentiful

• regenerate

• millipede

• pedestrian

Tags

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

Choose the answer.

Read the paragraph.

What would you do if you had an extra $5 million to spend? That's what the City Council has found in its budget, and it's turning into a big problem because each branch of our city services wants to have it for its own. Last week, you recommended spending the budget surplus on street repair. One reader suggested expanding the library. I have a better suggestion: Let's improve the zoo!

Which sentence best represents the author's main argument?

• What would you do if you had an extra $5 million to spend?

• I have a better suggestion: Let's improve the zoo!

• Last week, you recommended spending the budget surplus on street repair.

• That's what the City Council has found in its budget, and it's turning into a big problem because each branch of our city services wants to have it for its own.

Choose the answer.

Which word means "not able to be understood"?

• recede

• subsist

• unfathomable

• impede

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

Choose the answer.

Consider the text from an advertisement for Ivory Soap.

You need only one soap: Ivory Soap . . . will wash anything.

Which persuasive technique is being used in this text?

• bandwagon appeal

• loaded language

• circular reasoning

• overgeneralization

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

Choose the answer.

Review the example.

You shouldn't trust his argument because he is a dishonest, deceitful, scoundrel!

Which best identifies the logical fallacy that is represented by the example?

• overgeneralization

• stereotyping

• circular reasoning

• name-calling

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

Choose the answer.

Which noun is the appositive modifying in the sentence below?

There is no amount of money you could pay Aiday to give you her prized possession, her two front teeth.

• prized possession

• her two front teeth.

• no amount of money

• to give you

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Choose the answer.

Review the thesis.

Young people should be required to wear school uniforms.

Which source would be most useful for an essay with this thesis?

• A government website on the benefits and drawbacks of uniforms for middle school and high school students.

• An anonymous website article on the topic of uniforms.

• The opinion of one of your best friends about how she feels about school uniforms.

• A newspaper article about the popularity of school uniforms in Tokyo, Japan.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Choose the answer.

Read the scenario.

During the research process, Cosmo discovered information that is relevant and important to his argument, but which does not answer the research question he began his argument with.

Which identifies the best revision Cosmo can make to his research question?

• Cosmo should revise his research question to allow him to incorporate the new information.

• Cosmo should eliminate his original research question and write a new one.

• Cosmo should ignore his research question since it is only useful in the beginning of the research process.

• Cosmo should stick to his original research question and ignore the new information, which will only distract him from his focus.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1