Fundamentals Assessment 1

Which type of context clue helps you define joist?

• antonym

• definition

• synonym

• compare or contrast

Which word is a synonym of piteous?

• cries

• blows

• miserable

• afterward

Which word is an antonym of fair?

• white

• black

• child

• both

What does fair mean in this passage?

• black

• slow

• pale

• obese

What does persecuted mean?

• befriended

• helped

• whipped

• mistreated

Which type of context clue helps you define mocked?

• antonym

• definition

• synonym

• compare or contrast

What does mocked mean?

• was kind

• was cruel

• helped

• pretended

How does Galileo achieve his new discoveries?

• with a long ladder

• with a new telescope

• with superpowers

• with a little help from his friends

In which paragraph is the main idea of the passage MOST clearly revealed?

• paragraph 1

• paragraph 3

• paragraph 4

• paragraph 5

What is the main idea of the passage?

• The telescope is a pointless item that no student of nature needs.

• Galileo has visited the moon and several stars in the Milky Way.

• The discoveries made with the telescope are important and exciting.

• Galileo is a great inventor but does not want to share his inventions.