Unit #1 Reviews- English Lang.

The Chicago Cubs are a baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The team has a longer history than most other professional teams—including basketball, football, and hockey. What most sets them apart from other professional sports franchises, however, is that the Chicago Cubs have had the longest championship drought of any franchise in all professional sports. In fact, the last time the Chicago Cubs won a World Series was in 1908. They are often referred to as The Cubbies or as The Lovable Losers by their significant national fan following.

What is the purpose to the encyclopedia article above?

• A. to persuade the reader that the Cubs are due for a championship

• B. to entertain the reader with a story about a win less baseball team

• C. to instruct the reader on how not to have a win less baseball season

• D. to inform the reader about a historic, yet luckless, baseball team

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A Boy with Dreams

by A. Gautam

Willy waited every night to wake up and turn into Batman.

He had the jaw that looked intimidating in a cowl,

and the perfect chin with a hint of toughness—

full lips—an embodiment of strength.

But he had the eyes of a poet—searching meaning,

and looking beyond what is seen.

When he looked at the city from his balcony,

he was learning to swim in the world—

growing up to be a man was tougher than it seemed.

He was a boy with dreams.

He wanted wings.

Which statement best describes the purpose of this passage?

• A. It's a persuasive selection on how to sleep and dream.

• B. It's an entertaining piece about a young boy's dreams.

• C. It's an instructive work on how to live and dream big.

• D. It's an informative article about a confused dreamer.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

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What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?

• A. to convince readers to book a tour with Paradise Travel

• B. to inform the audience about the history of China

• C. to entertain readers with travel stories from far-off lands

• D. to instruct readers in what sights they should see in China

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Step by Step instructions for an experiment.

• A procedure

• A problem

• A constant

• The control

Gathering information

• The trials

• The problem

• The control

• Research

What occurs at the resolution of the story?

• Rainsford appears in Zaroff’s bedroom.

• Zaroff finds Rainsford’s circular trail.

• Rainsford dives into the sea.

• One of Zaroff’s dogs falls into Rainsford’s trap.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

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I______a beautiful girl 

• are
• is
• am

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CCSS.L.2.4A

Gisselle and Nancy_______ cousins

• am
• are
• is
• they

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CCSS.L.2.1F

Giselle, Wendy, Aneth, Nancy________running in the park

• am
• is
• are

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CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

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Wendy, Aneth, Gisselle, Nancy are playing in the park
________________________ are playing in the park
                     (pronoun)

• we
• they
• you
• she

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D