Unit 1 Review (Updated)

Here’s a quick biography of how I came to be, ¹

the junior lead detective who researches fearlessly. ²

The probability, I find, is just as good as coincidence ³

that I’ll find some hidden mystery by watching some events. ⁴

This vocation, fair and true, I stumbled on one day, ⁵

and the verdict was that I’d pursue each fact that comes my way. ⁶

When I find a question that requires investigation, ⁷

I pull out all the stops and start my thorough speculation. ⁸

^{Which charactr trait best describes the junior lead detective?}

• foolish

• humorous

• inventive

• miserable

KENNETH: I thought we could hike up Mount Whitney—it’s the highest peak in California. Because it’s located on the border of Inyo and Tulare counties, it’s also relatively close to home. Since we’re all strong athletes, I think that making the ascent is feasible.

JEANNETTE: (to Kenneth) That sounds like an awesome and memorable trip; however, there’s one problem with your plan—I suffer from acrophobia...

MOM: Acrophobia—it means that Jeannette suffers from a fear of heights. The root word phobia, meaning “fear of,” comes from the Greek word –phobos, which means “fearing.” Acrophobia is one of the most prevalent phobias in the country...

MOM: Sometimes the best way to get over a fear is to face it. Perhaps we should try to climb the mountain so that Jeannette can tackle her fear. Do you think it would intolerable for you, Jeannette?...

DAD: Jeannette, we’re a family; we must always support each other. I believe that if you’re brave enough to attempt the climb, we should be more than willing to stop if you feel overwhelmed or extremely uneasy.

Which statement best characterizes the relatonship between Jeanette and her family?

• Jeanette and her family often argue, but then they make up.

• Jeanette and her family care about and support each other.

• Jeanette and her family always agree about every subject.

• Jeanette and her family do not have good communication.

¹The old fisherman floated on the Black Sea, boat bobbing from side to side as a frigid wind sliced through his threadbare sweater. Though the fisherman and his wife were struggling to survive without much money, he thought happily of the meager but delicious dinner of homemade bread that was waiting for him at home. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pull on the fishing line, and the fisherman heaved a large, shining, yellow fish onto the boat. Its fins sparkled like coins cascading from a treasure chest.

²The fish began to beg. “If you release me,” the fish blubbered, “I’ll give you everything you need.”

³The fisherman eyed the fantastic creature. “I am content with what I have, but I will let you go regardless,” the fisherman said as he plopped the fish back into the sea.

⁴When the sun’s heavy eyelids began to droop, the fisherman returned home through the town. He passed a wealthy man arguing with a shopkeeper about merchandise and sadly shook his head at the annoyed men as he entered his house.

Why does the fisherman shake his head at the wealthy man and the shopkeeper?

• He does not care about other people’s problems at that moment.

• He does not think that the men should be arguing in the street.

• He does not understand why some people are so consumed by money.

In homeroom, I shot my class making goofy faces at my camera. In first period, I asked Mrs. Greene to pose with the students writing their homework problems on the board. She was a little shy at first, but with a little bit of coaxing, I got her to laugh as the students worked behind her. At lunch, I got the cafeteria workers to take a break and pose for a photograph. After I shot that one, I ordered a tuna melt, and as the cafeteria worker gave it to me, she leaned down and said, “Thanks for including us in your yearbook pictures.”

She made me feel so good that I kept shooting photographs all week. The next weekend, my mom and I developed the photos. Grandma’s camera sure was spectacular. I felt proud as I appreciated the clear genuine smiles beaming back at me. Grandma said that I was an amazing photographer, and I had to admit that I really captured the spirit of the people in my pictures. At the next yearbook meeting, I walked confidently into the classroom ready to share my photographs with the rest of the group.

The nararator has a character trait that helped her produce great photographs. What is that trait?

• creative

• dull

• smart

• solemn

Jillian sat on her bedroom floor organizing notebooks, folders, and textbooks. She had designated a color to each class—yellow for Accelerated Geometry, green for Chemistry I, orange for American Government, and so on. Jillian always joked that she was only good at two things: organization and basketball. Jillian's mother even teased her daughter about the military precision with which she performed everyday tasks such as making her bed and ironing her clothes. "A place for everything and everything in its place," Jillian always said. In her bedroom, that meant books on the bookshelf, clothes in the closet, and blankets neatly tucked beneath the corners of her mattress. On the basketball court, that meant Jillian poised to make a free throw or a three-pointer at the buzzer.

What kind of person is Jillian?

• She is selfish.

• She is fearful.

• She is prepared.

• She is emotional.

²ROSA: Eddie, I don’t recognize the shirt you’re wearing. When did you get it?

³LOUIS: It doesn’t look as disheveled as the soccer shirts you wear all the time.

⁴EDDIE: Well, I’m not going to tiptoe through the soccer field to keep my clothes neat. (LOUIS playfully aims a soccer ball at EDDIE. ROSA deflects it.)

⁵ROSA: What I was trying to say is that the shirt looks really good. (LOUIS wanders over to the morning newspaper that is still sitting on the front lawn. He leafs through it while EDDIE and ROSA talk.)

What an the reader comclude from this conversation?

• The store must have new merchandise.

• Rosa is jealous of Eddie’s new shirt.

• Eddie must have done his own laundry

• Eddie often wears old, tattered shirts.

Three flies notice an overturned honey pot. Two of the flies decide to land in the honey and start eating it. But the oldest fly stays back. The two flies tease the older fly, but then get stuck in the honey. What is the moral of this story?

• Some prizes aren't worth it

• Over eating leads to illness

• Insects value food over safety

• Always send in a tester

A boy was playing in the fields when he was stung by a nettle. He ran home to tell his mother what

had happened.

"I only touched it lightly

," he said, "and the nasty thing stung me!"

"It stung you because you only touched it lightly

," his mother told him. "Next time you touch a nettle,

grasp it as tightly as you can. Then it won't sting you at all."

adapted from "The Boy and the Nettle" by Aesop

Which theme

best

fits this story?

• Treat plants kindly

• Play carefully

• Pride leads to pain.

• Face danger boldly

Once, a very long time ago, a man named Amak awoke in the morning and was very hungry—he wanted some dinner. Before the sun rose over the mountains, he left his family and promised to bring food home to them. Amak, whose stomach growled, knew his family was famished—and so was he. As he trudged along, Amak realized he had been walking for a long time. He wanted to find food quickly and take it home to his family.

Amak walked through the forest to find food. He looked into the trees to find birds and scoured bushes hoping to find a rabbit. He became frustrated when he found nothing. Amak knew he had to keep searching, though, because his family was counting on him.

Which statement BEST expresses Amak's main concern as he walked in the forest?

• He was hungry and was looking for food for his dinner.

• He wondered how he would get one of the large seals to his home.

• His family was hungry, and they were depending on him to find food.

• He knew that the salty air of the ocean would make him feel better.