Visions of the Past and Future Unit Review

Which line from “Educate Yourself” by Marcus Garvey is a fact?

• “Your language being English you should study the English language thoroughly.”

• “There is no use reading a page or paragraph of a book or even a sentence without understanding it.”

• “If you are sitting down waiting for somebody, have something in your pocket to read until the person comes.”

• “He knew the different parts of speech, he could paraphrase, analyze and construct sentences.”

"I'm only a child and I don't have all the solutions, but I want you to realise, neither do you!

• You don't know how to fix the holes in our ozone layer.

• You don't know how to bring salmon back up a dead stream. . . .

If you don't know how to fix it, please stop breaking it!"

What is the main reason Suzuki urges her audience to “stop breaking it [the Earth]!”?

• Adults cannot correct the damage done.

• She is a child and cannot offer any solutions.

• There are many problems in the world.

• She has some solutions they can use.

The main idea is...

• the most important thought/idea about the topic

• the main message

• the theme

• figurative language

"The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave. The Challenger crew was pulling us into the future, and we'll continue to follow them."

Based on this excerpt, President Reagan most likely believed that

• the Challenger crew was weak and fainthearted.

• the future should be faced with anxiety and caution.

• Americans should follow the example set by the crew.

• the space program should stop launching shuttles.

What would be the best way to quickly outline the central arguments and ideas within the passage?

• Paraphrase the entire passage.

• Summarize the passage’s main points.

• State the main idea of the passage.

• Analyze the passage’s historical context.

Paraphrase by...

• copying the passage word for word.

• summarizing the text in your own words.

• explaining one idea from the text.

• citing evidence.

Why does Eleanor Roosevelt most likely use the image of Aladdin’s lamp in her speech?

• It is a reference that relates to the personal experience of her listeners.

• It is a reference that would make her seem well-educated and knowledgeable.

• It is a reference that alludes to fairy tales that many of her listeners believe in.

• It is a reference that most listeners would understand.

"You grown-ups say you love us. I challenge you, please make your actions reflect your words."

According to Suzuki, to show love toward their children, grown-ups should

• act in a loving way toward the world.

• tell their children that they love them every day.

• talk about worldwide environmental issues.

• reflect on the problems and challenges in the world.

Which excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes” supports Suzuki’s argument that she is “losing [her] future”?

• Coming here today, I have no hidden agenda.

• Losing my future is not like losing an election or a few points on the stock market.

• And now we hear about animals and plants going extinct every day – vanishing forever.

• I'm only a child, yet I know we are all in this together and should act as one single world towards one single goal.

Which excerpt is an opinion?

• We are a group of twelve- and thirteen-year-olds from Canada. . . .

• We raised all the money ourselves to come six thousand miles. . . .

• I used to go fishing in Vancouver with my dad. . . .

• Losing my future is not like losing an election. . . .