6ELA Unit 1 Lessons Learned Review #3

Read the excerpt from "The Magic Prison."

At last he heard, or thought he heard, a faint sound. He listened eagerly. It seemed to be some tiny creature not far from him trying to move about. For the first time for nearly a month, he remembered the bird in its gilded cage.

Why is this an important event in the story?

• It reveals the turning point in the story.

• It develops the character of the prince.

• It resolves the conflict in the story.

• It shows the author's point of view.

What is a central idea of "Harun al-Rashid & One Thousand and One Nights"?

• Harun al-Rashid was a prominent ruler who expanded the cultural and intellectual growth of the Middle East.

• Harun al-Rashid became the caliph of an Islamic state and held power for more than two decades.

• During al-Rashid's rule, knowledge and education were prized and supported in the Middle East.

• Harun al-Rashid was a powerful military leader and his empire extended from Morocco to India.

In "Kaddo's Wall" Kaddo builds a wall around his house with the surplus corn.

What does this event symbolize?

• his greed for not sharing his wealth

• his loneliness from isolation

• his hunger due to starvation

• his fear his wealth will be stolen

Which choice states a central idea in "The Stone"?

• Maibon appreciates how good his life is when it changes for the worse.

• Maibon realizes that he should have wished for riches and treasures.

• Maibon decides that being bored is the worst possible way to live.

• Maibon develops several methods to destroy the stone and its curse.

In "Aesop's Life" and the Newsela article "Storytelling and Cultural Traditions," the authors inform the reader about the tradition of storytelling.

Which statement best explains how this is accomplished in both texts?

• Both authors give background information about a very famous storyteller and his popular fables.

• Both passages contain detailed information about storytelling traditions of several different countries.

• Both authors discuss the importance that storytellers played in their culture.

• Both passages include complete fables that are good examples of oral tradition.

Which word has the most positive connotation?

• detached

• separate

• headstrong

• independent

Which sentence uses the word accept correctly?

• Federico did all his homework this week accept for biology.

• Sheila hopes her favorite university will accept her as a student.

• It rained every day this week accept Saturday.

• Laura cannot accept her parents to be happy if she lies to them.

Which choice is a run-on sentence?

• Last summer Jim mowed just one lawn, but now he mows three.

• Last summer Jim mowed just one lawn. Now he mows three.

• Last summer Jim mowed just one lawn; now he mows three.

• Last summer Jim mowed just one lawn now he mows three.

Our art teacher used to let us paint only with watercolors but now she lets us use oil paints.

Which answer choice best corrects the run-on sentence?

• Our art teacher used to let us paint only with watercolors, now she lets us use oil paints.

• Our art teacher used to let us paint only with watercolors. But now she lets us use oil paints.

• Our art teacher used to let us paint only with watercolors, but now she lets us use oil paints.

• Our art teacher used to let us paint only with watercolors; but now she lets us use oil paints.

When I tried to teach my dog to fetch but he only wanted to chase the squirrels.

Which answer choice best corrects the sentence fragment?

• When I tried to teach my dog to fetch; he only wanted to chase the squirrels.

• When I tried to teach my dog to fetch, but he only wanted to chase the squirrels.

• When I tried to teach my dog to fetch, he only wanted to chase the squirrels.

• When I tried to teach my dog to fetch. He only wanted to chase the squirrels.