ELA Unit 3 Test Review

"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

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which line from “President Ronald Reagan’s Address to the Nation” expresses an opinion?

• “I've always had great faith in and respect for our space program, and what happened today does nothing to diminish it.”

• “On this day 390 years ago, the great explorer Sir Francis Drake died aboard a ship off the coast of Panama.”

• “Ladies and gentlemen, I'd planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the Union...”

• “Nineteen years ago, almost to the day, we lost three astronauts in a terrible accident on the ground.”

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

According to Paragraph 7, like Sir Frances Drake, the Challenger crew members were...

• great historians.

• committed explorers.

• ocean frontier explorers.

• dedicated to the exploration of the sea.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

"Nineteen years ago, almost to the day, we lost three astronauts in a terrible accident on the ground. But we've never lost an astronaut in flight; we've never had a tragedy like this. And perhaps we've forgotten the courage it took for the crew of the shuttle."

In this excerpt the contraction we've is used 3 times to show...

• sadness

• unity

• terror

• courage

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which title is capitalized correctly?

• Journey to the Center of the Earth

• The battle Strategies Of World War II

• Symbolism And Imagery in Pottery

• the Ultimate Guide To Backpacking

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

I love reading travel books because they include beautiful pictures of faraway places and they motivate me to explore the world.

Which of the following correctly revises this sentence?

• I love reading travel books, because they include beautiful pictures of faraway places and they motivate me to explore the world.

• I love reading travel books because they include beautiful pictures of faraway places and they motivate me to explore the world.

• I love reading travel books because they include beautiful pictures of faraway places, and they motivate me to explore the world.

• I love reading travel books because they include beautiful pictures of faraway places and, they motivate me to explore the world

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The next day, we began the trek up Mount Magnificent. At first, the climb was an easy walk on a well-marked trail. But soon, we were scrambling over _______ boulders and scaling walls of stone.

What word type would best complete the sentence?

• verb

• adverb

• adjective

• noun

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"For a number of years it took so much vitality to keep the home going, and that home represented so

many different kinds of activities, that none of us had any urge to go outside of this sphere. Gradually in every civilization there comes a time when work of the household is done by servants, either human or mechanical. When the care of the children ceases to be entirely in one person's hands, then in the past, as in the present, women have turned to other things. Some have changed the map of the world, some of them have influenced literature, some have inspired music."

Based on the excerpt,

what is most likely happening historically during the period when Eleanor Roosevelt is speaking?

• Women are gaining more education.

• Women are moving into new careers.

• Women are using new technology.

• Women are writing music and literature.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes” creates a shameful tone?

• I'm only a child yet I know we are all part of a family, five billion strong.

• Even when we have more than enough, we are afraid to lose some of our wealth.

• Do not forget why you're attending these conferences, who you're doing this for.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Although rabbits are fast, bears are powerful, which I think better represents our school’s baseball and football teams.

To get his classmates to agree to choose a bear as the school mascot, the speaker uses which of the following?

• angry

• humorous

• convincing

• bossy

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3