Quarterly 2 Review

What does the word abhor mean in the following sentence: I tried to eat the salad, but I couldn't because I abhor lettuce.

• I love lettuce

• I hate lettuce

• I am indifferent to lettuce

• I enjoy eating lettuce sometimes

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

I tried to eat the salad, but I couldn't because I abhor lettuce. Which of the following words helps you best understand the meaning of abhor in the previous sentence?

• Couldn't

• Salad

• Because

• Eat

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

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CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the claim that Michael Pollen is making in "The Omnivore's Dilemma"?

• Food should only be bought from farmer's markets

• We should think carefully about our food choices and where it comes from

• Where we buy our food does not matter

• How our food is produced does not matter

Which of the following quotes supports the idea that the amount of corn used in our diets is a problem?

• "Corn helped the colonists, and the colonists helped corn" (26).

• "The only thing an industrial farmer like George Naylor can do, is try to grow even more corn" (48)

• "When farmers first planted hybrid corn in the 1930's their yields doubled" (35).

• "Where did all the calories come from. . . most of them come from cheap corn" (93)

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CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

What is a summary?

• Words that are spelled different but mean the same thing.

• Words that mean the opposite of each other.

• A short retelling of events or main points from a reading selection.

• A full rewriting of a piece of written work in quotation marks.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Summarize the following statement: The man's cat jumped high in the air and landed on top of the fence. It then sprang forth toward a mouse on the ground. The cat wrestled the mouse and batted it around. Finally, the cat killed the mouse and ate it for dinner.

• The cat was sitting around.

• The cat killed a mouse.

• The mouse was on the ground.

• There was a cat.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which of the following supporting points matches the main claim: Dogs are better than cats

• Cats don't have to go outside to use the bathroom.

• Dogs will protect you when you're in danger.

• Dogs and cats eat the same amount of food.

• Dogs and cats are both major responsibilities.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

How does the word degenerate affect the following sentence: The mother was disappointed in her degenerate son for spending another month on the couch with no job.

• It makes the reader feel happy about the situation.

• It makes the reader understand that the mom is pleased with the son.

• It makes the reader understand how the mother views the son negatively.

• It doesn't help the reader understand the sentence at all.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which of the following sentences would create a sense of fear in a novel about a haunted house?

• The house was built in 1800.

• The house was painted dark blue with a white trim.

• The house was filled with old knickknacks and antiques.

• The house creaked and moaned with every step we took through the dark attic.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is a synonym?

• Two words that mean the same thing.

• Two words that mean different things.

• Two words that sound the same.

• Two words that are spelled the same but mean different things.

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CCSS.L.5.5C