Checkpoint 2-4 (Semester 2)

Which vocabulary term means “to recognize something”?

• considerate

• cooperative

• acknowledge

• disagree

I am definately going to think about finding better employment next summer.

• finding

• summer

• employment

• definately

Read the excerpt from “The City Mouse and the Country Mouse.”

Vince: (barely gulping down the wheat) You live like ants live, eating snippets of food fit for the poor.

(Vince spits out the grain.)

Vince: (speaking arrogantly) My house is the horn of plenty. I am surrounded with every luxury, and if you come follow me, you shall have an ample share of my dainties.

 

How do the stage directions (the actions in parentheses) help develop Vince’s perspective?

• They show that Vince is a snob who refuses his friend’s food.

• They show that Vince is very proud of what he has achieved in the city.

• They show that Vince has a very delicate digestive system.

• They show that Vince is not very hungry after traveling.

Charles is reading a text about birdwatching, when he sees the term "barred feathers." He is not sure what barred means in this situation.

Which reference material would be most helpful for finding the definition the book uses?

• enyclopedia

• book's glossary

• thesaurus

• dictionary

Which sentence uses the word speculate correctly?

• The forecast was unpredictable, so the weatherman could only speculate about how much rain we might get.

• We remodeled our kitchen with some new speculate countertops.

• He would have to speculate all night to get ready for the test the next day.

• When he let go of the mower, it began to speculate and spit out smoke. When he let go of the mower, it began to speculate and spit out smoke. - no response given

What is a synonym for fragment?

• piece

• whole

• glob

• seed

What is implicit evidence?

• ideas, details, or events that take place “offscreen” and are told via flashback or descriptions

• ideas or details that are stated within quotes, instead of in the main text

• ideas that must be inferred by drawing a logical conclusion or synthesizing details

• ideas, details, or events that are directly stated or described by the narrator

What is an inference?

• a sudden realization a character has about the events

• an ending that leaves the conflict of a narrative unresolved

• a change in a character’s personality or perspective over time

• a conclusion or understanding drawn from indirect evidence

When is textual evidence explicit?

• when you can infer the argument from the text details

• when the text gives details using very simple, easy-to-understand language

• when the text directly states the argument you are trying to support

• when you can support your argument by combining details from many different sources

Which evidence would be considered implicit evidence that a character is lying?

• The narrator points out that the character is not telling the truth.

• A flashback directly contradicts the character’s statement.

• The character fidgets and avoids eye contact when making a statement.

• The first-person narrator thinks, “Of course, I would never tell her the truth.”