Measuring Up Day 2 Review

1. Which statement best summarizes the theme of the passage?

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2. Which of the following details from the text supports the idea that Jennifer is kind to Dunia?

• Jennifer encouraged Dania to see if she could dance to the clarinet.

• Jennifer bragged to Dunia about her performance.

• Jennifer told the Dania that the contestants perform in alphabetical order.

• Jennifer told Dania her idea was good.

3. Which answer best describes the meaning of "destined" as it is used in this sentence from paragraph 6?

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4. Read this sentence from paragraph 4.

She kept an iron grip on Ada's days from the moment Ada woke up at 6:00 am until bedtime.

Choose the best meaning for "iron grip."

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5. Which of the following details best supports why Ada Lovelace would make a good speaker for career day?

• Ada was mean to her classmates and teachers.

• Ava woke up early each morning.

• Ava did computer science at a time when it was hard for women to do it.

• Ava was good at math.

6. Read this thesaurus entry.

right adj. honest, proper; official, perfect; allowed, lawful; sane, normal

Which meaning of "right" is used in paragraph 5?

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7. Read this text from paragraph 8.

This was a slim boy in orange-colored tights that made him look like a forked carrot. The rest of his gear was blue silk and covered with dainty lace and ruffles; he had long yellow curls, and wore a pink satin cap with a feather, title happily over his ear.

What type of figurative language is the phrase "like a forked carrot," and what is it used to describe?

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8. Read this sentence from paragraph 5.

I moved away, thinking, and at the same time keeping an eye out for any chance passenger in his right mind that might come along and give me some light.

The phrase "give me some light" is a variation of the common idiom "shed some light" and means the same thing. What do these two idioms mean?

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9. Which pair of sentences from paragraph 10 uses a linking word that correctly relates the ideas?

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10. Which of the following quotes from the text "In King Arthur's Court" supports the assumption that the narrator is in an asylum?

• "The moment I got a chance I slipped aside privately and touched an ancient, common looking man on the shoulder."

• "Go along," I said; "you ain't more than a paragraph."

• "That will do," I said; "I reckon you are a patient."

• "I waited a minute, to let that idea shiver its way home."