Humans Explore Space/Robots Take the Stars HMH selection test
Authored by SandraM Baca
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7th Grade
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This quiz focuses on literary analysis and argumentative reading comprehension, specifically examining two contrasting texts about space exploration. The questions assess 7th-grade level skills in reading comprehension, rhetorical analysis, and language conventions. Students must demonstrate their ability to identify authors' claims and supporting evidence, analyze rhetorical devices like loaded language and rhetorical questions, determine word connotations and dictionary meanings in context, and compare arguments across multiple texts. The quiz requires students to understand how authors construct persuasive arguments, recognize tone and rhetorical strategies, and synthesize information from opposing viewpoints. Students need strong analytical reading skills to identify specific textual evidence, understand complex sentence structures using subordinating conjunctions, maintain subject-verb agreement, and distinguish between different rhetorical techniques used to strengthen argumentative writing. Created by Sandra M. Baca, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade 7. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a summative evaluation following a unit on argumentative texts, as homework to reinforce close reading strategies, or as formative assessment to gauge student understanding of rhetorical analysis. Teachers can use this quiz to evaluate students' progress in comparing and contrasting arguments, identifying textual evidence, and understanding how authors use language to persuade readers. The questions support rigorous academic discussions about space exploration while building critical thinking skills essential for analyzing any argumentative text. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.1 for citing textual evidence, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.6 for determining author's point of view, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.9 for analyzing how authors present and support claims, and CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.7.1 for demonstrating command of standard English grammar and usage.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What reason does the author of “Humans Need to Explore Outer Space” give in paragraph 6 to support her claim that space exploration should continue?
It is important to support technological advances in electronics.
Recent geological surveys show that water exists on the moon.
Helium-3 is an element needed for research in nuclear fusion.
Mining in space could be a source for useful materials.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following words with similar meanings from “Humans Need to Explore Outer Space” has the most negative connotation?
impossible (paragraph 3)
problematic (paragraph 10)
risky (paragraph 11)
difficult (paragraph 12)
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Choose the sentence that correctly uses a subordinating conjunction to combine the sentences below into a complex sentence.
The cold war ended. Then space exploration became a collaborative effort.
The cold war ended because space exploration became a collaborative effort.
The cold war ended; space exploration became a collaborative effort.
After the cold war ended, space exploration became a collaborative effort.
After the cold war ended, and space exploration became a collaborative effort.
Tags
CCSS.RF.3.3B
CCSS.RF.3.3C
CCSS.RF.3.3D
CCSS.RF.4.3A
CCSS.RF.5.3A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the sentence from paragraph 3 of “Let Robots Take to the Stars.”
Would you want to trust a scientific mission to the people who run reality TV?
The tone of this rhetorical question suggests that trusting a scientific mission to the people who run reality TV would be —
appropriate
ridiculous
smart
risky
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read this sentence from paragraph 4 of “Let Robots Take to the Stars.”
The risks of space exploration could be grave for a planet already plagued by pollution.
Which rhetorical device does the author use in this sentence?
Loaded language
Direct address
Counterargument
Repetition
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.8
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.7.8
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.8.8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In paragraph 11 of “Let Robots Take to the Stars,” which rhetorical device does the author use to sum up her argument?
Humor
Evidence
Rhetorical question
Sweeping generalization
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Read the dictionary entry below.
default \dĭ-fôlt´\ n 1. failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation 2. failure of a party in a legal case to make a required court appearance 3. the failure of one or more competitors to participate in a contest 4. a situation or condition that is the case in the absence of specific action to change it
Which definition most closely matches the way default is used in paragraph 11 of “Let Robots Take to the Stars”?
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3
Definition 4
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
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