Unit 12 Review

Part A

Which answer best states a main idea of I Dissent!?

• Ruther Bader Ginsburg grows up in a neighborhood where people are mostly alike.

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg believes that women should place marriage before college or work.

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg's mother helps Ruth believe she can become whatever she wants to be.

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg's school years are unpleasant because she refuses to do what she is told.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg's mother helps Ruth believe she can become whatever she wants to be.

Part B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer this idea?

• "But in all these families in Brooklyn, New York, and in families everywhere, one thing was the same."

• "Cecilia Amster Bader thought girls should also have the chance to make their mark on the world."

• "Girls? Girls were expected to find husbands."

• "Ruth protested by writing with her left hand from that day forward."

What is a main idea of the book, Michelle Obama: First Lady, Going Higher?

• Michelle Obama experiences prejudice throughout her life.

• The Obama family eats dinner together as much as possible.

• LeBron James and Michelle Obama meet at the White House.

• Michelle Obama plants gardens to provide vegetables to schools.

Michelle Obama and her brother learn important values from their parents.

Which details from the text bets supports this idea? Choose two correct answers.

• "Michelle's parents taught her and Craig to aim high..."

• "Michelle's brother got into Princeton University..."

• "They taught them...to reach back and help others."

• "Michelle played with Barbies. She took dance classes."

In her last speech as First Lady, what is Michelle Obama's message for young people? Choose the detail from the text that best answers the question.

• "Do not ever let anyone make you feel like you don't matter...because you do."

• "She talked about the things she and Barack believed in."

• "But Michelle said her most important job was being Sasha and Malia's mom."

• "I'm asking you to stop settling for the world as it is,' she told people..."

Think about what life was like for Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Michelle Obama as children. How were their childhoods similar? Choose two correct answers.

• Both lost a parent to illness at an early age.

• Both were treated unfairly for being themselves.

• Both learned important lessons from their parents.

• Both were unsuccessful in every school subject.

Read the passage from a website about koalas.

The koala’s diet consists entirely of leaves of eucalyptus (yoo ka lip tis), or gum, trees. This means they are herbivores. Gum leaves are poisonous. So, koalas are very picky about which kind of gum leaves they eat. Koalas have a highly developed sense of smell. This tells them which leaves are most poisonous and which are not very poisonous. Their sharp front teeth help them nip the leaves from branches. Their flat back teeth help crush the gum leaves. Eucalyptus trees grow in different parts of the world. But koalas only eat leaves from trees that grow in Australia.

The passage explains that koalas' bodies have special features for eating gum leaves. Which two details from the passage best supports this idea?

• "Their sharp front teeth help them nip the leaves from branches."

• "Koalas have a highly developed sense of smell."

• "But koalas only eat leaves from trees that grow in Australia."

• "So, koalas are very picky about which kind of gum leaves they eat."

Refer back to the book, I Dissent!

Part A: Which answer best states a main idea of I Dissent!?

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg believes that it is okay to be different from others.

• Ruthe Bader Ginsburg enjoyed reading adventure books as a child.

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg learns public peaking skills in high school.

• Ruth Bader Ginsburg thinks women can learn a lot from men.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg believes that it is okay to be different from others.

Part B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to part A?

• "Ruth loved music. She especially loved opera."

• "On the shelves were stories of girls and women who did big things."

• "As graduation approached, Ruth was chosen to make a speech at the ceremony."

• "She wanted to take shop! She wanted to handle a saw!"