3.18 Unit 3 Study Guide

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First/preferred name?

Who is your English Teacher?

• Mr. Pease

• Mrs. Recob

Which sentence would NOT be inappropriate in an informational piece of writing with a formal tone? In other words, which sentence is FORMAL?

• The drivers found the camels ugly and often grumbled about their smell and how the camels spat at them and sometimes bit them.

• People need to stop throwing trash in the water and and keep away from the nests of these cute creatures or they won't survive.

• People find Shakespeare's Pericles, Prince of Tyre boring and annoying because it's possible that he didn't even write the entire play.

• The loggerhead sea turtle is one marine species that is listed under the Endangered Species Act.

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CCSS.W.6.1D

CCSS.W.6.2E

CCSS.W.6.4

What is NOT an example of reliable (credible/trustworthy) source of information?

• an article published in a scholarly journal

• an article in the most recent volume of an academic journal

• an article in a reputable encyclopedia published last year

• a Wikipedia article updated yesterday

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.W.6.8

Read the excerpt from "The Day the Gulls Went Crazy".

"Clearly, "bird brains" are more complicated than we think. And perhaps, we humans aren't so smart after all. That's something to think about next time you watch a bird. And if you see some gulls, think twice before you disturb them. They just might remember your face. And as Larry can tell you, they dive-bomb with missile-like accuracy."

Which statement best explains how the passage supports the author's purpose?

• The purpose is to entertain; the author jokes that gulls will take revenge if people bother them.

• The purpose is to inform; it explains how people can safely interact with gulls.

• The purpose is to question; the author doubts gulls can really memorize what people look like.

• The purpose is to persuade; the author wants to prove that gulls are the most intelligent of birds.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

A student is writing an essay about the history of the Army Camel Corp. She wants to use information from the model essay in lesson 3.01, “An Army Corp Like No Other,” in her work.

Which detail from the text should she include to develop the topic, "reasons the camel experiment ended"?

• Trains replaced the need for pack animals.

• Camels were unpopular with their handlers.

• Camels are poor swimmers.

• It was expensive to buy and transport camels.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.W.6.1A

CCSS.W.6.2B

CCSS.W.6.9A

Which sentence uses the word hibernate (or its derivations: hibernation, hibernated, hibernating) incorrectly?

• Before bears settle into hibernation, they build up a thick layer of fat.

• I hibernated at 10 p.m. last night.

• The winter woods are quiet—if you listen closely, perhaps you can hear the soft breathing of hibernating animals.

• When animals hibernate, their metabolism and their breathing slows.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which sentence uses the word specializing correctly?

• It was a specializing moment when the parents adopted their child.

• If you are specializing, you are more likely to be admired.

• The scientists specializing in research spend most of their time in a laboratory.

• Graduating from high school is one of the most specializing events in your life.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.6

Which sentence uses the word plateau correctly?

• Oscar served the appetizers on a giant plateau.

• The highway had many hills and the largest was a plateau.

• When you plateau, it is important to wear a helmet for safety.

• Athletes need to be patient when they reach a plateau in their training.

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4