Unit 2 Test

There are two answers. The word turtle and rabbit suggests that:

• The turtle represents the speaker moved slowly.

• The turtle represents the speaker speaks slowly.

• The word rabbit suggests that the others in the school is fast and clumspy.

• The word rabbit suggests that others in the school move very fast.

• The turtle represents the speaker moves slow and the rabbit represents others move fast along with clumpsy.

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In line 4, which word could the poet replace

clamor with and keep the same meaning?

• hum

• noise

• talking

• roar

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What effect is created by the difference in the

reader’s point of view of the speaker and the

speaker’s point of view of himself?

• confusion

• sympathy

• suspense

• regret

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Why did the author share information about an archaeological site in Jordan that is 14,000 years old?

• to tell the location where lavash bread was first

  baked

• to highlight the importance of bread to

  archaeologists

• to give scientific proof that supports the origin of

  bread

• to offer a contrast to how lavash bread is baked

  today

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Which TWO choices tell what the phrase “collective activity” means in paragraph 4?

• Baking lavash is done with a group.

• Baking lavash involves hard work.

• Baking lavash involves many steps.

• Baking lavash is something that requires

  cooperation.

• Baking lavash involve gathering together many

  things.

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Which BEST describes the structure of paragraph 4?

• It compares the traditional way of baking lavash

  with how it is done today.

• It describes the responsibilities of women who

  bake the lavash.

• It highlights the solutions that overcome the

  difficulties in baking lavash.

• It explains the process for baking lavash in

  sequential order.

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Which TWO choices tell how the structure of

paragraph 5 supports the author’s purpose?

• It compares the traditions in some countries with

  those in others.

• It tells how lavash came to be part of certain

  ceremonies.

• It explains traditions in which lavash plays a role.

• It lists the countries where lavash is popular.

• It provides support for the cultural significance of

  lavash.

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How do the story and the poem differ in the way the events are presented?

• The poem presents events in chronological

  order, but the story’s events are not in order

  because it includes a flashback.

• The poem presents events intermixed with

  explanations of those events, but the story

  allows the events to speak for themselves with

  little or no explanation.

• The poem presents events from the point of view

  of a character not involved in the narrative, while

  the story is told from the character Leo’s point of

  view.

• The poem presents events in the order of most

  important to least important for understanding

  the situation, while the story uses the traditional

  time order of events.

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What are THREE ways the structure of the poem

is different from that of the story?

• The poem presents a single lost character who

  gets saved, while the story presents multiple lost

  characters who save themselves.

• The story uses dialogue to help move the action

  forward, while the poem presents straight

  narrative.

• The poem focuses on a character who more

  calmly faces being lost than the characters in

  the story.

• The story uses the order of events to create

  some suspense, while the poem relies more on

  humor and lightheartedness.

• The poem covers events that span a shorter

  period of time than the events in the story.

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Which statement BEST explains how the

structure of each text impacts its meaning?

• Both the poem and the story present events out

  of time order so the reader has a sense of the

  characters’ confusion.

• Both the poem and the story use settings that

  add a sense of magic and mystery to the

  narrative events.

• The story’s use of description creates a more

  vivid image of the characters and setting, while

  the poem’s lack of description creates an eerie,

  desolate mood.

• The poem’s focus on one character creates a

  more internal examination of the theme,

  whereas the multiple characters in the story

  allow for more interaction to develop the theme.

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