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.

In line 4, which word could the poet replace

clamor with and keep the same meaning?

• hum

• noise

• talking

• roar

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.