Ms. Rowe's Unit 3 CBA Retest

Which sentence from the selection “The Ride of a Lifetime!” best supports the idea that Bud and Temple expected to have to take care of their own needs?

• They were not allowed to travel at all on Sundays (paragraph 3)

• The boys took off on their 2,000-mile trip departing from Frederick, Oklahoma (paragraph 4)

• They crossed American Indian Territory, even stopping to rest at some Indian Camps (paragraph 5)

• They traveled with some extra clothes, oats for their horses, and food for themselves (paragraph 4)

What is the controlling idea of the selection “The Ride of a Lifetime!”?

• Riding across America on horseback in the early 1900s was a difficult and dangerous task.

• A 1910 parade for Theodore Roosevelt included two young boys who had ridden cross country.

• Young Bud and Temple Abernathy made an impressive cross-country journey on their own.

• Bud and Temple Abernathy were young boys who enjoyed adventure just like their father did.

Look at the photographs from the selection “The Ride of a Lifetime!”

the author includes these photographs most likely to emphasize the —

• sights the Abernathy boys encountered on their ride

• impressive skill the Abernathy boys had with horses

• different time period in which the Abernathy boys lived

• unique relationship between Jack Abernathy and his sons

In paragraph 5 of the selection “The Ride of a Lifetime!” what does the word repose mean?

• reform

• rest

• revenue

• refinement

How would you restate this question / prompt?

Why does the author include paragraph 2 in the selection "The Ride of a Lifetime!"?

• Why does the author include paragraph 2?

• What is a prompt?

• In, "The Ride of a Lifetime," the author includes paragraph 2 because...

• I don't know

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 18?

(18) At this point the soil can become contaminated and dangerous.

• Insert a comma after point.

• No change needs to be made in this sentence.

• Change can become to became.

• Change contaminated to contamenated.

(19) These are some of the most common sources of lead still found in our lives today.

The pronoun “these” in sentence 19 refers to which of the following?

• rainwater contaminants

• paint, toys, and the soil

• environmental issues

• ead poisoning

(20) Education is important in battling the on-going problem of lead poisoning and will help reduce the number of children affected each year.

______________________is the transition that can BEST be added to the beginning of sentence 20

• Furthermore

• Once

• Meanwhile

• However

What does the "C" stand for in RACE strategy?

• conclusion

• carefully

• ceremony

• cite

What does the "E" in the RACE strategy stand for?

• Explain / Elaborate

• Endeavor

• Exhibit

• Exciting