Unit 3 CUA Review

1. TEXT 1

2. 1. Which sentence from paragraph 1 best states the central idea?

• "Somehow you have to navigate your way to your destination."

• "How do you stay on course and avoid losing your way during the night?"

• "Luckily, the ancient Chinese had developed a tool called a South Pointer that indicated 24 directions including north, south, east, and west."

• "This tool, now called a compass, became a critical instrument for ocean navigation and is still used today."

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

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2. 2. Read this sentence from the passage:

3. Somehow, you have to navigate your way to your destination.

What is the meaning of the technical phrase "navigate your way to your destination"?

• float along in the ocean

• find the way to where you want to go

• find out what time it is

• figure out the shape of the stars

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

3. 3. Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer to number 2?

• "How do you stay on course and avoid losing your way during the night?"

• "It's very dark, with only the moon and stars glowing far above you."

• "They use this knowledge to create the South Pointer, which dates back to sometime around 200 B.C."

• "In time, the South Pointer was replaced by a new kind of compass."

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CCSS.RI.6.2

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4. 4. What do the headings "Earliest Compass" and "Modern Inventions" suggest about the structure of the passage?

• It is organized to show the compass through time.

• It is organized to focus on time.

• It is organized to show the order of importance.

• It is organized to explain geography.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

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5. 5. According to paragraph 7, what was the importance of John Harrison's clock?

• It identified magnetic south.

• It established an official time of day.

• It worked onboard ships.

• It noted distance to shore.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

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TEXT 2

6. 6. Based on paragraphs 4-7 of this passage, what can the reader infer about Catherine?

• She is not as comfortable on the water as the narrator.

• She does not get along with the narrator.

• She would prefer to do less paddling.

• She believes she is better at canoeing than her friend.

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

7. 7. How does the author develop the narrator's point of view in the passage?

• by including the narrator's thoughts and feelings

• by including a description of the narrator

• by including what the narrator says

• by including what others say to the narrator

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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8. 8. What sentence from the passage best shows when the narrator's feelings toward Catherine become more positive?

• "Not too far, I think - I bet it's just around the bend."

  (paragraph 5)

• "It really was windy, and we were going to have to cooperate if we wanted to get the canoe back to the cabin."

  (paragraph 8)

• "Sure enough, as soon as we rounded the bend again, we were able to see the cabin."

  (paragraph 10)

• "We dragged the canoe up onto the beach and collapsed on the blanket, exhausted."

  (paragraph 10)

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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CCSS.RL.6.3

9. 9. Read this sentence from the passage:

10. I couldn't see Catherine's face, but she sounded close to tears. (paragraph 8)

11. How does this sentence help develop the plot in the story?

• It describes Catherine's emotional state and tells more about her character.

• It identifies a new problem, so the narrator must choose which problem to solve first.

• It shows how the narrator is feeling about her friend and their problem.

• It suggests that Catherine is weaker than the narrator in solving the problem.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

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TEXT 3

10. 10. Read the following sentence from the passage:

11. The landmark might be a building in an American city that includes exceptional architecture or construction, or a place that shows what life was like in the past in the United States. (paragraph 2)

12. What does the author's use of the word "exceptional" tell you about architecture?

• It is a building of somewhat important or interesting design.

• It is a building of good quality and standards.

• It is a building that stands out as unique and of very high quality.

• It is a building that looks different than the others in the area.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

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CCSS.RL.6.4

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