Mid-term Reading Practice

Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.

• The regularity and power of stone walls inspired Romans attempting to unify the parts of their realm.

• Although the Romans used different types of designs when building their walls, they used regular controls to maintain their realm.

• • Several types of control united the Roman realm, just as design and cement held Roman walls together.

• • Romans built walls to unite the various parts of their realm into a single entity, which was controlled by powerful laws.

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According to paragraph 1, all of the following are controls that held together the Roman world EXCEPT

• administrative and legal systems

• the presence of the military

• a common language

• transportation networks

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CCSS.RL.8.2

Why does the author mention "Alexander the Great" in the passage?

• To acknowledge that Greek civilization also expanded by land conquest

• To compare Greek leaders to Roman leaders

• To give an example of Greek leader whom Romans studied

• To indicate the superior organization of the Greek military

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CCSS.RI.8.2

According to paragraph 4, intellectual Romans such as Horace held which of the following opinions about their civilization?

• Ancient works of Greece held little value in the Roman world.

• The Greek civilization had been surpassed by the Romans.

• Roman civilization produced little that was original or memorable.

• Romans valued certain types of innovations that had been ignored by ancient Greeks.

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Where would the sentence best fit? Click on a square [] to add the sentence to the passage.

To select a different location，click on a different square.

They esteem symbols of Roman power, such as the massive Colosseum.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

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