Module 7 Review

1. Read the following sentence:

Dallas worked every day on his handwriting, he is finally making progress and has shown improvement.

Think about the prefix pro-. 

What is the meaning of progress above? 

• A. agreed to a step

• B. compared different steps

• C. making a step forward 

• D. planned steps after an event

1. Joshua decided to move out of the busy city  because he was not able to keep his children safe there. He got a job in a small town and moved there as soon as he could. In the small town, his children still got into trouble!

PART A:  What caused Joshua to move to a small town?

• 1. Joshua had skills in the city 

• 1. Joshua had experience with a small town

• 1. Joshua wanted to go to a small town for research

• Joshua failed at keeping his children safe in the big city

1. Joshua decided to move out of the busy city  because he was not able to keep his children safe there. He got a job in a small town and moved there as soon as he could. In the small town, his children still got into trouble!

(part A) What caused Joshua to move to a small town?

Part B: Which sentence from the paragraph best supports the correct answer to Part A?

• 1. In the small town, his children still got into trouble!

• 1. He got a job in a small town and moved there as soon as he could.

  2.  

• Joshua decided to move out of the busy city  because he was not able to keep his children safe there.

Read the sentence: 

The criminal tried to disguise himself in a mask and mustache so the police would not recognize him, but he was still caught and put in jail almost immediately. 

What is the meaning of disguise as it is used above? 

• look for a comfortable place to rest 

• build a new shelter somewhere 

• run away from something dangerous 

• having a difference appearance to conceal one's identity

Read the sentence. 

Hurricane Harvey came with torrential downpours, which led to a lot of flooding in the Houston area in 2017.

Which words describe torrential as it is used above? 

• A. warm, rocky

• bumpy, rough

• heavy, intense

• soft, cold

Read the following sentences.

My mom has always been late to everything for my whole life.  I've learned to be more patient and not have to rush everywhere because of it.

What effect did the author's mom have on her?

• 1. She started to study more. 

• 1. She started to appreciate being late

  2.  

• 1. She was able to gain patience 

• She was able to get frustrated with waiting

Read the sentence. 

Hurricane Harvey came with torrential downpours, which in turn caused a lot of flooding in the Houston area in 2017.

What did the heavy rains lead to?

• 1.  a better understanding of hurricanes

• 1.  easier ways to avoid hurricanes

• 1.  greater concern for hurricanes

• floods in the Houston area

Read the sentence. 

When Lebron James won his first championship basketball game, the haters from his past now seemed to be far away in the rearview mirror. 

What does this figurative language suggest about Lebron James? 

• Lebron James still believes the words of the people who criticized him. 

• When Lebron James drives his car, he cannot and does not try to hear the people on the ground. 

• Lebron James learned how to play basketball so he could get away from the people who did not believe in him. 

• Once Lebron James succeeded in his goal, the people who had doubted him were in his past and did not matter anymore.

Read the sentence. 

I started learning how to drive when I was 14 years old, but the state of Iowa requires you to be 16 years old in order to get your driver's license. 

 

What is the meaning of requires as it is used above? 

• makes it clear 

• makes it difficult 

• makes it necessary 

• makes it important

Read the sentence.

The rise in sea level and heavy rain would submerge parts of the city. 

Think about the prefix sub-. What does submerge mean in the sentence above? 

• gets under the water

• before the water hits

• shared water 

• lost control of water