Spiral Review

What does Mr. Johnson most likely do for a living?

• Landscaper

• Farmer

• Engineer

• Geologist

Why does Mr. Johnson go to church at the end of the passage?

• Because he feels bad for cursing the sun

• To pray for rain

• To pray for next year's crops to be better

What statement best describes Mr. Johnson's Frustration with the sun?

• He is hot and tired, and the presence of the sun is frustrating him.

• His crops are not doing well because of a drought.

• Crops do not need sun

What type of figurative language is "cruel sun" as used in sentence one?

• Simile

• Allusion

• Personification

Which best explains the main idea of the passage?

• Automation takes jobs from people which is mostly a negative for society and will result in fewer people with good jobs

• Automation can provide society with good things such as producing cheaper goods but can also take jobs from people making some view it as negative

• Automation will be bad for humanity because it will replace people with machines resulting with a society dependent upon machines

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Point made in the passage.

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(b) Not a point made in the passage.

• Automation will be the downfall of society.

• Automation could lead to fewer jobs

• Automation will not create any human jobs

• Cheaper goods can result from automation

Which statement best states the theme of the passage?

• Being messy has consequences.

• Doing a task right the first time will save you from trouble.

• You lose free time if you don't listen.

What does the word despair mean as used in the passage?

"Alan sighed in despair."

• disappointment

• anger

• confusion

• joy