Unit 1 Assessment Review

1.The following item has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B.

Part A What is the author's perspective on the events described in the passage?

• A. The author was surprised there were not more whales in the waters of San Pedro.

• B. The whales behaved in strange ways that amused the author.

• The author's feelings about whales changed when he saw one up close.

• The whales' arrival in San Pedro spoiled the author's stay in the area.

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Part B Which two details best support the answer in Part A?

• A. "For the first few days, we watched them with great interest." (paragraph 1)

• B. "He did not seem to like the encounter much himself for he moved away and spouted at a good distance." (paragraph 1)

• C. "All at once, we heard the spout of a whale directly ahead.” (paragraph 2)

• D.

  “Then he dived a few yards beyond us, throwing his tail high in the air.”

  (paragraph 2)

• E.

  “He was so near that we had a perfect view of him. We had no desire to

  see him nearer.” (paragraph 2)

2. 2. The following item has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B.

Part A Which sentence states a central idea of the passage?

• A. There are too many whales in the ocean.

• B. Whales are not interested in humans.

• C. Humans threaten the survival of whales.

• D. Whales are skilled at sneaking up on their prey.

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2. Part B

3. Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer in Part A?

• 1. A. “This spring, San Pedro was filled with whales.” (paragraph 1)

• B. “We once came very near running one down in the gig.”

  (paragraph 2)

• C. “All at once, we heard the spout of a whale directly ahead.” (paragraph 2)

• D. “He took no notice of us, but passed slowly on.”

  (paragraph 2)

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2. 3. Read this sentence from paragraph 2.

3. “We were pulling hard on our oars; the little boat going like a swallow.”

   How does the phrase going like a swallow add meaning to the scene the author is describing?

• 1. A. It describes the boat’s speed.

• B. It describes how the boat sank.

• C. It describes what the boat sounded like.

• D. It describes the boat’s shape.

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ELA.4.V.1.3

4. 4. Which sentence from the passage reveals the author’s perspective on whales?

• 1. A. “He did not seem to like the encounter much himself; for he moved away

     and spouted at a good distance.” (paragraph 1)

• B. “All at once, we heard the spout of a whale directly ahead.” (paragraph 2)

• C. “Turning our heads, we saw a great, rough, hump-backed whale.”

  (paragraph 2)

• D. “He was a disgusting creature; with a skin rough, hairy, and of an

  iron-grey color.” (paragraph 2)

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4. "An Inspiring Journey"

5. 5. The following item has two parts. Answer Part A and then answer Part B.

5. Part A

   Read this sentence from paragraph 1. “I am ten years old, and I am pointing toward my future.”

6. How does the phrase pointing toward my future add meaning to the passage?

• 1. A. It shows that the author is able to predict the future.

• B. It shows how much the experience of seeing the whales affected the

  author.

• C. It shows that the author knew that she was going to live near Puget Sound

  someday.

• D. It shows that the author made the same journey that the whales described

  in the passage did.

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4. "An Inspiring Journey"

5. Part A

   Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?

• 1. A. "It's a picture of me on the deck of a ferry crossing Puget Sound." (paragraph 1)

• B. "The ferry continued on, and the whales were soon out of sight." (paragraph 2)

• C. "Before long, I discovered the story of the whales I'd seen." (paragraph 3)

• D. "That's why I decided to become a marine scientist." (paragraph 4)

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6. "An Inspiring Journey"

7. 6. Which two details could be used to create a summary of the passage?

• 1. A. The author keeps her favorite photo on her desk.

• B. Whales can survive only in warm-water environments.

• C. The author continues to observe and perform research on whales.

• D. After first seeing whales, the author wanted to learn more about them.

• E. Pacific gray whales follow different migration patterns from other whales.

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6. "An Inspiring Journey"

7. 7. Select two phrases from the passage that show the author's perspective on whales.

• 1. A. "pointed excitedly" (paragraph 1)

• B. "the size of my school bus" (paragraph 2)

• C. "migrates every year" (paragraph 3)

• D. "ready to live there" (paragraph 3)

• E. "beautiful creatures"

  (paragraph 4)

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