Fundamentals Mid-Unit 1 Practice Test

Listen to the audio. Then, put the words in the correct order.

• Help!

• I have to

• pretend

• I know

• baseball!

Listen to the audio. Put the words in order.

• He volunteered

• to be in

• a group

• with

• me.

Listen to the audio. Put the words/phrases in order.

• I want you

• to start

• hammering out

• your subtopics

• and outline.

Listen to the audio. Put the words in order.

• She asked

• his friend

• to hold

• his bag

• for a moment.

Listen to the audio. Put the words in order.

• They always

• raise their hands

• when the teacher

• asks for

• volunteers.

Many people believe that dogs have emotions. They seem to be aware of danger. They have ways of expressing their feelings of fear, sadness, love, or hunger. Dogs, of course, are domesticated animals. For thousands of years, they have lived alongside humans. They have been trained to help people with their daily lives. This fact helps to explain why dogs pay attention to people and their surroundings. It is also why they react to situations that could cause danger to their owners.

Which sentence helps you understand the meaning of “domesticated” in the paragraph?

• Many people believe that dogs have emotions.

• They seem to be aware of danger.

• They have ways of expressing their feelings of fear, sadness, love, or hunger.

• They have been trained to help people with their daily lives.

But what about animals that live in the wild? Many scientists observe wild animals in their natural habitats. In recent years, these scientists have concluded that the behavior of wild animals points to one answer: yes, animals can show emotions toward others. For example, researchers report seeing animals mourn when a family member dies. Jane Goodall spent decades observing chimpanzees in the wild. She wrote about a young male chimp whose mother died. Within days of her death, the chimp left the group. He stopped eating and sat alone while staring into the distance. He died just a month after his mother.

Which word could replace “habitats” in the paragraph in order to better understand the sentence?

• Creatures

• Actions

• Enviroment

• Feelings

Whether these behaviors prove that animals have feelings and care about others remains a matter of debate. However, there are two things everyone can agree on: animals are aware of others and respond to them in natural and instinctive ways.

Using context clues, you can determine that “matter of debate” means a subject that

• people give attention to.

• people do experiments on.

• people continue to study.

• people have different opinions about.

Stories of dogs warning their owners of dangers are not unusual. A pipe breaks, or a fire starts in a house. The family dog runs to the adults. The dog barks and leads them to the problem. What does this tell us about the dog? Is it worried that the family is in danger? Or is it simply responding to upsetting sounds or smells?

According to the passage, how do dogs typically respond to danger?

• They bark and hide.

• They run away from their owners.

• They warn their owners and lead them to the problem.

• They ignore the sounds and smells.

For example, researchers report seeing animals mourn when a family member dies. Jane Goodall spent decades observing chimpanzees in the wild. She wrote about a young male chimp whose mother died. Within days of her death, the chimp left the group. He stopped eating and sat alone while staring into the distance. He died just a month after his mother.

What can be inferred about the young male chimp observed by Jane Goodall?

• He quickly adapted to life without his mother.

• He experienced deep sadness after his mother’s death.

• He became the leader of the group after her death.

• He enjoyed being alone after the loss.