CKLA Unit 2 End of Unit Assessment

Part A: In paragraph 2 of excerpt 1, the author states he hopes that his photographs inspire others. What is the meaning of the word inspire?

• to make someone want to do something

• to scare someone from doing something

• to make someone take a picture of something

• to explore a mysterious place

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Part B: Which phrases from paragraph 2 of excerpt 1 best help the reader determine the meaning of inspire? [Choose two.]

• to further explore

• lead future travelers

• the imaginative pencil

• relatively unknown region

• some wonderful pictures

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Part A: Based on Inca Land: Explorations of the Highlands of Peru, what inference can be made about how the author felt about the stone walls at Machu Picchu?

• He wished the stone walls had been discovered sooner.

• He had great admiration and respect for the people who built the walls.

• He believed someone had discovered the stone walls but kept them secret.

• He believed marble walls would have been too expensive to build.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

In the text, which paragraph provides evidence for the answer you selected above?

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

In the excerpts from Inca Land: Explorations of the Highlands of Peru, the author gives some reasons for why someone should have discovered Machu Picchu before the early 1900s and also gives some reasons for why more people had not discovered Machu Picchu sooner. Which of the following is a reason mentioned for why more people had not discovered Machu Picchu sooner?

• The dense jungle surrounding the area made it difficult to access.

• The local population kept it a secret from outsiders.

• There were no maps available of the region.

• The Spanish conquerors destroyed all paths leading to it.

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CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

In the excerpts from Inca Land: Explorations of the Highlands of Peru, the author gives one piece of evidence for the discovery of Machu Picchu. Which sentence in the excerpt best supports how we know when Machu Picchu was probably first discovered?

• The author mentions the discovery date explicitly.

• The author describes the artifacts found at the site.

• The author discusses the architectural style of the ruins.

• The author refers to historical records from the Inca period.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1

In paragraph 5 of the excerpt from Inca Land: Explorations of the Highlands of Peru, what is the meaning of the word spellbound?

• scared

• bored

• amazed

• strengthened

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read the following sentence from paragraph 4: "If the Spanish ever saw this wonderful place, they would have surely written about it." Which point is the author supporting by including this sentence?

• He thinks the Spanish found Machu Picchu.

• He believes someone found Machu Picchu but did not write about it.

• He thinks he was the first to find Machu Picchu.

• He believes no one discovered Machu Picchu until the early 1900s because no one wrote about it before that time.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What do archaeologists study?

• The remains of past civilizations

• The future of technology

• The behavior of animals

• The structure of the human body

Draw a vertical line separating the subject and predicate. Circle the entire subject. Draw a wiggly line under the entire predicate.