Unit 1 Assessment Prep

Which sentence best expresses the central idea of "Tutors Teach Seniors New High-Tech Tricks"?

• Teenagers are being recruited and trained to teach the elderly how to use computers and other electronic equipment.

• Both young and old people who need tutoring in how to use a computer are getting help from computer science students.

• Teens make great tech tutors because they know more about computers and electronic equipment than most other people do.

• College students who love computers are taking special courses to learn how to teach the elderly to love computers too.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of these characteristics of the selection from An Invisible Thread specifically show that it is written from the first-person point of view? Choose two options.

• The author recounts events that really happened.

• The author uses the pronoun he to refer to Maurice.

• The author recounts events that happened some time ago.

• The author is involved in the events being recounted.

• The author uses the pronoun I to refer to herself.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Read these sentences from “To Build A Fire.”

“Fifty degrees below zero meant 80 degrees of frost. Such facts told him that it was cold and uncomfortable, and that was all. It did not lead him to consider his weaknesses as a creature affected by temperature. “

What perspective does this comment reveal about the character?

• a. He has common sense and is using it when venturing out in fifty below weather.

• b. He does not have common sense when he is not considering the effects the cold weather could have on his body.

• c. He is paying attention to the facts that he has been told regarding the weather.

• d. He is worried about the cold weather.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In “To Build a Fire” which character trait does the man have? 

• a. Sensitivity

• b. Stubbornness

• c. Anxiousness

• d. Thoughtfulness

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following quotations from “A Simple Act” best shows that Jackson’s point of view is more subjective than objective?

• As they talked over their lunch, Laura learned about the boy’s life.

• They arranged to meet again the next Monday.

• Today, Maurice works in construction.

• He repaid her trust by giving her life more meaning than her success at work ever did.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Read the following stanza from “Mother to Son”, then answer the question. “Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.” What type of characterization does the author use to describe the mother?

• He uses direct characterization because he names specific details to show how hard the mother’s life was.

• He uses indirect characterization because readers must infer that the mother had a hard life.

• He uses direct characterization because he leaves the mother’s life unknown to the reader.

• He uses indirect characterization because the mother’s life is revealed through other people’s words and actions.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

At both the beginning and the end of “Mother to Son,” the mother says, “Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.” What does the crystal stair most clearly symbolize for the mother? Choose two options.

• It is a smooth, clear path to achieving one’s goals.

• It is a life in which a person must be careful not to slip and fall.

• It is a life of selfishness and not caring about others.

• It is an easy life of wealth and luxury.

• It is an unsafe path to follow to reach one’s goals.

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

What do the tacks, splinters, and torn-up boards most likely symbolize in the poem "Mother to Son"?

• problems that the son has caused his mother

• obstacles that threatened to hold the mother back

• weaknesses that are common in wooden staircases

• challenges that the mother’s lack of courage has caused her

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CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

The word "equal" means "not varying from one person or part to another." The word "equality" is formed by adding the Latin suffix -ity to the word equal. Based on your knowledge of -ity, choose the best example of equality.

• a manager and a staff member wearing different uniforms

• a team that includes only players who are above a certain age

• a man and woman who receive the same pay for the same work

• a plane’s seating divided into first, business, and economy classes

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What part of speech does the suffix -ment create when added to the end of a word?

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

• Adverb

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A