P.2 - U.4: L.4 Selection Test

P.2 - U.4: L.4 Selection Test

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13 Qs

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P.2 - U.4: L.4 Selection Test

P.2 - U.4: L.4 Selection Test

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.4, RL.8.3, RL.7.2

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Standards-aligned

Created by

melany batista

Used 3+ times

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13 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following quotes from the selection characterizes Tubman as severe?

She had promised her passengers food and rest and warmth, and instead of that, there would be hunger and cold and more walking over the frozen ground. (paragraph 17)

She made the runaways take shelter behind trees at the edge of the fields before she knocked at the door. (paragraph 24)

She said, “Go on with us or die.” The husky low-pitched voice was grim. (paragraph 40)

She tried to explain to them why none of them could go back to the plantation. (paragraph 41)

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Read the sentence from paragraph 12.

If they were caught, the eleven runaways would be whipped and sold South, but she—she would probably be hanged.

Which idea does this detail convey?

Slavery was legal in the South but illegal in the North.

The runaways and Harriet Tubman were taking a big risk.

Slavery was evil and caused massive amounts of suffering.

The runaways and Harriet Tubman were likely to be caught.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which idea does the author’s tone in paragraph 12 help to convey about slave owners in the South?

They were not willing to negotiate with Tubman.

They did not manage their plantations effectively.

They knew slavery was wrong but were driven by greed.

They considered slaves valuable property that they wanted returned.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Read the sentence from paragraph 16.

The man who stood in the doorway looked at her coldly, looked with unconcealed astonishment and fear at the eleven disheveled runaways who were standing near her.

Which word would best replace disheveled in the sentence and convey a similar meaning?

Disordered

Disturbed

Unhappy

Unknown

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Choose the word or phrase that correctly uses the conditional mood in the underlined section in the sentence below.

Because of the Fugitive Slave Law, runaways had to be sent back to their owners if caught.

(USE PG. 317!)

were

will be

would be

correct as is

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

3 mins • 2 pts

In which two sentences does the author’s word choice create a hopeful mood?

For a while, as they walked, they seemed to carry in them a measure of contentment; some of the serenity and the cleanliness of that big warm kitchen lingered on inside them. (paragraph 32)

Ellen pretended to be very ill—her right arm was in a sling, and her right hand was bandaged, because she was supposed to have rheumatism. (paragraph 34)

She told them about Frederick Douglass, the most famous of the escaped slaves, of his eloquence, of his magnificent appearance. (paragraph 36)

These people who had risked their own security to help runaways would be ruined, fined, imprisoned. (paragraph 41)

This time she told them about the long agony of the Middle Passage on the old slave ships, about the black horror of the holds, about the chains and the whips. (paragraph 43)

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Choose the word or phrase that correctly uses the conditional mood in the underlined section in the sentence below.

If Harriet Tubman had been caught, she would have been severely punished.

(USE PG. 317)

A) was

B) had been

C) would be

D) correct as is

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

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