Final Exam Grade 10 Research

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Which statement best describes the theme of the story?

• Not all advice is good advice
• Try to not be jealous of others.
• Stand up for what you believe in.
• Working together helps solve problems.

Which detail from the text best describes First Woman's wisdom?

• "First woman had an idea for a different way to send light to the Earth. She asked for a large flat piece of the Hardest rock..."(Paragraph 5)
• "But the first people were still not satisfied." (Paragraph 4).
• "The people wanted more daylight" (Paragraph 2)
• "First Woman kept trying to please her people." (Paragraph 5)

What makes this story a creation Myth

• It is about a woman God, and It tells a story about the first people.
• It tells how the Sun, Moon, and Stars were formed and It involves the world.
• It involves the world, It tells how the Sun, Moon, and Stars were Formed, and It is about a woman God
• It tells how the Sun, Moon, and Stars were Formed, It is about a woman God, and It tells about about the first people
• It tells about all of the above.

Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the story?

• Night happens when the Lords of the Underworld take over.
• Humans today were made from wood by the six deities.
• The Hero Twins became the Sun and the Moon.
• All living things on Earth come from corn.ption 1

Which sentence best describes how the six deities felt about the animals they created?

• They were unsatisfied because the animals prayed to other deities.
• They thought animals were important, but were poorly made.
• They liked the animals, but found them uninteresting.
• They were frustrated that the animals could not talk

The Mayan creation story, like other origin myths, primarily aims to answer fundamental questions such as:

• How to build large pyramids?
• What is the best agricultural technique?
• Where do we come from, and how did the world begin?
• What are the rules for governing a city?

PART A: Read line 15 of the passage from The Odyssey: "Some demon calm'd the air and smooth'd the deep." What does the line describe? (RL.4)

• The ship seems to be in danger.
• Ulysses is enchanted by the Sirens
• The weather has suddenly changed.
• Ulysses thinks he can see the Sirens.

PART B: Which evidence from the passage provides the best clue about the meaning of line 15 in the question above? (RL.2)

• "And lo! The Siren shores like mists arise." ( Line 12)
• "Sunk were at once the winds; the air above" ( Line 13)
• "Lash'd by the stroke, the frothy waters fly." ( Line 18)
• "Plunge all at once their oars, and cleave the main." ( Line 28)

PART A: Which sentence states a theme of the passage from The Odyssey? (RL.2)

• Pleasure is temporary, but knowledge is eternal.
• Beautiful appearances can disguise evil intentions 2
• In difficult situations, people must learn to cooperate.
• Even the greatest leaders can sometimes make mistakes.