Question Set 1 - Unit 1 Sessions 1-3

Read the lines: 'Dinner-table talk is magically washed away on a sea of song the minute I clamp on my trusty earphones and push PLAY.' Which sentence is an inference you could make from this part of the text?

• Garvey does the dishes when dinner is over.
• Garvey finds comfort in listening to music.
• Garvey enjoys family talks at dinner.
• Garvey listens to recordings of the ocean.

What is the meaning of the word 'craved' as used in the sentence: 'My sister craved a special cake for her birthday?'

• Wanted
• did not want
• Disliked
• Ignored

What is the meaning of the word 'resembles' as used in the sentence: 'The boy in the story resembles my friend who loves books about space.'?

• not alike
• Is similar to
• Is different from
• Contrasts with

"You are the thunder, and I am the lightning," is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Chliche
• Personification

A comparison of two different things without using "like" or "as"

• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Allusion
• Simile

Select the correct word that goes with the definition.
Definition: wanted, longed for

• craved
• resembles
• confidence
• develop

Select the correct word that goes with the definition.
Definition: being sure of your ability to succeed and do things well

• craved
• resembles
• confidence
• develop

Select the correct word that goes with the definition.
Definition: to grow and change

• craved
• resembles
• confidence
• develop

Select the correct word that goes with the definition.
Definition: looks like or is similar to

• craved
• resembles
• confidence
• develop

What is an inference?

• a conclusion based on text evidence combined with what a reader already knows
• the main idea of the passage
• does not require careful thinking or feeling
• making guess without using text evidence