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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins
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1.
Read the following passage from “Malala”.
A teacher himself, Yousafzai inspired his daughter’s fight to be educated. At a special event with Malala in Washington, D.C., he tells NPR’s Michel Martin that he is often asked what training he gave to his daughter. “I usually tell people, ‘You should not ask me what I have done. Rather you ask me, what I did not do,’” he says. “I did not clip her wings to fly. I did not stop her from flying.”
Malala’s father can best be described as—
A teacher himself, Yousafzai inspired his daughter’s fight to be educated. At a special event with Malala in Washington, D.C., he tells NPR’s Michel Martin that he is often asked what training he gave to his daughter. “I usually tell people, ‘You should not ask me what I have done. Rather you ask me, what I did not do,’” he says. “I did not clip her wings to fly. I did not stop her from flying.”
Malala’s father can best be described as—
a)
cruel
b)
intelligent
c)
angry
d)
supportive
2.
Read the following passage from “California”.
California is the third largest state in America. Only Texas and Alaska have greater areas of landmass than California. However, The Golden State, as it is sometimes called, is the most highly populated. Over 38 million people call California home, which means about one out of every eight people in the United States of America lives there. Most of those people live in the many large California cities up and down the west coast. Since there are so many citizens living in such a large area, Californians lead very different lives due to a variety of physical environments and different climates.
By having an outside narrator, the reader is given-
California is the third largest state in America. Only Texas and Alaska have greater areas of landmass than California. However, The Golden State, as it is sometimes called, is the most highly populated. Over 38 million people call California home, which means about one out of every eight people in the United States of America lives there. Most of those people live in the many large California cities up and down the west coast. Since there are so many citizens living in such a large area, Californians lead very different lives due to a variety of physical environments and different climates.
By having an outside narrator, the reader is given-
a)
an
unbiased look at California and basic facts about the state.
b)
a
personal opinion about California and why you should move there.
c)
an
unreliable narrator who isn’t giving true facts about California.
d)
a
narrator that provides information about California that is unnecessary.
3.
Refer to “Malala”.
A third-person narrator, allows the reader to—
A third-person narrator, allows the reader to—
a)
see
different sides of Malala’s
story.
b)
act
as an active participant in the story.
c)
gain
a personal connection with Malala.
d)
understand
Malala’s
thoughts and feelings.
4.
Read the following passage from “Malala”.
A teacher himself, Yousafzai inspired his daughter’s fight to be educated. At a special event with Malala in Washington, D.C., he tells NPR’s Michel Martin that he is often asked what training he gave to his daughter. “I usually tell people, ‘You should not ask me what I have done. Rather you ask me, what I did not do,’” he says. “I did not clip her wings to fly. I did not stop her from flying.”
What is the purpose of this paragraph?
A teacher himself, Yousafzai inspired his daughter’s fight to be educated. At a special event with Malala in Washington, D.C., he tells NPR’s Michel Martin that he is often asked what training he gave to his daughter. “I usually tell people, ‘You should not ask me what I have done. Rather you ask me, what I did not do,’” he says. “I did not clip her wings to fly. I did not stop her from flying.”
What is the purpose of this paragraph?
a)
To explain the importance of talking to NPR reporters.
b)
To show how Malala obtained her education on her own.
c)
To illustrate how Malala’s father contributed to her education
d)
To describe Malala and her father’s relationship.
5.
Refer to “California”.
Which line(s) from “California” best illustrates the primary purpose of the article?
Which line(s) from “California” best illustrates the primary purpose of the article?
a)
Since there are so many citizens living in such a large area, Californians lead very different lives due to a variety of physical environments and different climates.
b)
Streets that were built on these hills are very steep and tiring to walk on. That is why the many famous trolley cars jet up and down the hilly streets, making transportation a little easier…
c)
An
amazing
seven of the top thirty‐six most populated cities in the United States are all
in California. However, because they’re all part of such a huge state, they are
each a little different.
d)
And
since
Southern California is so warm, many of America’s finest athletes have come
from that area too and got to practice their sports year round in the warm
Southern California sun.
6.
Read the following paragraph.
Another California city, San Francisco, is ranked among the most popular in the United States, but this one was settled farther north in a very different environment. San Francisco has a population of 800,000 within the city limits. Like San Diego and Los Angeles, San Francisco borders the Pacific Ocean. The city lies on a peninsula though, with the San Francisco bay on the opposite side of the ocean. The City by the Bay, as it is often labeled, is much cooler than those southern cities, not just because it is four hundred miles north, but also because it is almost completely surrounded by bodies of water. One interesting fact about San Francisco is that the city features the lowest average summer temperatures of any major American city, even though other cities, like Seattle and Minneapolis, are much farther north.
The author includes the information in this paragraph to--
Another California city, San Francisco, is ranked among the most popular in the United States, but this one was settled farther north in a very different environment. San Francisco has a population of 800,000 within the city limits. Like San Diego and Los Angeles, San Francisco borders the Pacific Ocean. The city lies on a peninsula though, with the San Francisco bay on the opposite side of the ocean. The City by the Bay, as it is often labeled, is much cooler than those southern cities, not just because it is four hundred miles north, but also because it is almost completely surrounded by bodies of water. One interesting fact about San Francisco is that the city features the lowest average summer temperatures of any major American city, even though other cities, like Seattle and Minneapolis, are much farther north.
The author includes the information in this paragraph to--
a)
provide
an argument for why you should not ever live in San Francisco.
b)
describe
what the city of San Francisco looks like and where it is located.
c)
illustrate
that San Francisco is the best place to live in the entire state of California.
d)
show
that San Francisco’s cooler temperatures set it apart from LA and San Diego.
7.
Read the following passage.
“I think Malala is an average girl” Ziauddin Yousafzai says about the 16-year-old Pakistani girl who captured the world’s attention after being shot by the Taliban, “but there’s something extraordinary about her.”
What is the purpose of this paragraph?
“I think Malala is an average girl” Ziauddin Yousafzai says about the 16-year-old Pakistani girl who captured the world’s attention after being shot by the Taliban, “but there’s something extraordinary about her.”
What is the purpose of this paragraph?
a)
To
show that Malala is a teenager from the country of Pakistan.
b)
To
describe how Malala was attacked by the Taliban as a teen.
c)
To
illustrate that there is not anything impressive about Malala.
d)
To
convey the argument that Malala is both normal and special.
8.
Read the following passage.
A teacher himself, Yousafzai inspired his daughter’s fight to be educated. At a special event with Malala in Washington, D.C., he tells NPR’s Michel Martin that he is often asked what training he gave to his daughter. “I usually tell people, ‘You should not ask me what I have done. Rather you ask me, what I did not do,’” he says. “I did not clip her wings to fly. I did not stop her from flying.” Yousafzai has this advice for parents of girls around the world: “Trust your daughters, they are faithful. Honor your daughters, they are honorable. And educate your daughters, they are amazing.”
According to the author, Malala’s father believes that it is important to-
A teacher himself, Yousafzai inspired his daughter’s fight to be educated. At a special event with Malala in Washington, D.C., he tells NPR’s Michel Martin that he is often asked what training he gave to his daughter. “I usually tell people, ‘You should not ask me what I have done. Rather you ask me, what I did not do,’” he says. “I did not clip her wings to fly. I did not stop her from flying.” Yousafzai has this advice for parents of girls around the world: “Trust your daughters, they are faithful. Honor your daughters, they are honorable. And educate your daughters, they are amazing.”
According to the author, Malala’s father believes that it is important to-
a)
believe
in daughters and give them the opportunity to succeed.
b)
make
sure that daughters are unable to fly and reach their dreams.
c)
take
advantage of his daughter’s media attention to achieve his goals.
d)
teach
daughters at home and not allow them to go to school.
9.
Refer to “Malala”.
Which line from the article reveals what Malala believes is her mission?
Which line from the article reveals what Malala believes is her mission?
a)
I can’t understand why people are giving you prizes.
b)
I did not clip her wings to fly. I did not stop her from flying.
c)
I speak for education of every child, in every corner of the world.
d)
I might have been a little bit afraid how death would be.
10.
Refer to "Malala".
In which line does the author use figurative language to illustrate how Yousafzai was supportive of his daughter?
In which line does the author use figurative language to illustrate how Yousafzai was supportive of his daughter?
a)
I did not clip her wings to fly. I did not stop her from flying.
b)
In the morning, I was used to milk and cream…
c)
And educate your daughters, they are amazing.
d)
…he is often asked what training he gave to his daughter
11.
Refer to “California”.
The author organizes the article by—
The author organizes the article by—
a)
providing
illustrations of what the three cities looks like.
b)
arguing
that California has the best cities.
c)
presenting
facts and descriptions about three cities.
d)
showing
why California has such a high population.
12.
Read the following paragraph from “Routine”.
I left the coffee shop and walked straight to my bench in the park, only peripherally aware of the few minutes it took to get there. The transition from traffic noises to park noises was as familiar, and taken for granted, as the transition from inhale to exhale. As I sat down, I took the lid off of my coffee so that it would cool, putting the cup down on the bench to my left and taking a magazine out of my bag. The old lady who was always in the park, watching the leaves move in the breeze, smiled in the way that scrunched her nose, and waved rapidly in my direction. I waved back and smiled—the same smile reserved for the dog-walker, the little girl, and the coffee shop girl. I wondered how many years the old lady had been coming to the park, sitting on the same bench every day. I looked at her stooped shoulders and her shriveled hands in a neat little pile on her lap, and wondered how long I could go on doing the same thing every day.
The details provided by the narrator in this paragraph are significant to the story’s plot because –
I left the coffee shop and walked straight to my bench in the park, only peripherally aware of the few minutes it took to get there. The transition from traffic noises to park noises was as familiar, and taken for granted, as the transition from inhale to exhale. As I sat down, I took the lid off of my coffee so that it would cool, putting the cup down on the bench to my left and taking a magazine out of my bag. The old lady who was always in the park, watching the leaves move in the breeze, smiled in the way that scrunched her nose, and waved rapidly in my direction. I waved back and smiled—the same smile reserved for the dog-walker, the little girl, and the coffee shop girl. I wondered how many years the old lady had been coming to the park, sitting on the same bench every day. I looked at her stooped shoulders and her shriveled hands in a neat little pile on her lap, and wondered how long I could go on doing the same thing every day.
The details provided by the narrator in this paragraph are significant to the story’s plot because –
a)
it
works to further illustrate how the narrator is stuck in his routine.
b)
it
shows that the narrator truly enjoyed his life and didn’t want to leave.
c)
it
describes what the narrator did with his little sister on a daily basis.
d)
it
conveys the importance of establishing a daily routine in a person’s life.
13.
Refer to “Routine” and “California”
What is one similarity between “Routine” and “California?
What is one similarity between “Routine” and “California?
a)
The
fact that California helps people recover from sickness.
b)
The
theme of why you should establish a daily routine.
c)
The
idea that California is a desirable place to live.
d)
The
importance of moving to a heavily populated area.
14.
Refer to “California”
Why does the author compare San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco?
Why does the author compare San Diego, Los Angeles, and San Francisco?
a)
To
prove which city is truly the best in the state.
b)
To
show how their physical locations produce differences.
c)
To
convey how the culture is different in each city.
d)
To
illustrate why people should not move to California.
15.
Read the following passage from “Routine”.
As I walked down the same street almost every day for the last 23 years, stopped at the same coffee shop almost every day for the last six, and ordered the same drink I had each of those days, I marveled at how routine my day was. I nodded to the woman who always walked her dogs at the same time I went out for coffee, as her smallest dog peed on the same tree it always did. I smiled and waved to the little girl I had watched trade her stroller for a bicycle a few years earlier, and gave fifty cents to the homeless guy who always stands on the corner singing love songs.
Which sentence best describes the purpose of this paragraph?
As I walked down the same street almost every day for the last 23 years, stopped at the same coffee shop almost every day for the last six, and ordered the same drink I had each of those days, I marveled at how routine my day was. I nodded to the woman who always walked her dogs at the same time I went out for coffee, as her smallest dog peed on the same tree it always did. I smiled and waved to the little girl I had watched trade her stroller for a bicycle a few years earlier, and gave fifty cents to the homeless guy who always stands on the corner singing love songs.
Which sentence best describes the purpose of this paragraph?
a)
The reader discovers why the narrator likes coffee in order to build suspense.
b)
The narrator provides an explanation for why he walks down the road every day.
c)
The reader is given information that none of the other characters are given.
d)
The narrator introduces his daily routine that creates the conflict in the story.
16.
Read the following passage from “Routine”.
I found a reasonably priced youth hostel right near Golden Gate Park, and was having a great time discovering a new city. I went for long walks every day, exploring and looking for a job. But first, I walked down the tree-lined street the hostel was on and to a nice little coffee shop I had discovered my second day in town. On my tenth day in San Francisco, I went in and ordered a medium coffee, with room for milk, and smiled at the guy behind the counter who was beginning to recognize me. I threw some coins into his tip jar and walked the two blocks to the park, heading straight for the tree I had taken to sitting under. As I settled myself onto a protruding root, I took the lid off of my coffee and set it down on another root to my left. I took out a magazine and settled in to read and sip my coffee. As I waved to the girl who had been in the park every day for the past week, who smiled at me when she saw I was sitting in the same spot again, I froze. I couldn’t believe I hadn’t seen it happening. Laughing a little, I looked around wondering if anyone else got the joke. Clearly, no one else did.
What can the reader can infer about the narrator from this paragraph?
I found a reasonably priced youth hostel right near Golden Gate Park, and was having a great time discovering a new city. I went for long walks every day, exploring and looking for a job. But first, I walked down the tree-lined street the hostel was on and to a nice little coffee shop I had discovered my second day in town. On my tenth day in San Francisco, I went in and ordered a medium coffee, with room for milk, and smiled at the guy behind the counter who was beginning to recognize me. I threw some coins into his tip jar and walked the two blocks to the park, heading straight for the tree I had taken to sitting under. As I settled myself onto a protruding root, I took the lid off of my coffee and set it down on another root to my left. I took out a magazine and settled in to read and sip my coffee. As I waved to the girl who had been in the park every day for the past week, who smiled at me when she saw I was sitting in the same spot again, I froze. I couldn’t believe I hadn’t seen it happening. Laughing a little, I looked around wondering if anyone else got the joke. Clearly, no one else did.
What can the reader can infer about the narrator from this paragraph?
a)
He does not like his new home in San Francisco and wants to go home.
b)
He realizes that his life in this new place is exactly the same as his life at home.
c)
He thinks that San Francisco is the best city in the world and will never leave.
d)
a.He has found a girlfriend who likes to go running in the park while he drinks coffee.
17.
Read the following passage from “Malala”.
When asked if she is having any fun now with all her campaigning, Malala laughs, “It’s a very nice question. I miss those days.” But she also says that there is another side to her than what is shown in the media. “Outside of my home, I look like a very obedient, very serious, very good kind of girl, but nobody knows what happens inside the house.” There, she says, she’s not naughty, but she has to stand up to her brothers. “It’s good to fight with your brothers and it’s good to tease them to give them advice.”
What can the reader infer about Malala from this passage?
When asked if she is having any fun now with all her campaigning, Malala laughs, “It’s a very nice question. I miss those days.” But she also says that there is another side to her than what is shown in the media. “Outside of my home, I look like a very obedient, very serious, very good kind of girl, but nobody knows what happens inside the house.” There, she says, she’s not naughty, but she has to stand up to her brothers. “It’s good to fight with your brothers and it’s good to tease them to give them advice.”
What can the reader infer about Malala from this passage?
a)
Malala is an average, teenage girl.
b)
Malala is rude and disobedient
c)
Malala doesn’t like her brothers.
d)
Malala likes all the media attention
18.
Refer to "California"
In paragraph 2, the word economy means
In paragraph 2, the word economy means
a)
a sentimental longing for the past
b)
to carry out a planned set of activities
c)
without a doubt; certainly
d)
wealth and resources of a country or region
19.
Read the following paragraph from “Califonia”.
Another California city, San Francisco, is ranked among the most popular in the United States, but this one was settled farther north in a very different environment. San Francisco has a population of 800,000 within the city limits. Like San Diego and Los Angeles, San Francisco borders the Pacific Ocean. The city lies on a peninsula though, with the San Francisco bay on the opposite side of the ocean. The City by the Bay, as it is often labeled, is much cooler than those southern cities, not just because it is four hundred miles north, but also because it is almost completely surrounded by bodies of water. One interesting fact about San Francisco is that the city features the lowest average summer temperatures of any major American city, even though other cities, like Seattle and Minneapolis, are much farther north.
What is the tone (author’s attitude) of this passage?
Another California city, San Francisco, is ranked among the most popular in the United States, but this one was settled farther north in a very different environment. San Francisco has a population of 800,000 within the city limits. Like San Diego and Los Angeles, San Francisco borders the Pacific Ocean. The city lies on a peninsula though, with the San Francisco bay on the opposite side of the ocean. The City by the Bay, as it is often labeled, is much cooler than those southern cities, not just because it is four hundred miles north, but also because it is almost completely surrounded by bodies of water. One interesting fact about San Francisco is that the city features the lowest average summer temperatures of any major American city, even though other cities, like Seattle and Minneapolis, are much farther north.
What is the tone (author’s attitude) of this passage?
a)
Informative
b)
Personal
c)
Superior
d)
Gloomy
20.
Refer to “Routine”
Which line(s) best demonstrates a theme of “Routine”?
Which line(s) best demonstrates a theme of “Routine”?
a)
I found a reasonably priced youth hostel right near Golden Gate Park, and was having a great time discovering a new city.
b)
I went through the rest of my day and evening in a sort of trance, tingling with excitement, but so determined and focused that I had a sort of tunnel vision.
c)
I was a college graduate with no prospects, living at home. I had no excuse keeping me from going out into the world, but I still wasn’t doing it.
d)
I began thinking of Dorothy, who had run all over Oz when really she just needed to wake up and see that she had the power to fix her own problems.
21.
Read the following passage from “Routine”.
I was filled with an urge to suddenly jump up and break the pattern, but all I could really master was moving my coffee to my other side and switching which leg was crossed over the other, exhaling sharply, like a cat that had been inadvertently kicked in the middle of the night. I looked up at the sun slanting through the branches of the trees, stopping to think for a moment about what a gorgeous day it was. That just made my agitation worse because it meant that it was all me. I couldn’t blame my frustration on anything external—no rain clouds threatening in the distance—it was a perfect day complete with golden sunshine and a gentle breeze. But I felt like I was going to explode. I could almost hear the high-pitched whistle of a teapot in my ears.
Which sentence best describes how the author uses point of view?
I was filled with an urge to suddenly jump up and break the pattern, but all I could really master was moving my coffee to my other side and switching which leg was crossed over the other, exhaling sharply, like a cat that had been inadvertently kicked in the middle of the night. I looked up at the sun slanting through the branches of the trees, stopping to think for a moment about what a gorgeous day it was. That just made my agitation worse because it meant that it was all me. I couldn’t blame my frustration on anything external—no rain clouds threatening in the distance—it was a perfect day complete with golden sunshine and a gentle breeze. But I felt like I was going to explode. I could almost hear the high-pitched whistle of a teapot in my ears.
Which sentence best describes how the author uses point of view?
a)
The author uses a third-person narrative to help the reader understand what motivates the main character.
b)
The author uses an unreliable first-person narrator to suggest that the readers cannot trust the main character.
c)
The author uses a first-person narrative to help the reader identify with the thoughts and feelings of the main character.
d)
The author uses an omniscient narrator to create suspense by revealing the existence of a threat to the main character.
22.
Refer to "Malala"
In paragraph 6, the word injustice means
In paragraph 6, the word injustice means
a)
justice is handled inside the county instead of by the state
b)
everyone is treated fair or equal in a given situation
c)
the Justice League has broken up
d)
a lack of fairness or equality in a situation
23.
Refer to "Routine"
What word from paragraph 2 means "showing no activity"?
What word from paragraph 2 means "showing no activity"?
a)
peripherally
b)
stagnancy
c)
gratuitous
d)
nostalgically
24.
Refer to "Routine"
What word(s) from paragraph 2 help us understand nostalgically?
What word(s) from paragraph 2 help us understand nostalgically?
a)
"still going through the same motions"
b)
"not at all startled by the bell"
c)
"sighed....for the time..."
d)
"I still wasn't doing it"
25.
Refer to "California"
Which phrase means to to move quickly and smoothly up and down?
Which phrase means to to move quickly and smoothly up and down?
a)
nostalgically
b)
jet up and down
c)
on their radar
d)
undoubtedly
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