WorksheetsLA PAT 2008 Part 3
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
26. In context, the word “beam” (line 7) means
a)
jump
b)
shout
c)
smile
d)
giggle
2.
27. Lines 11 to 15 convey the idea that
a)
Marilyn wants to go shopping
b)
Marilyn is unhappy to be back home
c)
the sisters spend a lot of time together
d)
the sisters have a difference of opinion
3.
28. The phrase “looking me in the eye” (line 32) implies that Mother wants Kate to
a)
listen to her carefully
b)
explain what happened
c)
be content with her circumstances
d)
think carefully about the situation
4.
29. In this poem, insects are used to represent the
a)
ages of the characters
b)
attitudes of the characters
c)
appearance of the characters
d)
movements of the characters
5.
30. According to the article, Jarkov was different from other mammoths that had been found because Jarkov
a)
was fully intact
b)
was totally surrounded by ice
c)
weighed more than other mammoths
d)
had larger tusks than other mammoths
6.
31. According to the article, the mammoth was discovered by
a)
Bernard Buigues
b)
reindeer herders
c)
a group of scientists
d)
a Discovery Channel worker
7.
32. Which of the following events directly led Bernard Buigues to assemble a team of scientists to recover the mammoth?
a)
“X-rays taken through the ice show it still has its hair and skin” (line 4)
b)
“reindeer herders from a local tribe spotted two giant tusks” (line 6)
c)
“They removed the 45-kg (100-lb) tusks, which were 3 m (10 ft) long” (lines 7–8)
d)
“he heard that the rest of the mammoth was buried in the ice” (line 9)
8.
33. The statement “The frozen ground was as hard as cement” (line 16) is an example of
a)
simile
b)
hyperbole
c)
metaphor
d)
exaggeration
9.
34. The main problem encountered by the researchers when moving Jarkov was the
a)
weight of Jarkov
b)
strength of the cage
c)
freezing temperatures
d)
distance that Jarkov would be moved
10.
35. The bugs and plants found in Jarkov’s hair will help scientists to
a)
determine Jarkov’s age
b)
understand what caused Jarkov’s death
c)
determine what woolly mammoths ate
d)
understand how woolly mammoths lived
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