WorksheetsModule 5 Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
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1.
“For Want of a Horseshoe Nail” – “King Henry becomes King of England” What was the cause of this effect?
a)
King Richard was not well liked
b)
King Richard's blacksmith was inexperienced.
c)
King Henry's groom was impatient.
d)
The blacksmith hammered 3 nails into each horseshoe.
2.
From “The Fish I Didn’t Catch” –
“we are apt to speak of the sorrows of childhood as trifles in comparison with those of grown up people; but we may depend upon it, the young folks don’t agree with us.”
Which best explains how knowing the definition of trifles is useful in understanding the passage?
“we are apt to speak of the sorrows of childhood as trifles in comparison with those of grown up people; but we may depend upon it, the young folks don’t agree with us.”
Which best explains how knowing the definition of trifles is useful in understanding the passage?
a)
It shows that older people take younger people seriously
b)
It shows that older people often ignore or minimize children's feelings
c)
It shows that children never feel true sorrow
d)
It shows that if older people feel sorrow, younger people can make them feel happy again
3.
Which best explains why the old smith in “Honest Work” carefully forges each link of the ship’s chain?
a)
He knows that people's lives may depend on the chain's strength.
b)
He believes the ship will be caught in a storm very soon.
c)
He expects to be paid extra for doing such careful work.
d)
He wants to prove that, even though he is old, he can still do good work.
4.
“Work” by John Ruskin.
“But in every nation, as I said, there are a vast class who are cowardly, and more or less stupid. And with these people, just as certainly the fee is first and the work second, as with brave people the work is first and the fee second.”
Which word best communicates how the author feels about people who value work more highly than money?
“But in every nation, as I said, there are a vast class who are cowardly, and more or less stupid. And with these people, just as certainly the fee is first and the work second, as with brave people the work is first and the fee second.”
Which word best communicates how the author feels about people who value work more highly than money?
a)
vast
b)
cowardly
c)
people
d)
brave
5.
"Work” by John Ruskin.
“But in every nation, as I said, there are a vast class who are cowardly, and more or less stupid. And with these people, just as certainly the fee is first and the work second, as with brave people the work is first and the fee second.”
Which best evaluates the support Ruskin offers for his claim?
“But in every nation, as I said, there are a vast class who are cowardly, and more or less stupid. And with these people, just as certainly the fee is first and the work second, as with brave people the work is first and the fee second.”
Which best evaluates the support Ruskin offers for his claim?
a)
It is logical; most people are indeed cowardly and overvalue money.
b)
It is logical; a person can still be cowardly even if they work hard.
c)
It is not logical; the author ignores other possibilities - that people value their family's welfare above work and money, for example.
d)
It is not logical; the author himself is writing an essay in exchange for money.
6.
Which identifies the purpose served by historical anecdotes in James Baldwin’s “For Want of a Horseshoe Nail” and Robert E. Lee’s “Letter to His Son”?
a)
They illustrate each piece's main idea.
b)
They answer common questions that readers have.
c)
They serve as emotional appeals.
d)
They serve as attention-grabbing hooks.
7.
Which is the best example of a claim? (from our model persuasive essay)
a)
First of all, if someone says your dream is impossible, they're wrong.
b)
You can't prove that something is impossible - all you know is that it hasn't been done yet.
c)
People said no one could scale Mount Everest, but in 1953, Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay gazed down upon the world from its summit.
d)
People said that man could not fly, but in 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first sustained powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine.
8.
Which best contrasts the old smith in “Honest Work” with the king’s groom in “For Want of a Horseshoe Nail”?
a)
The old smith is rather selfish, while the king's groom shows great concern for others.
b)
The old smith cares more about money and social standing than the king's groom.
c)
The old smith is patient and exacting, while the king's groom is rash and careless.
d)
The old smith is cheerful and kind, while the king's groom is glum and rude.
9.
In “Perseverance,” which theme is reflected in the lines,
“Life’s field will yield as we make it
A harvest of thorns or of flowers”?
“Life’s field will yield as we make it
A harvest of thorns or of flowers”?
a)
Working together helps people to achieve their goals in life.
b)
Life is a field in which flowers nad thorns will grow.
c)
Accept what you are given, because you cannot change it.
d)
Your life is the result of the work you put into it.
10.
Which best identifies the characteristics of a persuasive essay?
a)
reasons and evidence
b)
researched sources
c)
dialogue and stage directions
d)
characters and settings
11.
Which best identifies the author’s claim in “Argument”?
a)
Keep your anger under control and try to avoid arguing.
b)
Try to see things from the other person's perspective.
c)
Refraining from arguing makes you seem classy and well-bred.
d)
Never argue with a fool.
12.
Which best identifies a metaphor?
a)
He screams as loud as he is able -
b)
Look at him, now the fourth day's come!
c)
He scarcely weighs a sugar plum;
d)
He's like a little bit of thread
13.
What is an example of a claim?
a)
People said no one could scale Mount Everest, but in 1953, Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay gazed down upon the world from its summit.
b)
People said that man could not fly, but in 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first sustained powered flight in an heavier-than-air machine.
c)
...you should never give up just because someone says that you can't accomplish your goal.
d)
Imagining a goal takes courage and creativity, and acting on it takes determination and hard work.
14.
Read this from the poem, “Can’t” by Edgar Guest
Can’t is the father of feeble endeavor,
The parent terror and halfhearted work… Which best analyzes the effect of the metaphor on this passage?
Can’t is the father of feeble endeavor,
The parent terror and halfhearted work… Which best analyzes the effect of the metaphor on this passage?
a)
It helps the reader understand the relationship between self-doubt and failure.
b)
It helps the reader understand the origins, or history, of the word can't.
c)
It helps the reader understand that parents are more likely to use the word than their children.
d)
It helps the reader understand how frightening the word is.
15.
Read the passage from “The Fish I Didn’t Catch” by John Greenleaf Whittier.
I caught the arrowy gleam of a scared fish shooting into the middle of the stream – my hook hung empty from the line, I had lost my prize. We are apt to speak of the sorrows of childhood as trifles in comparison with those of grown up people; but we may depend upon it the young folks don’t agree with us.
Which identifies the “best” inference one can draw from this passage?
I caught the arrowy gleam of a scared fish shooting into the middle of the stream – my hook hung empty from the line, I had lost my prize. We are apt to speak of the sorrows of childhood as trifles in comparison with those of grown up people; but we may depend upon it the young folks don’t agree with us.
Which identifies the “best” inference one can draw from this passage?
a)
The speaker was given bad fishing advice by a trusted adult.
b)
The speaker never cared about whether he would catch a fish.
c)
The speaker didn't try very hard to catch the fish.
d)
The speaker believes adults are sometimes insensitive to children's feelings.
16.
Which line contains figurative language?
a)
Well, son, I'll tell you;
b)
Life for me ain't been no crystal stair.
c)
For I'se still goin', honey.
d)
Don't you set down on the steps.
17.
Which line contains hyperbole? (from Shel Silverstein's poem
a)
It cracked the window and blocked the door
b)
With bacon rinds and chicken bones,
c)
Drippy ends of ice cream cones,
d)
Prune pits, peach pits, orange peel,
18.
Which word means perceptive and aware? (Vocabulary)
a)
evident
b)
astute
c)
informational
d)
vocation
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