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Unit 1 Review (IReady--2)

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How is author H.W. Mabie’s description of Abraham Lincoln different from Lawton B. Evans’ description of Abraham Lincoln?

a)

He focuses more on Abraham Lincoln’s family.

b)

He focuses more on Abraham Lincoln’s character.

c)

He focuses more on Abraham Lincoln’s hardships.

d)

He focuses more on Abraham Lincoln’s accomplishments.

2.

Which paragraph from America First: “Abraham Lincoln”, supports the idea that Abraham Lincoln valued learning?

a)

paragraph 1

b)

paragraph 2

c)

paragraph 3

d)

paragraph 5

3.

In “The Youth of Lincoln”, which sentence supports the statement that Abraham Lincoln “was never cruel, mean, or unkind”?

a)

“He laughed much, was always ready to give and take jokes and hard knocks, had a squeaky, changing voice, a small head, big ears – and was always what Thackeray called ‘ a gentle-man.’ “

b)

His first composition was on cruelty to animals, written because he had tried to make other boys stop ‘teasin’ tarrypins’ – that is, catching turtles and putting hot coals on their backs just to make them move along lively.”

c)

“He had to work hard at home; for his father would not, and things needed to be attended to if ‘the place’ was to be kept from dropping to pieces.”

d)

“ ‘ Abe was a good son to me,’ she said, many, many years after, ‘and we took particular care when he was reading not to disturb him.’ ”

4.

In “The Youth of Lincoln”, what evidence does the author include to show that Lincoln worked hard to advance his reading abilities?

a)

Lincoln copied what he read on a shingle.

b)

Lincoln worked to pay for a damaged book.

c)

Lincoln wrote a composition about cruelty to animals.

d)

Lincoln read every book and newspaper he could get hold of.

5.

Which quotation from “America First: ‘Abraham Lincoln’ ” indicates that Abraham Lincoln was a devoted reader?

a)

“After laboring all day, the young boy would often lie down before the fireplace, and read by the light of the burning fire.”

b)

“Then, when too tired to read any more, he would climb a ladder, made of pegs driven into the wall, and go to sleep in the loft.”

c)

“He had but little chance to get an education.”

d)

“He did not go to school more than a year, all told, and had very poor teachers.”

6.

Which quotation from “America First: ‘Abraham Lincoln” supports the description of the second cabin as a “rude place to live”?

a)

“It was a one-room house, about fourteen feet square, built of logs. In this one room the family cooked, ate, and slept.”

b)

'Then, when too tired to read any more, he would climb a ladder, made of pegs driven into the wall, and go to sleep in the loft on a pallet of straw covered with skins.”

c)

“One night it rained, and he found the book soaked through and through.”

d)

“His father thought he read too much, ‘It will spile him for work,’ he said. ‘He don’t do half enough about the place, as it is, now, and books and papers ain’t no good.’ ”

7.

In “America First: ‘Abraham Lincoln’ ”, what statement supports the claim “Lincoln spent his childhood in toil and hardship”?

a)

He walked a long way to hear a trial.

b)

He started his life in a small, poor, cabin home.

c)

He grew so fast his clothes got too small.

d)

He and all of his family had to work on the farm.

8.

Mosquitoes are pesky insects to humans because they

a)

bite

b)

travel

c)

lay eggs

9.

When people are ____, mosquitos can be very pesky

a)

indoors

b)

sleeping

c)

outdoors

10.

Why does the female mosquito bite?

a)

she needs blood for her eggs

b)

she travels less than a mile

c)

she hatches her eggs in a week

11.

Which is a fact?

a)

some mosquitoes carry diseases

b)

they make our time miserable

c)

mosquitoes are amazing bugs

12.

Which shows the authors opinon about mosquitoes?

a)

aren't mosquitoes fascinating?

b)

the femal mosquito bites

c)

mosquitoes are insects

13.

Which is true about lichen?

a)

it can live on sun alone

b)

it comes in many colors

c)

it has roots like plants

14.

Lichen looks sort of like

a)

flowers

b)

moss

c)

ferns

15.

Which is true about lichen?

a)

it can grow in people's homes

b)

it needs other plants to live

c)

it can produce its own food

16.

What will the story most likely tell about next?

a)

why lichen lives on trees

b)

studying pollution with lichen

c)

how different trees grow

17.

Scientists most likely think lichen is

a)

important

b)

unhealthy

c)

unusual