WorksheetsUnit 2: Person vs Nature Test Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the word that means:“The main idea expressed in a piece of writing”?
a)
central idea
b)
convey
c)
theme
d)
characters
2.
A word that means:“A short statement of the main points of a text, free of personal opinions”?
a)
Characters
b)
Summary
c)
Inference
d)
Central Idea
3.
What is the word that means:“The main message of the text or a lesson about human behavior; a life lesson"?
a)
Central Idea
b)
Theme
c)
Moral
d)
Lesson
4.
What is the word that means:“Proof from the text used to support your ideas and arguments”?
a)
Text Evidence
b)
Cite
c)
Inference
d)
Analysis
5.
“A conclusion about the text based on personal experience and text evidence”?
a)
Cite
b)
Explicit
c)
Inference
d)
Summary
6.
School uniforms are far cheaper than the currently popular fashions. Many students work long hours at a paying job instead of doing homework because they feel they have to "keep up appearances." If students wore uniforms, there would be no need for most of them to have jobs that take away from their study time.
This passage is mostly about?
This passage is mostly about?
a)
popular fashions being expensive
b)
school uniforms being a good idea.
c)
students working many hours at jobs.
d)
teens enjoying wearing uniforms.
7.
It is estimated that over twenty million pounds of candy corn are sold in the US each year. Brach's, the top manufacturer, sells enough candy corn to circle the earth 4.25 times if each piece were laid end to end. That's a lot of candy corn, but that's nothing compared to Tootsie Roll production. Over 64 million Tootsie Rolls are produced every day! But even Tootsie Rolls have got nothing on the candy industry's staple product, chocolate. Confectioners manufacture over twenty billion pounds of chocolate in the United States each year. Now that's a mouthful!
a)
This central idea is about chocolate.
b)
The central idea is how Tootsie Rolls are better than candy corn.
c)
The central idea is about how to circle the earth 4.25 times.
d)
The central idea is about how many popular candies are produced each year.
8.
What is the authors purpose?
"Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems."
"Eating too much cake and not exercising will give us health problems."
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
9.
What is the authors purpose?
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."
"Every house should have a dog. They are cute, loyal and will protect your house."
a)
Persuade
b)
Inform
c)
Entertain
10.
What is the definition of Author's Purpose?
a)
Why a reading passage was written
b)
Descriptive details about a person, place, or thing.
c)
Figuring out something that is not directly stated in a reading passage
d)
figuring out the meaning of unknown words from other words
11.
A story about a family trying to stick together and survive through the Great Depression in the Midwest in the 1930s
a)
To entertain
b)
To persuade
c)
To inform
12.
The author's perspective is:
a)
How the author feels about the topic he or she is writing about.
b)
The reason for writing a text.
c)
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
13.
The reason the author is writing on a subject is called
a)
Author's purpose
b)
Author's perspective
14.
I love to watch birds! It always amazes me
how they can build those nests! I like to leave
scraps of hair and yarn out for them to find.
They'll use these things and weave them into a
nest. Being a parent is a hard job, and the birds
can use all the help they can get.
What is the author's perspective?
how they can build those nests! I like to leave
scraps of hair and yarn out for them to find.
They'll use these things and weave them into a
nest. Being a parent is a hard job, and the birds
can use all the help they can get.
What is the author's perspective?
a)
Humans should help birds build their nest
b)
Humans should never interfere with wild animals
c)
Birds are interesting animals
d)
Birds use lots of things to build their nest
15.
Deer are beautiful creatures.
They are so graceful to watch as
they run through the forest. It's
hard to understand how anyone could do anything to harm these beautiful animals.
What is the author's perspective?
a)
The author favors deer hunting
b)
The author thinks there are too many deer
c)
The author does not favor deer hunting
d)
The author thinks deer harm the environment
16.
Dolphins have suffered from the carelessness
of humans. Many dolphins are killed each year in fishing nets. Oil has been spilled into ocean
water, polluting the dolphins' environment.
What is the author's perspective?
of humans. Many dolphins are killed each year in fishing nets. Oil has been spilled into ocean
water, polluting the dolphins' environment.
What is the author's perspective?
a)
Thea author's favorite animal is a dolphin
b)
The author thinks that humans harm dolphins
c)
The author thinks that dolphins are dangerous
d)
The author thinks that humans are helping dolphins.
17.
Tanya loved her dad, but she wondered why she was so organized when he was so haphazard. A person who is haphazard is-
a)
lost
b)
lovable
c)
worried
d)
disorganized
18.
Tonya was relaxing with a magazine when her father walked in, looking perturbed and sounding annoyed, too. What words give you clues to the meaning of perturbed?
a)
can you help me
b)
her father walked in
c)
sounding annoyed, too
d)
relaxing with a magazine
19.
Luis was adamant and insisted, "But Mom said she was preparing dinner tonight!" The word that best defines adamant is-
a)
happy
b)
unsure
c)
nervous
d)
stubborn
20.
Based on the context clues in the sentence below, ecstatic means:
They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.
They were ecstatic at the birth of their baby. They couldn't stop smiling for days.
a)
Nervous
b)
Discouraged
c)
Excited
d)
Relieved
21.
What is the main difference between THEME and MAIN IDEA.
a)
Theme is a universal lesson, and main idea is what a story is about.
b)
Theme is what a story is about, and main idea is the universal lesson it teaches.
22.
Which of the following is an example of THEME?
a)
Carry your laptops with two hands at all times.
b)
Cereal is the healthiest food you can eat.
c)
How much wood a woodchuck could chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood.
d)
Life is short; make the most of it.
23.
Jim was stacking boxes at work. There was a certain height he had to reach. He stretched his body, but could not reach to place the final box at the top. Bill happened to see Jim struggling and came to his rescue, since he was a foot taller.
a)
teamwork can accomplish a goal
b)
tall people are the best
c)
work hard to reach a goal
d)
people can be like boxes
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