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WorksheetsQtr 3 Practice Test
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Autumn Orchards: Which line from the poem suggests that the speaker views the walks as a kind of pleasant celebration?
"I remember line of bare still trees on flat sandy ground."
"There was a lost pig and even a turkey that joined the parade for a time."
"I walked in secret on these long, lone walks, and I walked without purpose or destination."
"Old and gray now, but still I'll steal off by myself into a neighbor's neat and tidy orchard."
Autumn Orchards: What is the theme of the poem?
Places are best understood when visited at night
Children can experience their surroundings more fully than adults
Memories remain strong even after the passage of time.
Growing old can cause you to forget beautiful images of youth.
Autumn Orchards: What is one line from the poem that supports the theme?
" There's a sense of warmth when my thoughts wander back to these orchards of my youth."
"I delighted in the order and neatness of my father's farm."
"I loved the rich, dark nights when only the starlight reflected off the branches."
"The orchards captured my imagination and calmed and soothed me."
Autumn Orchard: Which stanza from the poem establishes the setting?
Stanza 1
Stanza 3
Stanza 5
Stanza 6
Autumn Orchard: How does the following line develop the speaker’s feelings about the orchards?
“There’s a sense of warmth when my thoughts wander back to these orchards of my youth.” (line 2)
It establishes that the speaker no longer enjoys wandering through orchards.
It suggests that the speaker's memories are of hot weather in the orchards
It tells the speaker's thoughts about the warm colors of the orchards.
It introduces the speaker's sense for the orchards.
Autumn Orchard: What line from the poem supports the idea that the speaker lived the way the orchards looked?
"I remember line of bare still trees on flat sandy ground"
"There's a sense of warmth when my thoughts wander back to these orchards of my youth."
"I delighted in the order and neatness of my father's farm."
What is the main theme of “Archimedes and the Siege of Syracuse”?
Parents have a duty to make a better, stronger world for their children.
Sometimes the needs of a community are more important than one person's feelings.
Even if you have friends and allies, you must be prepared to stand up for yourself.
If you forget the past, you put your future in danger.
What is the meaning of alliance as it is used in this sentence from Archimedes and the Siege of Syracuse”?
“We must prepare to defend ourselves, even though we have an alliance with Rome.” (paragraph 7)
an argument over land
an agreement of support
a contract for goods
an invitation to fight
Select the words that had the most similar connotation to the word famous in this sentence from “Archimedes and the Siege of Syracuse.”
“Syracuse a peaceful and thriving city on the island of Sicily, a Greek colony off the southern coast of Italy, was home of the famous mathematician and inventor Archimedes.” (paragraph 1)
DO NOT GO WITH YOUR FIRST GUT ANSWER!
noted
notorious
popular
mythical
Select the correct meaning of the phrase the vessel had sighted the point as it is used in the The Sand Reckoner.
“He had come up to the ship’s stern deck when the vessel had sighted the point pf Plemmyrion and Marcus has started packing.” (paragraph 4)
People on the ship were Plemmyrions.
The ship had hit the point of land.
The ship was built in Plemmyrion.
People on the ship had seen land.
What change in the story is signaled by this sentence from The Sand Reckoner?
“There’s a war on, sir’ said Marcus patiently.” (paragraph 6)
Archimedes must now start thinking seriously about Syracuse and the war.
Marcus will encourage Archimedes to unpack his things and head back to sea.
Archimedes still has some time before he has to think seriously about the war.
Marcus will stop being patient with Archimededs and will become demanding.
Which sentence from The Sand Reckoner shows that the narrator feels sympathy for Archimedes?
"He was thin, long-limbed, and angular, and the general effect as he twisted about was of a grasshopper preparing to jump"
"Archimedes put his hands protectively over the tray of sand... and looked around with dismay."
"He was Syracusan-born, and the city's customs were as natural to him as its dialect."
"He started at them blankly for a moment, then pulled up one side of the instrument and swept it around, scratching a circle in the rough wood."
How is the discipline of mathematics presented differently in the two passages?
In the play, mathematicians are respected, but in the story they are not.
In the play, mathematics can save the city, but in the story it is an idle distraction.
In the play, mathematics is an idel distraction, but in the story it can save the city.
In the play, mathematicians are compared with soldiers, but in the story they are compared with sailors.
How do the two passages treat the subject of war differently?
The play focuses on how a specific city will defend itself from oncoming war; the story focuses on the person effects of war.
The play looks at tactics of war; the story examines specific weapons of war.
The play presents war as being necessary; the story shows that war is preventable.
The play presents was as a problem that must be solved; the story examines the kinds of events that lead to war.
Which detail from “Archimedes and the Siege of Syracuse” shows that Archimedes is emotionally attached to Syracuse?
"You are right, Your Royal Highness. Since I returned to Syracuse from Egypt many years ago, I have dedicated my life entirely to mathematical research."
"I regard the business of mechanics as vulgar and despicable."
"I do not like the idea of using science to destroy people."
"You have won. I will begin at once to devise plans for all sorts of engines to use against any besiegers."
Which detail from The Sand Reckoner shows that Archimedes is emotionally attached to Syracuse?
"Syracuse then had been only a patch of red and gold against green slopes; now a whole stretch of time seemed to have vanished into the sand, and Syracuse lay all around him."
"Here, in its harbor, the city- richest and mightiest of all the Greek cities of Sicily- appeared as nothing but walls."
"He was Syracusan-born, and the city's customs were as natural to him as its dialect."
"He knew about the war: it was one of the reasons he had come home."
