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1.

What is a claim?

a)

Answers a question or problem

b)

long and detailed paragraph

c)

Explains why something happened

2.

What is evidence ?

a)

Answers a question

b)

Anything you see, hear or read or experience that causes you to believe something is true.

c)

Long and detailed paragraph

3.

What is reasoning?

a)

Answers a question

b)

Explaining how evidence supports a claim

c)

Used to prove something true or false

4.

What is an example of a claim?

a)

Mr. Brunt likes Star Wars

b)

In the fall, because of changes in the length of daylight and changes in temperature, the leaves stop their food-making process.

c)

The data shows that when leaves are taken away from sunlight, they change colors.

5.

What is an example of reasoning?

a)

Honey is stored in hives.

b)

Honeybees store their honey in hives.

c)

Honeybees use hexagons to store the honey and pollen they bring to the hive.

6.

What is an example of evidence?

a)

Football players are 33% more likely to get injured than baseball players.

b)

Football is more dangerous than baseball.

c)

Baseball is a fun sport.

7.

Why do we need evidence?

a)

To answer a question

b)

To show how and why

c)

To prove our claim is true

8.

Why do we need reasoning?

a)

To show how and why

b)

to answer a question

c)

To prove your claim is true

9.

Which one of these is an evidence sentence starter?

a)

Answers a question

b)

The data shows…

c)

This is important because…

10.

What does a reasoning sentence look like?

a)

Starts with the words Therefore or Because

b)

Answers the question

c)

Information from books

11.

Evidence is your __________________

a)

Proof

b)

Question

c)

Reasoning

12.

Reasoning shows ______________ and _______________

a)

Questions and problems

b)

How and why

c)

Evidence and reasoning

13.

What does the "R" stand for in "CER?"

a)

relevant

b)

right

c)

reverse

d)

reasoning

14.

What does the "E" stand for in "CER?"

a)

eliminate

b)

energy

c)

evidence

d)

equal

15.

What does the letter "C" stand for in "CER?"

a)

creative

b)

claim

c)

correct

d)

cause

16.

The R in CER means to...

a)

write a statement that answers your original question

b)

collect all the data that supports your claim

c)

write an explanation that connects your claim to the evidence

d)

create a materials list

17.

The E in CER means to...

a)

write a statement that answers your original question

b)

collect all the data that supports your claim

c)

write an explanation that connects your claim to the evidence

d)

create a materials list

18.

The C in CER means to...

a)

write a statement that answers your original question

b)

collect all the data that supports your claim

c)

write an explanation that connects your claim to the evidence

d)

create a materials list

19.

What is a good description for claim?

a)

Any statement

b)

A statement that answers a question

c)

A question

d)

A piece of evidence

20.

What is a good definition for evidence?

a)

A statement that answers a question

b)

All data and facts

c)

Data/facts that support your claim

d)

Reasoning that justifies your evidence

21.

Why do we need reasoning justification?

a)

To get full credit

b)

We need to connect the evidence to the original claim

c)

We need to justify the evidence

d)

All of the answers are correct

22.

What is the purpose of evidence?

a)

Evidence supports the claim

b)

Evidence provides justfication

c)

Evidence answers the question in a different way

d)

Evidence is not important

23.

How many sources are on the research simulation test?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

How long do you get for the research simulation test?

a)

90 minutes

b)

60 minutes

c)

75 minutes

d)

30 minutes

25.

What should body paragraph 1 be about?

a)

Source 1

b)

Source 2

c)

Source 3

d)

Compare/Contrast the two

26.

What should body paragraph 3 be about?

a)

Source 1

b)

Source 2

c)

Source 3

d)

Compare/contrast the two

27.

How many paragraphs should your essay be for research simulation test?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

28.

What's wrong with this citation?
"All dogs have descended from wolves" .(para. 2).

a)

Quotation marks

b)

the period

c)

para.

d)

nothing

29.

What's wrong with this citation?
"Mr. Zelehoski likes to hear himself talk" (p.3).

a)

quotation marks

b)

period

c)

p.

d)

nothing

30.

What's wrong with this citation?
"Mr. Suk likes to drink gatorade everyday" (para. 6).

a)

Quotation marks

b)

period

c)

para.

d)

nothing

31.

What comes at the end of your intro?

a)

Topic Sentece

b)

Thesis

c)

Rebuttal

d)

Interest Catcher

32.

What starts every body paragraph?

a)

Thesis

b)

Evidence

c)

Topic Sentence

d)

Rebuttal

33.

What genre of writing is the research simulation for the most part?

a)

Informational

b)

Argumentative

c)

Narrative

d)

Poetry

34.

Which of the following is NOT an element of a story?

a)

Explanation

b)

Setting

c)

Conflict

d)

Resolution

35.

What is the name for the time and place during which a story occurs?

a)

Setting

b)

Plot

c)

Location

d)

Exposition

36.

What is the organized pattern or sequence of events in a story?

a)

Plot

b)

Exposition

c)

Conflict

d)

Setting

37.

When is the conflict introduced in a story?

a)

Exposition

b)

Rising Action

c)

Climax

d)

Falling Action

38.

When in the story is the greatest point of interest or suspense?

a)

Rising Action

b)

Climax

c)

Falling Action

d)

Conflict

39.

When is the conflict solved in a story?

a)

Falling Action

b)

Resolution

c)

Anti-conflict

d)

Exposition

40.

Forest rangers sometimes intentionally start an avalanche with explosives. They have a reason. If an avalanche of ice or snow is about to occur, rangers say a (1) _____________ one is better than one without any (2) ______________.

a)

materials

b)

injury

c)

noise

d)

warning

41.

Forest rangers sometimes intentionally start an avalanche with explosives. They have a reason. If an avalanche of ice or snow is about to occur, rangers say a (1) _____________ one is better than one without any (2) ______________.

a)

mild

b)

suitable

c)

planned

d)

trail

42.

The world's largest flower can be found on the jungle floor of the South Pacific Indonesian islands. One big blossom of this species (3) _______________ 42 inches across. This beautiful reddish flower, which grows on the roots of other plants, (4) ______________ like rotten fish.

a)

measured

b)

died

c)

sank

d)

threaded

43.

The world's largest flower can be found on the jungle floor of the South Pacific Indonesian islands. One big blossom of this species (3) _______________ 42 inches across. This beautiful reddish flower, which grows on the roots of other plants, (4) ______________ like rotten fish.

a)

smells

b)

ranges

c)

looks

d)

harvests

44.

Your nervous system carries messages at

(5) ___________ speed. If you burn your finger the measure is (6) __________ to the brain, where it is acknowledged and interpreted. Then another message is sent to your finger to pull it away. Total time elapsed: 1/25 of a second.

a)

gradual

b)

reduced

c)

ordinary

d)

incredible

45.

Your nervous system carries messages at

(5) ___________ speed. If you burn your finger the measure is (6) __________ to the brain, where it is acknowledged and interpreted. Then another message is sent to your finger to pull it away. Total time elapsed: 1/25 of a second.

a)

intercepted

b)

adopted

c)

transmitted

d)

attracted

46.

The (7) ___________ on a golf ball are not mere beauty marks. If the ball had a (8) ____________ surface, a suction pocket would form below it and halt the flight after a hundred yards or so. The dimples break up the suction pocket and enable the ball to stay airborne for up to 250 or 300 yards.

a)

trademarks

b)

letters

c)

directions

d)

dimples

47.

The (7) ___________ on a golf ball are not mere beauty marks. If the ball had a (8) ____________ surface, a suction pocket would form below it and halt the flight after a hundred yards or so. The dimples break up the suction pocket and enable the ball to stay airborne for up to 250 or 300 yards.

a)

heavier

b)

lighter

c)

unpainted

d)

smooth

48.

Dead skin piles up when there are unusual stresses or friction on the feet. This sometimes causes corns or calluses to (9) __________. The best (10) _________ is to try to correct the problem by buying better-fitting shoes, getting foot supports, or even going barefoot.

a)

withdraw

b)

develop

c)

preserve

d)

wilt

49.

Dead skin piles up when there are unusual stresses or friction on the feet. This sometimes causes corns or calluses to (9) __________. The best (10) _________ is to try to correct the problem by buying better-fitting shoes, getting foot supports, or even going barefoot.

a)

impression

b)

treatment

c)

infection

d)

testimony

50.

The sun is burning itself out. Two hundred million tons of it are destroyed every minute. In spite of this fact, there is no need for alarm.

Fifty billion years will pass before the (11) ________ of the sun becomes a

(12) _______.

a)

heat

b)

cooling

c)

beauty

d)

reality

51.

Jaki is a wonderful piano player. But Emily is more VERSATILE; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano. What does the word VERSATILE mean?

a)

many abilities

b)

boring

c)

not skilled

d)

exciting

52.

Animals live in DIVERSE and varied communities. What is the meaning of the word DIVERSE?

a)

very different

b)

the same

c)

weird

d)

muggy

53.

Tristin couldn’t see the school building; it was SHROUDED by smoke and dust.” What does the word SHROUDED mean?

a)

Covered

b)

ruined

c)

bounced

d)

invisible

54.

We thought that Mrs. Kerner would be very DISTRAUGHT when told that Antonio broke Ms.Pate's pointer; however, she took the news very calmly. What does the word DISTRAUGHT mean?
.

a)

anxious

b)

upset

c)

happy

d)

fearful

55.

Our new alarm system will wake up the entire neighborhood if an intruder gets in the house.
An intruder is someone who intrudes. To INTRUDE is to

a)

paint or repair old building.

b)

wear your shoes on the wrong feet

c)

go where you are not wanted or don't belong

d)

make a lot of noise to disrupt the quiet in an area

56.

Tyler PREDICTED his results for his fantasy football team would win. What does the word PREDICTED mean?

a)

to change

b)

to understand

c)

to tell ahead of time

d)

to kick

57.

Cherrymars's mother was IRATE because she talked back to her and had a bad attitude all day long.
Based on the sentence above, IRATE probably means what?

a)

angry

b)

passive

c)

jolly

d)

pleased

58.

Hunter's plan for his group project looks good. It's time to IMPLEMENT it and see if works.
Based on the sentence above, what does IMPLEMENT mean?

a)

carry out

b)

change

c)

ignore

d)

illustrate

59.

The rest of the class was excited for school to be out except for Teddy and Bobby who were MOURNFUL at the thought of leaving Ms.Pate. What is the meaning of the word MOURNFUL?

a)

happy

b)

depressed

c)

silly

d)

anxious

60.

Skylar won the election for School President because she was a dependable leader. She was always there when you needed her.
What does the word DEPENDABLE mean?

a)

sassy and sarcastic

b)

rude and mean

c)

sad and distant

d)

trustworthy and reliable

61.

Ms. Hallett did not have lunch or breakfast, so she was FAMISHED by dinnertime.
Based on the sentence above, what does FAMISHED mean?

a)

tired

b)

full

c)

dizzy

d)

hungry

62.

What does the word AVID mean in the sentence below?
Lola is an avid reader who loves books.

a)

eager

b)

distracted

c)

lazy

d)

disinterested

63.

What does the word PREPARED mean in the sentence below? Chandler prepared brownies for Ms.Pate's class.

a)

ruined

b)

licked

c)

made

d)

blew his nose

64.

What does the word VAST mean in the sentence below?
Dianna has a vast amount of friends in all different cliques in school.

a)

a large amount

b)

a few

c)

only 5

d)

a small amount

65.

What is a context clue?

a)

personification

b)

word or words that are hints to tell you the meaning of part of the text

c)

Words that start with the same letter

d)

Metaphors

66.

What did Buck learn from Curly being killed so swiftly?

a)

There was no "fair play" among the dogs; kill or be killed.

b)

Pull your fair share in the traces.

c)

Don't get the rest of the team mad at you.

d)

Dogs should obey their masters.

67.

What was the outcome of the final battle between Spitz and Buck?

a)

Spitz won.

b)

Perrault broke up the fight.

c)

Buck won.

d)

Neither dog won.

68.

How did Buck meet John Thornton?

a)

Buck fought on John Thornton's side when John and Hal got into a fight.

b)

Hal sold Buck to John Thornton to settle a gambling debt.

c)

Mercedes sold Buck to John Thornton to "get eve" with Charles.

d)

John Thornton rescued Buck from a severe beating by Hal.

69.

How was Buck's life with John Thornton different from life with his other masters?

a)

Thornton gave Buck loving care and a relatively leisurely life.

b)

Buck was more mistreated than ever and was forced to fight.

c)

Buck had to work hard, but Thornton was fairly kind

d)

Buck was sent South again.

70.

Why did Buck break out a sled with a thousand pound load and pull it for a hundred yards?

a)

He did it out of love for John.

b)

He did it for his own pride.

c)

He is afraid that if he didn't do it, John would sell him.

d)

John whipped him until he did it.

71.

With his master slain and all ties to mankind broken, what does Buck do?

a)

He responds totally to the call of the wild.

b)

He remains at John Thornton's camp.

c)

He lives with the Indians.

d)

He dies.

72.

How has Buck changed in Part II of the story as compared to the way he was in the beginning of the story in Part I?

a)

He has grown more dependent on man.

b)

He has become a more timid animal.

c)

He has become wise to the ways of the wild.

d)

He has made more "friends".

73.

Who is Spitz?

a)

Buck's owner in the Santa Clara Valley

b)

Hated by Buck and is killed by Buck because of Curly

c)

John Thornton's friends

d)

Teaches Buck the Law of the Club

e)

He attacks Thornton; Buck attacks him

74.

Who is Judge Miller?

a)

Buck's owner in the Santa Clara Valley

b)

Hated by Buck and is killed by Buck because of Curly

c)

John Thornton's friends

d)

Teaches Buck the Law of the Club

e)

He attacks Thornton; Buck attacks him

75.

Who is Hans?

a)

Buck's owner in the Santa Clara Valley

b)

Hated by Buck and is killed by Buck because of Curly

c)

John Thornton's friend

d)

Teaches Buck the Law of the Club

e)

He attacks Thornton; Buck attacks him

76.

Who is Black Burton?

a)

Buck's owner in the Santa Clara Valley

b)

Hated by Buck and is killed by Buck because of Curly

c)

John Thornton's friend

d)

Teaches Buck the Law of the Club

e)

He attacks Thornton; Buck attacks him

77.

Who is the "Man in the Red Sweater"?

a)

Buck's owner in the Santa Clara Valley

b)

Hated by Buck and is killed by Buck because of Curly

c)

John Thornton's friend

d)

Teaches Buck the Law of the Club

e)

He attacks Thornton; Buck attacks him

78.

Who examined Buck's feet every night when Buck first arrived in the North?

a)

John Thornton

b)

Francois

c)

Perrault

d)

Mercedes

79.

Who was the "hairy man from another world"?

a)

a phantom or ghost

b)

an Native American that followed Buck around

c)

an image of prehistoric man

d)

Perrault

80.

Why did Francois and Perrault give up Buck and the team?

a)

Buck was too disobedient after killing their lead dog.

b)

Manuel came back to find Buck.

c)

They had orders to leave before the dogs had rested.

d)

Buck ran away chasing a rabbit so they left him behind.

81.

What is our first impression of the narrator?

a)

He's a kind, old man.

b)

He's very passionate about caring for the old man.

c)

He is unreliable.

d)

He is a comedian.

82.

From what POV is "The Tale-Tell Heart" written?

a)

first person

b)

second person

c)

third person limited

d)

third person unreliable

83.

To whom is the narrator telling his story?

a)

The readers

b)

The police

c)

The old man

d)

The narrator isn't telling the story.

84.

What does the narrator say about his senses?

a)

They are dull.

b)

They've always been very strong.

c)

They've been sharpened by disease.

d)

They are bothersome.

85.

What is it about the old man that bothers the narrator?

a)

His personality

b)

His face

c)

His home

d)

His eye

86.

How does the narrator describe the eye?

a)

He says it is beautiful.

b)

He says it is very focused.

c)

He says it is the eye of a vulture.

d)

He says it is all-seeing.

87.

What does the narrator resolve to do to the old man?

a)

quit working for him

b)

murder him

c)

leave his house

d)

gouge his eye out

88.

Does the narrator hate the old man?

a)

yes

b)

no

89.

How does the narrator act towards the old man during the day?

a)

He is rude to him.

b)

He is abusive to him.

c)

He ignores him.

d)

He is friendly and kind.

90.

What happens on the eighth night?

a)

The old man hears the narrator and sits up in bed.

b)

The old man sleeps peacefully as the narrator smothers him.

c)

The narrator simply watches the mans sleep again.

d)

The old man hides beneath the covers.

91.

What does the narrator feel upon hearing the old man's "groan of mortal terror"?

a)

He feels empathetic.

b)

He feels disgust.

c)

He feels anger.

d)

He feels delirious joy.

92.

What does the narrator think he hears?

a)

The police

b)

The neighbors

c)

His own heartbeat

d)

The old man's heartbeat

93.

How does the narrator hide the body?

a)

He dismembers the body and buries it in the backyard.

b)

He hides it in the bathtub.

c)

He dismembers the corpse and hides it under the floorboards.

d)

He moves it under the bed.

94.

Why doesn't the narrator fear being caught?

a)

He is actually a police officer himself.

b)

He flees the scene of the crime.

c)

He didn't actually do it.

d)

He is sure he hid the body well.

95.

Whose heartbeat does the narrator really hear?

a)

the old man's

b)

his own

c)

the cops'

d)

the neighbors'

96.

What does POV stand for?

a)

Point of View

b)

Please Review

c)

Pass over Vivian

d)

Point of Refernce

97.

What is the definition of Point of View?

a)

Descriptions of character

b)

Perspective which a story is told

c)

First person Point of View

d)

Third-person omniscient

98.

What pronouns are used for First Person POV?

a)

you, your

b)

He, She, Them, They

c)

We, Us, I, Me, Mine

d)

Perspective a story is told

99.

Who is telling us the story in First Person Point of View?

a)

An outside narrator

b)

No one

c)

The teacher

d)

A character in the story

100.

We usually see second person POV when...

a)

giving instructions

b)

reading a short story

c)

in an expository essay

d)

in literary writing

101.

What pronouns do we see in Second Person POV?

a)

We, us, me, my

b)

you, your

c)

they, them, her, he

d)

They don't use pronouns

102.

Who is speaking to us (the audience) in Third Person Point of View?

a)

a character in the story

b)

no one is

c)

someone giving instructions

d)

an outside narrator not in the story

103.

What pronouns do we see in Third Person Point of View?

a)

us, I, me

b)

he, she, them, they

c)

you, your

d)

there are not any

104.

Third Person Limited Point of View is...

a)

we know everything about every character

b)

we only know a limited information about the characters

c)

we know nothing

d)

a character is speaking to us

105.

Rebecca was so excited to take a trip to Disneyland! Her family was happy to see her excited. What is the POV?

a)

First person

b)

Third person objective

c)

Third person limited

d)

Second person

106.

She did not like being the last person chosen for the game.

a)

1st person

b)

3rd person

c)

2nd person

107.

Billy was happy to teach Robbie to ride a horse. Billy was amazed that Robbie had never ridden before, but he thought that it would be rude to mention that. As they walked out to the barn, Robbie asked many questions. “Will the horse run fast? What if the horse won’t move?” Billy shook his head and thought, “I can’t believe he has so many questions!”

a)

First Person

b)

Second Person

c)

Third Person Limited

d)

Third Person Omniscient

108.

“A dare is a dare,” Ben heard his friend Tony say behind him as he walked up the creaking steps.
The October wind started blowing harder the closer Ben got to the front door. Old, grey wood covered in spider webs surrounded him.
There’s no way out this now, he thought. Why did I make up that story in the first place?
“Come on, man!” Tony called to Ben. “I don’t have all day!”
Ben glanced down at the rusted, metal door handle. He could see teeny bumps covering his skin like the chicken he sometimes saw his mom making for dinner.
He closed his eyes, grabbed the cold, metal handle, and pushed the door open.
If the passage were told from Tony’s point of view, the reader would probably learn

a)

why Ben lies to Tony about going inside the old house.

b)

what Ben tells his family about going in the old house.

c)

whether Tony and Ben’s parents are worried about them.

d)

what Tony does after Ben goes inside the old house.

109.

“A dare is a dare,” Ben heard his friend Tony say behind him as he walked up the creaking steps.
The October wind started blowing harder the closer Ben got to the front door. Old, grey wood covered in spider webs surrounded him.
There’s no way out this now, he thought. Why did I make up that story in the first place?
“Come on, man!” Tony called to Ben. “I don’t have all day!”
Ben glanced down at the rusted, metal door handle. He could see teeny bumps covering his skin like the chicken he sometimes saw his mom making for dinner.
He closed his eyes, grabbed the cold, metal handle, and pushed the door open.
The author focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character. By doing so, the author helps the reader understand

a)

what makes Tony send Ben to the old house

b)

what Tony thinks about Ben’s adventure.

c)

how Ben feels about making up a story.

d)

how the abandoned house seems to Tony

110.

“A dare is a dare,” Ben heard his friend Tony say behind him as he walked up the creaking steps.
The October wind started blowing harder the closer Ben got to the front door. Old, grey wood covered in spider webs surrounded him.
There’s no way out this now, he thought. Why did I make up that story in the first place?
“Come on, man!” Tony called to Ben. “I don’t have all day!”
Ben glanced down at the rusted, metal door handle. He could see teeny bumps covering his skin like the chicken he sometimes saw his mom making for dinner.
He closed his eyes, grabbed the cold, metal handle, and pushed the door open.
Which detail from the passage shows that Ben is afraid to go inside the house?

a)

He closed his eyes and grabbed the cold, metal handle.

b)

The October wind started blowing harder.

c)

“Come on, man!” Tony called to Ben.

d)

Like he sometimes saw his mom making for dinner.

FUN MONDAY

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