WorksheetsUnit 3 Skills Test 3
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 36mins
In paragraph 1, the author uses the term 'commercial' to describe beekeepers. Using context clues, what does 'commercial' mean?
more than one
television or radio show
a large business that sells to consumers to make a profit
bulk supply of something
Which phrase best supports the meaning of 'commercial'?
"At least half of Arp's income now comes from pollinating almonds."
"The valley is home to 80 percent of the world's almond supply."
"...he rents out his bee colonies to huge farms in California's fertile Central Valley."
"A recent report showed that 50 billion bees were wiped out in a few months last winter."
What is the central idea of the article?
Beekeepers are suffering the loss of their bees because they are being killed in large numbers due to pesticides in the central valley in California.
Almond milk is more important than the bee population
Bees are essential to many plants and animals.
Bee colonies are being disrupted because of disease and sickness.
After reading the sections "The High Price of Growth", what can you infer about the author's perspective toward pesticides?
She believes that pesticides are harmful and farmers are responsible for these unsafe practices.
She believes in continued use of pesticides.
She believes that it is the beekeepers fault for renting the bees out.
She believes that almond milk is unhealthy.
What text structure is used in this article?
cause and effect
compare and contrast
problem and solution
description
9. What mood is created by subheading "The Search For A Solution"?
Doubtful
Threatening
Painful
Hopeful
In the following sentence, which type of pronoun is being used? "Honeybees deliver pollen to almond trees themselves."
intensive
reflexive
subject
object
Which sentence structure is used in the following sentence: "If the bee population continues to decline, bees could eventually become extinct."
compund
complex
simple
compound-complex
15. Which type of figurative language is used in the following sentence, "Sending bees to the central valley is like sending them to war."
Metaphore
Idiom
Simile
Personification
16. Which of the following is the correct way to punctuate the following sentence, Toxins pesticides climate change and diseases are all lethal to bees.
Correct as is
Toxins, pesticides climate change and diseases are all lethal to bees.
Toxins pesticides, climate change, and diseases are all lethal to bees.
Toxins, pesticides, climate change, and diseases are all lethal to bees.
What is a synonym for 'fertile' as it is used in the text?
productive
barren
sparse
sterile
What is antonym for 'nourishes' as it is used in the text?
cultivates
sustains
replenishes
deprives
