WorksheetsBenchmark 2 Review 2020
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which sentence best expresses the theme of the story?
Women are calmer than men.
Men are more courageous than women.
Your gender has no impact on how calm you are.
You shouldn't leave your doors open in India.
Which sentence best characterizes Mrs. Wynnes (the hostess)?
She was calm and courageous.
She talked a lot but never listened.
She was a poor hostess.
She was easily frightened.
The colonel believed that, in a crisis, a woman would...
always panic
remain calm
show more control than a man
faint
In “The Dinner Party,” a young girl and a colonel have a difference of opinion. The conclusion of the story suggests that...
The colonel was right.
The young girl is right.
There is not enough evidence to support either argument.
Which statement is true about the American and Mrs. Wynnes?
They were both guests at a dinner party.
They were both quick thinking.
They were both attacked by a cobra.
They bought live in India.
Which story element best supports the theme of "Your gender has no impact on how courageous you are."
Characters
Setting
Plot
Conflict
The hostess (Mrs. Wynnes) knew the cobra was in the room because..
She saw it come through the door.
She saw it in the rafters.
She heard it hiss.
She felt it crawl across her foot.
We can infer the American didn't warn the other guests about the cobra because
he feared any noise or movement would make the cobra strike.
he was too afraid to speak.
he wasn't sure it was in the room.
he wanted it to strike someone.
"Those who move will forfeit 50 rupees." Forfeit most likely means
to win something
to lose something by breaking an agreement
to strongly disagree
to be force-fed something
"The Dinner Party" is told from what point of view?
first person
third person limited
third person omniscient
What is the central idea of the text?
Deep-Sea Diving is a dangerous but fascinating activity.
Some people dive for fun or sport, and some make a career out of it.
Divers must obey the laws and always be careful.
All divers want to find out how the ship sank.
Which sentence best supports we must respect the oceans and their treasures?
Some divers spend a lot of time searching for sunken treasures.
Deep-sea diving involves a great deal of physical training.
Divers must identify sites that are legal before they collect artifacts.
Profit is the main motivation of some deep-sea divers.
Which sentence from the text best explains the goal of for profit divers?
"They also learn more about the cargo and daily lives of the sailors aboard the ship."
"The deep sea divers pursuing profit must carefully research their sites to make sure it is legal to take artifacts from the location."
"...divers must obey the laws, dive in teams, and be careful at all times."
"For these deep sea divers, the measure of their success the dollar value of the treasure they find."
According to the text, what are some things divers can learn from studying artifacts they find in ship wrecks? Choose 3.
learn about the lives of the passengers
learn who built the ship
learn why the ship sank
learn the daily tasks of the sailors
"They must also take measures to preserve the artifacts so they don't corrode and lose value once they are recovered."
Preserve means
to destroy
to protect
to damage
to fix
What is the central idea of "Supernovas"?
Binary stars are 2-star systems.
What causes a star to collapse?
Supernovas can occur in 2 ways.
The sun will become a supernova.
"A supernova of a star more than about 10 times the size of our sun may leave behind the densest objects in the universe—black holes."
What does this mean?
The sun will create a black hole.
The sun has too much mass to create a black hole.
The sun does not have enough mass to create a black hole.
What are two ways a supernova can occur?
when a massive star uses all of its fuel
when a star gets too small
when one star in a two star system either collides with the other star or pulls too much mass from the other star.
when a star is born
"a very dense core and an expanding cloud of hot gas" is called a
blackhole
nebula
supernova
star
According to the text: "A star is in balance between two opposite forces." What are the two forces?
gravity
nuclear energy
pressure
supernova
Based on the details in the story, what can we infer about the setting of this story?
It is in present day.
It is set in the past.
It is set in the future.
"The home itself was unimpressive. It had none of the marble gloss or steely sheen of modern buildings, but was rather a dull white color, with the paint peeling in places."
Unimpressive means
Not that great
amazing
sad
ugly
How does seeing the tree affect the narrator?
He was unimpressed.
He was made emotional (moved) by the tree.
He was bored.
He was angry.
