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WorksheetsUnit 5 Study Game (LA8A)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
The use of both narrative and dramatic text structures in "Monster" is entertaining for the reader because the different structures
provide different perspectives.
focus on different problems
revolve around different characters
help to produce different moods.
Read the excerpt from "Ellis Island.”
Sometimes people’s surnames were changed. Bietzy to Peachey. Hecht to Heck. Many Americans can point to the fact that their family names are different from their original spelling in the "old country.” It is commonly thought that the clerks at Ellis Island misunderstood the names or decided to simplify them.
Which is the best paraphrase of the text?
Ellis Island officers sometimes changed an immigrant’s last name. For example, the name Bietzy might be changed to Peachey. As a result, today many Americans have family names that differ from the original name. The officers may have changed an immigrant’s name because they did not understand it or because they wanted to make the spelling easier.
Sometimes people’s surnames were changed. Bietzy to Peachey. Hecht to Heck. Many Americans can point to the fact that their family names are different from their original spelling in the “old country.” It is commonly thought that the clerks at Ellis Island misunderstood the names or decided to simplify them.
Immigration officers at Ellis Island sometimes changed an immigrant’s last name. For instance, Bietzy might become Peachey, while Hecht might become Heck.
Immigration officers often changed an immigrant’s name. For example, the name Bietzy might be changed to Peachey. As a result, many Americans have family names that differ from the names of their foreign relatives. This can often make it difficult for some Americans to connect to their heritage.
Which excerpt best develops the central idea of "The Evolution of Useful Things"?
The names commonly associated with some of the most familiar and cherished products on our desks, on the other hand, are obscure, if they are known at all.
One day, when he was dropping off a batch of waterproof sandpaper, Drew overheard some body-shop workers cursing two-tone painting.
Again, it is not that form follows function but, rather, that the form of one thing follows from the failure of another thing to function as we would like.
The basic idea is to allow employees of large corporations to behave within the company as they would as individual entrepreneurs in the outside world.
Read the excerpt from "Ellis Island."
For 62 years, some 12 million people passed through Ellis Island for the promise of a better life in America. They came on huge steamships, the majority from Eastern Europe and Italy, the rest from other corners of the world: Lebanon, Cyprus, China, Jamaica, and numerous other places. Many had left their homelands to escape poverty, while others had fled religious persecution or war.
Which words signal the passage of time?
some 12 million people
fled religious persecution
through Ellis Island
For 62 years
Read the excerpt from "Ellis Island.”
"We lived there for three days—Mother and we five children, the youngest of whom was three years old,” recalled Angelo Pellegrini, whose family moved from Italy when he was 10. "Because of the rigorous physical examination that we had to submit to, particularly of the eyes, there was this terrible anxiety that one of us might be rejected. And if one of us was, what would the rest of the family do?”
Along with everyone else, Angelo’s family was examined for contagious diseases, such as chicken pox, measles, mumps, scarlet fever, and tuberculosis. If an illness could be treated, the sick were hospitalized on the island. About 2 percent were sent back to where they came from.
Which illustration would best give readers a clearer understanding of the text?
an illustration of a patient with chicken pox
an illustration of a hospital room at Ellis Island
an illustration of an eye chart for a physical exam
an illustration of the medicine used to treat mumps
Read the excerpt from "Ellis Island".
For the most part, passengers in first or second-class accommodations disembarked in New York and entered the United States.
Those in third class or "steerage" had a very different experience throughout the journey. First, they were crammed below deck in filthy conditions with everything they owned.
From the port in New York, they were ferried to Ellis Island, where they might be held for hours, days, weeks, and in some cases months. The point of the inspections was to identify undesirables, such as those with a criminal record, the mentally ill, or those who could not support themselves financially. It was a frightening experience for the travelers.
Which best describe’s the author’s purpose in this excerpt?
to demonstrate the difficult conditions many immigrants faced
to describe the different sections of ocean liners in the 1800s
to show why many people were reluctant to come to America
to explain how immigration has changed since the 1800s
Read the excerpt from “Mary Louise” by Edith van Dyne.
"It's positively cruel!" pouted Jennie Allen, one of a group of girls occupying a garden bench in the ample grounds of Miss Stearne's School for Girls, at Beverly.
"It's worse than that; it's insulting," declared Mable Westervelt, her big dark eyes flashing indignantly.
"Doesn't it seem to reflect on our characters?" timidly asked Dorothy
Knerr.
"Indeed it does!" asserted Sue Finley. "But here comes Mary Louise; let's ask her opinion."
"Phoo! Mary Louise is only a day scholar," said Jennie. "The restriction doesn't apply to her at all."
"I'd like to hear what she says, anyhow," remarked Dorothy. "Mary
Louise has a way of untangling things, you know."
"She's rather too officious to suit me," Mable Westervelt retorted, "and she's younger than any of us. One would think, the way she poses as monitor at this second-rate, run-down boarding school, that Mary Louise Burrows made the world."
"Oh, Mable! I've never known her to pose at all," said Sue. "But, hush; she mustn't overhear us and, besides, if we want her to intercede with Miss Stearne we must not offend her."
Which statement correctly describes the characterization in this excerpt?
Mary Louise is characterized in a negative way through Sue Finley's words.
Mary Louise is characterized in a positive way through Jennie Allen's words.
Mary Louise is characterized in a negative way through Miss Stearne's words.
Mary Louise is characterized in a positive way through Dorothy Knerr's words.
Read the excerpt from "Flight Into Yesterday."
The plane reached the end of the runway, and Amelia swung it around. Home was 7,000 miles away, on the far side of the Pacific Ocean, and she yearned to be there. But one thing at a time. At this moment her job was to get the plane safely off the ground. The runway stretching ahead was a strip carved out of the jungle. About 3,000 feet long, it ended at a cliff that dropped away into the ocean.
Amelia pushed both throttles forward. The plane moved slowly, heavy with fuel for the long ocean flight that lay ahead. At last it began to gather speed. It went fast and faster, hurtling toward the cliff. Almost at the very edge she felt it leave the ground. They were safely off, flying low over the ocean, but flying. Now she could concentrate on gaining altitude. She could start picking out the islands that would serve as landmarks for the early part of the flight.
Now, read a list that shows a sequence of events based on the excerpt.
A. Earhart tried to identify places that could help guide her.
B. The plane moved slowly because it was loaded with fuel.
C. The plane moved quickly as it headed toward the cliff.
D. Earhart turned the plane around on the runway.
What is the correct order of events?
A, B, C, D
A, C, B, D
D, B, C, A
D, C, B, A
Read the excerpt from "Flight Into Yesterday.”
The plane reached the end of the runway, and Amelia swung it around. Home was 7,000 miles away, on the far side of the Pacific Ocean, and she yearned to be there. But one thing at a time. At this moment her job was to get the plane safely off the ground. The runway stretching ahead was a strip carved out of the jungle. About 3,000 feet long, it ended at a cliff that dropped away into the ocean.
A summary of this paragraph should
be the same length as the paragraph.
include details like the length of the runway.
restate each of the ideas in the paragraph.
give an overview of the paragraph’s main details.
Read the excerpt from "The Cruisers".
When Mr. Culpepper, the assistant principal and chief executioner, came in, he did it with a flourish, breathing through his nose and looking like a cross between a really mad Santa Claus and a swishy dragon.
"Well, what are we to say this morning?” he asked, looking over his rimless glasses. "Or have the grades said enough? Hmmm?”
No response.
"We have noted two trends among this small group of miscreants,” Mr. Culpepper went on. "The first is that none of you are living up to your potential. And yes, we do know your individual abilities because you have all tested very well on the IQ tests. What I strongly suspect is that you just don’t care enough about education or about Da Vinci Academy for the Gifted and Talented. I’m wondering if you are really Da Vinci material.”
What conclusion can be made about Mr. Culpepper based on the character’s dialogue?
Mr. Culpepper has disdain for his students and does not respect them.
Mr. Culpepper is trying to create a supportive environment for his students.
Mr. Culpepper does not know his students and does not try to know them.
Mr. Culpepper wants to help his students but does not know how to do it.
Which statement correctly compares Steve's journal entry and the screenplay in "Monster"?
The journal relays objective facts and details of the setting. The screenplay describes Steve's personal reaction to the trial.
The journal includes Steve's plan to prove his innocence. The screenplay includes Steve's view of the people he is accused of committing a crime with
The journal includes Steve writing about himself in the first person. The screenplay includes Steve writing about himself in the third person
The journal tells what the people around Steve are saying and doing. The screenplay relays Steve's inner thoughts and fears
The difference between a claim and a reason in an argument is
the claim is a statement and the reason is a counterclaim.
the claim is a statement and the reason is the evidence.
the claim is a reason supported with evidence for the claim.
the claim is a statement supported with reasons and evidence.
Which source would a student include in an argument about boating safety?
a wiki article about popular speedboat brands
an online boater’s review of the best lakes for boating
a local boat club’s website link to purchase membership
a Coast Guard website link entitled “Best Boating Practices”
Carl had eaten the last piece of cake.
What is the verb tense and aspect?
simple past
past perfect
past progressive
present progressive
Read the sentence.
Never trust a smiling vampire.
Which statement correctly describes the verb function in this sentence?
The word "trust" is a verb that functions as a noun.
The word "trust" is a verb that functions as an adjective.
The word "smiling" is a verb that functions as a noun.
The word "smiling" is a verb that functions as an adjective.
