Worksheets01-08-2021 Show What You Know!
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 43mins
What claim does the author make about the value of fixing, or refurbishing, unwanted electronics?
Refurbishing electronics can encourage the Internet to expand.
Refurbishing electronics can make people popular with others.
Refurbishing electronics allows more people access to important equipment.
Refurbishing electronics creates business for companies that fix electronics.
What is the author’s strongest piece of evidence that supports the position from number one?
The companies will turn old cell phones into baby monitors.
You can donate your unwanted electronics.
Companies refurbish, or fix, the old electronics.
The companies can then offer cell phones and computers at a much lower cost.
Choose two pieces of evidence from the text that explicitly support the idea that throwing away electronics can cause harm.
The state’s new law making it illegal to throw away old electronics is a great idea.
In addition, the batteries from the electronics contain toxic materials like lead ….
Ingesting things like lead from batteries will cause illness … or worse.
The companies can then offer cell phones and computers at a much lower cost.
You can donate your unwanted electronics to companies that refurbish, or fix, the old electronics.
What does the author mean by the phrase “or worse” in paragraph 2?
blindness
death
pain
discomfort
Which answer choice best states the central idea of the passage?
Loons are unfairly labeled “crazy” or “silly.”
Loons have interesting and unusual qualities.
The expression “crazy as a loon” is funny and true.
Ducks cannot swim underwater as well as loons can.
Which two facts best support the correct answer to number 5?
Loons make strange, cackling calls.
Loons, like ducks, are excellent swimmers.
Loons are much larger than most ducks.
Loons can swim underwater for many feet.
How does the second author’s point of view about kids using the pool differ from the first author’s?
The second author believes that kids don’t like to cause mischief and trouble.
The second author believes kids would rather swim than play video games.
The second author believes that swimming causes kids to vandalize public properties.
The second author believes kids will cause less trouble if they can go to the pool.
How does the second author mainly refute the first author’s claims that the public pool is a health hazard?
by noting that the pool will provide opportunities to socialize
by quoting a study that refutes the claims of health hazards
by noting that there is no evidence of a disease problem
by admitting the pool is a health hazard, but downplaying that risk
Based on the context clues from the passage, what is the correct meaning of detonated?
threw
ignited
planted
crushed
Which excerpt from the passage helps you determine the answer to the last question?
the only way to add an additional road would be to construct a tunnel
workers took numerous precautions to ensure the safety of residents
which caused a loud explosion, shook the ground from underneath the feet of the workers
It will take many months, and several tons of dynamite, before the tunnel can be completed.
Which detail from the passage most clearly shows that Morris Dees is an idealistic person—someone who is committed to making the world better?
opened a law practice in 1960
has written three books
inspired him to sell his publishing business and focus on his legal work to promote civil rights
ran a small publishing business with Millard Fuller, who later founded Habitat for Humanity
What does the Latin prefix mal-, as in the word malpractice, mean in the following sentence?
Dr. Smith left a surgical tool in his patient during surgery and was sued for malpractice.
bad
across
again
not
Which plot detail describes a story’s conflict?
Jacklyn finds a wallet containing $200 and no identification.
Jacklyn considers whether she should keep the wallet or try to find its owner.
Jacklyn takes the wallet to the police and explains the situation.
The owner of the wallet praises Jacklyn’s honesty and gives her a $25 reward.
In the sentences below, the underlined words share the same denotation, or general literal meaning: “having a high level of energy.” Which underlined word has the most strongly positive connotations? Base your answer on context as well as on your knowledge of words.
Reginald’s hyper nature in the classroom made his teacher worried he wasn’t always listening in class.
Jonna knew she would be picked as a cheerleader because of her tireless ability to practice every day.
Going to the movies with my restless cousin was a challenge because he couldn’t sit still for very long.
My feisty sister is a handful at parties because if anyone says anything mean, she’s ready to start a fight.
Which sentence expresses an author’s opinion?
Rembrandt was a Dutch painter and a printmaker
Art lovers often call him one of the great masters.
Rembrandt’s style of painting changed over the years.
His later style, with its rich colors, is the most striking.
In which sentence are two common nouns and two proper nouns underlined?
Every August, Ethan and his sister spend a week at computer camp.
The Golden Gate Bridge connects northern California to the peninsula of San Francisco.
Virginia Hamilton’s novels and folk tales often focused on the heritage of African Americans.
My brother Andy, who spent a semester in France last year, really loved Paris.
What is the most likely meaning of prowess in the following paragraph?
Training
Skill
Ambition
Grace
Which sentence from the paragraph below provides a context clue that most clearly helps verify, or support, the answer to number 17?
Others with lesser ability did not even finish.
Her victory earned her a medal and a chance at the nationals.
The judges praised her, and even her competitors admired her.
Nora had trained hard for the competition, so she felt she deserved the victory.
Which one of the following words has the most negative connotation?
pain
agony
discomfort
distress
In the following sentence, the word darkness is an antonym for incandescence. Which answer choice best defines incandescence?
cloudiness
dimness
brightness
gloominess
