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Worksheets21/22 U1SA Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
1. Based on the last paragraph, what is the author’s perspective of Amberley’s fans? (RI.7.6)
The author believes that Amberley’s fans are supportive and find her and her story to be inspiring.
The author believes that Amberley’s fans are the only reason that she has been successful.
The author believes that Amberley’s fans want to stand for her because she can’t stand for herself.
The author believes that Amberley’s fans are the only reason why Amberley wants to walk again.
2. Which sentence is the most important to include in an accurate summary of the passage? (RI.7.2)
Amberley Snyder was told that she would never walk again, but that did not crush her spirit.
Amberley Snyder was on her way to a rodeo when her truck crashed into a fence post.
Amberley Snyder and her siblings participated in gymnastics when they were young.
Amberley Snyder’s father played Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
3. Which two quotations from the excerpt help the reader to infer what impact losing feeling of her legs had on Amberley Snyder? (RI.7.1)
Her siblings participated in everything from sports to gymnastics, but Amberley found her niche in rodeo.
After the accident Amberley realized she had a unique opportunity to reach out and inspire people with her unconventional situation.
After five hours of emergency surgery the doctor’s prognosis was she would never regain use or feeling below her waist.
Amberley now is inspiring thousands across America by telling her inspirational story and competing in rodeos across the western United States
She was slammed into a fence post that broke her back and immediately she lost feeling in her legs.
4. Which of these is the central idea of paragraph 2? (RI.7.2)
Amberley Snyder became competitive and successful in rodeo events as a result of her hard work and dedication.
Amberley Snyder was not a talented gymnast, so she decided to work hard until she became more talented at gymnastics.
Amberley Snyder was intimidated by her family’s athletic abilities, so she did her best to live up to their standards.
Amberley Snyder was competitive in barrel racing, pole bending, breakaway roping, and goat tying.
5. Which of these is the best summary of paragraph 5? (R.I. 7.2)
Despite a negative prognosis, Amberley was able to overcome adversity and ride again.
Amberley did not wear her seatbelt, so she was unable to ever walk again.
Although Amberley made a mistake, she was able to quickly return to riding her horses.
Because the doctors gave Amberley a negative prognosis, her life was changed forever.
6. Based on Amberley Snyder’s work at Utah State University, which of the following can you infer are qualities that she possesses? (RI. 7.3)
Dedicated and Caring
Professional and Demanding
Selfish and Uncaring
Intelligent and Sarcastic
7. Which of the following phrases from the text helps the reader to determine the meaning of the term prognosis as it is used in paragraph 5? (L .7.4a)
A prediction about a person’s ability to recover from injury or illness
A negative remark about a person’s attitude about a situation
A plan to take medication and complete therapy regularly
A surgical procedure for people who experience traumatic events
8. Read the following sentence from paragraph 8.
She competed with the best in the industry and received a standing ovation from over 40,000 fans in AT&T Stadium and won over the hearts of America. Amberley has turned her tragedy into triumph and is inspiring all of America to Get Back on the Horse.
What does the author of the biography mean by the phrase “Get Back On The Horse”? (RI. 7.4)
To continue to work to achieve goals
To sit on a horse’s back
To redo anything that a person has failed at
To inspire people to give up when they fail
9. PART A: What figurative language is repeated throughout the first two stanzas of "Four Skinny Trees"? (L.7.5)
Personification
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
10. PART B: What effect does the figurative language in Part A have on the meaning of the poem? (RL.7.4)
It shows determination and strength to survive in a harsh environment.
It shows weakness caused by living in an unnatural environment.
It shows happiness that living things have when they are together.
It shows how frightful the night can be in a city.
11. Reread this section:
Their strength is their secret.
They send ferocious roots beneath the ground.
They grow up and they grow down
and grab the earth between their hairy toes
and bite the sky with violent teeth
and never quit their anger.
This is how they keep.
Part A: What is the meaning of the word ferocious as it is used in the second sentence? (L7.4)
Gentle
Scared
Fierce
Lazy
12. Part B: Which two quotations help the reader determine the meaning of ferocious? (L7.4)
“...their secret.”
“They grow up and they grow down….”
“ ...bite the sky with violent teeth…”
“...how they keep.”
“...never quit their anger.”
13. What does the speaker mean when she says “Let one forget his reason for being, they’d all droop like tulips in a glass, each with their arms around the other”? (RL. 7.4)
If one feels like it is dying, the others will go to search for people who can help the dying tree.
If one tree feels creative and wants to become a flower, the others will also become flowers.
If all of the trees are overcome with pollution, they will also suffer together and die like tulips.
If one feels as if it has lost its purpose or is lonely, the others will all come together to comfort it.
14. How are the speaker and the trees similar? (RL. 7.3)
Both are in a situation that is making them excited about their experiences.
Both are in a situation that has made them give up and lose all hope.
Both are in a situation that makes them cry all the time.
Both are in a situation where they do not belong and have to fight to survive.
15. Which of the following best describes the central theme of the text? (RL 7. 2)
Even if there are frustrating surroundings or situations, one can still grow.
When life becomes challenging, one should give up instead of fighting back.
When life becomes challenging, one should always become angry.
Even if there are challenging situations, one can only depend upon one’s self.
16. PART A: Which of the following statements identifies the overall theme of the text? (RL 7.2)
Disappointing situations can lead people to desire more out of life.
Allowing others to give one hope causes people to have a positive outlook on life.
Following the crowd causes people to be untrue to themselves.
Having a large family helps people to better appreciate what they have in life.
17. PART B: Which two quotes develop the theme from Part A? (RL 7.1)
“By the time we got to Mango Street we were six—Mama, Papa, Carlos, Kiki, my sister Nenny and me.”
“But the house on Mango Street is not the way they told it at all. It’s small and red with tight little steps in front and windows so small you’d think they were holding their breath.”
“The water pipes broke and the landlord wouldn’t fix them.”
“I knew then I had to have a house. One I could point to. The house on Mango Street isn’t it.”
“”The laundromat downstairs had been boarded up because it had been robbed two days before and the owner had painted on the wood YES WE’RE OPEN so as not to lose business.
18. Based on the following lines of dialogue, what can the reader infer about the nun? (RL7.1)
[6] “Where do you live?”she asked.
[7] “There,” I said pointing up to the third floor.
[8] “You live THERE?”
It shows that the nun was in shock that a person could live in the speaker’s house, and she had no regard for the speaker’s feelings.
It shows that the nun had poor skills at interpreting directions and that she was unable to find the house that the speaker pointed to.
It shows that the nun was angry and wanted to find the speaker’s parents immediately so that they could issue consequences to the speaker for misbehaving.
It shows that the speaker had little confidence in the nun’s ability to find her home, so the speaker pointed at it instead of simply telling the nun where it was.
19. Which of the following best summarizes paragraph 4? (RL 7.2)
The speaker describes how her family had discussed one day moving into the home of their dreams.
Our house would be white with trees around it, a great big yard and grass growing without a fence.
The speaker describes the house on Mango Street and how it has met her family’s expectations.
The speaker wanted a house that had real stairs, not hallway stairs, but stairs inside like the houses on T.V.
20. Reread the following sentences.
[5] But the house on Mango Street is not the way they told it at all. It’s small and red with tight little steps in front and windows so small you’d think they were holding their breath. There is no front yard, only four little elms the city planted by the curb.
How does the figurative language in sentences above help the reader understand the character’s feelings about the house on Mango Street? (RL 7.4)
It shows how dissatisfied the speaker is with the house because of its size by comparing the house to a person that can’t breathe.
It shows that the speaker thinks that the house needs more room so that it can catch its breath.
It compares the house to the elm trees in the yard to show how both are shabby.
It provides a metaphor to help the reader visualize just how small the yard is.
