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Nonfiction English 9 Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

According to the map , the Iceman was found in

a)

Venice

b)

Innsbruck

c)

Ötztal Alps

d)

Switzerland

2.

“Who Killed the Iceman?” says that some scientists believe that the Iceman was attacked because______

a)

he had a valuable ax and sheath

b)

he was shot in the back

c)

his body was found in the mountains

d)

broken arrows lay near his body

3.

What are two current theories about the Iceman’s death?

a)

He was killed as part of a ritual sacrifice.

b)

He fell and hit his head to a sharp rock.

c)

He was poisoned .

d)

He was attacked and murdered.

4.

A Walk in the Woods author's name is

a)

Bob Bowdouin

b)

Bill Bryson

c)

Bill Billingson

d)

Bob Byron

5.

What are all of the dangers the Lost Boys faced along their journey?

a)

animal attack

b)

malnutrition

c)

disease

d)

bad attitudes

e)

boredom

6.

True or false: when villages were attacked most women and children were captured or killed.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

Where were the Lost Boys from?

a)

Northern Sudan

b)

Southern Sudan

c)

Central Sudan

d)

Kenya

8.
Mrs. Flowers asks Margurite to carry her packages because-
a)
Marguerite's mother offers to send her duaghter to help Mrs. Flowers
b)
She does not want Bailey at her house
c)
Marguerite is able to do and Bailey is not
d)
Mrs. Flowers had already planned on taking Marguerite home
9.
Mrs. Flowers isn't offended when Marguerite doesn't talk to her because-
a)
She likes to hear herself talk
b)
She knows that Marguerite is shy
c)
She does not want Marguerite to speak 
d)
She knows Marguerite has an attitude
10.
What are the most significant gifts Mrs.Flowers gave to Marguerite that day?
a)
books and read aloud lessons
b)
poetry and stationary 
c)
respect and life lessons
d)
attention and conversation
11.

Mrs. Flowers is considered "aristocratic" because:

a)

she refuses to carry her own packages home from stores

b)

she is well dressed an in perfect control of herself

c)

she looks down on people who do common labor

d)

her home is large and filled with valuable objects

12.

Which of the following statements best explains why Marguerite is so pleased when Mrs. Flowers reads A Tale of Two Cities aloud to her?

a)

Marguerite's favorite character is in the book.

b)

It is one of Mrs. Flowers's favorites

c)

Its fancy red leather cover reminds Marguerite of library books.

d)

Mrs. Flowers makes the words sound like poetry.

13.

True or False? Rosa Parks had not been active in fighting for equality prior to the incident on the bus.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott after Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Martin Luther King

15.

How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?

a)

More than a year

b)

Less than a year

16.

Mary Oliver believes that humans and animals are not...

a)

Dangerous

b)

Cute

c)

Self-Reliant

d)

Helpful

17.

Who wrote "Wilderness Letter"?

a)

Bill Bryson

b)

Mary Oliver

c)

Wallace Stegner

d)

David E. Pesonen

18.

According to "Wilderness Letter", we need to do what with the wilderness?

a)

Nothing! Just knowing it's wild is good!

b)

Use it for hiking, fishing, and hunting

c)

Use it for scientific purposes

d)

All of these things! But mainly just to keep a wilderness out there for us.

19.

How did the author learn math in "Math and After Math"?

a)

Colored pencils

b)

Yelling

c)

Singing

d)

Blackboard

20.

A diary written by a miner named Lucky Noah who lived in Idaho in the 1870's.


Is the diary a primary or secondary source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

21.

An original photograph of a Silver City mine from 1880 that you found in your grandparents photo album.


Is the photograph a primary or secondary source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

22.

A complete copy of an original government document called "Idaho Mining Laws of 1875" that you found on the Idaho Historical Society website.


The copy of the document is a primary or secondary source?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

23.

A state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen is...

a)

Anxiety

b)

Suspense

c)

Dilemma

d)

Foreshadowing

24.

A literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions is...

a)

Mood

b)

Tone

c)

Sensory details

d)

Mystery

25.

This is something that actually exists or happened and is verifiable.

a)

fact

b)

bias

c)

opinion

26.

Bias can be best defined as

a)

a two-sided approach to issues and people

b)

lack of subjectivity

c)

lack of objectivity

27.

A biography is when another person writes about the events in someone else's life.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

An AUTOBIOGRAPHY is

a)

a story I wrote about someone else's life

b)

a story I wrote about my life

c)

a made up story I wrote about someone's life

d)

a made up story I wrote about my life

29.

Anybody who waits in line at Starbucks then takes 10 more minutes to pick a drink is a JERK.

a)

OBJECTIVE 📑

b)

Subjective 👀

30.

a)

OBJECTIVE 📑

b)

Subjective 👀

31.

Pizza with pineapple is delicious!

a)

OBJECTIVE 📑

b)

Subjective 👀

32.

Which technique does the following quote demonstrate: “If we ever let the remaining wilderness be destroyed; if we permit the last virgin forests to be turned into comic books and plastic cigarette cases; if we drive the few remaining members of the wild species into zoos or to extinction…”

a)

Antithesis

b)

Anaphora

c)

Metaphor

d)

Bias

33.

When someone has beliefs that are outside of our conscious awareness, it is called:

a)

Explicit Bias

b)

Implicit Bias

c)

Cool Bias

d)

Indefinite Bias