WorksheetsQ1W7 Test Prep
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which of the following are TWO likely purposes the author wrote this text? (8A -AUTHOR’S PURPOSE)
To describe the connection between sea stars and the ocean.
To explain how and why humans handle loss differently than starfish
To inform readers of new advances in the field of biology.
To entertain readers with tales of sea life and galaxies.
To argue that nature exists independent of people’s perception of it.
Which word or phrase from paragraph 9 best helps the reader understand the meaning of the word elusive?
(2B - VOCAB)
drama
onslaught
retreats
felt
The author’s most likely reason for including information on phantom pain in paragraph 5 is because she wants to —
describe the connection between amputation and sea stars
persuade the reader to take care of their bodies
inform the reader about how human anatomy is different from that of a sea stars’
Explain how humankind’s experience with loss and longing is different from that of a sea stars'
How does the author’s use of text structure affect the meaning of the text?
She uses chronology and compare/contrast structures to show how humankind has very little in common with the natural world.
She uses problem/solution and description/examples to show how sea stars solve problems and survive in the harsh world around them.
She uses chronology and compare/contrast structures to show how nature and our understanding of it reflects our own needs and desires.
She uses problem/solution and description/examples to show how she studied sea stars and used their biology to aid human amputees.
Which two words does the author use in paragraph 8 to create an overall mood?
(8F Tone/Mood)
Somersaulting
World
Long
Lunar
Hungry
A good paraphrase has the _____________ ___________, different words, and different word order.
same ideas
weird synonyms
different ideas
Which answer best paraphrases this sentence?
"The Europeans did not consider the indigenous.... people to be civilized...."
Portugal did not consider native people as "humans".
People from Europe thought that native people were not as advanced as they were.
The Europeans did not think the indigenous people to be civilized.
Which answer best paraphrases this sentence?
"Like the conquistadors of the sixteenth century, the Europeans took the land through force."
The real power of the conquistadors lay elsewhere, with the production of steel.
Like the conquistadors of the 1500s, the Europeans took the land using force.
Europeans used force to take over the land in the same way conquistadors in the 1500s did.
Which answer best paraphrases this sentence?
"To the east of the Pyrenees lie the Alps."
The Alps are taller than the Pyrenees.
To the east of the Pyrenees are the Alps.
The Pyrenees are to the west of the Alps.
This is the first time the principal plays a guitar in front of all students.
The principal has …………………… played guitar in front of all students before.
never
been
had never
first time
