WorksheetsUnit 8B Review
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 41mins
How did Frederick Douglass learn to read and write?
He taught himself with the basics taught to him by Mrs. Auld
He never learned how to read and write
He went to a slave school to learn how to read and write
He was taught to read and write by Mr. Auld
Mrs. Auld changed from being a kind, tender-hearted woman to a fierce person with a heart of stone. What made her change?
Her parents died and the grief changed her
Mr. Auld began to beat her frequently, which changed her personality
The new preacher she listened to changed her
The duties of a slave owner changed her
Douglass said the slaves sang most when they were. . . ?
Unhappy
Well-fed
Picking cotton
Happy
What is Douglass's most likely purpose for writing his autobiography?
to make readers agree that reading is important
to inform reader about the life of slaves
To tell an interesting story
To tell how awful his Masters were
Which is an example of a cause-and-effect relationship?
Douglass comes to consider reading both a blessing and a curse.
Douglass gave bread to young boys and they helped him learn to read
After he learned to read, who did Douglass envy and why?
The little white boys because they could run around in the streets
His mistress, Mrs. Auld because she could read.
HIs fellow slaves because they couldn't read and didn't know they should be free.
The slave who was freed because he was smarter than Douglass
What metaphor describes how Mrs Auld became mean?
She was lamblike
She was tiger like
She was in a pit
She was a robber who stole him
Where was Frederick Douglass born?
Maryland
Arkansas
Connecticut
Which of the following best describes Frederick Douglass' life as a child?
A happy childhood growing up with family
A free child who worked hard on his parents farm
A slave who moved and hardly knew his parents
Douglass was “making friends of all the little white boys” (paragraph 1) most likely because __________.
he did not want to be seen with any fellow slaves
he knew that they could read and he could not
he did not know what to do with his extra bread
he hoped that one of them could convince his owner to free him
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is told in the __________ tense, from a ___________ point of view.
present; first person
present; third person
past; first person
past; third-person
What does the following passage mainly reveal about the life of Frederick Douglass (paragraph 4)?
“As I read and contemplated the subject, behold! that very discontentment which Master Hugh had predicted would follow my learning to read had already come, to torment and sting my soul to unutterable anguish.”
Douglass’s owner had warned him that learning to read would cause him pain.
Douglass only learned how to read in order to find out how to free himself.
Douglass was threatened with whippings from his owner if he learned how to read.
Master Hugh sympathized with Douglass because he also did not know how to read.
Which is most closely a central idea of this excerpt?
No one felt sorry for the plight of slaves except for slaves themselves.
Reading cannot change how you feel about things.
The process of self-discovery can be a painful one.
Children should not be learning about adult subjects.
What is the best question to ask yourself when you are trying to find the main idea?
Who is the main character?
What is one important detail?
What is the author's main point/message in this text?
What is the event being discussed in the text?
What is the main idea of the following paragraph?
Floods can cause tremendous damage. They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind. It can take months to clean up after a flood.
Floods take months to clean up
Floods can cause landslides
Floods can cause tremendous damage
What is the main idea of the following paragraph?
When we think of seaweed, we usually picture brown or green plants a foot or so in length. Seaweeds are also of other colors. Some are red. Some kinds grow to lengths of a hundred feet! These form giant seaweed forests, where many kinds of fish take shelter.
Why some seaweed grows so large
Why seaweed is red
What seaweed is like
Which sentence is a key/supporting detail that you should get enough sleep each night?
Dark rooms are best for sleeping
Seven to nine hours of sleep each night keeps you refreshed the next day
Many people sleep longer during the weekends
Caffeine keeps some people awake at night
What is the main idea of the following paragraph?
Sharks can lose up to 30,000 teeth in their lifetime. Sharks have teeth arranged in rows inside their mouths. These teeth do not have roots like human teeth do, so they fall out easily. When a shark takes a powerful bite into its food, several teeth are lost. When these teeth are lost, new ones push forward from the back rows to replace them. Luckily, sharks continually grow new teeth to replace the thousands they lose.
Sharks lose many teeth over the course of their lifetime
Shark teeth are very different from human teeth
Sharks are carnivorous predators
What is textual evidence?
Your claim.
Proof from the text to support your answer.
What the author thinks about a topic.
An explanation in your own words about your claim.
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.
If I were answering the question: "Is Kayla a good student?", which of the following would be an important detail?
Kayla is 13 years old.
Kayla goes to a Catholic School.
Kayla enjoys reading, and does her work to her full potential.
Claim: In the United States, we still need a post office. Which of the following is NOT a good piece of evidence to support this claim?
The post office is needed for the delivery of packages.
Nearly 90% of mail is junk mail and throwing it away is bad for the environment.
The post office serves Americans throughout the country
Evidence: Zoos cannot perfectly copy the animal's natural habitat. Zoos don't allow animals to think and problem solve like they would in their natural habitat. Which claim best matches the evidence?
Zoos are harmful to the well-being of the animals.
Zoos only exist as entertainment for humans.
Zoos are good for animals because many of the animals were endangered in their original habitats.
Claim: Libraries shouldn't get rid of printed books. Which of the following is NOT a good piece of evidence to support this claim?
Reading and researching online is easier and often contains more updated information.
People read more carefully on paper than they do on computers and tablets.
People tend to get distracted by other digital activities when they read on a device.
Evidence: Girls in girls-only classrooms tend to take more science and math classes than girls in mixed gender classes. Boys in boys-only classrooms take more art and drama classes than boys in mixed-gender classes. Which claim best matches the evidence?
Boys and girls in single-gender classrooms get higher test scores than children in mixed-gender classrooms.
Boys and girls in single-gender classrooms aren't prepared for the real world where offices and businesses are mixed gender.
Boys and girls in single-gender classrooms take more academic risks in their class choices.
Evidence: If the law required all American adults to vote, government would be forced to listen to all Americans. Mandatory voting in Australia led to a greater trust between the people and the government. Which claim best matches the evidence?
American adults should be required to vote because it creates a better relationship between the government and citizens.
American adults should be able to choose whether they vote because they can choose whether they want to be involved.
American adults should be required to vote because it will make citizens become more informed about our government.
