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WorksheetsUnit 7 Assessment (Practice Test)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
1. Which TWO details from Passage 1 show what Anna Rawle things of Cornwallis's surrender?
A. He was glad to see all here so cheerful, he said. (paragraph 1)
B. My friends and I have had long conversations on the melancholy situation of things. (paragraph 2)
C. Not knowing what to do, we ran into the yard (paragraph 3)
D. We had not been there many minutes before we were drove back by the sight of two men climbing the fence. (paragraph 3)
E. Those joyful days when all was prosperity and peach are gone, never to return. (paragraph 4)
2. What does the word dispatches mean as it is used in paragraph 2 of passage 1?
A. end
B. speed
C. messages
D. dismisses
3. What does the word pacified mean as it is used in paragraph 3 of passage 1?
A. calmed
B. confused
C. joined
D. fought
4. Part A: Which of the following is a central idea in passage 2?
A. British forces were defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown.
B. the british army was confident from victories in teh southern colonies.
C. Part of Virginia is a peninsula and is surrounded on three sides by water.
D. Loyalist did not think the colonies could successfully create a new nation.
4 Part B: Which detail from the passage supports the central idea in Part A.
A. After their earlier battles in the South, the british army was tired and struggling (paragraph 5)
B. Meanwhile, General Jean-Baptiste Rochambeau worked with General George Washing to plan their attack. (paragraph 6)
C. the American Revolutionary War ended shortly after this surrender. (paragraph 8)
D. Some Loyalists had experienced anger at the hands of Patriots during the war. (paragraph 10)
5. Which sentence explains why the language the author uses in Passage 2 differs from the language in Passage 1?
A. the author of Passage 1 describes personal reactions to events that have occured, while the author of Passage 2 uses objective language to explain facts.
B. the author of Passage 1 includes multiple witnesses perspectives, while the author of Passage 2 uses emotional language to persuade readers.
C. The author of Passage 1 uses humor to make her observations interesting, while the author of Passage 2 uses emotional language to entertain readers
D. The author of Passage 1 gives readers exact quotations from others who experienced the same events, while the author of Passage 2 focuses on their firsthand experiences.
6. In paragraph 2 of Passage 2, what is the meaning of the word preparations?
A. something not done
B. something done well
C. something done again
D. something done beforehand
7. Read the sentence from Passage 2
They disagreed with the Patriots and supported the British government throughout the American Revolutionary War.
What is the meaning of the word disagreed?
A. agreed again
B. agreed before
C. did not agree
D. were able to agree
8. Which two details from Passage 2 support the perspective that the British could not have defeated the Continental Army at Yorktown?
A. In the summer of 1782, British General Charles Cornwallis led his troops to victory in the southern colonies (paragraph 5)
B. Cornwallis hoped his men could stay in Yorktown until more supplies and troops arrived by sea from Great Britain. (paragraph 5)
C. This meant the aid Cornwallis needed never arrived (paragraph 6)
D. By the end of September, the British troops were blocked on all sides (paragraph 2)
E. this document outlined the terms of the British surrender.
9. Part A: Which perspective is offered in both passages?
A. some loyalists thought life would be difficult in America after the war.
B. the British army was exhausted by fighting in the southern colonies.
C. Some loyalists were shocked that the Continental Army had won the war.
D. the British army was defeated because the Continental Army attacked from trenches.
9. Part B: Select two details from passages 1 and 2 that support the answer to Part A.
A. When he was gone Ben Shoemaker arrived; he was told it as he came along and was astonished (paragraph 1)
B. However, as there is no letter from Washington, we flatter ourselves that it is not true (paragraph 1)
C. It seems universally agreed that Philadelphia will no longer be that happy place for us that it once was (paragraph 4)
D. After their earlier battles in the South, the British army was tired and struggling (paragraph 5)
E. After Cornwallis's surrender many loyalists feared what life would be like in their new nation.
10. What best explains why the language of Passage 1 differs from the language from Passage 2?
A. Anna Rawle is using a formal tone to express her feelings.
B. Anna Rawle is using words she hopes future readers will understand
C. Anna Rawle is using formal tone to present information objectively
D. Anna Rawle is using words she hopes will call readers of her time period to action.
11. Some Loyalists had experienced anger at the hands of Patriots during the war.
Which detail from Passage 1 best supports this statement?
A. The first thing I heard this morning was the Lord Cornwallis had surrendered to the French and Americans (paragraph 1)
B. Uncle Howell came in soon after breakfast, and though he is neither Whig nor Tory, looked as if he had sat up all night (paragraph 1)
C. It is true that Cornwallis is taken (paragraph 2)
D. Last night a mob surrounded our house, broke the shutters and the glass of the windows and were coming in (paragraph 3)
12. Part A: Which best describes the overall structure of Passage 1?
A. cause and effect
B. chronological order
C. compare and contrast
D. problem and solution
12 Part B: How does the structure of Passage 1 contribute to the overall meaning of the text?
A. It helps the reader understand the causes of Patriot aggression towards those who supported Britain.
B. It illustrates how the fears of Loyalists grew over time as Patriots began to threaten them.
C. It describes how everyday life in Philadelphia was not disrupted by the war.
D. It contrasts the lives of wealthy civilians with the lives of soldiers who fought the war.
