WorksheetsUnit 5 Assessment Exploration
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of these are often included in MEMOIRs?
It focuses on a specific moment in someone’s life.
It is told by someone who experienced the events.
It tells about a modern-day family.
It does not include any dialogue.
It tells how something negative turned out to be positive.
Which piece of evidence supports a CENTRAL IDEA that "a sense of home is created by people and memories, not the house itself"?
All of us dancing together was when the old green house really started to feel like home.
I felt like I was betraying my room by taking down all my posters and leaving its walls bare
Of course all that dusty old furniture was gone, as were all those pictures of strangers.
There was my old bed and lamp, and someone had even hung up one of my music posters.
I remember when we first looked at the house. Mom and Dad had let me come house hunting, and I didn’t like any of the houses very much. The last one we looked at was an old green house with a big, empty yard. There were no trees to climb or bushes to hide in, so right off the bat I was against it. Inside were dusty old chairs that didn’t look very comfortable and pictures on the wall of a bunch of strangers. The kids’ bedroom didn’t have any of the cool music posters or other decorations that I had in my room. I couldn’t imagine living in this strange place, but for some reason my parents liked it.
What is the CENTRAL IDEA of this paragraph?
how the narrator felt about the house before her family moved in
why the new house was an improvement on the old house
problems with the house that were fixed when the family moved in
the sense of style of the house’s previous owners
Read these sentences.
The last one we looked at was an old green house with a big, empty yard. There were no trees to climb or bushes to hide in, so right off the bat I was against it.
Which inferences can you best make from these sentences? Choose two options.
There are trees at the narrator's old house.
The narrator does not want to give up her old home.
The narrator does not like trees and bushes.
The narrator believes climbing trees is dangerous.
The narrator is afraid of getting lost in the bushes.
Read these sentences.
Sure enough, there were Mom and Dad in the living room of the new house, dancing and grinning. Jessica and I couldn’t help but join in.
Which inference can be made based on these sentences?
Taking part in a family tradition in the new house is helping the narrator accept her new home.
Listening and dancing to music in the new house is more enjoyable than in the old house.
The narrator did not realize that her parents had packed the CDs.
The narrator is embarrassed to see her parents dancing.
Which sentence from the passage best supports a universal theme about "THE POWER OF LOVE TO TRIUMPH OVER ALL"?
Even here, in this cold and lonely place, he felt how much he adored his daughter.
If he had been more patient, things might have been different.
He was ready to stay here and give up the battle.
His hands grabbed the sack and pushed the corn-cob doll back inside.
What is an epic?
something written in poetic form
dialogue
a story about ancient Greece
Which of these phrases supports a CENTRAL IDEA that "explorers in the West bravely faced danger to discover unfamiliar lands"?
the discovery of a new world as large as half Europe
What Radisson had begun in 1659–1660
the last act in that drama of heroes
empire out of wilderness
Which of these "empire out of wilderness
pieces of evidence" from a passage would best support an inference that "Explorers of the day risked death and other dangers on their journeys"?
The passage says Lewis and Clark returned “without losing a single man but Sergeant Floyd.”
The passage says De la Vérendrye “found the way barred by the Rockies.”
The passage says De la VérendThe passage says that the exploration begun by De la Vérendrye “was completed by Lewis and Clark in 1805.”
The passage says that the explorers “all alike possessed the same hero-qualities.”
The word pervade uses the Latin root -vad- and the Latin prefix per-, which means “throughout.” Based on your knowledge of -vad-, choose the most likely meaning of pervade.
tear throughout
spread throughout
absent throughout
stay throughout
The word active uses the suffix -ive. Based on your knowledge of -ive, choose the sentence in which active is used correctly.
Ron needed help, so Keisha gave him an active.
We don’t want to be late, so let’s active!
George is an active person and walks two miles a day.
Carlos still needs to active his account online.
Which of the following answer choices are meanings of the Latin root -dur-?
Choose three that apply.
to hold out
to harden
to grow
to act
to last
Read the following sentences from a short story.
Bailey imagined holding his beloved Caitlin again. He saw the look of delight on her face as he handed her the doll. Even here, in this cold and lonely place, he felt how much he adored his daughter.
Use context clues from the sentences to choose the most likely meaning of the word beloved.
somewhat unhappy
greatly cared for
overly friendly
not as favored
Read the following sentence.
Sarah and I lingered after class to talk to our teacher about our ideas for the next essay.
Based on the context, choose the phrase that is most likely the meaning of lingered as it is used in the sentence.
refused to leave
delayed leaving
were unable to leave
attempted to leave
Based on your knowledge of the Latin root -ped-, choose the most likely meaning of pedestrian.
someone who travels by foot
someone who travels by car
someone who travels by boat
someone who travels by air
Which sentence is the best example of a detailed description of actions?
He had been lured to the West by the promise of better farm land for himself and his family.
If he had waited until spring, then his family might not be starving in a log cabin.
His foot slipped under him, and he went crashing to the ground.
He was ready to stay here and give up the battle
Which excerpt from a passage describes the character’s emotions?
Peeking out from the sack was the corn-cob doll that a kindly farmer had given him.
A picture floated into his mind of his youngest daughter, Caitlin, playing with the doll.
Even here, in this cold and lonely place, he felt how much he adored his daughter.
His arms pushed him up, and his legs steadied under him.
Which excerpt from a text helps to create a hopeful mood?
The sack he had been carrying flew ahead of him.
He would take one last look at the world, and then just close his eyes.
He eyed the sack, filled with the meat that would have kept his family alive.
He saw the look of delight on her face as he handed her the doll.
Read this sentence.
At first, even the researchers themselves doubted that a planet of such a large size could have escaped notice, but after additional research, they were convinced.
Which words from the sentence are prepositions? Choose two options.
first
that
of
after
were
Read the sentence.
The researchers who found signs of the new planet had not seen the planet before making the announcement.
Which phrases from the sentence are prepositional phrases? Choose two options.
The researchers
who found signs
of the new planet
had not seen the planet
before making the announcement
Which sentence contains a subject complement?
The largest planet in the solar system is Jupiter.
The planets further from the Sun have a longer year.
Mathematicians use computer simulations to learn about the solar system.
Humans can only survive in the atmosphere and climate available on Earth.
Which sentence contains a predicate noun?
Planets circle the Sun.
Researchers are scientists.
Discoveries take time.
Orbits are predictable.
Which sentence contains a predicate adjective?
We know about eight planets in our solar system.
Researchers noticed a large planet.
Researchers were happy.
It was Planet Nine.
