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WorksheetsA Seed of Understanding Quiz
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 6hrs 45mins
Where is Eliza located in the story?
London
Bristol
Manchester
Liverpool
What year is the story set in?
1812
1800
1820
1830
What task does Eliza perform in the story?
Cooking dinner
Setting the table
Cleaning the house
Washing clothes
What were the British trying to prevent America from doing?
Trading with France
Trading with Spain
Trading with Germany
Trading with Italy
What did the British do to sailors on the sea?
Impressed them
Ignored them
Helped them
Rescued them
What did Eliza's father say the war affected in British cities?
Only financially
Only socially
Both financially and socially
Neither financially nor socially
What did Eliza's mother spend hours doing?
Cooking
Knitting
Reading
Writing
What emotion did Eliza's mother and other women share?
Happiness
Fear and resilience
Anger
Excitement
What aroma filled the air as Eliza's family ate dinner?
Bread
Stew
Soup
Pie
What had taken root within Eliza regarding the war?
A seed of understanding
A seed of confusion
A seed of fear
A seed of hope
What did the winds outside whisper about?
Stories of joy
Stories of hope and hardship
Stories of peace
Stories of wealth
What did the British citizens hold fast to?
Their wealth
Their hope
Their land
Their traditions
What did Eliza's mother’s voice carry a hint of?
Joy
Urgency
Sadness
Anger
What did the war seem to carve in British cities?
Visible lines
Invisible lines
New roads
New buildings
What did Eliza recall about her father?
His stories
His explanations of the war
His jokes
His songs
What is the author's purpose for presenting the information in a descriptive text structure?
To show what daily life was like for citizens during the War of 1812
To show how the British experience was different from the American experience during the War of 1812
To show the effect of using silverware during the War of 1812
To show the way British government provided solutions to the War of 1812
Which statement best describes Eliza's relationship with her Mother?
Eliza feels that her Mother is silly because she asks her to set the table.
Eliza is proud to be her Mother's daughter because of the way she helps in the War of 1812.
Eliza not only obeys her Mother, but also notices how she's feeling.
Eliza is afraid of her Mother because she is not good at knitting.
Which point of view does the author use in the story?
First person, as told by British soldiers
Third person, as told by Eliza's Mother
First person, as told by Eliza
Third person, as told by an outside observer
Read the sentences from Paragraph 3 of the selection.
What's the best paraphrase of these sentences?
Eliza helped with chores around the house, even though she was confused about the War.
When the British citizens heard the news about America fighting back, they were afraid.
She recalled how Father had tried to explain the causes of this war.
Britain's actions towards America caused America to retaliate, but Eliza didn't understand why it was necessary.
Which of the following key ideas is best supported by the details in Paragraph 4 of the selection?
The War of 1812 only affected British cities.
The War of 1812 negatively impacted British citizens.
Markets became empty during the War of 1812.
The citizens could see invisible lines drawn on the street during the War of 1812.
Based on the ideas presented throughout the selection, what can the reader conclude about British citizens during the War of 1812?
Uncertainty and fear changed how the British citizens lived their daily lives.
Every British citizen agreed with the impressment of American sailors.
British citizens did not have to change their daily routines during the War.
British citizens began knitting to create fabrics to donate for soldier's clothes during the War.
Read this sentence from Paragraph 3 of the selection.
None of it made any since to Eliza.
What change, if any, needs to be made to this sentence?
Add a comma after None
Change the period to an exclamation mark
Change since to sense
No change needed
Read this sentence from Paragraph 6 of the selection.
Yet, deep down, a seed of understanding had taken root within her: the war of 1812, with all its fears, was not just changing other nations but also those living in Britain.
What change, if any, needs to be made to the sentence?
Change war to War
Remove the comma before deep
Change the colon to a question mark
No change needed
