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Unit 2A Study Guide

Total questions: 2

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1-4.
1.

In paragraph 7 the word belayer means --

a)

person who cheers for climbers. 

b)

The person who controls the safety rope. 

c)

The highest point on the Indiana Jones Bridge. 

d)

A special type of knot used while climbing.

2.

Which sentence from the story supports the idea that Katie believes she  can cross the bridge?

a)

There was also an amazing high-ropes course, and the Indiana Jones  Bridge was the very highest part of it. (paragraph 3)

b)

I had wanted to try it ever since we’d arrived. (paragraph 4)

c)

I had wanted to try it ever since we’d arrived. (paragraph 4)

d)

After I was belted into my too-tight harness, I started to climb.  (paragraph 5)


3.

Read the question carefully. Then enter your answer in the space provided. What is the main message in the story? Use text evidence to support your  answer.


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4.

What are the most likely reasons that the author includes the information  in paragraphs 5 and 6? 


a)

To describe the type of harness the author used

b)

To explain how the author climbed the wooden pole

c)

To show the author's feelings about trying the high-ropes course

d)

To explain how to properly use safety equipment while climbing

e)

To describe the scenery surrounding the high-ropes course


5-8.

Jett is writing a paper about his vacation. Read the last three  paragraphs of Jett’s paper and look for corrections he needs to  make. Then answer the questions that follow. 

My Best Vacation Ever 

(1) We traveled with a group of people from my mom’s  school to search for dinosaur fossils in south america. (2) “This is  some vacation,” I complained on the first day. (3) My brother  quickly agreed. (4) Every day we went with Mom to look for fossils.  (5) The first six days we had no luck. (6) Then on the last day, my  mom and I went hiking. (7) We didn’t expect to find anything.  (8) We just wanted to climb some cliffs. (9) Near the campsite. 

(10) While we were hiking, we saw something sticking up out  of the dirt. (11) As we dug around, we found some little pieces of  bone! (12) Mom started taking pictures, but I ran back to tell the  others. (13) Everyone from the group came to look. 

(14) We had found parts of a skeleton! (15) After some  research, Mom and her friends realized that we had discovered the  fossil of an animal that lived 240 million years ago! (16) Excitedly,  Mom carefully placed the information about our amazing discovery  in her book, "Unearthing the past." (17) The trip had just gotten a  whole lot more exciting!


5.

What change should be made in sentence 1?

a)

Change group to groups 


b)

Change search to searched

c)

Change dinosaur to Dinosaur 


d)

Change south america to South America

6.

What is the correct way to write sentences 8 and 9?

a)

We just wanted. To climb some cliffs near the campsite.

b)

We just wanted to. Climb some cliffs near the campsite.

c)

We just wanted to climb some cliffs near the campsite.

d)

We just wanted to climb some cliffs, and near the campsite. 


7.

What change should be made in sentence 12?

a)

Change Mom to mom

b)

Change taking to take

c)

Change but to so 


d)

Sentence 12 does not need to be changed.


8.

What change should be made in sentence 16?

a)

Change placed to place

b)

Change amazing to amaezing

c)

Change her to she 


d)

Change Unearthing the past to Unearthing the Past