NSD61 6 ELA PAT PREP EXAM PART 3

Read the Article the Mammoth Discovery.

According to the article, Jarkov was different from other mammoths that had been found because Jarkov

• Was fully intact

• was totally surrounded by ice

• weight more than other mammoths

• had larger tusks than other mammoths

According to the article, the mammoth was discovered by

• Bernard Buigues

• reindeer herders

• a group of scientists

• A Discovery Channel worker

Which of the following events directly led Bernard Buigues to assemble a team of scientists to recover the mammoth?

• “X-rays taken through the ice show it still has its hair and skin” (line 4)

• “reindeer herders from a local tribe spotted two giant tusks” (line 6)

• “They removed the 45-kg (100-lb) tusks, which were 3 m (10 ft) long”(lines 7–8)

• “he heard that the rest of the mammoth was buried in the ice” (line 9)

The statement “The frozen ground was as hard as cement” (line 16) is an

example of

• simile

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• exaggeration

The main problem encountered by the researchers when moving Jarkov was the

• weight of Jarkov

• strength of the cage

• freezing temperatures

• distance that Jarkov would be moved

The bugs and plants found in Jarkov’s hair will help scientists to

• determine Jarkov's age

• understand what caused Jarkov's death

• determine what woolly mammoths ate

• understand how woolly mammoths lived

Read the excerpt "from HARRIS and ME". Which of the following phrases is a synonym for the word "fate" (line 5)?

• A future outcome

• An altitude change

• The challenge of a task

• The enjoyment of an event

Which of the following statements describes the effect that the removal of the

mechanical governor from the washing machine motor has on the motorcycle?

• The brakes become ineffective.

• The motorcycle is difficult to steer.

• The speed of the motorcycle is uncontrollable.

• The weight of the motorcycle is greatly reduced.

The phrase “Bolts, belts, the bicycle” (line 11) illustrates the writer’s use of

• simile

• hyperbole

• aliteration

• personification

Which of the following quotations best demonstrates the author’s use of imagery?

• "It was amazing that nothing fell apart" (line 23)

• "he passed me standing at the end of the driveway" (line 28)

• "Making the turn into the road was clearly impossible" (line 32-33)

• " in a dazzling, cartwheeling spray of engine, spokes, wheels, frame, and tangled belt" (line 35-36)