Making Changes Unit Test Review

Anish is researching the history of the Olympics and finds a government report that has information he can cite in his essay.

This type of source is considered

• an academic source.

• an internal source.

• a popular publication source.

• a news publication source.

Men, women, and children were packed into dark, foul-smelling compartments. They slept in narrow bunks stacked three high. They had no showers, no lounges, and no dining rooms. Food served from huge kettles was dished into dinner pails provided by the steamship company. Because steerage conditions were crowded and uncomfortable, passengers spent as much time as possible up on deck.

Based on the concrete details in this excerpt, which word best describes how the immigrants felt?

• anxious

• awkward

• embarrassed

• distressed

Which lines from Brighton Beach Memoirs best describe the setting?

• A wooden frame house, not too far from the beach. It is a lower-middle-income area inhabited mostly by Jews, Irish and Germans.

• He is wearing knickers, a shirt and tie, a faded and torn sweater, Keds sneakers and a baseball cap.

• Outside on the grass stands EUGENE JEROME, almost but not quite fifteen.

• Her sister, BLANCHE MORTON, thirty-eight, is working at a sewing machine.

KATE Your Aunt Blanche has a splitting headache.

BLANCHE I don't want him to stop playing. It's just the banging.

LAURIE (Looks up from her book) He always does it when I'm studying. I have a big test in history tomorrow.

EUGENE One pitch, Mom? I think I can get him to pop up. I have my stuff today.

KATE Your father will give you plenty of stuff when he comes home! You hear?

EUGENE All right! All right!

KATE I want you inside now! Put out the water glasses.

BLANCHE I can do that.

KATE Why? Is his arm broken? (She yells out again) And I don't want any back talk, you hear?

(She goes back to the kitchen)

EUGENE (Slams the ball into his glove angrily. Then he cups his hands, making a megaphone out of it and announces to the grandstands) "Attention, ladeees and gentlemen! Today's game will be delayed because of my Aunt Blanche's headache..."

Which line best helps the audience understand Kate's viewpoint that Eugene is disrespectful to her?

• All right! All right!

• Your Aunt Blanche has a splitting headache.

• (She yells out again) And I don’t want any back talk, you hear?

• One pitch, Mom?

Which article would most likely use a cause-and-effect text structure?

• "Which Pet Is Right for You?"

• "Dogs Make Better Pets than Cats"

• "The Best Reasons for Owning a Cat"

• A Day in the Life of a White House Pet"

Immigrants usually crossed the Atlantic as steerage passengers. Reached by steep, slippery stairways, the steerage lay deep down in the hold of the ship. It was occupied by passengers paying the lowest fare.

Men, women, and children were packed into dark, foul-smelling compartments. They slept in narrow bunks stacked three high. They had no showers, no lounges, and no dining rooms.

The purpose of this excerpt is to help readers understand immigrants’

• unsafe living conditions.

• uncomfortable travel conditions.

• unhealthy meal choices.

• unhappy family lives.

Which phrase signals a compare-and-contrast text structure?

• as a result

• before long

• for this reason

• on the other hand

hose who failed to get past both doctors had to undergo a more thorough medical exam. The others moved on to the registration clerk, who questioned them with the aid of an interpreter: What is your name? Your nationality? Your occupation? Can you read and write? Have you ever been in prison? How much money do you have with you? Where are you going?

Some immigrants were so flustered that they could not answer. They were allowed to sit and rest and try again.

Which detail best supports the idea that being interviewed at Ellis Island was very stressful for the immigrants?

• Immigrants sometimes were exhausted and hungry after the voyage.

• Some immigrants got so nervous that they couldn’t answer the questions.

• Clerks at Ellis Island asked if immigrants could read and write.

• The registration clerk used an interpreter to question immigrants.

When their ship docked at the Hudson River pier, the immigrants had numbered identity tags pinned to their clothing. Then they were herded onto special ferryboats that carried them to Ellis Island. Officials hurried them along, shouting "Quick! Run! Hurry!" in half a dozen languages.

Based on the concrete details in this excerpt, which word best describes how the immigrants felt?

• content

• confused

• disrespected

• indifferent

Which article would most likely use a compare-and-contrast text structure?

• "How Practice Can Make Perfect"

• "Setting Up Your New Profile Page"

• "A Guide to Rainwater Harvesting"

• "MP3 Players: The Pros and Cons"