Unit 1B Test Review

Read the claim.

Raphael was dedicated.

Which excerpt from "The Child of Urbino" best supports the claim?

• "For hours at a time Raphael would stand quietly beside the old man as he worked, noting each detail of the potter's skill, and storing up in his little head  the things he learned there."

• "Poor Luca was in despair. He knew very well that his chance of winning Pacifica was gone. Raphael's tender heart was touched."

• "Raphael called Luca to see his work. Trembling with eagerness, he uncovered his jar and platter and showed them to his friend."

• "Raphael kissed the duke's hand. Then he turned to his father. 'Is it true,' he asked, 'that my jar and platter have been chosen?'"

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Read the sentence.

Martin Luther King's voice rolled like thunder over the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial.

Which statement best interprets the bolded figurative language in this sentence?

• It means that Martin Luther King's speech occurred during a rain shower.

• It means that Martin Luther King's voice had a strong power over his audience.

• It means that no one listened to Martin Luther King's speech.

• It means that at the Lincoln Memorial, King's voice could not be heard over the thunder.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which statement best describes an argument made in "President John F. Kennedy's Speech at Rice University"?

• The United States has been a world leader in many ways and should be a leader in space exploration, too.

• Space exploration is important, but the country should proceed slowly and with caution toward its goal of reaching the moon. 

• The city of Houston has the most to gain by investing in the United States' exploration of space.

• The United States has made important discoveries on the moon and is far ahead of other countries in space exploration.

Which excerpt from "Mary Cassatt: Artist and Trailblazer" best supports the idea that Cassatt blazed a trail for future female artists?

• "Though women in her time had little freedom and few choices, she achieved her ambition to become a professional artist."

• "More than any other person, Mary Cassatt helped introduce Americans to the work of the Impressionists."

• "In Paris, Cassatt studied with successful artists. She carefully copied paintings in the Louvre."

• "Her teachers admired them so much that they encouraged her to try to get them displayed in the great annual art exhibition called the Salon."

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Part A

Based on details in "Washed-up Plastics Become Art With a Vital Message," what inference can be made?

• People only dispose of items of little value in the ocean.

• It can be difficult for Pozzi to find material for her art.

• Animals eat plastic because they mistake it for food.

• Freshwater animals suffer the most harm from plastics.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Part B

Which evidence from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• "She wants the size of her creations to help people to realize just how much plastic gets washed into the oceans."

• "'People are talking about plastics and the Great Lakes and the waterways in a way that we were hoping for but not really sure it would happen,' she said."

• "A fish made entirely of fish-bitten plastic is among the pieces to be added in October."

• "An army of about 10,000 volunteers in Oregon help her collect, prepare and assemble the beach trash into art."

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Read the sentence from "On the Front Lines with Thurgood Marshall."

"So the court was moving more and more towards recognizing the intangible aspects of education and saying that no matter what you did, you could not be equal so long as you were keeping people separate."

What is the meaning of the word intangible as used in this sentence?

• unclear

• uncomplicated

• unbelievable

• untouchable

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a central idea of "Mohandas Ghandi: Truth in Action"?

• Ghandi led his people to independence and self-sufficiency without using violence.

• Ghandi believed the Untouchables deserved more rights than other Indians. 

• Ghandi thought South Africans should let Indians sit anywhere on trains.

• Ghandi learned to live a life of nonviolence from his father's friend.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which sentence uses the word vivid correctly?

• The pie was vivid as I bit into it.

• The author's description of the sunset was vivid and clear.

• The bank line was too vivid to wait.

• I had vivid jobs throughout my teen years.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sentence uses a double negative correctly?

• The sailor was not unappreciative of the family's generosity.

• Molly never gets no respect from her sister.

• Fernando's parents won't give him no money for lunch tomorrow since he didn't do his chores.

• I was not going to get no more sun that day.