Unit 3 test review

Question 1: What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?

• to entertain the audience by sharing interesting facts about people's garbage

• to persuade the audience to get other people interested in recycling their trash

• to narrate a personal story about the author's adventures in recycling trash

• to inform the audience about ways that people could help their communities

Question 2: What is the author's purpose for writing the text?

• to inform the reader about how to start a school recycling program

• to inform the reader about why school recycling programs are sometimes unpopular

• to persuade the reader to check with their school about its recycling procedures

• to convince the reader of the benefits of school recycling programs

Question 3: What is the author's claim in the passage?

• Students who recycle are responsible people.

• Most schools already have recycling programs.

• Recycling programs are worth the effort.

• People think recycling programs are expensive.

Question 4: Who are the two target audiences of the passage?

• builders in need of a new pet project

• computer programmers looking for a new machine

• people too afraid to build their own computer

• individuals who need a computer to fill a specific need

• television viewers trying to find a new television box top

Question 5: What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?

• to persuade the reader to admire the bears

• to inform the reader about the bears' history

• to inform the reader about different bears

• to persuade the reader to help bears survive

Question 6: What claim does the author make about the resource materials available on the internet?

• The information is exclusive and provides an in-depth analysis of a topic.

• The information is unfiltered and provides a platform for opposing views and opinions.

• The information is instant because of how easy it is to upload information on the internet.

• The information is unreliable because the internet lacks quality control.

Read the sentence from the passage.

Libraries, on the other hand, only house selective and original resource materials that have been thoroughly researched and reviewed before being published.

Question 7: Which claim does this evidence support?

• The information offered by libraries is more genuine and reliable.

• The information in libraries is time-restricted.

• The information in libraries is better organized.

• The information offered by libraries is exhaustive and mindful.

Question 8: What claim is made by the author in the passage?

• The demands of competing may cause students to get anxious.

• Students are trying to balance both studies and other activities.

• Competitions do not improve students' interest in school activities.

• Students do not have the time to participate in school activities.

Angela ________ the harness around her.

• buckle's buckle

• buckling

• buckle

• buckles

Question 10: My aunt and uncle ______ for their turn.

• waits

• waiting

• wait

• wait's