NY ELA Review Testing

Read this sentence from paragraph 1 of the article. In the days when farmers worked with ox and sled and cut the dark with lantern light, there lived a boy who loved snow more than anything in the world. How does the author’s word choice in the sentence affect the meaning of the passage?

• A -by suggesting that the ideas in the passage are made up

• B- by showing that the subject of the passage became famous

• C-by suggesting that the topic of the passage is familiar

• D- by showing that the events in the passage happened long ago

What is the meaning of the word “pelted” as it is used in paragraph 3?

• A -created

• B- found

• C -saved

• D- threw

Which quotation best supports a main idea of the article?

• A -“He expected to find whole flakes that were the same . . .” (paragraph 4)

• B -“ ‘Fussing with snow is just foolishness,’ his father said.” (paragraph 6)

• C- “Even so his first pictures were failures . . .” (paragraph 7)

• D- “ ‘Now everyone can see the great beauty in a tiny crystal,’ he said.” (paragraph 7)

What does the information in paragraph 9 suggest about the author’s point of view?

• A - The author believes that Bentley could have been more careful.

• B- THe author respects Bentley’s many different interests.

• C -The author admires Bentley’s dedication.

• D- The author questions the methods Bentley used.

Which statement is true based on the information in paragraphs 6 and 11?

• A- Bentley’s work with snow required expensive equipment that he was willing to spend all his money on.

• B -Bentley was thought to be foolish throughout his life because of his interest in snow

• C -Bentley’s parents thought he should do something with his life other than taking pictures of snow

• D -Bentley became less interested in studying snow than in publishing pictures and giving speeches.

What does the reader learn about Bentley from paragraphs 10 and 11?

• A -He was more interested in sharing his work than in making money from it.

• B- He worked hard to develop a way of making photographs of snowflakes.

• C- He wanted to find out if all snowflakes were different from each other.

• D- He was able to follow his interests because of the help he got from his family

Which sentence best describes how the article is organized?

• A - The reasons for Willie Bentley’s experiments with snow are presented, followed by their eventual conclusions.

• B- The events of Willie Bentley’s life and his study of snow are described as they happened over time.

• C- The different problems of photographing snow are explained and then Willie Bentley’s solutions are described.

• D- The important ideas about snow in Willie Bentley’s discoveries are presented, followed by details and examples.