English II Practice Test – Unit 2

Which detail best supports the idea that Gutenberg’s invention had a major impact on society?

• Books were once copied by hand.

• Printing presses spread across Europe.

• One of the first books printed was the Bible.

• Church leaders feared losing influence.

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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What is paragraph 2 mainly about?

• The importance of the Bible.

• The slow process of hand-copying books.

• Gutenberg’s printing press and its efficiency.

• Why only wealthy people could afford books.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In paragraph 3, controversy most nearly means—

• A. discussion

• B. disagreement

• C. instruction

• D. excitement

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CCSS.RI.8.4

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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Which statement BEST summarizes the passage?

• Gutenberg’s invention transformed book production, spreading knowledge and shaping major historical movements.

• Printing the Bible caused conflict with the church, but it remained the only book widely available.

• Wealthy individuals controlled access to knowledge for centuries, and printing presses did not change that.

• Books have always been a part of history, but they became more decorative after the printing press.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does paragraph 4 suggest about the relationship between technology and ideas?

• A. Technology can restrict the flow of ideas.

• B. New ideas always lead to new technology.

• C. Technology can help spread ideas more widely.

• D. Ideas are more powerful than inventions.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 2?

• Change rulers to ruler's.

• Change enjoyed to enjoys.

• Change treats to treat's.

• Make no change.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is the MOST effective way to rewrite sentence 7?

• Ice cream was mass-produced when freezers invented in the 20th century.

• During the 20th century, the invention of freezers made it possible to mass-produce ice cream.

• Ice cream, during the 20th century, because of freezers, was mass-produced.

• Freezers, invented during the 20th century, ice cream mass-produced them.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What change, if any, should be made in sentence 4?

• Change appeared to appear.

• Change recipes to recipe's.

• Change cookbooks to cookbook's.

• Make no change.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

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Which sentence from the passage best shows that ice cream became widely available?

• A. “Ancient rulers in China and Persia enjoyed frozen treats made from fruit and snow.”

• B. “By the 1700s, recipes for ice cream appeared in American cookbooks.”

• C. “Thomas Jefferson is said to have served ice cream at the White House.”

• D. “During the 20th century, the invention of freezers allowed ice cream to be mass-produced.”

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 5?

• Change became to become.

• Change favorite to favorit.

• Change classes to class’s.

• Make no change.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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