Weekly Quiz 7.1.5

Match the word to the sentence it correctly completes.

• combine

• Lindsey lives in a _____ that promotes peaceful coexistence in rural Tennessee.

• commune

• To make pizza dough, you need to _____ water and flour.

• exterior

• The teacher encouraged ____ among students to build teamwork skills.

• magnitude

• The _____ walls of the house need fresh paint.

• interaction

• The earthquake registered a high _____ on the Richter scale.

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CCSS.L.3.1C

Which of the following sentences uses a coordinating conjunction to create a compound sentence?
(Hint: FANBOYS)

• The students studied hard for the test, and they celebrated afterward.

• The students studied hard for the test, celebrating afterward.

• After the students studied hard for the test, they celebrated.

• Even though Macy likes figure skating

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Choose the homophone that correctly completes the sentence.

It was an incredible​ (a)   to see the archaeologist​ (b)   evidence about the ancient temple at the dig ​ (c)   .

• sight
• cite
• site

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CCSS.L.4.1G

CCSS.L.K.4A

Our parents asked (a)   to clean our bedrooms after dinner.

• we

• us

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Does the prepositional phrase function as an adjective or an adverb?

Jamie set the timer and then slid the tray into the oven.

• adverb

• adjective

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Determine whether each sentence is simple or compound.

Groups:

(a) Simple

,

(b) Compound

• The dog barked loudly at the stranger.

• I enjoy reading books, but my brother prefers watching movies.

• The children played in the park on a warm summer afternoon.

• She studied all night, and she still woke up early for class.

• The sun set behind the mountains in a blaze of orange and purple light.

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CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

What do the following lines from the excerpt mainly reveal about the crowd of refugees?

• Most of the crowd does not want to cross the border.

• There is a rhythm to the behavior of the crowd.

• The crowd is scattered all over the desert.

• Crowds of people usually behave like sheep.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

Which of the following inferences is best supported by paragraph 5?

• The border guards are too lazy to open the gate for the Afghan refugees.

• Most of the border guards enjoy confronting the Afghani crowds.

• The guards are lounging in the shade because it is too hot to move around.

• The Pakistani border guards want to use their power to get money from the refugees.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

1. Which statement by Ghulam Ali in paragraph 9 most strongly supports the idea that he has made a commitment to the narrator?

• 1. “You will need some rest before you attempt this mountain crossing.”

• 1. “Spend tonight here and sleep well, knowing that you will have nothing to do tomorrow except lounge around, rest, and catch your breath.”

• 1. “Let your only work be the gathering of your strength.”

• 1. “You and your mother are in my care now.”

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following best states a central idea of the excerpt from The Other Side of the Sky?

• The lowest common denominator of human behavior is found in large crowds of people.

• Nothing can stop a person’s fate from happening.

• It’s risky to put one’s trust in strangers.

• You can never give up on humanity, because there are always kind people in this world.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2