Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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According to the author, what was the real feature of the house?
A | the hammock | C | the piazza | B | the roof | D | the fireplaces |
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2
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What can be concluded about the author from the information in the
passage?
A | He goes on holiday often. | C | He doesn’t like to do
housework. | B | He is not good at keeping secrets. | D | He is a skilled
politician. |
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3
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Which statement BEST supports the idea that the author’s “experiment
was worth trying”?
A | If Japan and Russia agree to peace, the war will end. | B | Japan and Russia will
probably not agree to the terms of peace. | C | Germany, France, and England agreed to
peace. | D | The author has been successful in his past
negotiations. |
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Where would you expect “Pine Knot” to be located?
A | near a body of water | C | near a farming community | B | near a large,
fast-paced city | D | near a
wooded, secluded area |
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Read the Karate
passages, and then answer the following question(s).
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When the author quotes a sensei as saying “There is no first strike in
karate,” what point is the author trying to make?
A | Both opponents strike at the same time in karate. | B | Karate students
strike more than one place at a time by using hands and feet together. | C | Karate has only
defensive moves. | D | Karate students are not supposed to start fights. |
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How is karate DIFFERENT from the way it appears on TV?
A | The clothing is not really the white uniform seen on TV. | B | Karate masters really
break things, but on TV only special effects are used. | C | In real karate, the masters are much bigger than
they appear on TV. | D | In real karate, the goal is not to beat up
someone like is seen on TV. |
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The author organized the passage “Karate Science” to show how karate
masters break things. How did she do this?
A | The author gives arguments to convince readers that karate masters do not use special
effects. Then she gives examples of what masters do to support the arguments. | B | The author uses
chronological order to tell each step that is taken to make a karate strike. | C | The author compares
the masters’ strikes to what is seen on TV throughout the passage. | D | The author asks
questions about the master’s strikes. She then answers these questions with details to explain
why and how things happen. |
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8
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If the passage “Karate Science” needed a new title, which would be
BEST?
A | “The Secrets Behind the Karate Strikes” | B | “How to
Maximize the Force” | C | “Karate Tools” | D | “How to be a
Karate Master” |
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Which statement describes what the author of “The Story of Karate”
probably thinks about physical fighting?
A | People should use hands and feet instead of weapons. | B | People should fight
only for an important cause. | C | Fighting is okay as long as you are not the one
to start the fight. | D | Fighting moves should be used for
self-defense. |
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10
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Which of the following is the MOST important tool in karate?
A | the hand | C | the hips | B | the elbow | D | a makiwara |
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How can someone benefit from karate?
A | It can help someone grow faster. | B | It can make your memory
better. | C | It can help someone learn self-control. | D | It can improve your
vision. |
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The author states that readers should leave karate strikes to karate masters.
Which information from the passage “Karate Science” supports the author’s
statement?
A | You need to be physically fit. | B | It takes many years of intense training to
become a karate master. | C | Karate masters are experts at using special
effects in karate. | D | A black belt’s hand has toughened skin and
strong muscles. This allows it to absorb the force from a powerful
blow. |
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The information in the passage “Karate Science” could BEST be used
for a student research project on which topic?
A | becoming a karate master | B | how to defend oneself with karate
strikes | C | the use of force and momentum in karate | D | focusing your energy
in karate |
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Read line 8 from the poem.
Through thy torn brim’s jaunty
grace;
What does the word jaunty mean?
A | simple | C | lively | B | beautiful | D | careless |
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Read line 100 from the poem.
Quick and treacherous sands of
sin.
Which word means almost the OPPOSITE of treacherous?
A | safe | C | dangerous | B | evil | D | correct |
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Read line 36 from the poem.
Of the black wasp’s cunning
way,
Which word means almost the SAME as cunning?
A | easy | C | carefree | B | clever | D | secretive |
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What is the MAIN theme of the poem?
A | Enjoy the pleasures of youth while they last. | B | Nature is a
child’s best friend. | C | Children are too innocent to know life’s
pain. | D | True knowledge cannot be learned in school. |
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What is the speaker’s point of view in stanza 3 of the poem?
A | The speaker wishes to be young again. | B | The speaker lists all the things he remembers
from his youth. | C | The speaker remembers his own youth, and he identifies with the barefoot
boy. | D | The speaker describes how his own youth was different from the barefoot
boy’s. |
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What can be concluded about the speaker from the information in the poem?
A | The speaker has had an unhappy adulthood. | B | The speaker feels
love and respect for the barefoot boy. | C | The speaker and the barefoot boy are
related. | D | The speaker is an old man. |
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Read these sentences from the passage.
This room was below the
dining-room. All consented to this.
Which word means almost the OPPOSITE of
consented?
A | agreed | C | approved | B | argued | D | disagreed |
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Read this sentence from the passage.
The family were all in
dismay.
What does the word dismay mean?
A | in a state of unhappiness | C | in a state of
anger | B | in a state of joy | D | in a state of confusion |
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Which statement BEST supports the idea that Mr. Peterkin was NOT a proud
man?
A | He was willing to admit that he didn’t know what to do. | B | He was willing to
wait for the carpenter. | C | He was willing to dine in the
kitchen. | D | He was willing to listen to everyone’s
suggestions. |
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Read the Comets
passages, and then answer the following question(s).
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Which two words from the passages have almost the SAME meanings?
A | extend, orbit | C | coma, core | B | push, jostle | D | gas, sublimation |
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The information in the passage “Sky Dust” could BEST be used for a
student research project on which topic?
A | collecting sky dust | C | NASA. | B | sky dust found near the
Milky Way | D | comets |
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If the passage “Sky Dust” needed a new title, which would be
BEST?
A | Clues from Space | C | Pollution in the Sky | B | Wild-2 | D | NADP |
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Short Answer
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Read the Comets
passages, and then answer the following question(s).
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Both passages provide information regarding comets. How does that information
DIFFER in the passage “Comets” from the passage “Sky Dust”?
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Studying sky dust is useful to scientists in tracking pollution. What
information from the passage “Sky Dust” is a good example of this?
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Why was it a challenge for Stardust to get samples and data from Wild-2?
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Why was Wild-2 chosen over many other comets for the Stardust mission?
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Why does the distance between a comet and the sun change when a planet’s
distance from the sun stays nearly the same?
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