Topic: Reading/Comprehension of Informational Text/Culture and History
Quiz by English I - Texas Education Agency
Grade 9
ELAR (2009)
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
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- Q1The author's purpose for writing this selection is to -explain the effect Yankee Stadium had on Billy Crystalillustrate Mickey Mantle's importance to baseballrecognize Billy Crystal's achievements as an actorpromote the public's increased interest in baseball120s110.31.b.8
- Q2In which line from the article does the author reveal how she would like others to respond to her lack of hearing?Unlike a wheelchair or a white cane, my disability doesn't announce itself.It's a tender part, and you should handle it with care.I had always hated to be seen as inferior, so I never mentioned my lack of hearing.If I tell, people may see only my disability.60s110.31.b.8
- Q3According to the author, Pat Summitt learned important lessons about how to face difficult circumstances from her time spent -playing on the 1976 Olympic teamdealing with her Alzheimer's diagnosislosing games as a new coachworking on her family's farm60s110.31.b.8
- Q4Tara VanDerveer thinks Pat Summitt is equipped to handle her illness because of -her physical conditioningthe availability of good medical careher coaching experiencethe support from her team60s110.31.b.8
- Q5The selection is mainly about -the importance of luck in finding success in Hollywoodthe need for adult guidancethe importance of trusting oneselfthe limited career opportunities for women in Arkansas120s110.31.b.8
- Q6What is the primary purpose of the article?To detail how a special team of zoologists saves endangered animalsTo explain how a penguin made an unusual journeyTo make an argument for the release of animals from captivityTo describe the remarkable qualities of an unusual penguin120s110.31.b.8
- Q7What is the main idea of the article?New Zealanders turned an emperor penguin into an instant celebrity.An emperor penguin traveled thousands of miles to reach New Zealand.New Zealanders helped a lost emperor penguin return to the Antarctic.A zoo in New Zealand saved the life of an ailing emperor penguin.60s110.31.b.8
- Q8What is the author's primary purpose for writing the article?To describe the types of awards that parents and coaches should give to children for their accomplishmentsTo emphasize the unfairness of organizations that provide awards to all children regardless of meritTo convince readers that children will learn valuable life lessons only if they are not rewarded simply for participationTo explain to readers the benefits of rewarding children for their participation in competitive activities60s110.31.b.8
- Q9Which sentence best expresses the controlling idea of the article?It adds up: trophy and award sales are now an estimated $3 billion-a-year industry in the United States and Canada.Trophies were once rare things-sterling silver loving cups bought from jewelry stores for truly special occasions.Awards can be powerful motivators, but nonstop recognition does not inspire children to succeed.But after such praise of their innate abilities, they collapse at the first experience of difficulty.60s110.31.b.8
- Q10In paragraph 26, the description of Jimena's laugh suggests that she is -horrified that a doctor could ask such a ridiculous questionpretending to enjoy the doctor's attempt to be wittyscornfully mocking the doctor for his stupiditygenuinely amused by a question she finds a bit naive60s110.32.b.8
- Q11Read paragraph 7. The author's purpose for including this information in the selection is most likely to -support the claim that the Inughuits have a strong cultural heritageemphasize how geographically and culturally isolated the Inughuits once weredescribe the history of Europeans traveling to Greenland in order to study the Inughuitssuggest that Ross's expedition indirectly caused the destruction of Inughuit culture120s110.32.b.8
- Q12What does Leonard predict will cause the Inughuits to move south?The loss of their traditional languageThe effects of climate change on their environmentThe desire to move into modern housingThe end of their distinctive cultural heritage60s110.32.b.8
- Q13Which of these best describes the purpose of the selection?To describe the success of the technological breakthrough developed by Dr. V at Aravind Eye HospitalTo encourage eye surgeons throughout the world to model their methods after those used by Dr. VTo celebrate the work of an eye surgeon in India and describe the author's experience as a volunteerTo show differences between the way eye surgery is performed in the East and in the West60s110.32.b.8
- Q14The primary purpose of the selection is to convince readers that -the author experienced something positive as a result of his blindnessthe author's life would have been better if he had kept his sightmany blind people are grateful they do not have sightblind people deserve empathy and understanding120s110.32.b.8
- Q15How did the gift of a baseball affect the author?It motivated him to create a game that did not require sight.It reminded him of the fun activities that he could no longer enjoy.It reinforced his belief that people are often thoughtless.It offered him the chance to try playing a traditional game.60s110.32.b.8
