Unit Two Exam
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- Q1
In "Rumpelstiltskin," how does the miller's daughter change throughout the story?
Rumpelstiltskin
After her child is born, she realizes that family is more important than wealth.
She becomes an honest character who always tells the truth.
After she is married, she realizes that intelligence is as important as appearance.
She becomes a powerful character who takes back control of her life.
30s - Q2
Read the passage from a news release.
The radio station's survey will question 13- to 17-year-olds about their tastes in music. Since gifts and prizes are offered as incentives for participating, everyone will leap at the chance to help get the station off the ground.
Which phrase in the sentence provides a clue to the meaning of the word incentives?
participating
gifts and prizes
are offered
to help get
30s - Q3
In which ways can ellipses be used correctly?
Select all that apply.
to break up long sections of text
to represent an unfinished thought or speech that trails off
to clearly divide ideas in a sentence
30s - Q4
Read the passage from "Rumpelstiltskin."
On the third day, the messenger came back again, and said, "I have not been able to find a single new name. But as I came to a high mountain at the end of the forest, where the fox and the hare bid each other good night, there I saw a little house. Before the house a fire was burning, and round about the fire a funny Little Man was jumping. He hopped upon one leg, and shouted:
"Today I brew, tomorrow I bake,And next, I shall the Queen's child take!Ah! well it is, none knows the same—That Rumpelstiltskin is my name!"
How does Rumpelstiltskin's behavior lead to the plot's resolution?
Rumpelstiltskin
Because Rumpelstiltskin gloats about his upcoming victory over the Queen, the messenger learns his name.
Because Rumpelstiltskin sings the magic words, the messenger tells the Queen how to break the spell.
Because Rumpelstiltskin reveals his plan, the messenger warns the Queen not to make the deal.
Because Rumpelstiltskin hops on one leg, the messenger explains to the Queen his weakness so she can trick him in the end.
30s - Q5
Read the passage from "Rumpelstiltskin."
Once there was a miller who was poor, but who had a beautiful daughter. Now it happened that he had to speak to the King, and in order to make himself appear important he said to him, "I have a daughter who can spin straw into gold."
The King said to the miller, "That is an art which pleases me well. If your daughter is as clever as you say, bring her tomorrow to my palace, and I will try what she can do."
How does the miller's boast to the King lead to his daughter's promise to Rumpelstiltskin?
Rumpelstiltskin
By agreeing that his daughter will work for the King for free, the miller leaves his daughter so poor that she must accept the bargain.
By accepting the King's invitation to bring his daughter, the miller sacrifices her to gain his own freedom and forces her to take the deal.
By lying to impress the King, the miller puts his daughter in a helpless position and forces her to make a desperate trade.
By admitting the truth about his daughter's secret ability, the miller encourages the King to take her captive.
30s - Q6
Read the sentence from an article about a sports champion.
Peter Westbrook first began training with the sabre, a weapon based on a sword formerly used in battlefield combat.
Which strategy helps readers understand the meaning of sabre as it is used in the sentence?
Read the definition of the word sabre in the sentence.
Look for antonyms of the word sabre in the sentence.
Review the example of the word sabre in the sentence.
Compare the word sabre with the word combat.
30s - Q7
In The Story of My Life, which individual introduced author Helen Keller to the beauty of nature?
The Story of My Life
Miss Sullivan
the author herself
the author's mother
Laura Bridgman
30s - Q8
Read the passage from The Story of My Life, Chapter 4.
The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me. I am filled with wonder when I consider the immeasurable contrasts between the two lives which it connects. It was the third of March, 1887, three months before I was seven years old.
Why does Helen Keller say that this day was "the most important day" she remembers?
The Story of My Life
Miss Sullivan introduces Helen to language.
Miss Sullivan removes Helen from an unloving home.
Miss Sullivan diagnoses Helen's physical condition.
Miss Sullivan takes Helen to her new school.
30s - Q9
Read the passage from The Story of My Life, Chapter 4.
Have you ever been at sea in a dense fog, when it seemed as if a tangible white darkness shut you in, and the great ship, tense and anxious, groped her way toward the shore with plummet and sounding-line, and you waited with beating heart for something to happen? I was like that ship before my education began, only I was without compass or sounding-line, and had no way of knowing how near the harbor was. "Light! give me light!" was the wordless cry of my soul, and the light of love shone on me in that very hour.
How does this analogy describe Helen Keller's feelings?
The Story of My Life
She felt isolated and deprived of information, like a ship lost in fog.
She felt afraid of getting hurt, like a ship that cannot see obstacles because it is surrounded by fog.
She felt angry, like a ship that cannot move through fog.
She felt she was constantly struggling, like someone trying to reach a ship in thick fog.
30s - Q10
In The Story of My Life, Chapter 4, why does Helen Keller not care at first that she has broken her new doll but then later becomes upset?
The Story of My Life
After she realizes that everything in the world has a name, the things in her life seem more important to her.
After she learns to spell "doll," she wishes to have a real doll again.
After she begins to go on nature walks, she wishes for a friend to take with her.
After she understands that the doll is a gift from her teacher, she is worried that she will seem rude.
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