Emma Kelly and The Gold Rush
1.Read the following sentence from paragraph 6.
This stretch would later be known for wrecking boats and taking the lives of unskilled boat pilots.
What does the word stretch mean as it is used the sentence?
A. area
B. bend
C. flexibility
D. movement
A. area
10.Read the stanzas below from the poem, “To Sydney” by Robert Louis Stevenson
I too, O friend, have steeled my heart
Boldly to choose the better part,
To leave the beaten ways of art,
And wholly free
To dare, beyond the scanty chart,
The deeper sea.
All vain restrictions left behind,
Frail bark! I loose my anchored mind
And large, before the prosperous wind
Desert the strand—
A new Columbus sworn to find
The morning land.
-Robert Louis Stevenson
How does the structure of the poem help to convey its meaning?
A. by using end rhyme to add a sense of fearfulness
B. by using an exclamation mark to add the idea of competition
C. by using a first-person narrator to reveal the idea of personal desire
D. by using the name of a famous person to reveal a sense of innocence
C. by using a first-person narrator to reveal the idea of personal desire
to communicate a message or information, to make known
convey
a relationship where an action/s or event/s results in another action or event taking place
cause and effect
6.Which two quotations help to shape the central idea of the passage?
A. "I wanted to see and experience this so-called danger, which men freely take on, but which women may only read or hear of." (paragraph 6)
B. "Her dog alerted the others in her group." (paragraph 7)
C. "The temperature continued to drop and created thicker ice throughout the rest of Emma's trip down the river." (paragraph 10)
D. "There were so many people in Dawson that it drove down the price for work, decreasing wages from $15 a day to $6, $8, and $10." (paragraph 13)
E. "She also owned two mines in the Klondike, one at Dawson City and one at Circle City." (paragraph 14)
A and E
2.Read the sentence from paragraph 18.
By taking a risk and going to the Klondike, Emma Kelly broke the mold and created her own path in life.
What does the phrase "broke the mold" mean as it is used in the sentence?
A. made a mistake
B. was out of the ordinary
C. enjoyed being outdoors
D. was excellent with her lecturing
B. was out of the ordinary
11.Read the sentence from paragraph 4 below.
For a while, I felt certain I was drowning, for I was drawn down fathoms deep.
What is the meaning of the word drawn as it is used in the sentence?
A. commanded
B. forced
C. led
D. tempted
B. forced
the most important point an author is trying to make about the topic
central idea
a problem the characters must respond to
conflict
A penny for your thoughts? If it's a 1943 copper penny, it could be worth as much as fifty thousand dollars. In 1943, most pennies were made out of steel since copper was needed for World War II, so the 1943 copper penny is ultra-rare. Another rarity is the 1955 double die penny. These pennies were mistakenly double stamped, so they have overlapping dates and letters. If it's uncirculated, it'd easily fetch $25,000 at an auction. Now that's a pretty penny.
Which title best expresses the main idea of this text?
A. How Pennies are Stamped
B. Two Rare and Valuable Pennies
C. The Role of Pennies During World War II
D. How to Make Money by Collecting Coins
B. Two Rare and Valuable Pennies
3.Based on the passage, what can the reader infer about Emma Kelly?
A. She was unkind to those around her.
B. She was determined to focus on her goals.
C. She did not have the respect of anyone in the Yukon area.
D. She did not believe that she had the strength to ride the rapids.
B. She was determined to focus on her goals.
12.Read the sentence below from paragraph 4.
While we were heading for safety, the earth beneath us heaved and sank, throwing us into the sea amid the crushing waves.
What tone does the author’s use of the phrase heaved and sank convey?
A.cautious
B.comforting
C.disastrous
D.sarcastic
C.disastrous
an accurate but brief restatement of the passage's important details and central ideas that is free of opinions
objective summary
terms for the beginning and ending of a story (two words)
exposition and resolution
8.What information is revealed in paragraph 7?
A. how faithful her dog was
B. how dangerous the terrain was
C. how unprepared Emma Kelly was for the journey
D. how focused Emma Kelly focus was on proving her abilities
D. how focused Emma Kelly focus was on proving her abilities
4.Which quotation shows how the weather affected Emma’s time in the Klondike?
A. "They left Lake Lindeman the next day and traveled to Lake Bennett, where they camped for two days." (paragraph 5)
B. "This stretch would later be known for wrecking boats and taking the lives of unskilled boat pilots." (paragraph 6)
C. "The spray rose so thick and high we could not see the shore; the very air seemed like a sea of misty spray." (paragraph 8)
D. "When they arrived in Dawson City on November 1, 1897, the icy river was nearly impassable." (paragraph 12)
D. "When they arrived in Dawson City on November 1, 1897, the icy river was nearly impassable." (paragraph 12)
14.Which phrase must be included in a summary of the passage?
A. “buy merchandise for trading in faraway lands” (paragraph 1)
B. “busied ourselves with cooking and bathing” (paragraph 2)
C. “saw a large wooden bowl” (paragraph 4)
D. “found luscious fruits” (paragraph 6)
C. “saw a large wooden bowl” (paragraph 4)
one is stated directly and the other is not, the other just alludes to it or leads you to believe it
explicit and implicit
point of view
Being a clown isn't all fun and games. Rodeo clowns expose themselves to great danger every time they perform. When cowboys dismount or bulls buck them off, rodeo clowns jump in front of the bulls and motion wildly to get their attention. In this way rodeo clowns provide an alternate target, and in doing so protect the rider. Of course, this is a very dangerous thing to do. So you see, sometimes clowning around can be serious business.
Which title best expresses the main idea of this text?
A. Rodeo Clowns: Humorous Heroes
B. Many Different Faces: Types of Clowns
C. From the Circus: A History of Clowning
D. All in a Day's Work: Odd Jobs at the Rodeo
A. Rodeo Clowns: Humorous Heroes
5.Read the following sentence from paragraph 1.
Before departing, she contracted with newspapers from the Chicago, Kansas City, and St. Louis areas to report on the Klondike Gold Rush.
What does the word contracted mean as it is used in this way?
A. It means that Emma was interviewed regularly by reporters.
B. It means that Emma made an agreement to do a specific job.
C. It means that Emma demanded specific clothing to take with her.
D. It means that Emma charged money for the supplies she needed
B. It means that Emma made an agreement to do a specific job.
13.Which two phrases describe how the narrator advances the plot?
A. by describing his fear of ocean depths
B.by describing his love of flowering plants
C. by revealing his determination to meet a goal
D. by revealing his food choices while on the island
E. by providing a firsthand account of events in his journey
C and E
a reasonable guess based on evidence and background knowledge
inference
the reason that the author is writing about the topic (to inform, persuade, entertain)
author's purpose
Miya came out of the bathroom with tears in her eyes. She ran down to the cafeteria and asked the staff if they had any rice. Fortunately for Miya, Ms. Lucille did. Ms. Lucille filled a red plastic cup about half way with white rice grains and handed it to Miya. Miya pulled a damp phone from out of her back pocket and pushed it into the dry rice grains inside of the plastic cup. She sincerely thanked Ms. Lucille and then went back to class. She felt relieved, but she was still a little worried.
Why does Miya put her phone in the cup of rice?
Her phone had gotten wet and by putting it in rice, she was hoping to dry it out to fix it.