The Cobbler and the Rich Man
What is the lesson of the Passage?
d. It takes more than money to bring a person happiness.
What is the main idea of the Passage?
The Titanic was an ocean liner that took Thomas Andrews over two years to build.
What is the main idea of the passage?
D. Jane Goodall studied chimpanzees in Gombe, Tanzania, and discovered different examples of how chimpanzees are similar to humans.
What is the Central message of the poem?
a. A camel is unlike other animals because it is ready for any situation.
In "The Plaint of the Camel" what does the word bestraddle mean?
Part B
Which 2 phrases from lines 22-24 support your answer?
b. sit upon with legs hanging over
Part B
b. rode a giraffe
E. ride on a rabbit
Which two quotations from the passage best support the lesson?
E. He took the money home and hid it, but he hid his joy with it.
F. He took the money, and hurried to the rich man. He cried, Oh give me back my songs and my sweet sleep! Here is your money, every cent of it, I made a poor trade.
According to the passage, how were White Star ships different form Cunard ships in the early 1900s?
The White Star ships were plainer
Which two quotations support the main idea of the passage?
B. Chimps, like humans, expressed feelings through gestures. They hugged and kissed one another.
E. It had long been thought that we were the only creatures on earth that used and made tools. What she saw proved that was not so.
According to the poem which animal lives in a pen?
d. Pig
The Plaint of the Camel.
What does the work repose mean in line 8?
c. Rest
What can the reader conclude about the cobbler form paragraphs 11-13?
D. The cobbler wanted to return to his old way of life.
Which statement describes the structure used in paragraph 5?
The paragraph uses comparison to show how the Titanic was similar in size to other large objects.
According to the passage, which two body parts allow chimps to make and use tools?
b. Brains
E. Thumbs
Read lines 19-20
But a camel comes handy
wherever it's sandy-
What does the author mean by these lines?
c. Camels are skillful and useful in the sand.
Who is Jane Goodall?
What does the word gestures in paragraph 2 mean?
Part B
Which phrase from Paragraph 1-3 supports your answer?
b. movements
Part B
A. grunts, pants, and screams
Which word describes the cobbler at the beginning of the passage?
b. glad
Which 2 quotations from the passage support the author's point that the Titanic was designed to be "unsinkable"?
d. That meant that anything that hit the bottom would have to rip through two thick layers of steel to cause a leak.
E. If an accident caused a compartment to become flooded, it could be sealed off from the rest of the ship.
According to the passage how are chimps and humans similar?
C. Both chimps and humans can show anger.
D. Both chimps and humans use shovels to dig holes.
Which animal eats noodles with meat and cream?
D. Poodle
What is meant by the phrase "sea trials" in paragraph 11?
Part B
Which phrase from paragraph 11 best supports the answer in Part A?
a. series of checks to make sure a boat is ready to sail.
Part B.
It had to be tested.
How did the rich man change after he gave money to the cobbler?
C. The rich man started to sleep better.
What is the purpose of the caption in the passage?
Part b. Which quotation from the passage describes what is shown in the photograph?
D. It describes what can be viewed in a photograph.
Part b
C. The Titanic had a gym with exercised machines and mechanical horses.
Which statement describes the structure used in paragraph 20?
Part B
Which statement describes how the passages from Who Is Jane Goodall? and The chimpanzees I Love are similar?
a. The paragraph uses cause and effect to explain how the chimpanzee's tool was used to catch termites.
Part B
D. Both passages describe a moment when Jane Goodall made an amazing discovery about chimps.
What technique does the poet use in the poem?
D. The poet compares camels to different animals in each stanza.
Part A
What is the meaning of the phrase"makes so little" in paragraph 2?
Part B
Which 2 quotations from the passage best support the answer in Part A?
C. The cobbler earns a small amount of money from
his job fixing shoes
Part B
D. One day he said to himself I believe I will help the cobbler over the way. He has a hard time to make enough money to buy his food and clothes.
E. On may days- the holidays - I earn nothing . I wish there were fewer of these; but then we mage to live.