Language Arts
From “The Book of Three” by Lloyd Alexander, what 3 character traits would you use to describe Achren when you read the following:
“Achren’s face turned livid. Hissing, she struck at Gwydion and her blood-red nails raked his cheek.” p. 61
A. Good, kind, loving
B. Evil, mean, dangerous
C. Brave, courageous, bold
D. Powerful, strong, forceful
Answer: B “Evil, mean, dangerous”
If I ask you to find the quotient of 42 and 6 I am asking you to:
A) Add
B) Multiply
C) Divide
D) Subtract
Answer: C) Divide
A monkey eats bamboo, small bugs, and vegetables such as lettuce. What type of consumer is a monkey?
Answer: Herbivore
About the invention of the printing press.
During the Renaissance, a copyist took five months to produce a single book. One man and a printing press could produce 500 books in the same amount of time. About how many books could a printing press produce in a month?
A)500 books
B) 100 books
C) 15000 books
D) The information given was not enough.
Correct Answer B)
If it took 5 months to produce 500 books, then 500/5= 100 books per month.
“It is not the trappings that make a prince”…..” nor, indeed, the sword that makes the warrior.” P.25, “The Book of Three”
What can you conclude from this statement?
A. Princes don’t know how to trap
B. Good soldiers need good swords
C. Swords do not make good warriors
D. Don’t judge a person by the way he/she looks
Answer: D “Don’t judge a person by the way he/she looks
In one week, Sandy earned $312 for babysitting. This was $28 more than Megan. How much did Megan earn in one week?
A) $320
B) $340
C) $384
D) $394
Answer: C) $384
A snake hunts and eats mice, rats, rabbits, and eggs. What type of consumer is this snake?
Answer: Carnivore
About the Renaissance.
Imagine you go to a Museum in Italy and see the following pictures:
Picture #1: A Catholic pope telling a group of people how they should dress.
Picture # 2: A person looking at the moon using a magnifying glass and taking notes.
Picture # 3: The map of the European continent.
Which of the following options would you relate to the Renaissance? Select all that apply.
A) Pictures #1 and # 3
B) Picture # 2
C) Picture # 2 and # 3
Correct Answer: C) Picture # 2 and # 3
Picture #1 is incorrect because during the Renaissance people questioned authorities, including the Catholic pope.
The right answer is c) because during the Renaissance people began to believe that they could find out the truth by looking at the world and figuring out how it worked. They drew conclusions from what they observed (scientific method of getting knowledge).
Picture # 3 is correct because the Renaissance was a European movement.
From “The Book of Three,” p.24, Lloyd Alexander describes Gwydion as, “the stranger had the shaggy, gray-streaked hair of a wolf.” What kind of figurative language did Lloyd Alexander use?
A. Metaphor
B. Personification
C. Simile
D. Syllable
Answer: A. “Metaphor”
If Bill ate 3 eggs on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and Bob ate 2 eggs all of the other days of the week; who ate more eggs?
A) Bill
B) Bob
Answer: B) Bill
What type of consumer are you?
Omnivore
About the Reformation.
Imagine you are spending your winter break in London. As you walk, you see a group of people studying the Bible by themselves inside a building. The building looks like a church but doesn’t have any statues inside. After they finished reading the Bible, these people started praying without any ritual.
From the major religions of the world, what kind of religion do you think these groups of believers belong to?
A) Islam
B) Catholic church
C) Judaism
D) Protestant church
Correct Answer: D) Protestant church
“Dallben, master of Caer Dallben, was three hundred and seventy-nine years old.” P.11 The Book of Three” by Lloyd Alexander. WhichFantasy Element best describes the example above?
A. Extraordinary
B. Magic
C. Preposterous
D. Supernatural phenomenon
Answer: C “Preposterous”
Sally worked for 5 hours and made $7.62 each hour. Jason Worked for 7 hours and made $5.63 each hour. Lindsey worked for 6 hours and made $6.55 each hour. Who made the most money?
A) Sally
B) Jason
C) Lindsey
D) Mr. Karsies
Answer: B) Jason
Sharks are fish that eat many other types of fish as well as animals such as seals. What type of consumer are sharks?
Carnivores
Analyzing primary sources.
Christine Pizan wrote:
“ I am amazed by the opinion of some men who claim that they do not want their daughters, wives, or kinswomen to be educated because their mores [morals] would be ruined as a result. . . Here you can clearly see that not all opinions of men are based on reason and that these men are wrong.
- CHRISTINE DE PIZAN, The Book of The City of Ladies
In a historical timeline, where would you locate the life period of this writer?
a) Between the 1st to the 13th centuries.
b) Between the 14th to 17th centuries.
c) Between the 19th to 20th centuries.
Correct Answer: b) Between the 14th to 17th centuries.
You learned in class that during the Renaissance Christine de Pizan was one of the first European writers to question the different treatment of boys and girls. Also, you learned that the Renaissance was a European cultural movement that took place between the 14th to 17th centuries.
What conclusion could you make from the following scenario: The rain came down in barrels, soaking the students returning
from their class and inundating the gym with gushes of water.
Students were soaking wet and hair and clothing were thoroughly
drenched. Students wanted to go home but had to wait for an hour
before leaving.
A. Parents needed to be contacted and given time to get home
B. Buses were not ready
C. Teachers wanted to finish their lessons
D. Dr. Kapono needed to finish his lunch first.
Answer: A. “Parents needed to be contacted and given time to get home
Jack used 18.5 kg of sugar on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. He used 16.3 grams all of the other days of the week. How many kilograms of sugar did Jack use in one full week?
A) 65.2 kg
B) 120.7 kg
C) 71.8 kg
D) 88.1 kg
Answer: B) 120.7 kg
Scientists found a fossil of an animal with flat teeth that were used for grinding plants and sharp teeth that are used for tearing meat. What type of consumer does the fossil belong to?
Omnivore
About the Renaissance.
Which of the following languages, even if you don’t know them, would you relate to the Renaissance?
A) 學校 ( the language of the people who merchants learned how to make paper during the Middle Ages).
B) Wiedergeburt (the language of the country where Martin Luther was from).
C) Escuela ( the language of the country where Christopher Columbus was from).
D) Αναγέννηση (the language where the term “photosynthesis ” came from).
Correct Answer: B) and D)
B) Wiedergeburt (the language of the country where Martin Luther was from).
D) Αναγέννηση ( the language where the term “photosynthesis ” came from).