ELA Milestones Review 2

Using Context Clues

Active and Passive Voice

Meanings of words

Central Idea

100

"Now, at the expiration of four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the attention and engrosses the energies of the nation, little that is new could be presented."

What is the meaning of the word expiration in the first paragraph?

A. ending

B. filling

C. timing

D. waiting

A. Ending

100

Everybody loves somebody sometime.

One way to rewrite this sentence using passive voice is:

A. Sometime somebody loves everybody.

B. Somebody loves everybody at sometime.

C. Somebody is loved by everybody sometime.

D. Everybody feels love for somebody sometimes.

C. Somebody is loved by everybody sometime.

100

The phrases blow off steam and rude awakening are examples of which kind of language?

A. formal

B. idiomatic

C. persuasive

D. rhetorical

B. idiomatic

100

When reading, what is the second question you need to ask yourself?

What does the author want me to know about the topic?

What is this writing about?

What is the title of the text?

How long do I have to read?

What does the author want me to know about the topic?

200

What does the word reproof mean within the context of this sentence?

As for Ben, he was less afraid of a whipping than of his father's reproof. And, indeed, his father was very much disturbed.

A. encouragement

B. indifference

C. laughter

D. scolding

200

I have been rejected many times in my life.

Which of these choices indicates a change from the passive voice to the active voice?

A. So many people have rejected me in my life.

B. I was rejected a few times when I was young.

C. I am still rejected by many people today.

D. I will be rejected by many people in the future, no doubt.

A. So many people have rejected me in my life.

200

average:
1.That service which a tenant owed his lord, to be done by the work beasts of the tenant, as the carriage of wheat, turf, etc.
2.Any charge in addition to the regular charge for freight of goods shipped.
3. A mean proportion, medial sum or quantity, made out of unequal sums or quantities; an arithmetical mean. Thus, if A loses 5 dollars, B 9, and C 16, the sum is 30, and the average 10.
4. Any medial estimate or general statement derived from a comparison of diverse specific cases; a medium or usual size, quantity, quality, rate, etc. The average of sensations.

Which is the BEST meaning for average as it is used in this sentence?

While it doesn’t look much different than the average vitamin capsule, the work it does inside the body, is truly amazing.

A. Definition 1

B. Definition 2

C. Definition 3

D. Definition 4

200

Every day when [Bill] came back from his stroll he would ask if any seafaring men had gone by along the road. At first we thought it was the want of company of his own kind that made him ask this question, but at last we began to see he was desirous to avoid them. When a seaman did [stay] at the Admiral Benbow (as now and then some did) he would look in at him through the curtained door before he entered the parlour; and he was always sure to be as silent as a mouse when any such was present.

According to the text, why does Bill regularly ask about “seafaring men”?

A. He isn’t sure that other guests at the inn will be welcoming of sailor.
B. He is trying to secure a job as part of the crew on a new ship.
C. He’s hoping to find an old friend and fellow sailor.

D. He doesn’t want to encounter any other sailor unexpectedly.

B. He is trying to secure a job as part of the crew on a new ship.

300

You could stump your big toe, and it would never get hurt;
You could kick up the sand, you could play in the dirt.

Which BEST describes the meaning of "stump," as used in the passage?

A. to hit

B. a musician

C. to confuse

D. a dead tree

A. to hit

300

Determine which of the sentences is written in active voice.

A. The biography has been returned to the library.

B. The Nathaniel Hawthorne essay was written by my best friend.

C. I made a better grade on my essay than I thought I would make.

D. The Scarlet Letter is being read by all of the English classes.

C. I made a better grade on my essay than I thought I would make.

300

What does prominent mean in sentence 2?

(2) She was born in 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts, to a very prominent family.

A. financially unstable

B. scandalous and infamous

C. reclusive and secretive

D. well known and important

300

The Tower of London is an important and historic site in England. It began as the castle of William the Conqueror almost a thousand years ago. Since then, many buildings have been added to it, and the site has greatly changed. Over the years, many important people, such as kings, queens, and political prisoners, have been imprisoned inside the Tower. Today, the Tower is a place for people to visit, tour the grounds, and learn about British history.

Which of these choices BEST summarizes this paragraph?

A. It's too expensive to visit the Tower of London.

B. The Tower of London has a long and interesting history.

C. Political prisoners once called the Tower of London home.

D. William the Conqueror built the Tower of London a long time ago.

B. The Tower of London has a long and interesting history.

400

Asteroids are not easy to spot because they often look like very dark blobs against the darkness of outer space.

In the context of this sentence, what does the word blobs mean?

A. an object with no shape

B. an object that is very hot

C. an object that projects light

D. an object that produces sound

A. an object with no shape

400

Which choice demonstrates passive voice?

A. The waiter apologized to the angry customer.

B. A delivery truck just pulled up to the dock.

C. The chipped glass was replaced with a new one.

D. Every day, mechanics check planes before they depart.

C. The chipped glass was replaced with a new one.

400

The heart that feels not now is dead; the blood of his children will curse his cowardice, 1
who shrinks back at a time when a little might have saved the whole, and made them 2
happy.

I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and 3
grow brave by reflection.

'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is 4
firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. 5

What inference can you make from contrasting the ideas in the first five lines of this passage?

A. Most people allow fear to stop them from fighting in wars.

B. Writing this passage when heartbroken, Paine's theme is one of despair.

C. Thomas Paine understands human fear and sympathizes with the flaws of common man.

D. A cowardly person is as good as dead, but a brave person lives to fight for his beliefs.

400

Many intellectual histories of the Black Power movement of the 1960s and 1970s rely heavily on essays and other explicitly ideological works as primary sources, a tendency that can overrepresent the perspectives of a small number of thinkers, most of whom were male. Historian Ashley D. Farmer has shown that expanding the array of primary sources to encompass more types of print material—including political cartoons, advertisements, and artwork—leads to a much better understanding of the movement and the crucial and diverse roles that Black women played in shaping it.

Which choice best describes the main idea of the text?

A. Before Farmer’s research, historians had largely ignored the intellectual dimensions of the Black Power movement.

B. Farmer’s methods and research have enriched the historical understanding of the Black Power movement and Black women’s contributions to it.

C. Other historians of the Black Power movement have criticized Farmer’s use of unconventional primary sources.

D. The figures in the Black Power movement whom historians tend to cite would have agreed with Farmer’s conclusions about women’s roles in the movement.

B. Farmer’s methods and research have enriched the historical understanding of the Black Power movement and Black women’s contributions to it.

500

“The giant salamander is over 3-feet long,” he explained. I stared at the salamander sitting in the palm of my hand, and I could not imagine what it might be like to run into a giant version.

According to paragraph 7 a version is a

A. addition

B. drawing

C. story

D. type

500

Transfer this Active Voice sentence into the Passive one: Britain kept Napoleon on an island.

a) Napoleon was been kept on an island by Britain.

b) Napoleon had kept on an island by Britain.

c) Napoleon kept on an island by Britain.

d) Napoleon was kept on an island by Britain.

500

I had to wind my new watch to the correct time.

A. moving air

B.to turn around

500

Have you ever seen a giraffe at the zoo? Giraffes are the tallest animals in the world. The average height of a giraffe is 16-18 feet tall. This animal has a very long neck and legs. Giraffes eat the leaves from tall trees. Other animals cannot reach that high. Male giraffes are even taller than female giraffes.

What is the main idea of the passage?

a. Giraffes are extremely tall animals.

b. Giraffes don’t sleep very much.

c. Giraffes are unique animals.

d. Giraffes eat leaves.

a. Giraffes are extremely tall animals.