Ansel Adam’s
First, read the dictionary definition. Then, complete the task. Caretaker noun. A person employed to maintain property, such as a building or estate. Select the word in the paragraphs that most closely matches the definition provided.
Opportunities
Custodian
Expeditions
Communication
Custodian
The reader can infer that the narrator is in charge of the group. Which sentence from the text best supports this inference?
1. There we drove down a dry ravine on our winding way to the river bottoms, stopping now and then to gather a store of wild currants and gooseberries which grew in abundance.
2. There was in the company a girl of about Susan's age, whose name was Mary Parker, and from that time I had two companions as I rode in advance of the train.
3. I could have found no fault with these new members of our company, for they obeyed my orders without question from the oldest man to the youngest child.
4. It was such a sight as I had seen more than once, but to my companions it was terrifying at the same time that it commanded their closest attention.
3. I could have found no fault with these new members of our company, for they obeyed my orders without question from the oldest man to the youngest child.
Which statement best summarizes the central idea of the text?
1. Ansel Adams volunteered at a film development company when he was young and developed a foundation for photography.
2. Ansel Adams captured the smallest of details in everyday life, and considered the use of light, shade, and angles before taking a photograph.
3. Ansel Adams approached photography with the desire to capture the experience within the setting or subjects taken, evoking a range of emotion from his viewers.
4. Ansel Adams put extensive thought and preparation into his photography by documenting the types of film, lens, and filters needed when photographing his subjects.
3. Ansel Adams approached photography with the desire to capture the experience within the setting or subjects taken, evoking a range of emotion from his viewers.
Read the sentences from the text. When we broke camp in the morning it seemed as if the entire land was covered with the animals. They were in such throngs that the sound of their hoofs was like the rumbling of distant thunder. What does the phrase broke camp mostly suggest? Select three options.
1. The travelers left the territory.
2. The travelers ruined the area.
3. The travelers woke at sunrise.
4. The travelers moved from the site.
5. The travelers destroyed the supplies.
6. The travelers evacuated the surroundings.
1. The travelers left the territory.
4. The travelers moved from the site.
6. The travelers evacuated the surroundings.
Read the line from the text. "The picture we make is never made for us alone," he said later. "It is, and should be, a communication—to reach as many people as possible." What effect does the author's use of Adams' words have on the reader's understanding of Adams' work? Select two options.
1. that Adams was proud about the success he would enjoy
2. that Adams intended to share his photography with the public
3. that Adams felt pictures are the most important way art can reach people
4. that Adams thought about creating art as a way of speaking to the world
5. that Adams felt strictly that art should be made for others' enjoyment rather than for oneself
2. that Adams intended to share his photography with the public
4. that Adams thought about creating art as a way of speaking to the world
Read the sentences from the text. Near the mouth of the ravine we came upon a small log cabin, which had evidently been built by trappers, but the emigrants on their way into the Oregon country had converted it into a post office, by sticking here and there, in the crevices of the logs, letters to be forwarded to their friends in the States. Hung on the wall where all might see it, was a general notice requesting any who passed on their way to the Missouri River to take these missives, and deposit them in the nearest regular post office. What does the word missives most likely mean?
1. logs
2. signs
3. letters
4. trappers
3. Letters
Part A
Which of these inferences about the author's purpose is supported by the text?
1. She wants to reveal Ansel Adams' inspiration.
2. She wants to promote Ansel Adams' publications.
3. She wants the reader to consider a career in photography.
4. She wants the reader to know how Ansel Adams was raised.
1. She wants to reveal Ansel Adams' inspiration.
Part A
Which statement best summarizes the central idea of the text?
1. Several small families traveled the lengthy Oregon Trail.
2. There were numerous small towns along the Oregon Trail.
3. Many hardships and obstacles were met on the Oregon Trail.
4. Stormy weather often faced the travelers on the Oregon Trail.3. Many hardships and obstacles were met on the Oregon Trail.
Part B
Which sentence from the text best supports your answer in part A?
1. “When they arrived, Ansel’s parents gave him a gift- a simple Kodak Box Brownie camera.
2. "He made up a set of work sheets on which he could write down every decision he made when taking a photograph—the type of film he used and how it was loaded in the camera, which lens and films he‘d use, and all of the camera setting.
3. "He created his photos carefully, as though they were paintings like those seen at the Expo."
4. "Ansel Adams created over forty thousand photos during his lifetime."
2. "He made up a set of work sheets on which he could write down every decision he made when taking a photograph—the type of film he used and how it was loaded in the camera, which lens and films he‘d use, and all of the camera setting.
Part B
Which detail from the text best supports your answer in part A?
1. Susan rode with me, as she had from the beginning of the journey. Nothing of note happened to us, unless I should set down that this day was storm, and on that day the sun shone, until we came into the valley of the North Fork of the Platte, through a pass which is known as Ash Hollow.
2. Truly it was a small company to set out on so long a march, and when the leader begged that they be allowed to join us, I could not object, understanding that unless the strangers had someone of experience to guide them, the chances were strongly against their arriving at the Columbia River.
3. Mary Parker was a companionable girl, and she and Susan often cheered me on the long way, for even when the rain was coming down in torrents, drenching them to the skin, they rode by my side, laughing and singing.
4. This fort, if it can be called such, is simply a wall enclosing an open square of twenty-five yards each way, along the sides of which are the dwellings, storerooms, blacksmith shops, carpenter shops, and offices all fronting inside, while from the outside can be seen only two gates, one of which faces the north and the other the south.
1. Susan rode with me, as she had from the beginning of the journey. Nothing of note happened to us, unless I should set down that this day was storm, and on that day the sun shone, until we came into the valley of the North Fork of the Platte, through a pass which is known as Ash Hollow.