Units 1-2 Customs and Art
Fill in the blank. Yet although these Christians smelled, since this was the case for everybody, ______ noticed.
A. everybody
B. everyone
D. nobody
D. nobody
What was the name of the "new world" Columbus and the European explorers believed they discovered?
the continent of America
Dogs have a small muscle, which allows them to raise their inner eyebrow, which wolves do not.
What is the term for this muscle movement?
A. Puppy wolf eyes
B. Puppy dog ears
C. Puppy dog eyes
C. Puppy dog eyes
One of the most outstanding minds of our time has "left".
What does left mean in this sentence?
A. Gone away
B. Went travelling
C. Died
C. Died
Each morning during the hour-and-a-half bus ride to the orphanage, I would think of how little I had slept the night before, how tired I was, and how there was no air conditioning on the bus.
Based on the sentence above, which statement is FALSE?
A. The bus was very warm
B. The writer feels excited
C. The writer does not want to be on the bus
B. The writer feels excited
Please choose which answer is NOT correct. People tend to rely on ______ to decide what is clean or dirty.
A. cultural beliefs
C. attitudes
D. practical beliefs
D. practical beliefs
Which answer does NOT have the same meaning as the underlined word?
They had invented more than a dozen different systems of writing, devised calendars as accurate as any in use day,...
A. created
B. invented
C. organized
C. organized
What is another term for the human-dog bond?
A. dog's enhanced social interaction with humans
B. dog's unenhanced social interaction with humans
C. dog's enhanced physical interaction with humans
A. dog's enhanced social interaction with humans
He did numbers. He never married. He left no children.
What does this sentence mean?
A. Erdos did not leave children to the left (direction)
B. Erdos did not have children
C. Erdos did not abandon his children
B. Erdos did not have children
My friends on the bus described all the bugs that had infested the orphanages we were to work at for the next week. They told me how dirty everything would be and how dangerous the streets were.
Who does they refer to? Please write your answer.
My friends
Choose the correct meaning of pact. After many long discussions, the two boys finally worked out a pact.
A. agreement
B. argument
C. discussion
A. agreement
What does they refer to?
Across the whole continent, native peoples spoke some 1,200 separate languages. They had invented more than a dozen different systems of writing...
If the Earth depended only on the sun regulating its tilt, it probably would not be able to support life as we know it.
Based on the sentence above, which statement is false?
A. The Earth's tilt is regulated only by the sun
B. Without the moon, humans and animals could not survive on Earth
C. The sun does not have a main role in regulating the Earth's tilt
A. The Earth's tilt is regulated only by the sun
He didn't just share his genius. He shared his money. It seems comical to say so because he had so little.
What did Erdos have so little of? Write down your answer.
Money
The whole time, I was thinking, who would give such a wonderful child up?
What does give up mean in this sentence?
A. To abandon
B. To stop trying
C. To lose hope
A. To abandon
What does the underlined part refer to?
Let it be your reminder, if you need one, that no one - ever makes it alone.
A reminder
Choose the expression that does NOT have the same meaning as acted together.
Each member nation governed itself, but they acted together in time of war and met to discuss issues that concerned them all.
A. cooperated
B. worked as one
C. fought separately
C. fought separately
Although we tend to think of the moon being in a fixed orbit around the Earth, it is actually moving away from us at a rate of 3.8 centimeters per year, and this is affecting the length of our day.
What is the meaning of fixed?
A. Fluctuating
B. Does not change
C. To repair something
B. Does not change
How was Erdos different from other Mathematicians?
A. He died young
B. He worked until he died
C. He gave away his money
B. He worked until he died
I kissed her scar, hoping, once more, to erase her memories. ___________ She stopped crying and smiled.
Please choose ONE to fill in the blank.
A. But it did not.
B. She turned away.
C. I told her I loved her.
C. I told her I loved her.
Write an expression with the same meaning as conditions.
Despite their seemingly hopeless conditions, two of his sons, Albrecht and Albert, had the same dream...
situation
circumstance
position
How was the Iroquois Confederacy passed down?
The Iroquois Confederacy was governed by a constitution, the Great Law of Peace, which was passed through oral tradition from one generation to the next.
A. Through written texts
B. Through songs
C. Through telling others
C. Through telling others
The only dog species in the study that did not have the muscle was the Siberian husky, which is among more ancient dog breeds.
Why does the Siberian husky not have the eyebrow muscle?
A. Because it is a newer breed of dog
B. Because it is evolutionarily closer to wolves than other breeds of dogs
C. Because huskies can never evolve to have "puppy dog eyes"
B. Because it is evolutionarily closer to wolves than other breeds of dogs
He had so little because he gave away everything he earned.
Based on this sentence, what kind of person is Erdos? Please write down your answer.
Answer: Erdos is...
Generous
Kind
Thoughtful of others
Nice
I can't imagine my life without a loving family surrounding me or a roof shielding me from the night.
Based on the sentence above, which statement is true?
A. The writer cannot imagine herself as an orphan
B. The writer can relate to the orphans
C. The writer grew up in an orphanage when she was younger
A. The writer cannot imagine herself as an orphan