Unit Assessment

Part I: Key Reading Skills and Key Literary Elements



1.	When you identify cause and effect, you
	A.	think about the author’s purpose.
	B.	find the most important idea in a paragraph or selection.
	C.	evaluate the author’s point of view.
	D.	look for what makes something happen.

2.	A supporting details help you understand why something happens in a story.
	A.	True
	B.	False

3.	The author’s personal way of using language is called
	A.	style.
	B.	cultural reference.
	C.	metaphor.
	D.	chronological order.

4.	When you analyze a selection, you do all of the following EXCEPT
	A.	think about how the parts of a selection work together.
	B.	think about what the author is saying.
	C.	look for details that support the main idea.
	D.	look at how the main ideas are organized.

5.	The story The Electric Summer is told in chronological order.
	A.	True
	B.	False

6.	Which of the following demonstrates the use of metaphor?
	A.	The flowers smell as sweet as spring.
	B.	She faced the challenge with the courage of a lion.
	C.	His words were like music to my ears.
	D.	She runs as gracefully as a gazelle.

7.	A cultural reference is the mention of a value, belief, tradition, or custom practiced in a certain culture.
	A.	True
	B.	False

Part 2: Vocabulary
Choose the letter of the word or phrase that means about the same as the underlined word.



8.	If something is inevitable it is
	A.	unavoidable.
	B.	unfortunate.
	C.	strong.
	D.	easy to understand.

9.	If you are part of something monumental, you will probably feel
	A.	ashamed.
	B.	tired.
	C.	satisfied.
	D.	proud.

10.	If something is a novelty, it is probably
	A.	large.
	B.	unusual.
	C.	beautiful.
	D.	expensive.

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