Chapter Review Quiz

Directions:

Choose the best answer to each question. You may refer to pages 39–46 in Contemporary’s GED Language Arts, Reading if you need additional help. When you have finished the quiz, click on Submit Answers to receive feedback and results. You may also choose to e-mail your results to your instructor.

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1	What is application?
		A)	the skill of transferring your understanding of a concept in a passage to a different situation
		B)	understanding details stated directly by the author
		C)	understanding a term in context
		D)	the ability to summarize and restate information


2	What skill are you using when you are able to relate the plot of a work from one historical context, such as Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, to a work from another historical context, such as the musical West Side Story?
		A)	application skills
		B)	context clues
		C)	restatement skills
		D)	summarizing skills


3	What do application skills help you to do?
		A)	identify the main idea
		B)	determine how an author organizes information
		C)	predict how a character will behave in a new situation
		D)	interpret figurative language


4	Which of the following is NOT a part of application?
		A)	understanding the main idea of a passage
		B)	understanding the supporting details of a passage
		C)	applying information to a new context or setting
		D)	summarizing new information and rephrasing it


5	To what should you pay particular attention when responding to an application question?
		A)	the question instead of the passage
		B)	the passage instead of the question
		C)	both the question and the passage
		D)	neither the question nor the passage

Questions 6 through 10 refer to the excerpt on page 44 in your textbook.


6	Based on the information provided in the first paragraph of the excerpt, what do you think the construction workers would do during their free time?
		A)	volunteer work
		B)	play golf
		C)	go to the library
		D)	go to the local tavern


7	Which of the following ideals would the construction workers value?
		A)	freedom
		B)	security
		C)	stability
		D)	humility


8	If one of the construction workers decided to change careers, which of the following would he most likely choose?
		A)	an emergency room doctor
		B)	a priest
		C)	an accountant
		D)	a dentist


9	According to the information in the excerpt, which of the following traits is NOT regarded highly by construction workers?
		A)	wealth
		B)	independence
		C)	excitement
		D)	attachment


10	What is the main idea of the excerpt?
		A)	Construction workers like to work a lot of overtime.
		B)	The life of a construction worker is adventurous, nomadic, dangerous, and unstable.
		C)	Construction workers will drive miles to be a part of a new building boom.
		D)	Construction workers are often hard of hearing.

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