Lesson 9: Other Worlds: Unit Test
Multiple Choice
A Sound of Thunder"
Choose the letter of the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics.
1. The bozer was resilient every time he was knocked down he got back up. (I point)
A- Capable of withstanding shock
B- Stubbornly irrational
C- Consistently unbeatable - ( My Answer ♡)
D- Capable of using defensive motion
"Nethergrave"
2. NetherMagus says that in Nethergrave, Jeremy will never be. (1 point)
A- Abandoned - ( My Answer ♡)
B- Teased
C- Tripped
D- Hurt
Choose the letters of the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics.
3. the swimmers worked hard on their synchronization of their water ballet. (1 point)
A- having movement precede each sound
B- the ability to withstand cold
C- having sound happen at the same time as action
D- having mechanical motion in the performance - ( My Answer ♡)
Brown and Baurtigan
4. What does the narrator of "all watch over by machines of Loving grace" want? (1 point)
A- People to reject computers - ( My Answer ♡)
B- Humans to become robots
C- The world to disappear
D- People to be free from work
5. What is the benefit of Bushnell sees in a video game? (1 point)
A- They improve kids' reflexes -( My Answer ♡)
B- They excited kids about technology
C- They fill up our leisure time
D- They are affordable activity
Choose choose the letter of the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics
6... those were pterodactyls soaring with cavernous gray wings, gigantic bats of delirium and night fever
A- Blindness
B- Crazied thoughts - ( My Answer ♡)
C- Hunger
D- Spellbound
7. Walter Mitty The undefeated unstructable to the last. (1 point)
A- Devilish
B- Mysterious - ( My Answer ♡)
C- Notorious
D- Stubborn
"The secret Life of Walter Mitty"
8. Who does Walter face in his final fantasy?
(1 point)
A- A battailon of soldiers
B- A firing squad - ( My Answer ♡)
C- Headhunters
D- Circling sharks
Choose the letters of the word or phrase that best matches the word in italics.
9. "isolate full," laughed the witch, "you dare to trespass on my property!"(1 point)
A- Extraordinary wit
B- Totally outrageous
C- Insultingly disrespectful - ( My Answer ♡)
D- Slow to understand
True-False:
10. True or false: Eckels, the main character in "A sound of thunder,"kills a butterfly, but but not a dinosaur. (1 point)
A- True - ( My Answer ♡)
B- False
11. In "Nolan.Bushnell," Bushnell is credited with creating the home video game system Nintendo. (1 point)
A- True
B- False - ( My Answer ♡)
12. "Nethergrave" describes how a troubled boy overcomes adversity with the help of his friends and family. (1 point)
A- True - ( My Answer ♡)
B- False
13. In "The secret life of Walter mitty," Walter Mitty ultimately decides that communicating with his wife is better than fantasizing about adventures. (1 point)
A- True
B- False - ( My Answer ♡)
Multiple Choice
14. In "A Sound of Thunder," what does the change in the spelling of Time Safari signify?
(1 point)
A- That they have arrived in the wrong year
B- That the machine has malfunctioned
C- That the travelers have changed during the journey
D- That the travelers have this disrupted history - ( My Answer ♡)
15. In "Nethergrave," every year on his birthday, Jeremy's father gives him a ____.(1 point)
A- Photograph - ( My Answer ♡)
B- New computer
C- A check
D- A plane ticket
16. The narrator in "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace" expresses ____.
(1 point)
A- A mistrust of machines
B- An obsession with technology
C- Ambivalence about religion
D- A desire to live in the future - ( My Answer ♡)
17. In "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," what is the best way to describe the fantasy pilot character Captain Mitty? (1 point)
A- Cocky - ( My Answer ♡)
B- Aggressive
C- Passive
D- Dim-witted
18. The point of the profile "Nolan Bushnell" is to learn about ___. (1 point)
A- Bushnell's Life
B- The rise of Silicon Valley
C- The origins of home video games
- ( My Answer ♡)
D- The effect of technology in Children
19... Essay Question
( All my Answer ♡)
1. C
2. A
3.D
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. A
11. B
12. A
13. B
14. D
15. A
16. D
17. A
18. C
19. Essay... srry still working on it
- Vicky FHL "Be the Light 🕯️✨"Matthew 5:14
4.9.1 - Test: Other Worlds: Unit Test
Question: Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
The boxer was resilient—every time he was knocked down he got back up.
Answer: capable of withstanding shock
Question: Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
To many, Ranger looked like a cur, but to Melissa, he was her best friend.
Answer: old mutt
Question: Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
The swimmers worked hard on the synchronization of their water ballet.
Answer: having sound happen at the same time as action
Question: Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
Scientists use many mathematical equations to make sure that the space shuttle keeps to its intended trajectory and does not get lost in the universe.
Answer: path
Question: Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
It isn’t polite to roll your eyes at someone; it’s a derisive gesture. Some may view it as disrespectful.
Answer: showing contempt
Question: Choose the answer that best matches the word in italics.
The Origin of the Species is considered Darwin’s seminal work, and many others refer to it in their writing.
Answer: influential
Question: In David Brown’s biography, “Nolan Bushnell,” the author describes Bushnell as a teenager who
Answer: did frequent science experiments in the garage and was always a “tinkerer.”
Question: In Brown’s biography, “Nolan Bushnell,” which details from the text shed light as to how the author feels computers have impacted Bushnell’s life?
Answer: Bushnell’s focus on computers encouraged him to be creative, explore, and exercise his mind.
Question: What does the narrator of “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace” want?
Answer: people to be free from work
Question: In “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” what is the best way to describe the fantasy pilot character Captain Mitty?
Answer: cocky
Question: In “A Sound of Thunder,” what does the change in the spelling of TIME SAFARI signify?
Answer: that the travelers have disrupted history
Question: Should We Restrict Advertising?
Essay One. Use the passage to answer the question.
Which sentence from the second essay sums up its main argument best?
Answer: I think that advertising actually serves a useful purpose.
Question: In “Nethergrave,” every year on his birthday, Jeremy’s father gives him a
Answer: new computer
Question: Which quotation from “Nethergrave” best conveys Jeremy’s desire to escape the real world?
Answer: “Jeremy no longer needed the mouse; he just willed himself to move.”
Question: In “A Sound of Thunder,” which of the following elements allows for a deeper understanding of the text?
Answer: Characterization
Question: Using the following quotation from the biography “Nolan Bushnell”, which description best describes Nolan?
“Bushnell was hooked and he would sneak into the computer lab late at night to play.”
Answer: completely engaged, motivated, and excited by the prospect of playing and creating video games.
Question: The following quotation from the biography “Nolan Bushnell” best describes Bushnell as what type of management leader?
“His management style was not very rigid or hierarchical; as long as someone got his or her job done, almost anything went.”
Answer: a “hands-off” approach; expecting employees to get work done but staff can work however they see fit
Question: In “A Sound of Thunder,” Eckels’s character is most developed by
Answer: his actions.
Sorry, but I didn't do the essay myself, so I can't help with that. All the rest is 100% correct though.
1. capable of withstanding shock
2. abandoned
3. having sound happen at the same time as action
4. people to be free from work
5. they excite kids about technology
6. crazed thoughts
7. mysterious
8. a firing squad
9. insultingly disrespectful
10. true
11. false
12. false
13. false
14. that the travelers have disrupted history
15. new computer
16. an obsession with technology
17.cocky
18. the origins of home video games
1. A. Capable of withstanding shock
2. B. Mucus
3. D. Territory
4. A. Path
5. B. Mysterious
6. C. Insultingly disrespectful
7. B. A teenager deeply interested in engineering, exploring, and creating things
8. B. Computers and technology promote exercise for the mind
9. C. Urgent
10. B. A firing squad
11. B. Eckels stepped on a butterfly and killing it
12. B. After all, these insects move so gracefully, and they think with the sophistication of a computer
13. A. Lying about where he lives
14. D. "Then, with that faint, fleeting smile playing about his lips, he faces he firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and disdainful, Walter Mitty the Undefeated, inscrutable to the last"
15. C. His envy of those with physical skills and agility
16. D. "...Bushnell was hooked and he would sneak into the computer lab late at night to play."
17. B. "hands-off" approach; expecting employees to get work done but staff can work however they see fit
18. B. Narration
19 Essay question, easily looked up on the internet
Conexus kids, this is today's English test (November 11th)
Hope it helped even a little
Vicky FHL only some of theirs is right my answers where
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i took the test and these were the right answer