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Block 5 Mastery Assessment
Name______
Circle the correct answer.
Question #1:
Are the capitalized words a cause or an effect?
Because it snowed all day Saturday, WE COULD NOT GO INTO TOWN.
- cause
- effect
Question #2:
Are the capitalized words a cause or an effect? THE SHOESTRING BROKE when I tugged on it.
- cause
- effect
Question #3:
Are the capitalized words a cause or an effect? Robert's pants ripped when HE FELL FROM HIS BIKE.
- cause
- effect
Question #4:
Are the capitalized words a cause or an effect?
Because the dog barked all night, WE COULDN'T GET ANY SLEEP.
- cause
- effect
Question #5:
Are the capitalized words a cause or an effect?
SINCE MARIA DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE TRIP, she didn't go.
- effect
- cause
Question #6:
Does this sentence show similarity or difference?
In football and soccer, points can be scored by kicking the ball.
- similarity
- difference
Question #7:
Does this sentence show similarity or difference?
Four is an even number, while seven is an odd number.
- difference
- similarity
Question #8:
Does this sentence show similarity or difference?
Both houses have three bedrooms and fenced back yards.
- similarity
- difference
Question #9
Does this sentence show similarity or difference?
California and Florida are coastal states.
- similarity
- difference
Question #10:
Does this sentence show similarity or difference?
While a rectangle has four sides, a triangle has only three.
- difference
- similarity
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Block 5 Mastery Assessment
Name______
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Question #11:
Is this statement fact or opinion?
Watching television is bad for you.
- fact
- opinion
Question #12:
Is this statement fact or opinion?
Today is the first Saturday in the month.
- opinion
- fact
Question #13:
Is this statement fact or opinion?
The Super Bowl champions are the best football players in the world.
- opinion
- fact
Question #14:
Is this statement fact or opinion?
The library contains books that are both fact and fiction.
- opinion
- fact
Question #15:
Is this statement fact or opinion?
The sunset this evening was beautiful.
- opinion
- fact
Question #16:
What propaganda technique is used in this statement?
Girls are weaker than boys.
- testimonial
- bandwagon
- bias
Question #17:
What propaganda technique is used in this statement?
Drink "Bam" sports drink. You'll like it. Everybody does.
- testimonial
- bandwagon
- bias
Question #18:
What propaganda technique is used in this statement?
Anyone who's anybody goes to Chicago on vacation.
- bias
- testimonial
- bandwagon
Question #19:
What propaganda technique is used in this statement?
All good hosts serve "European Coffee Deluxe."
- testimonial
- bias
- bandwagon
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Block 5 Mastery Assessment
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Question #20:
What propaganda technique is used in this statement?
Only nerds study math and science.
- testimonial
- bandwagon
- bias
Question #21:
Is this statement true or false?
Paraphrasing and summarizing can help you to gain the full meaning of the text.
- false
- true
Question #22:
To answer the question, read the selection from “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
Choose the best description of Ichabod Crane.
- an impish trouble-maker who was unwelcome in most of the homes of his community
- a stern, muscular school teacher who was very strict with his students and who kept mostly to himself
- a tall, lanky school teacher who was known to gossip and enjoyed flirting with ladies
Question #23:
To answer the question, read the selection from “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
Choose the best description of the village described in the selection.
- a small quiet village located in a beautiful valley
- a deserted village at the mouth of a large river
- a busy medium-sized city located on the plains
Question #24:
To answer the question, read the selection from “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
Which of these characteristics could describe Ichabod Crane?
- brave; afraid of little
- nervous and easily-frightened
- an impish trouble-maker who was unwelcome in most of the homes of his community
Question #25:
To answer the question, read the selection from “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
Choose the best description of Brom Bones.
- tall and very slender, but strong
- strong, blonde, and very kind-hearted
- large, mean, boisterous
Beach Park
Block 5 Mastery Assessment
Answer Key
1. B -effect
2. B -effect
3. A -cause
4. B -effect
5. B -cause
6. A -similarity
7. A -difference
8. A- similarity
9. A -similarity
10. A-difference
11. B -opinion
12. B -fact
13. A -opinion
14. B -fact
15. A -opinion
16. C -bias
17. B -bandwagon
18. A -bias
19. C -bandwagon
20. C -bias
21. B -true
22. C -a tall, lanky school teacher who was known to gossip and enjoyed flirting with la
23. A -a small quiet village located in a beautiful valley
24. B-nervous and easily-frightened
25. C-large, mean, boisterous