Informational Texts Quiz Answer Key
Teacher Name: Monica Shallenberger / Quiz Generated On: 02-20-20131)
Excerpt from: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass
I was born in Tuckahoe, near Hillsborough, and about twelve miles from Easton, in Talbot county, Maryland. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it. By far the larger part of the slaves know as little of their ages as horses know of theirs, and it is the wish of most masters within my knowledge to keep their slaves thus ignorant. I do not remember to have ever met a slave who could tell of his birthday. They seldom come nearer to it than planting-time, harvest time, cherry-time, spring-time, or fall-time. A want of information concerning my own was a source of unhappiness to me even during childhood. The white children could tell their ages. I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege. I was not allowed to make any inquiries of my master concerning it. He deemed all such inquiries on the part of a slave improper and impertinent, and evidence of a restless spirit. The nearest estimate I can give makes me now between twenty-seven and twenty-eight years of age. I come to this, from hearing my master say, some time during 1835, I was about seventeen years old.
Based on paragraph 1, the reader can infer or predict that the speaker will
A) / continue to question and be aware of his situation.B) / accept his situation and be a good worker.
C) / learn to read and write.
D) / become the head slave.
Explanation:
The correct answer is continue to question and be aware of his situation. Paragraph 1 shows the reader that the speaker is aware and interested in all aspects of his situation. There is no implication that he might learn to read and write or that he will become head slave.
Avian Flu
By: U.S. Agency for International Development
WASHINGTON, DC - 1Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a $5 million award to support the development of a global network to track avian influenza, with the aim of monitoring the role of migratory birds. The Global Avian Influenza Network for Surveillance, or GAINS, will enhance international efforts to collect and analyze laboratory samples from wild birds and identify genetic changes in the virus. The entire award package totals $6 million, including a $1 million contribution from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
2 Spearheaded by the Wildlife Conservation Society, GAINS will work in countries situated along key migratory routes to improve the collection, coordination, and laboratory evaluation of samples from wild birds. The goal of this work is to enhance understanding of the role wild birds play in the movement of the avian flu virus around the world. In addition, GAINS will create, update, and make available to researchers data related to avian influenza surveillance and migratory bird activity.
3 "The United States is already supporting efforts to develop animal surveillance and build diagnostic and laboratory capacity in at least 25 countries," said Dr. Dennis Carroll, Director of USAID's Avian and Pandemic Influenza Response Unit. "The GAINS program is an extension of our important work. The information GAINS produces will feed into systems to warn people about the movement of avian influenza. This network will significantly bolster our ability to support the international community in response to the virus."
4 The announcement supports the successful outcome of the second meeting of the International Partnership for Avian and Pandemic Influenza, held in Vienna, Austria, June 6-7. The U.S. delegation, headed by Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Dr. Paula J. Dobriansky, also included representatives from USAID, and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services.
5 "Leaders must continue to encourage their colleagues at home and abroad to be forthcoming with information critical to global response efforts," Dobriansky said at the meeting. "Providing accurate information to international partners can significantly limit both the human and economic impacts of an outbreak."
6 To date, USAID has allocated $158.4 million to fight avian influenza, and collaborates with other U.S. government agencies, international partners, and local governments and organizations to provide support in 46 countries.
2) Which statement BEST summarizes the main idea?
A) / The United States supports the testing of migratory birds.B) / The USAID is spending millions on the testing of migratory birds.
C) / The USAID is taking preventative measures to track the Avian Flu.
D) / GAINS is a network that monitors and warns people of the Avian Flu.
Explanation:
The USAID is taking preventative measures to track the Avian Flu. is the correct answer because it summarizes the overall meaning and purpose of the passage.
3) The United States needs to focus all efforts and resources to monitor the spread of avian flu influenza by studying migratory birds in the coastal states.
Select the statement from the text that is a good counterargument to this statement.
B) / Leaders must continue to encourage their colleagues at home and abroad to be forthcoming with information critical to global response efforts.
C) / The announcement supports the successful outcome of the second meeting of the International Partnership for Avian and Pandemic Influenza, held in Vienna, Austria, June 6-7.
D) / Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a $5 million award to support the development of a global network to track avian influenza, with the aim of monitoring the role of migratory birds.
Explanation:
Leaders must continue to encourage their colleagues at home and abroad to be forthcoming with information critical to global response efforts. This answer choice expresses a view that disagrees with the statement that ALL efforts and resources should focus within the borders of the U.S. The remaining answer choices are simply facts from the passage.
4) The main purpose of this passage is to
A) / teach people how to avoid birds that might carry avian flu.B) / alert people about the symptoms and treatments of avian flu.
C) / persuade people to give money to develop an avian flu vaccine.
D) / inform people about a network that tracks the spread of avian flu.
Explanation:
The correct answer is inform people about a network that tracks the spread of avian flu. The article outlines the development of GAINS, or Global Avian Influenza Network for Surveillance, to track the role of migratory birds in the spread of avian flu.
5) The main purpose of this article is
A) / to explain the results of an international avian influenza outbreak.B) / to inform readers of U.S.efforts to internationally track and fight avian influenza.
C) / to persuade readers to be concerned about an international avian influenza outbreak.
D) / to describe the symptoms and consequences of an international avian influenza outbreak.
Explanation:
To inform readers of U.S.efforts to internationally track and fight avian influenza is the correct answer. Each paragraph tells of something that the U.S. is doing in this area.
6) In paragraph 3, which aspect of GAINS explains why they are helpful to the cause?
A) / GAINS and USAID do exactly the same thing, so they can consult each other when either has a problem.B) / They are the program that supplies the U.S. government with the financial backing that makes the donation possible.
C) / They are an extension of USAID, so without their efforts in warning people about where the flu is moving, the flu may spread.
D) / The information GAINS is able to gather is different than what other international agencies are gathering because GAINS gets the information faster.
Explanation:
"They are an extension of USAID, so without their efforts in warning people about where the flu is moving, the flu may spread.
Mrs. Wilson’s Cook Book
By: Mary A. Wilson
BAKED BABY LIMA BEANS
These tiny limas are most delicious when baked like the ordinary navy bean. Wash one-half pound of beans well and then look over carefully and discard all bruised or damaged ones. Soak overnight in cold water. In the morning wash again and then place in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil and then turn into a colander and let the cold water run on them, then place in a saucepan and cover with boiling water and cook for twenty minutes. Turn into a baking dish and add
One cup of stewed tomatoes,
One onion, minced fine,
One green pepper, minced fine,
One teaspoon of salt,
One tablespoon of paprika,
One-half cup of salad oil,
Four tablespoons of syrup.
Add sufficient water to cover beans one inch deep. Mix well and bake for two hours in a slow oven.
7) If you were researching the calorie content in this recipe, which would be the MOST appropriate research tool?
A) / a current almanac in text form or onlineB) / the website: Familyfunandwellness.com/recipes
C) / the website: BrandNameFamousFoodsCalorieCounter.com
D) / the nutritional online database; NationalHealthInformation.us.org
Explanation:
The nutritional online database; NationalHealthInformation.us.org is the MOST appropriate research tool to assist in finding out the calorie count of the combined items in this recipe.
8) What is the FIRST thing one should do when cooking the lima beans?
A) / Add the syrup.B) / Add the tomatoes.
C) / Soak the beans in cold water overnight.
D) / Wash the beans and discard the bruised beans.
Explanation:
Wash the beans and discard the bruised beans is the correct answer because the recipe states that the beans should be washed and all bruised beans discarded.
9) Which is a statement of opinion?
A) / Soak overnight in cold water.B) / Add sufficient water to cover beans one inch deep.
C) / These tiny limas are most delicious when baked like the ordinary navy bean.
D) / In the morning wash again and then place in a saucepan and cover with cold water.
Explanation:
These tiny limas are most delicious when baked like the ordinary navy bean. This is an opinion--perhaps I think they are most delicious when baked like the pinto bean.
10)
'...'Turn into a baking dish...'What does this detail from the end of the recipe instructions mean?
A) / Turn your attention to the filled baking dish.B) / Set aside the saucepan and take the baking dish.
C) / Set aside the colander and take the baking dish.
D) / Pour the contents of the saucepan into the baking dish.
Explanation:
Pour the contents of the saucepan into the baking dish. The verb turn is used to indicate the folding or pouring of the beans into the baking dish.