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Unit 8 Week 1 Assessment cloned 1/10/2019

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BA Unit 8 Week 1 Assessment
Question 1
1.

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.
Part A What is the main idea of this passage?

Question 2
2.

Question 3
3.

Reread paragraph 2 from the passage. Type the sentence that compares Hawaii with another part of the United States.
Most Americans think of Hawaii as a state made up of seven islands that are close together. But Hawaii actually includes dozens of islands, ranging from large to very small. They stretch over 1,600 miles from north to south. That’s greater than the length of the East Coast from Maine to Florida! So they don’t all have the same weather.

Question 4
4.

Which sentence from the passage compares Hawaii to other lands?

Question 5
5.

Question 6
6.

What does the footnote in paragraph 3 help the reader understand?

Question 7
7.

What does the footnote in paragraph 5 help the reader understand
about trade winds?

Question 8
8.

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.
Part A What is the meaning of the word factorin paragraph 3?

Question 9
9.

Part B Which sentence from paragraph 3 gives a clue to the meaning
of factor?

Question 10
10.

Which sentence from the passage supports the idea that some parts of
Hawaii get a lot of rain?

Question 11
11.

The c in certainly is pronounced like the c in —

Question 12
12.

The c in decorate is pronounced like the c in —

Part B Choose two sentences from the passage that support the main idea in Part A.
A “When people dream of being in Hawaii, they often imagine sunny
days and blue skies.”
B “That’s greater than the length of the East Coast from Maine to
Florida!”
C “So while some people in Hawaii might be swimming at the beach,
others might be hiking in the snow in the mountains nearby.”
D “They are called trade winds.”
E “The moist air rises and gets colder.”
F “There are rain forests and deserts just a few miles apart.”
Place a check in the box beside each sentence that describes Hawaii’s weather.
A "Most Americans think of Hawaii as a state made up of seven islands that are fairly close together."
B "But Hawaii actually includes dozens of islands, ranging
from large to very small."
C "They stretch over 1,600 miles from north to south."
D "More than twenty peaks measure over 11,000 feet."
E "This creates rain storms on the windward sides of the
mountains."
F "Some areas average less than 10 inches of rain a year."
D They usually cause bad weather when they blow.
D a person who studies weather and climate
D “The weather in Hawaii definitely depends on where you are.”