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Checkpoint 6A
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Question 1
1.
Use "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: A Letter from the Dust Bowl" to answer this question.
In paragraph 4, What is the meaning of the word
ungrateful
?
A.
unpleasant
B.
unappreciative
C.
unhealthy
D.
unable
Question 2
2.
Use "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: A Letter from the Dust Bowl" to answer this question.
Which words from paragraph 2 help the reader know what
commodities
mean?
F.
making money
G.
food deliveries
H.
every few weeks
J.
New Deal
Question 3
3.
Use "Starting Over after the Spill" to answer this question.
In paragraphs 2, what does the word
reparations
mean?
A.
rebuilding or reconstruction of things destroyed
B.
something paid in amends for a wrong
C.
apologies made for a wrong
D.
maintenance or upkeep
Question 4
4.
Use "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: A Letter from the Dust Bowl" and "Starting Over after the Spill" to answer this
question.
Which statement could be supported by
both
the letter and the selection?
F.
Companies should always pay for their mistakes.
G.
Weather can be the cause of a disaster.
H.
Disasters have little to no effect on people’s financial situations.
J.
In times of disasters, people may need help from others.
Question 5
5.
Use "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: A Letter from the Dust Bowl" and "Starting Over after the Spill" to answer this
question.
One
difference
between the Dust Bowl and the BP Oil Spill is that the oil spill —
A.
was caused by nature
B.
could have been prevented
C.
affected many people
D.
caused people to lose their lives
Question 6
6.
Use "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: A Letter from the Dust Bowl" to answer this question.
From the information provided in the selection, the reader can conclude that —
F.
President Roosevelt knew nothing about the people affected by the Dust Bowl
G.
many states were affected by the Dust Bowl
H.
neighbors and friends did help each other during the Dust Bowl
J.
while the time was difficult, no one suffered permanent harm from the Dust Bowl
Question 7
7.
Use "Starting Over after the Spill" to answer this question.
Based on the information in paragraph 9, the reader can conclude that —
A.
the BP Gulf oil spill had a great impact on the economy through unemployment for many Gulf State residents
B.
BP paid millions of dollars that protected Gulf State residents from losing their jobs
C.
the reparations that BP made protected the Gulf culture so that it was impacted very little
D.
even though technology helped to end the crisis, it won’t be able to deal with a similar crisis in the future
Question 8
8.
Use "Starting Over after the Spill" to answer this question.
Which sentence best summarizes paragraph 4?
F.
BP estimated the cleanup would cost the company $6 million a day. In the end, a total of 665 miles of coastline were contaminated by oil from the Deepwater Horizon.
G.
BP cleaned up 665 miles of coastline that were contaminated by oil.
H.
Early estimates proved to be too low for the task of cleaning up the spill which affected five states and hundreds of miles of coastline.
J.
BP gave a low estimate of how much it would cost to clean up the coastline from the oil spill.
Question 9
9.
Use "Starting Over after the Spill" to answer the question.
Look at the diagram.
Which of the following is the best title for the diagram?
A.
Ways People Helped During the Oil Spill
B.
Effects of the Oil Spill on the Environment
C.
Reasons Why People Helped During the Oil Spill
D.
Why the Oil Spill Hurt Businesses Along the Gulf
Question 10
10.
Use "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: A Letter from the Dust Bowl" to answer this question.
The main purpose of paragraph 3 is to —
F.
explain how dust storms make you sick
G.
describe how the dust storms have affected the health of their family
H.
ask Mrs. Roosevelt for assistance
J.
provide information about lung pneumonia
Question 11
11.
Use "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: A Letter from the Dust Bowl" to answer this question.
Based on information provided on the timeline, Trudy most likely wrote her letter —
A.
after rain brings an end to the severe drought
B.
when extensive work begins to re-plow and replant shelterbelts
C.
during the same year as the worst "Black Blizzard" that occurs on April 14th, a day that becomes known as "Black Sunday"
D.
before the "Black Blizzards" begin
Question 12
12.
Use "Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: A Letter from the Dust Bowl" to answer this question.
Which of the following statements is true based on the timeline?
F.
Virtually all of the nation was struck by the drought conditions.
G.
The worst of the Black Blizzards occurred early during the Dust Bowl.
H.
The government was able to pass laws that ended the drought.
J.
The overall drought lasted approximately eight years.
