Open Up - Grade 7 - ELA - Module 4 - Mid Unit 2 Assessment
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9 questions
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This question has two parts. First answer Part A, then answer Part B.
Part A What are two central ideas of the article “Boyan Slat: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Kid”? (Select two.) (RI.7.2)
This question has two parts. First answer Part A, then answer Part B.
Part A
What are two central ideas of the article “Boyan Slat: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Kid”? (Select two.) (RI.7.2)
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Part B How does the author develop these central ideas? (Select one.) (RI.7.2)
Part B
How does the author develop these central ideas? (Select one.) (RI.7.2)
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This question has two parts. First answer Part A, then answer Part B.
Part A What is the author’s point of view about the experiment that is explained in the article? (RI.7.6)
This question has two parts. First answer Part A, then answer Part B.
Part A
What is the author’s point of view about the experiment that is explained in the article? (RI.7.6)
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Part B Which sentence best expresses that point of view? (RI.7.6)
Part B
Which sentence best expresses that point of view? (RI.7.6)
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Reread this excerpt from Trash Vortex and answer the question that follows.
“Could a vacuum cleaner suck up the plastic from the ocean surface the way a home vacuum cleans a carpet? Designers of a solar-powered, floating vacuum think so. Others believe ocean currents will naturally push and gather plastic against plastic barriers, where it can be transported to land for recycling. But Australian ecologist Chris Wilcox worries that ‘it would be as if you were vacuuming your living room, and I’m standing at the doorway with a bag of dust and a fan. You can constantly keep vacuuming, but you could never catch up.’” (44–46)
How does the author shape her presentation of the evidence differently from the author of the article “Boyan Slat: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Kid”? (RI.7.9)
Reread this excerpt from Trash Vortex and answer the question that follows.
“Could a vacuum cleaner suck up the plastic from the ocean surface the way a home vacuum cleans a carpet? Designers of a solar-powered, floating vacuum think so. Others believe ocean currents will naturally push and gather plastic against plastic barriers, where it can be transported to land for recycling. But Australian ecologist Chris Wilcox worries that ‘it would be as if you were vacuuming your living room, and I’m standing at the doorway with a bag of dust and a fan. You can constantly keep vacuuming, but you could never catch up.’” (44–46)
How does the author shape her presentation of the evidence differently from the author of the article “Boyan Slat: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Kid”? (RI.7.9)
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Reread this excerpt from “Five Weird Materials That Could Replace Plastic,” and answer the question that follows.
“That’s a bummer, but even worse is that a lot of our discarded plastic doesn’t wind up in a landfill at all. Instead, it lands in the ocean, with one study suggesting as much as 8 million metric tons of plastic found its way to the ocean in 2010. That’s ‘five plastic bags filled with plastic for every foot of coastline in the world,’ says Jenna Jambeck, an associate professor at the University of Georgia and an author on the study.
“Okay, enough doom and gloom. Here’s the good news: Scientists know this is a problem, and are working hard to find a solution. Here are a few recent attempts.”
How does this author’s presentation of the evidence compare with the article “Boyan Slat: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Kid”? (RI.7.9)
Reread this excerpt from “Five Weird Materials That Could Replace Plastic,” and answer the question that follows.
“That’s a bummer, but even worse is that a lot of our discarded plastic doesn’t wind up in a landfill at all. Instead, it lands in the ocean, with one study suggesting as much as 8 million metric tons of plastic found its way to the ocean in 2010. That’s ‘five plastic bags filled with plastic for every foot of coastline in the world,’ says Jenna Jambeck, an associate professor at the University of Georgia and an author on the study.
“Okay, enough doom and gloom. Here’s the good news: Scientists know this is a problem, and are working hard to find a solution. Here are a few recent attempts.”
How does this author’s presentation of the evidence compare with the article “Boyan Slat: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Kid”? (RI.7.9)
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Reread the excerpt from the article and answer the question that follows.
“The creative teen has an idea. Instead of going after the plastic, he will create a ‘passive concentration system.” In this system, the ocean currents bring the plastic to him.” (RI.7.4, L.7.4a)
What is the meaning of the phrase “passive concentration system’ in this excerpt?
Reread the excerpt from the article and answer the question that follows.
“The creative teen has an idea. Instead of going after the plastic, he will create a ‘passive concentration system.” In this system, the ocean currents bring the plastic to him.” (RI.7.4, L.7.4a)
What is the meaning of the phrase “passive concentration system’ in this excerpt?
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In the following excerpt, underline the best synonym for the word pollutants. (L.7.5b)
“Some may develop tumors or liver damage because the plastics are sponges for soaking up pollutants such as mercury, flame retardants, and pesticides. These toxins make their way up the food chain.”
In the following excerpt, underline the best synonym for the word pollutants. (L.7.5b)
“Some may develop tumors or liver damage because the plastics are sponges for soaking up pollutants such as mercury, flame retardants, and pesticides. These toxins make their way up the food chain.”
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Reread the excerpt below and answer the question that follows:
“What to do about the confetti soup of plastics in our oceans?” (L.7.5b)
What does the phrase confetti soup help to explain about the kinds of plastic in the ocean?
Reread the excerpt below and answer the question that follows:
“What to do about the confetti soup of plastics in our oceans?” (L.7.5b)
What does the phrase confetti soup help to explain about the kinds of plastic in the ocean?