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Part I

Directions: Answer the following questions.
Reread this excerpt from Patient Zero, and follow the prompt below.

“Snow was sent to the mining town of Killingworth, where the first of the great cholera epidemics of the 19th century was devastating the population. There, he struggled for weeks to help the sick and dying, seeing firsthand the terrible conditions in which the miners were forced to work.” (41)

Select a phrase that helps the reader determine the meaning of devastating in this excerpt. (RI.7.4, L.7.4a, L.7.6)

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Reread the following excerpt from Patient Zero, and answer the question below.

“Since the disease clearly affected the digestive system, wasn’t it reasonable to assume that the ‘poison’ causing cholera was something that you ingested—something in food or water?” (41)

What is the meaning of ingested as it is used in this sentence? (L.7.4a)

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This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A
Reread the following excerpt from Patient Zero, and answer the question below.

“Today we realize that unhygienic conditions are a perfect breeding ground for disease, but at the time, Snow’s observations were unorthodox. The medical thinking of the day held that cholera and other diseases were the result of ‘miasma,’ a fog of infected air rising from piles of garbage and sewage” (41).

What does unorthodox most likely mean in this sentence? (RI.7.4, L.7.4a, L.7.6)

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Part B

Use a print or online dictionary. Copy the meaning of the word unorthodox as it is used in this sentence. (L.7.4c, L.7.4d, L.7.6)

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This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B

Part A

Reread the following excerpt from Patient Zero, and follow the prompt below

“The theory of miasma seemed full of logical inconsistencies, but he had no way of knowing” (43).

Break up the word inconsistencies into a prefix, Latin root, and suffix. You may use your affix list as a resource. (L.7.4b)

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Part B

Use what you know about these word parts to write a definition of inconsistencies in your own words. (RI.7.4, L.7.6)

Part II 

Directions: Use the text to answer these questions about how Marilee Peters structures sections of chapter 2 in Patient Zero and how these sections relate to the whole and develop ideas.

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How is the section “The Great Debate: Miasma or Germs” mainly structured? (RI.7.5)

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How is the rest of the excerpt about John Snow on pages 41–44 mainly structured? (RI.7.5)

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This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A

What key information does “The Great Debate: Miasma or Germs” on page 42 provide? (RI.7.1, RI.7.5)

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Part B

How does the information in this section contribute to your understanding of the rest of the text on pages 41–44? (RI.7.5)

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How does the section “The Great Debate: Miasma or Germs” (42) add to the description of John Snow’s investigation (41, 43–44) and our understanding of the significance of his ideas? Write a paragraph in which you use at least two specific pieces of evidence from the text to support your answer.

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Open Up - Grade 7 - ELA - Module 2 - Mid Unit 1 Assessment

Open Up - Grade 7 - ELA - Module 2 - Mid Unit 1 Assessment

Part B Use a print or online dictionary. Copy the meaning of the word unorthodox as it is used in this sentence. (L.7.4c, L.7.4d, L.7.6)

Part B Use what you know about these word parts to write a definition of inconsistencies in your own words. (RI.7.4, L.7.6)

How is the section “The Great Debate: Miasma or Germs” mainly structured? (RI.7.5)

How is the rest of the excerpt about John Snow on pages 41–44 mainly structured? (RI.7.5)

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.Part A What key information does “The Great Debate: Miasma or Germs” on page 42 provide? (RI.7.1, RI.7.5)

Part B How does the information in this section contribute to your understanding of the rest of the text on pages 41–44? (RI.7.5)

Part B Use a print or online dictionary. Copy the meaning of the word unorthodox as it is used in this sentence. (L.7.4c, L.7.4d, L.7.6)

Part B Use what you know about these word parts to write a definition of inconsistencies in your own words. (RI.7.4, L.7.6)

How is the section “The Great Debate: Miasma or Germs” mainly structured? (RI.7.5)

How is the rest of the excerpt about John Snow on pages 41–44 mainly structured? (RI.7.5)

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.Part A What key information does “The Great Debate: Miasma or Germs” on page 42 provide? (RI.7.1, RI.7.5)

Part B How does the information in this section contribute to your understanding of the rest of the text on pages 41–44? (RI.7.5)

Part B

Use a print or online dictionary. Copy the meaning of the word unorthodox as it is used in this sentence. (L.7.4c, L.7.4d, L.7.6)

Part B

Use what you know about these word parts to write a definition of inconsistencies in your own words. (RI.7.4, L.7.6)

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A

What key information does “The Great Debate: Miasma or Germs” on page 42 provide? (RI.7.1, RI.7.5)

Part B

How does the information in this section contribute to your understanding of the rest of the text on pages 41–44? (RI.7.5)

Part B

Use a print or online dictionary. Copy the meaning of the word unorthodox as it is used in this sentence. (L.7.4c, L.7.4d, L.7.6)

Part B

Use what you know about these word parts to write a definition of inconsistencies in your own words. (RI.7.4, L.7.6)

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A

What key information does “The Great Debate: Miasma or Germs” on page 42 provide? (RI.7.1, RI.7.5)

Part B

How does the information in this section contribute to your understanding of the rest of the text on pages 41–44? (RI.7.5)