Open Up - Grade 7 - ELA - Module 4 - End of Unit 1 Assessment

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 Grade 7 - ELA - Module 4 - End of Unit 1 Assessment

Part I 
Directions: Read the excerpts from Trash Vortex, and select the correct response to answer the questions below.

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

Part A
What is the author’s purpose in discussing “the war on plastic pollution” on page 50? (RI.7.6)

to explain why people too often forget about plastic

to explain why people should not be destroying plastic

to explain what people do not understand about plastic

to explain how people can reduce plastic waste

Part B
Read the sentence, and answer the question below it:

“They drink from refillable water bottles and take cloth bags to fill at the grocery store” (50). (RI.7.6)

How does this sentence develop the purpose you identified in Part A?

by naming products that are difficult for people to find

by listing examples of people using other materials besides plastic

by showing how plastic shows up in unexpected places

by explaining how people unknowingly contribute to pollution

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

Part A
What point of view does the author present on page 52? (RI.7.6)

Cleaning the ocean should be our first priority.

Wasting less may be our best hope.

People who use boats need less plastic.

People should be paid to use less plastic.

Part B
Which of the following sentences best shows the author distinguishing her position from other positions? (RI.7.6)

“On a record-breaking solo voyage around the world in 2005, British sailor Ellen MacArthur learned to waste nothing.”

“Like fellow sailor Moore, MacArthur admired the efficiency of nature’s cycles.”

“In 2010 she started a foundation to help change attitudes toward waste of many kinds.”

“But what if cleaning up the ocean does not require a war on plastic but rather a war on litter?”

Reread the following excerpt, and answer the question below.

“No experience in my life could’ve given me a better understanding of the definition of the word finite. What we have out there is all we have. There is no more.” (52) (L.7.4a)

What does the word finite mean as it is used in this sentence?

limited

unusual

complex

forgotten

Reread the paragraph on page 54 that begins “Recycled plastic bags, bottles, and foam packaging can be turned into playground equipment . . .” and answer the question below.

How does this paragraph develop the author’s purpose in this section of the text? (RI.7.6)

by showing that plastic does not need to be wasted

by giving examples where people can live without plastic

by explaining why plastic is so cheap

by demonstrating that plastic is still not well understood

Part II

In the space below, write an objective summary of pages 50–55 of Trash Vortex. Be sure to include two central ideas and explain how they are developed in the text. (RI.7.1, 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 purpose in discussing “the war on plastic pollution” on page 50? (RI.7.6)

to explain why people too often forget about plastic

to explain why people should not be destroying plastic

to explain what people do not understand about plastic

to explain how people can reduce plastic waste

Part B 
Read the sentence, and answer the question below it:

“They drink from refillable water bottles and take cloth bags to fill at the grocery store” (50). (RI.7.6)

How does this sentence develop the purpose you identified in Part A?

by naming products that are difficult for people to find

by listing examples of people using other materials besides plastic

by showing how plastic shows up in unexpected places

by explaining how people unknowingly contribute to pollution

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

Part A 
What point of view does the author present on page 52? (RI.7.6)

Cleaning the ocean should be our first priority.

Wasting less may be our best hope.

People who use boats need less plastic.

People should be paid to use less plastic.

Part B 
Which of the following sentences best shows the author distinguishing her position from other positions? (RI.7.6)

“On a record-breaking solo voyage around the world in 2005, British sailor Ellen MacArthur learned to waste nothing.”

“Like fellow sailor Moore, MacArthur admired the efficiency of nature’s cycles.”

“In 2010 she started a foundation to help change attitudes toward waste of many kinds.”

“But what if cleaning up the ocean does not require a war on plastic but rather a war on litter?”

Reread the following excerpt, and answer the question below.

“No experience in my life could’ve given me a better understanding of the definition of the word finite. What we have out there is all we have. There is no more.” (52) (L.7.4a)

What does the word finite mean as it is used in this sentence?

limited

unusual

complex

forgotten

Reread the paragraph on page 54 that begins “Recycled plastic bags, bottles, and foam packaging can be turned into playground equipment . . .” and answer the question below.

How does this paragraph develop the author’s purpose in this section of the text? (RI.7.6)

by showing that plastic does not need to be wasted

by giving examples where people can live without plastic

by explaining why plastic is so cheap

by demonstrating that plastic is still not well understood

Open Up - Grade 7 - ELA - Module 4 - End of Unit 1 Assessment

Open Up - Grade 7 - ELA - Module 4 - End of Unit 1 Assessment

Part IIIn the space below, write an objective summary of pages 50–55 of Trash Vortex. Be sure to include two central ideas and explain how they are developed in the text. (RI.7.1, RI.7.2)

This question has two parts. First answer Part A, then answer Part B.Part A What is the author’s purpose in discussing “the war on plastic pollution” on page 50? (RI.7.6)

Part B Read the sentence, and answer the question below it:“They drink from refillable water bottles and take cloth bags to fill at the grocery store” (50). (RI.7.6)How does this sentence develop the purpose you identified in Part A?

This question has two parts. First answer Part A, then answer Part B.Part A What point of view does the author present on page 52? (RI.7.6)

Part B Which of the following sentences best shows the author distinguishing her position from other positions? (RI.7.6)

Reread the paragraph on page 54 that begins “Recycled plastic bags, bottles, and foam packaging can be turned into playground equipment . . .” and answer the question below.How does this paragraph develop the author’s purpose in this section of the text? (RI.7.6)

Part IIIn the space below, write an objective summary of pages 50–55 of Trash Vortex. Be sure to include two central ideas and explain how they are developed in the text. (RI.7.1, RI.7.2)

Part II

In the space below, write an objective summary of pages 50–55 of Trash Vortex. Be sure to include two central ideas and explain how they are developed in the text. (RI.7.1, RI.7.2)

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

Part A
What is the author’s purpose in discussing “the war on plastic pollution” on page 50? (RI.7.6)

Part B
Read the sentence, and answer the question below it:

“They drink from refillable water bottles and take cloth bags to fill at the grocery store” (50). (RI.7.6)

How does this sentence develop the purpose you identified in Part A?

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

Part A
What point of view does the author present on page 52? (RI.7.6)

Part B
Which of the following sentences best shows the author distinguishing her position from other positions? (RI.7.6)

Reread the paragraph on page 54 that begins “Recycled plastic bags, bottles, and foam packaging can be turned into playground equipment . . .” and answer the question below.

How does this paragraph develop the author’s purpose in this section of the text? (RI.7.6)

Part II

In the space below, write an objective summary of pages 50–55 of Trash Vortex. Be sure to include two central ideas and explain how they are developed in the text. (RI.7.1, RI.7.2)