Module 2 Grade 7 Mid-Unit Assessment

Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Analyze Structure: Patient Zero, Pages 38–41
Module 2
EL Grade 7 

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Part I
Directions: Answer the following questions.
Reread the following excerpt from Patient Zero, and answer the question that follows.
“‘The pit is one huge privy, and of course the men always take their victuals with unwashed hands.’ We now know that cholera is spread when infected fecal matter gets into food or water, but at the time no one understood this.” (38)
Select a phrase that helps the reader determine the meaning of the word victuals in this excerpt. (RI.7.4, L.7.4a, L.7.6)

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2. Reread the following excerpt from Patient Zero, and answer the question that follows.
“Since the disease affected the digestive system, he suspected that cholera was caused by something you ingested—something in food or water.” (39)
What is the meaning of the word ingested as it is used in this sentence? (L.7.4a)

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3. Reread the following excerpt from Patient Zero, and answer the question that follows.
“Still no one understood what caused cholera, or how it spread. Theories abounded. Some speculated that the people in the poor neighborhoods along the river were ‘morally susceptible’—defects in their character made them prone to developing cholera.” (40)
What does the word abounded most likely mean in this excerpt? (RI.7.4, L.7.4a, L.7.6)

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4. Use a print or online dictionary to copy the meaning of the word abounded as it is used in this excerpt. (L.7.4c, L.7.4d, L.7.6)

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5. Reread the following excerpt from Patient Zero, and answer the question that follows.
“The theory of miasma seemed full of logical inconsistencies, but he had no way to test his suspicions.” (39–40)
Complete the chart to 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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6. Use what you know about these word parts to write a definition of the word 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 text and develop ideas.

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7. How is the section “The Great Debate: Miasma vs. Germs” on page 41 mainly structured? (RI.7.5)

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8. How is the rest of the excerpt about John Snow on pages 38–40 mainly structured? (RI.7.5)

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9. What key information does “The Great Debate: Miasma vs. Germs” provide? (RI.7.1, RI.7.5)

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Module 2 Grade 7 Mid-Unit Assessment

4. Use a print or online dictionary to copy the meaning of the word abounded as it is used in this excerpt. (L.7.4c, L.7.4d, L.7.6)

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

7. How is the section “The Great Debate: Miasma vs. Germs” on page 41 mainly structured? (RI.7.5)

8. How is the rest of the excerpt about John Snow on pages 38–40 mainly structured? (RI.7.5)

9. What key information does “The Great Debate: Miasma vs. Germs” provide? (RI.7.1, RI.7.5)

10. How does the information in this section contribute to your understanding of the rest of the text on pages 38–40? (RI.7.5)

4. Use a print or online dictionary to copy the meaning of the word abounded as it is used in this excerpt. (L.7.4c, L.7.4d, L.7.6)

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

7. How is the section “The Great Debate: Miasma vs. Germs” on page 41 mainly structured? (RI.7.5)

8. How is the rest of the excerpt about John Snow on pages 38–40 mainly structured? (RI.7.5)

9. What key information does “The Great Debate: Miasma vs. Germs” provide? (RI.7.1, RI.7.5)

10. How does the information in this section contribute to your understanding of the rest of the text on pages 38–40? (RI.7.5)