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Beach Park
Block 5 Mastery Assessment
Name_____________________________
Circle the correct answer.
Question #1:
Are the capitalized words a cause or an effect?
Because it snowed all day Saturday, WE COULD
NOT GO INTO TOWN.
A.
cause
B.
effect
Question #2:
Are the capitalized words a cause or an effect?
THE SHOESTRING BROKE when I tugged on it.
A.
cause
B.
effect
Question #6:
Does this sentence show similarity or
difference?
In football and soccer, points can be scored by
kicking the ball.
A.
similarity
B.
difference
Question #7:
Does this sentence show similarity or
difference?
Four is an even number, while seven is an odd
number.
A.
difference
B.
similarity
Question #3:
Are the capitalized words a cause or an effect?
Robert's pants ripped when HE FELL FROM HIS
BIKE.
A.
cause
B.
effect
Question #8:
Does this sentence show similarity or
difference?
Both houses have three bedrooms and fenced
back yards.
A.
similarity
B.
difference
Question #4:
Are the capitalized words a cause or an effect?
Because the dog barked all night, WE COULDN'T
GET ANY SLEEP.
A.
cause
B.
effect
Question #9
Does this sentence show similarity or
difference?
California and Florida are coastal states.
A.
similarity
B.
difference
Question #5:
Are the capitalized words a cause or an effect?
SINCE MARIA DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE TRIP,
she didn't go.
A.
effect
B.
cause
Question #10:
Does this sentence show similarity or
difference?
While a rectangle has four sides, a triangle has
only three.
A.
difference
B.
similarity
Beach Park
Block 5 Mastery Assessment
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Question #11:
Is this statement fact or opinion?
Watching television is bad for you.
A.
fact
B.
opinion
Question #12:
Is this statement fact or opinion?
Today is the first Saturday in the month.
A.
opinion
B.
fact
Question #13:
Is this statement fact or opinion?
The Super Bowl champions are the best
football players in the world.
A.
opinion
B.
fact
Question #14:
Is this statement fact or opinion?
The library contains books that are both fact
and fiction.
A.
opinion
B.
fact
Question #15:
Is this statement fact or opinion?
The sunset this evening was beautiful.
A.
opinion
B.
fact
Question #16:
What propaganda technique is used in this
statement?
Girls are weaker than boys.
A.
testimonial
B.
bandwagon
C.
bias
Question #17:
What propaganda technique is used in this
statement?
Drink "Bam" sports drink. You'll like it.
Everybody does.
A.
testimonial
B.
bandwagon
C.
bias
Question #18:
What propaganda technique is used in this
statement?
Anyone who's anybody goes to Chicago on
vacation.
A.
bias
B.
testimonial
C.
bandwagon
Question #19:
What propaganda technique is used in this
statement?
All good hosts serve "European Coffee
Deluxe."
A.
testimonial
B.
bias
C.
bandwagon
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Block 5 Mastery Assessment
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Question #20:
What propaganda technique is used in this
statement?
Only nerds study math and science.
A.
testimonial
B.
bandwagon
C.
bias
Question #21:
Is this statement true or false?
Paraphrasing and summarizing can help you to
gain the full meaning of the text.
A.
false
B.
true
Question #22:
To answer the question, read the selection from
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
Choose the best description of Ichabod Crane.
A.
an impish trouble-maker who was
unwelcome in most of the homes of his
community
B.
a stern, muscular school teacher who
was very strict with his students and
who kept mostly to himself
C.
a tall, lanky school teacher who was
known to gossip and enjoyed flirting
with ladies
Question #23:
To answer the question, read the selection from
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
Choose the best description of the village
described in the selection.
A.
a small quiet village located in a
beautiful valley
B.
a deserted village at the mouth of a
large river
C.
a busy medium-sized city located on the
plains
Question #24:
To answer the question, read the selection from
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
Which of these characteristics could describe
Ichabod Crane?
A.
brave; afraid of little
B.
nervous and easily-frightened
C.
an impish trouble-maker who was
unwelcome in most of the homes of his
community
Question #25:
To answer the question, read the selection from
“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”
Choose the best description of Brom Bones.
A.
tall and very slender, but strong
B.
strong, blonde, and very kind-hearted
C.
large, mean, boisterous
Beach Park
Block 5 Mastery Assessment
Answer Key
1. B -effect
2. B -effect
3. A -cause
4. B -effect
5. B -cause
6. A -similarity
7. A -difference
8. A- similarity
9. A -similarity
10. A -difference
11. B -opinion
12. B -fact
13. A -opinion
14. B -fact
15. A -opinion
16. C -bias
17. B -bandwagon
18. A -bias
19. C -bandwagon
20. C -bias
21. B -true
22. C -a tall, lanky school teacher who was
known to gossip and enjoyed flirting with la
23. A -a small quiet village located in a beautiful
valley
24. B -nervous and easily-frightened
25. C -large, mean, boisterous