Download Multiple Choice. Open Response Questions

Part II Reading Item – 2010 Benchmark Prep Grade 7
1. As used in paragraph 2, what does
the word scant mean?
A.
B.
C.
D.
2.
plenty
spoiled
very little
rich
What is the author’s purpose of
the passage?
A.
B.
C.
D.
3.
4.
to inform the readers
about two ancient Greek
societies.
to persuade readers to
study other cultures.
to entertain readers of
Greek history.
to describe the ancient
Greek education system.
According to the passage, which
of the following statements is a
fact?
A.
B.
Spartan children were
raised with different
values and by different
methods than Athenian
children.
Spartan families were not
as wealthy as Athenian
families.
C.
Athenian parents loved
their children more than
Spartan parents.
D.
Spartans lived in a more
dangerous part of Greece
than Athenians.
5.
Which of the following
provides the best
summary of the passage?
A.
Sparta and Athens
were alike in most
ways.
B.
Sparta and Athens
shared some
common elements
but differed
greatly in
preparing their
children for
adulthood.
C.
Sparta and Athens
shared the same
family values.
D.
Sparta and Athens
were ancient
Greek city-states.
According to the passage,
what type of government
did both Sparta and
Athens utilize?
A.
Democracy
B.
Dictatorship
C.
Monarchy
D.
Oligarchy
6.
A.
B.
C.
D.
According to the passage,
approximately how far
apart are Sparta and
Athens?
two miles
two days
two weeks
too far to measure
READING
OPEN-RESPONSE ITEM
Contrast and compare the ancient
Greek societies of Sparta and
Athens in 3 areas of their society.
Use examples from the passage
to support your answer:
7.
Someone studying
ancient Greece might find
this passage especially
interesting because it:
A.
Gives interesting
information about two
city-states of ancient
Greece.
B.
Defines oligarchy.
C.
Describes the geography
of ancient Greece.
D.
Provides several ways to
study ancient Greece.
8.
After reading this passage
one could infer that:
A.
Athens was more modern
than Sparta.
B.
Sparta was more modern
than Athens.
C.
Both societies were
equally modern.
D.
Neither Sparta nor Athens
were modern societies.