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KHANH LY Unit 1 Test Study Guide Think about the text “A Fable for Tomorrow,” in Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson Highlight the correct answer 1 Part A Which statement best describes the author’s purpo[.]
Think about the text “A Fable for Tomorrow,” in Silent Spring, by Rachel Carson Highlight the correct answer Part A: Which statement best describes the author’s purpose in writing Silent Spring? one point A B C D to call attention to the fact that America is filled with beautiful towns and farms to raise an alarm about the effects of pesticides like DDT on the environment to argue that pesticides saved millions of lives in WWII from insect-borne disease to warn that DDT may be a necessary evil for producing sufficient crop yields Part B: Which quotation from the text best supports the answer to Part A? one point A B C D “Along the roads, laurel and alder, great ferns and wildflowers delighted the traveler’s eye.” “The countryside was, in fact, famous for the abundance and variety of its bird life.” “Between the shingles of the roofs, a white granular powder still showed a few patches.” “I know of no community that has experienced all the misfortunes I describe.” Which of the following is an example of figurative language used to inspire pathos? one point A B C D “Everywhere was a shadow of death The farmers spoke of much illness among the families.” “The birds, for example—where had they gone? Many people spoke of them, puzzled and disturbed.'' “The town lay in the midst of a checkerboard of prosperous farms, with fields of grain and hillsides.” “This town does not actually exist, but it might easily have a thousand counterparts in America.” What is the tone of Rachel Carson’s “A Fable for Tomorrow?” one point A B C D sarcastic and ironic angry and indignant serious and somber malicious and mocking In three sentences, describe the town in the beginning of “A Fable for Tomorrow.” Use textual evidence and identify the paragraph five points A beautiful town in the heart of America that is in harmony with nature It’s a dreamy place with farms, fields, hills surrounding it It’s where there are a variety of flowers and the abundance and diversity of birds create a peaceful space in harmony with nature According to paragraphs and 2, “There was once a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to live in harmony with its surroundings… Others came to fish the streams, which flowed clear and cold out of the hills and contained shady pools where trout lay.” In three sentences, describe the town at the end of “A Fable for Tomorrow.” Use textual evidence and identify the paragraph five points The town is destroyed, it becomes a dying place The strange diseases appear and have an effect on the humans and animals in the town The bird diversity was destroyed when the birds were slowly swarming, dying on the bonfires According to paragraphs and 4, “Some evil spell had settled on the community: mysterious maladies swept the flocks of chickens; , and scores of other bird voices there was now no sound; only silence lay over the fields and woods and marsh.” Describe why the doctors in the town are puzzled Use textual evidence and identify the paragraph three points The doctors in the town are puzzled because the new kinds of illnesses make more people become sick “The farmers spoke of much illness among their families In the town the doctors had become more and more puzzled by new kinds of sickness appearing among their patients” (paragraph 3) What did Carson mean when she wrote “it was a spring without voices?” Use textual evidence and identify the paragraph three points She means when she wrote “it was a spring without voices' ' that the town usually has many sounds from the robins, catbirds, but the chemical was destroying all of them “On the mornings that had once throbbed with the dawn chorus of robins, catbirds, doves, jays, wrens, and scores of other bird voices there was now no sound; only silence lay over the fields and woods and marsh.” (paragraph 4) Think about the text “Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs,” from Common Sense, by Thomas Paine Highlight the correct answer Why does Thomas Paine believe it is impossible to reconcile with Great Britain? one point A B C D Great Britain is at war with France, and France is the colonists’ ally Great Britain will no longer defend the colonies against invaders Great Britain has already killed colonists in the first battle of the war Great Britain has refused to stop taxing the colonists’ imported tea Copy and paste the sentences below into the box that matches the rhetorical appeal six points Appeals to Ethos: "That she hath engrossed us is true, and defended the Continent at our expense as well as her own, is admitted." ; "I mean not to exhibit horror not for the purpose of provoking revenge, but to awaken us from fatal and unmanly slumbers." ; "Nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in Kings more than repeated petitioning." Appeals to Logos: “America would have flourished as much, and probably more, had no European power taken any notice of her." ; "As Europe is our market for trade, we ought to form no partial connection with any of it." ; "The commerce by which she hath enriched herself are the necessaries of life, and will always have a market." ● "That she hath engrossed us is true, and defended the Continent at our expense as well as her own, is admitted." ● “America would have flourished as much, and probably more, had no European power taken any notice of her." ● "As Europe is our market for trade, we ought to form no partial connection with any of it." ● "Nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in Kings more than repeated petitioning." ● "I mean not to exhibit horror not for the purpose of provoking revenge, but to awaken us from fatal and unmanly slumbers." ● "The commerce by which she hath enriched herself are the necessaries of life, and will always have a market." Read the excerpt from “Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs” by Thomas Paine, then answer questions 10 & 11 As much hath been said about the advantages of reconciliation, which like an agreeable dream, hath passed away and left us as we were, it is but right that we should examine the contrary side of the argument, and inquire into some of the many material injuries which these colonies sustain, and always sustain, by being connected with and dependent on Great Britain To examine the connection and dependence, on the principles of nature and common sense, to see what we have to trust to, if separated, and what we are to expect, if dependent 10 Based on context clues, match each word from the excerpt to its definition six points Definitions: undergo or suffer from — physical; perceived by the senses — return to friendly relations — pleasant — opposite sustain Undergo or suffer contrary The opposite side reconciliation An act of reconciling, as when former enemies agree to an amicable truce material Physical agreeable Enjoyable and pleasurable; pleasant 11 The central idea of the text is expressed in the last sentence of the excerpt Which statement best summarizes the central idea? one point A B C D Americans need to realize that it is better to separate from England Americans need to understand that separating from England has its risks Americans need to use common sense to understand independence Americans need to examine the pros and cons of separating from England 12 Which two counterclaims does Thomas Paine acknowledge and address in his argument? Highlight two choices two points A “Volumes have been written on the subject of the struggles between England and America.” B C D E F “It has lately been asserted in parliament that the colonies have no relation to each other.” “But the injuries and disadvantages we sustain by that connection, are without number.” “Every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual Our prayers have been rejected.” “The power of governing still remaining in the hands of the king, he will have a negative [effect].” “It is but right that we should examine the contrary side of the argument.” 13 Identify the sentence as either a claim or a counterclaim from “Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs.” Type “claim” or “counterclaim” in the box next to each sentence seven points “But Britain is the parent country, some say.” Counterclaim “Every quiet method for peace has been ineffectual.” Claim “But admitting that matters were now made up, what would be the event? I answer, the ruin of the continent And that for several reasons.” Claim “If there is any true cause of fear respecting independence, it is because no plan is yet laid down.” Claim “I have heard it asserted by some, that as America has flourished under her former connection with Great Britain, the same connection is necessary towards her future happiness, and will always have the same effect.” Counterclaim “ it is but right that we should examine the contrary side of the argument, and inquire into some of the many material injuries which these Colonies sustain, and always will sustain, by being connected with and dependent on Great Britain.” Counterclaim “But admitting that matters were now made up, what would be the event? I answer, the ruin of the continent And that for several reasons.” Claim 14 Imagine yourself sitting down to read Common Sense in January 1776 How does Paine introduce his reasoning to you? Use textual evidence and identify the paragraph three points Paine introduces his reasoning to me based on his logic and giving simple facts and plain arguments He also wants and addresses the readers suffering his reasoning as rational people “In the following pages I offer nothing more than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense: , and generously enlarge his views beyond the present day.” (paragraph 1) 15 In paragraph 25, what does Paine describe as the "most powerful of all arguments?" Explain his meaning Use textual evidence and identify the paragraph four points Paine describes independence as the “most powerful of all arguments” “But the most powerful of all arguments, is that nothing but independence, i.e., a continental form of government, can keep the peace of the continent and preserve it from civil wars.” (paragraph 25) ... from “Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs” by Thomas Paine, then answer questions 10 & 11 As much hath been said about the advantages of reconciliation, which like an agreeable dream,... than simple facts, plain arguments, and common sense: , and generously enlarge his views beyond the present day.” (paragraph 1) 15 In paragraph 25, what does Paine describe as the "most powerful... diversity was destroyed when the birds were slowly swarming, dying on the bonfires According to paragraphs and 4, “Some evil spell had settled on the community: mysterious maladies swept the flocks