Subject Link 5: Mid-term Test

Name: _________________ Date: _________________

[1-5] Write the correct word for each sentence.

coincidence
coincidence nations
nations infection
infection behavior
behavior stripes
stripes

1. There are a lot of __________________ in Africa.

2. His little sister got in trouble for her bad __________________.

3. My dad got a new tie with red and blue __________________ on it.

4. Clean your cut carefully so you don’t get a(n) __________________.

5. It was just a(n) __________________ that we were both on the bus together.

[6-9] Choose the word that has a similar or opposite meaning to the underlined word.
6. The student earned money by working hard at a part-time job. [*opposite]
a. saved b. spent c. found

7. I learned a new technique for making soda bread. [*similar]

a. method b. speed c. location

8. The emergency room is for injured people who need help. [*similar]
a. wounded b. able bodied c. well

9. Native speakers of a language are always more comfortable in it than new speakers. [*opposite]
a. original b. old c. foreign

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[10-13] Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question.

There
There are
are three
three elements
elements that
that most
most frequently
frequently appear
appear on on banknotes.
banknotes. The
The most
most
common
common element is people. Famous leaders are often celebrated on banknotes. For
element is people. Famous leaders are often celebrated on banknotes. For
example,
example, banknotes
banknotes from
from the
the United
United States
States have
have former
former presidents
presidents onon them.
them. And
And all
all the
the
banknotes in India have Mahatma Gandhi
banknotes in India have Mahatma Gandhi on them. on them.
Another
Another common
common element
element of of banknote
banknote designs
designs isis aa country’s
country’s architecture.
architecture. Some
Some
banknotes
banknotes show famous ancient structures. For example, the Egyptian 100-pound
show famous ancient structures. For example, the Egyptian 100-pound
banknote
banknote has
has the
the Sphinx printed
printed on
on it.
it. And
And in
in Cambodia,
Cambodia, some some banknotes
banknotes show
show Angkor
Angkor
Wat, the largest temple in the world.
Wat, the largest temple in the world.
Finally,
Finally, banknotes
banknotes often
often reflect
reflect the
the natural
natural environment.
environment. For For instance,
instance, the
the Japanese
Japanese
1,000-yen
1,000-yen banknote
banknote shows
shows Mt.Mt. Fuji,
Fuji, aa well-known
well-known symbol
symbol of of the
the country.
country. Banknotes
Banknotes fromfrom
New
New Zealand
Zealand also
also show
show beautiful
beautiful scenery.
scenery. For
For example,
example, thethe five-dollar
five-dollar banknote
banknote shows
shows the
the
scenery
scenery of
of Campbell
Campbell Island,
Island, along
along with
with animals
animals and
and flowers
flowers that
that are
are native
native to
to New
New Zealand.
Zealand.

10. What is the main idea of this passage?

a. Countries around the world try to make their banknotes look nice.
b. Most countries usually put three types of pictures on their banknotes.
c. Banknotes with the natural environment look the best out of all banknotes.
d. Countries without famous architecture have to use people on their banknotes.

11. Why does the author mention the Sphinx in the second paragraph?
a. to compare it to Angkor Wat in Cambodia
b. to praise it as Egypt’s best banknote picture
c. to encourage readers to visit Egypt to see for themselves
d. to give an example of famous architecture on a banknote

12. Which is TRUE according to this passage?

a. All U.S. bills feature George Washington.
b. Every New Zealand bill has a hobbit on it.
c. India’s bills all have the same person on them
d. Mt. Fuji is on the Japanese 10,000-yen banknote.

13. The word “former” underlined in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to
a. later or after, happening past a certain event
b. great or impressive, highly respected for who they are
c. recent or modern, an event or person who is not very old
d. previous or earlier, happening before the present situation

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[14-17] Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each question.

People
People might
might think
think that
that the
the zebra’s
zebra’s stripes
stripes make
make thethe animal
animal highly
highly visible.
visible. In
In fact,
fact,
they act as camouflage. The stripe patterns help the animal blend into its
they act as camouflage. The stripe patterns help the animal blend into its surroundings. surroundings.
Furthermore,
Furthermore, whenwhen aa bigbig group
group ofof zebras
zebras keeps
keeps close
close together,
together, their
their stripes
stripes blend.
blend. This
This
makes
makes it confusing for their main predator, the lion, to pick out any one zebra to
it confusing for their main predator, the lion, to pick out any one zebra to attack.
attack.
Some
Some animals
animals mimic
mimic other
other animals’
animals’ skin
skin to
to protect
protect themselves.
themselves. Coral
Coral snakes
snakes are
are
poisonous,
poisonous, and their skin has a red, yellow, white, and black pattern. King snakes have
and their skin has a red, yellow, white, and black pattern. King snakes have aa
similar
similar color
color pattern,
pattern, butbut they
they are
are non-poisonous.
non-poisonous. In In this
this way,
way, king
king snakes
snakes fool
fool their
their
predators into thinking that they are poisonous.
predators into thinking that they are poisonous.
Like
Like all
all things
things inin nature,
nature, each
each animal’s
animal’s skin
skin has
has changed
changed over
over millions
millions of
of years
years to
to
help it survive in its environment. Do you know of any other animals that
help it survive in its environment. Do you know of any other animals that have amazing have amazing
skin?
skin?

14. The main idea of the second paragraph is that

a. snakes are often very colorful
b. king snakes are much smarter than other snakes
c. the skin of king snakes helps them blend together
d. some animals copy other animals’ skin to stay alive

15. Which is NOT a feature of zebra stripes?

a. They make zebras easy to see and kill.
b. They encourage zebras to stay in big groups.
c. They confuse lions that are trying to hunt them.
d. They help camouflage zebras with their environments.

16. Why do king snakes have a red, yellow, white, and black pattern?
a. to attract mates because they look impressive
b. to help themselves blend into their surroundings
c. to make themselves look like poisonous coral snakes
d. to warn predators that they are dangerous to be around

17. What does the word “they” in the second paragraph refer to?
a. king snakes trying to survive
b. predators trying to hunt king snakes
c. animals trying to mimic other animals
d. coral snakes trying to avoid predators

[18-20] Unscramble the sentences.

18. bulky, / so / carrying / heavy and / money / was not / were /easy / lots of

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 → Coins __________________________________________________________________.

19. is / other people / and lend / take / your deposit / it to / that banks

→ The reason _____________________________________________________________.

20. to keep / there are / need fur / anymore, / other materials / don’t / warm / now / since

→ They __________________________________________________________________.

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<Answer Key>

1. nations
2. behavior
3. stripes
4. infection
5. coincidence
6. b
7. a
8. a
9. c
10. b
11. d
12. c
13. d
14. d
15. a
16. c
17. a
18. Coins were heavy and bulky, so carrying lots of money was not easy.
19. The reason is that banks take your deposit and lend it to other people.
20. They don’t need fur to keep warm anymore, since there are other materials now.