8th grade ELA Unit 3 Assessment

Question 1

The event described in this excerpt takes place in a ____

Accepted Answer

farming area with pastures and barns

Question 2

Showing a horse going somewhere by itself on the cover suggests that the articles focus on ---

Accepted Answer

horses' inborn abilities

Question 3

The author uses information in paragraph 5 to -

Accepted Answer

explain ways to prevent getting lost

Question 4

Why is the word "intelligence" larger than the word "horse" on the cover of the magazine?

Accepted Answer

The magazine is about the intelligence of horses

Question 5

In paragraph 4, the phrase "keep my head" means ___

Accepted Answer

stay calm

Question 6

You can conclude that when people are going to go on a trail ride, they should ---

Accepted Answer

plan ahead and take precautions

Question 7

You can conclude that when you rely on a horses's homing instinct, you will ___

Accepted Answer

take a chance

Question 8

In paragraph 5, the narrator says, "Take us home boy." The mood created is ----

Accepted Answer

hopeful

Question 9

Which conclusion about a horse's homing instinct is supported by info in both selections?

Accepted Answer

Horse's homing instincts have saved lives

Question 10

Paragraph 3 states "... there was nothing familiar, nothing to give me a clue" The mood is ___

Accepted Answer

fearfulness

Question 11

The author most likely wrote this article to -

Accepted Answer

explain ways to prevent getting lost

Question 12

"The path he chooses toward home may not be easily negotiated." What does negotiated mean?

Accepted Answer

traveled over

Question 13

The phrase "kept clawing at me" creates an image of the storm as ____

Accepted Answer

alive

Question 14

Which image appeals to the reader's sense of touch?

Accepted Answer

heat from the pony's body (paragraph 7)

Question 15

Which line from "Never Get Lost" applies to the final decision made in "Year of Black Pony"?

Accepted Answer

... horses have saved lives by getting people home

Question 16

"Remember it's the rear view going out that becomes the return vista." What does vista mean?

Accepted Answer

view

Question 17

In paragraph 4, the phrase "have his head" means

Accepted Answer

go where he wants

Question 18

By setting the episode over an unknown period of time, the author shows that the ---

Accepted Answer

narrator has become disoriented

Questions 18