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6B: Unit 2 Extra Review
Test Description: Vocab / Extra Questions
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is one reason female mosquitoes pass yellow fever onto their offspring, according to the author?
A
baby mosquitoes are fed infected blood
B
mosquitoes pass the virus through infected saliva
C
all mosquitoes have always had the virus
D
the virus enters every cell of a mosquitoes body, including her eggs
2) What is one reason scientists and others are still risking their lives when researching yellow fever?
A
there is no cure for the disease
B
they must inject themselves with yellow fever
C
there is no vaccine for yellow fever
D
the cure is 100% sure to work
3) What does the word 'circling' propose about yellow fever?
A
it is spiraling out of control
B
it creates a protective barrier around the cities
C
it is surrounding and threatening cities
D
it is a full blown epidemic
4) The phrase 'head off' in paragraph 8 probably means what?
A
to explain
B
to vaccinate
C
to stop
D
to depart
5) In paragraph 15 of the excerpt,, the word 'transmission' means
A
area between habitats
B
act of spreading
C
to attract
D
death
6) In paragraph 22 of the excerpt,, the word 'footing' means
A
a major problem
B
an established position
C
too many reasons
D
a serious disaster
7) In paragraph 18 of the excerpt, the word 'averted' means
A
avoided
B
denied
C
destroyed
D
disgarded
8) In paragraph 10 of the excerpt,, the word 'toting' means
A
medical
B
folding
C
carrying
D
hospital
9) In paragraph 11 of the excerpt,, the word 'daunting' means
A
immense
B
terrifying
C
overwhelming
D
horrific
10) In paragraph 18 of the excerpt,, the word 'subsidiary' means
A
disaster
B
megacity
C
supporting organization
D
inactive government
11) In paragraph 7 of the epilogue, the word 'fronts' means
A
crowds
B
disease
C
towns
D
areas
12) In paragraph 12 of the epilogue, the word 'humanity' means
A
caring for humans
B
living organisms
C
all humans
D
living beings
13) In paragraph 11 of the epilogue, the word 'mobbed' means
A
crowded around
B
robbed
C
rushed
D
harmed
14) In paragraph 3 of the epilogue, the word 'receded' means
A
went up
B
vanished
C
went away
D
shrunk
15) In paragraph 10 of the epilogue, the word 'extermination' means
A
infecting
B
killing
C
poisoning
D
putting in danger
16) In paragraph 8 of the epilogue, the word 'crucial' means
A
suggested
B
very important
C
successful
D
contagious
17) In paragraph 9 of the epilogue, the word 'dense' means
A
harmful
B
crowded
C
thick
D
slim
18) In paragraph 5 of the epilogue, the word 'ultimately' means
A
quickly
B
immediately
C
finally
D
in the end
19) In paragraph 8 of the epilogue, the word 'host' means
A
one celled living thing
B
contagious being
C
living thing where something else lives
D
group of living things born in the same period
20) In paragraph 22 of the excerpt, the word 'activists' means
A
powerful people
B
people fighting for a cause
C
important people
D
people fighting against the cause
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