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Reading and Writing 4

Unit 2 Achievement Test


Name: ________________________________

Date: _________________________________

PART 1: READING SKILLS

Read the editorial. Then use the information to complete the activities that follow.

You Can Do It, Too

1 It isn’t difficult to find a success story these days. Every time you turn around, there’s another article in the
newspaper about a star athlete who once lived in poverty. Or perhaps there’s a news feature on television
about a businesswoman who was a victim of abandonment and grew up alone and homeless. We always
marvel at the struggle these people endure to achieve success. They grow up in dilapidated homes that are
barely standing and have almost no food to live on. Every day, they yearn for a better life, but somehow they
manage to never give in to hopelessness or misery.
2 “How do they do it?” we ask ourselves, comparing their tormented lives to our own. We might even stop to
think that we could never succeed if we were in their shoes. But I say, do not be so sure. If I have learned
anything, it is that it can be surprising what the power of a goal can do—how self-reliance can take over by
sheer will and stop you from giving up.
3 Every day, we are faced with challenges. Some are bigger than others, yet we are accountable for how we
respond to all of them. We may feel defeated at first, but for many of us that feeling is soon replaced with the
will to overcome . . . to survive . . . and yes, even to succeed. It may be a long and laborious road we travel,
but the success waiting at the end of that road makes the hardship seem almost meager in comparison.
4 Working toward a goal is a healthy and powerful force that can push aside even the most sordid feelings of
shame or unworthiness. Sometimes, the farther you have to travel, the more you believe in your ability to get
there. As for myself, I continue to be amazed by anyone who has beat the odds and overcome personal
obstacles. However, someone’s success doesn’t make me feel unimportant. Instead, it makes my own fight
seem worthwhile because I know I can do it, too!

A. Choose the best answer.

1. What does the idiom “in their shoes” mean in paragraph 2?


A. their friend
B. helping them
C. in their position
D. standing next to them

2. What does the idiom “beat the odds” mean in paragraph 4?


A. winning a difficult game
B. getting angry with a situation
C. succeeding when it wasn’t likely
D. learning how to cheat at something

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3. Which word in paragraph 4 is an antonym for the word unimportant?
A. healthy
B. amazed
C. personal
D. worthwhile

4. The writer wants readers to feel that they ____.


A. do not have any problems
B. can overcome their obstacles
C. do not understand big problems
D. should help others who have obstacles

B. Read each statement. Write T if the statement is true or F if it is false.

5. Success stories are difficult to find in modern society.


6. People usually do not have to work that hard to be successful.
7. The writer believes that people have a natural urge to try to succeed.
8. The writer does not like hearing success stories on the news.

PART 2: VOCABULARY

A. Use the words and phrases from the box to complete each sentence. Not all of the words and
phrases will be used.

abandonment meager shame struggle


gave up poverty accountable yearned for

9. The young runner ________________ a chance to make the Olympic team and worked hard
to achieve her goal.

10. There was ________________ food available when he was a child, and it was unusual to have
dinner every night.

11. She suffered ________________ as a baby and grew up without knowing her parents as a result.

12. The ________________ of training to become a football player was worth the reward in the end.

13. He felt great ________________ for the terrible way he treated employees while building his
business.

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B. For each vocabulary word, choose the word that shows the relationship given in parentheses.

___ 14. defeated (synonym)


A. overcome B. ignored C. taught

___ 15. hopelessness (antonym)


A. carelessness B. tearfulness C. cheerfulness

___ 16. laborious (antonym)


A. easy B. confusing C. dangerous

___ 17. misery (synonym)


A. surprise B. sadness C. fear

___ 18. tormented (synonym)


A. completed B. tortured C. angered

PART 3: GRAMMAR

Complete each sentence. Use the correct gerund or infinitive form of the verb in parentheses.

19. I have always enjoyed ________________, even as a child.


(compete)

20. ________________ has always been a part of life for me, so I do not mind it.
(Work)

21. They learned ________________ from a champion tennis player.


(play)

22. Are you able ________________ a presentation for tomorrow’s meeting?


(prepare)

23. I am thinking of ________________ to the gym for a workout.


(go)

24. She never had the freedom ________________ what she wanted before now.
(say)

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PART 4: WRITING SKILLS

A. Read the paragraph about someone who overcame obstacles. Then answer the questions.

(1) Bethany Hamilton is a surfer who did not let a terrible event stop her from achieving
her goals. (2) When she was 13 years old, she was bitten by a shark while surfing and lost her left
arm. (3) People thought she would never surf again, but they were wrong. (4) Bethany continued
to surf, and won a national surfing championship two years later. (5) She did not let her fears stop
her from succeeding.

25. What is the topic sentence of the paragraph?


A. sentence 1
B. sentence 3
C. sentence 5

26. Which sentences support the topic?


A. sentences 1 and 2
B. sentences 2 and 4
C. sentences 4 and 5

27. What is the concluding sentence of the paragraph?


A. sentence 3
B. sentence 4
C. sentence 5

B. Choose the idea that does not support each topic sentence below.

28. Helen Keller is an example of someone who overcame obstacles.


A. Helen’s achievements
B. Helen’s family members
C. Helen’s poor physical condition

29. Mahatma Gandhi’s actions affected many people.


A. How others supported his non-violent protests
B. How other leaders copied his non-violent protests
C. How he was put in jail for his non-violent protests

30. Achieving a goal has to do with how you think.


A. The willpower you need
B. The need to encourage yourself
C. The help you get from friends

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