The Upright Revolution Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Upright Revolution Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 62 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What use can Legs and Arms borrow from Nose?
(a) Sneezing.
(b) Flaring.
(c) Smelling.
(d) Snoring.

2. What are some of the places Legs and Arms were said to help carry the body?
(a) Shops and valleys and up and down mountains.
(b) Stores and movies and down the street.
(c) Cafes and malls and across the street.
(d) Shops and markets and up and down trees.

3. Who wrote The Upright Revolution, or Why Humans Walk Upright?
(a) Mũkoma wa Thiong'o.
(b) Ngugi wa Mirii.
(c) Ngugi wa Thiong'o.
(d) Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ.

4. What body parts are described as being closer than other organs?
(a) Eyes and ears.
(b) Legs and Arms.
(c) Heads and feet.
(d) Mouths and toes.

5. What does Legs say about Arms' "long slim fingers" (16).
(a) They are useless.
(b) They are quite useful.
(c) They are too long.
(d) They are clearly starving.

6. Who is said to have walked on arms and legs at the start of the story?
(a) Humans.
(b) Dinosaurs.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Fish.

7. Which body part "borrowed" (15) and put to action the plan against Legs and Arms?
(a) Brain.
(b) Ears.
(c) Eyes.
(d) Tongue.

8. What question do the other body parts present to Arms and Legs to pin them against one another?
(a) Who is stronger.
(b) Who is smarter.
(c) Who is prettier.
(d) Who is thinner.

9. What aspect of the hand is said to have been different than hands today?
(a) Humans did not have thumbs.
(b) The thumb was close to the fingers like the big toe.
(c) Humans had two thumbs.
(d) Humans had only three fingers.

10. What body part developed the plan to put Legs and Arms against each other?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Mouth.
(c) Tongue.
(d) Brain.

11. For how long do Arms and Legs debate which of them is better?
(a) Days.
(b) Months.
(c) Weeks.
(d) Years.

12. Where does the contest between Legs and Arms take place?
(a) In a clearing in the forest.
(b) In the marketplace.
(c) In a valley.
(d) On the beach.

13. Why do other body parts become "green with envy" with regard to Legs' and Arms' relationship?
(a) Because they want to be able to walk and hold things.
(b) Because of their seamless coordination.
(c) Because they ignore the other body parts.
(d) Because they think they are better than other parts.

14. What expression is used for the time the story describes at the start?
(a) Far into the future.
(b) A long time ago.
(c) In the no so distant past.
(d) Present-day.

15. What did Legs and Arms help the body do in the water?
(a) Doggie paddle.
(b) Surf or scuba dive.
(c) Backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke.
(d) Stay afloat or swim or dive.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which body part suggested a contest between Arms and Legs?

2. Which body part came up with the idea for the contest?

3. How is Legs and Arms relationship described?

4. With what phrase does the story begin?

5. What did Legs and Arms think of each other as prior to the upright revolution?

(see the answer keys)

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