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ACTIVITY 9 Review Quiz
Multiple Choice Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. The water temperature in the ocean was approximately four degrees below freezing the
Titanic sank.
a. since b. when c. although d. as soon as
2. Orville and Wilbur Wright did not invent the first airplane , but they did invent the aircraft
controls that made pilots able to operate the airplanes.
a. as many people think b. since thought c. while people thinking d. because thought
3. The Woodstock music festival in 1969 was a critical moment in musical history the way people
thought about music concerts.
a. so that changed b. although c. while changed d. because it changed
4. The Hoover Dam, which was built in 1935, was the tallest dam in the world for 33 years a taller
dam was built in Northern California.
a. until b. because c. since d. while
5. With more powerful telescopes, scientists can now see about 300 new galaxies that they were
previously unable to see they were hidden by the Milky Way.
a. because as b. as since c. since d. since because
Error Correction One of the five underlined words or phrases is not correct. Find the error and
correct it. Be prepared to explain your answer.
6. Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, joined NASA immediately after he left
the U.S. Navy in 1952 although did not become an astronaut for 10 more years.
7. After 24 years of both women and men advocating for change, in 1893, New Zealand was the first
country to change its laws so then women could vote in national elections.
8. According to recent research, when our eyes moved during the REM (rapid eye movement) period of
sleep, we see changing images, which might be why our dreams move from place to place.
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