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ACTIVITY 9 Review Quiz

Multiple Choice Choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Leonardo Da Vinci both recorded his ideas and pictures of them in a notebook.

a. was drawing b. drew c. was drew d. did draw

2. The National Defense Act of 1935 the construction of six new air bases in the United States.

a. was authorized b. was authorizing c. did authorize d. authorized

3. On May 7, 1915, as the ocean liner Lusitania near the coast of Ireland, a German
U-boat sank the ship with torpedoes.

a. was sailing b. sailing c. did sail d. was sailed

4. In 1975, the results of a four-year study that the subjects who reduced their salt
consumption lowered their blood pressure by more than 6 percent.

a. were showing b. showed c. was showing d. was showed

5. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who was born in France to Chinese parents, in the United States.

a. was grown up b. was growing up c. grew up d. did grew up

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. Frida Kahlo, who is well-known for her many self-portraits, first began to paint

while she was recovering after a bus accident was making her unable to walk

for three months.

7. When architects first developed “green” buildings, many of them were having

energy-saving features. In order to conserve water, architects also designed

landscapes with plants that were native to the area.

8. In the 1920s, as car ownership in the United States increased and people traveled

farther from home, many other changes such as paved roads, traffic signals, and

gas stations also occur.

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