Test ReviewCritical Reading 8

Miss Kuffa

Who had the idea that Vietnam veterans deserved a memorial?

Who was particularly interested in entering the memorial competition?

Why was Maya Ying Lin’s visit to the park where the memorial would be built a good idea?

Who had the idea for Maya Ying Lin to submit a design to the competition?

How can you best describe the response to the design competition for the memorial?

What were the important conditions for the design of the memorial?

Why were the judges surprised by who won the design competition?

What word would best describe the home in which Maya Ying Lin grew up?

What subject did Maya Ying Lin decide to concentrate on in college?

When was the deadline for building the memorial?

Whom does the Vietnam Veterans Memorial honor?

What does the word eloquent mean?

What does the word unanimous mean?

Adverbs• What are they?• What ending do they often have?• In this sentence, which word is the adverb? The children played perfectly at their piano recital.

Answer in 4-5 sentences, worth 5 points:• Explain some of the reasons Maya Ying Lin’s

plan won the competition for designs of a Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Be specific in your description of her memorial design.

Answer in an Open Ended Response format, worth 15 points:• Identify two of Maya Ying Lin’s experiences that

may have influenced the design she submitted in the contest for a Vietnam Veterans Memorial.