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Unit 2 Test:   Study Guides (See both below)

Study Guide - ELA

Unit 2 Part 1 ~ Middle Ages 

• During the Middle Ages, lords had more power than serfs.  

• Lords showed more power. Evidence to prove this:

• When serfs wanted to marry, the lord had the right to approve or disapprove of the match.

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Manor or Medieval Town

•  Serfs generally worked on the land from sunrise until sunset on the MANOR.

•  Many smaller houses made of wood and wood surrounded a castle or larger house on the MANOR.

• Using a simple tool called a scythe, serfs harvested crops such as wheat, oats, rye, and barley on the MANOR.

•  On market day, one could hear the cries of people selling fruits, vegetables, eggs, and pies in a MEDIEVAL TOWN.

• A class of people called the middle class began to grow in importance in a MEDIEVAL TOWN.

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• MONKS did NOT control the lives of serfs working on a manor.

• The Battle of Hastings was a battle to determine who would be the king of England—Harold or William.  Who won?

• The following statement is NOT TRUE: King John happily accepted the Magna Carta from the nobles.

•  The growth of towns and cities was one of the reasons feudalism began to disappear.  This was because, as more and more people moved from the countryside to seek employment elsewhere, the lord’s role changed.

• Feudalism is the name of the system of government in which land and protection are exchanged for loyalty and services.

• Highest to lowest power under feudalism: (SEQUENCE)

• King

• Nobles (including Lords) and Church Leaders

• Middle Class (including Merchants and Craftsmen)

• Freemen and Serfs

• Chivalry is the code of rules about how knights should behave.

• Cathedrals, pilgrimages, and illuminated manuscripts are all examples of the influence and power of the Church in the Middle Ages.

• The Black Death was…

• spread by rats.

• a disease known as the plague. 

• common in medieval towns due to overcrowding and filthy living conditions.

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VOCABULARY (MATCHING)

Charlemagne - the great French ruler who was crowned Roman emperor by the Pope.  

Bayeux Tapestry - a work of art that depicts the Battle of Hastings.

Joan of Arc - the woman who led French soldiers in freeing the town of Orleans from the English.

King Henry II - reformed the English legal system 

The Huns - a tribe of barbarians who invaded the Roman empire.

 Eleanor of Aquitaine - the woman who was queen of France and then England.

 Domesday Book - a list of who lived in England and how much they owed in taxes.

The Normans - the French soldiers who attacked the English at the Battle of Hastings.

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• EMERGED means moving out of or away from something and coming into view.

•  Which of the words in the following sentence provides the best clue as to the meaning of the word pilgrim? 

• Thomas Becket’s tomb in Canterbury Cathedral became a holy shrine that many pilgrims visited during the Middle Ages.

  • HOLY SHRINE are the clue words.

GRAMMAR

-be able to identify and label parts of speech in a sentence

-be able to recognize where the subject and predicate of a sentence are located

Noun - person, place, or thing

Adjective - a word that describes a noun

Verb - action word (there are also linking verbs and helping verbs)

Adverb - describes a verb (often ends in -ly)

Subject - tells who or what the sentence is about

Predicate - tells what the subject is doing, did, or will do

MORPHOLOGY

Prefixes

-un = not

-non = not

-en = to make

Root 

-arch = main

**Cold reads will include skills taught during Unit 2 Part 1.

**An opinion writing is also included in the assessment.

**Students can reference the text while taking the assessment.

Name: ______________________ 

Test On: October 23, 24 & 27, 2025

lords

mud

scythe

Harold

William

marriage

feudalism

market

Using the word bank above, complete the sentences below. You will NOT have a word bank on the test, it will be multiple choice!

1. During the Middle Ages, _________ had more power than the serfs. (pg. 7/11)

2. An example of a lord's power would be that they had the right to approve or disapprove of a ____________. (pg. 11)

3. King __________ was the leader of the army from England. (pg. 48)

4.  Using a simple tool called a ___________, serfs harvested crops such as wheat, oats, rye, and barley on a manor. (pg. 15)

5. On a __________ day, one could hear cries of people selling fruits, vegetables, eggs, and pies in a medievel town. (pg. 28)

6.  The system of government in which land and protection are exchanged for loyalty and services is called _______________. (pg. 6)

7. King ___________ won the Battle Of Hastings. (pg. 58)

8. Smaller houses made of straw and _______ often surrounded a castle or larger houses on a manor. (pg. 12)

Would the following take place on a manor or in a town? Write M for manor and T for town. 

9. Serfs worked on the land from sunrise until sunset. _______(pg. 14)

10.  Many smaller houses made of wood and mud surrounded a castle or larger house. _________(pg. 12)

11. A class of people called the middle class began to grow in importance. _________(pg. 30)

12. Where were guilds established? _________(pg. 30)

13. Where did a lord have great power over the everyday life of the people he governed? ______(pg. 10)

Are the following statements TRUE or FALSE? Write T for True and F for False. 

14. The Battle Of Hastings was a battle to determine who would be King of France. _______(pg. 51)

15. The growth of towns and cities was one of the reasons that feudalism began to disappear. _____(pg. 85)

16. Serfs had the most power in the Middle Ages. _______(pg. 10)

17. The Middle Class included Merchants and Craftsmen. ________(pg. 30)

18. King John happily accepted Magna Carta from the nobles. ________(pg. 71)

19. Monks controlled the lives of serfs working on a manor. __________(pg. 11)

20.  Rank these groups in order from highest to lowest amounts of power under feudalism. (pg. 7)

Nobles (Lords/Church Leaders)

Freemen And Serfs

Middle Class (Craftsmen/Merchants)

King

Most Power _________________________________________________________

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Least Power _________________________________________________________

church

Domesday

illuminated

chivalry

French

cathedrals

Hastings

pope

Using the word bank above, complete the sentences below. 

21. ____________ is the code of rules about how knights should behave. (pg. 21)

22. _________________, pilgrimages, and ______________ manuscripts are all examples of the influence and power of the _____________ in the Middle Ages. (chapter 5)

23. Charlemagne was the great _____________ ruler who was crowned Roman emperor by the _____________. (pg. 5)

24. The Bayeux Tapestry is a work of art that depicts the Battle Of _________________. (pg. 53)

25. The list of who lived in England and how much they owed in taxes was called the _______________ Book. (pg. 52)

Match the person on the LEFT with their description on the RIGHT. Write the letter on the line. 

26. ____Joan of Arc (pg. 80)

27. ____The Normans (pg. 49)

28. ____The Huns (pg. 4)

29. ____Eleanor of Aquitaine (pg. 63)

30. ____King Henry II (pg. 58)

1.  This person reformed the English legal system

2.  This is the tribe of barbarians who invaded the Roman empire

3.  This woman was the queen of France and then England

4.  This is the French soldiers who attacked the English at the Battle Of Hastings

5.  This woman led French soldiers in freeing the town of Orleans from the English

A noun is a person, place, or thing.

An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

A verb is an action word.

An adverb is a word that describes a verb.

Label the following words as a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb. 

30. Pumpkin _____________ 34. Bravely _____________

31. Spooky ______________ 35. Mystical ____________

32. Loudly _______________36. Carve ______________

33. Shrieked _____________ 37. Ghost ______________

Write n. above the nouns in each sentence and adj. above the adjectives in each sentence. Then, draw an arrow from each adjective to the noun it describes.

38. After the storm, the roads were covered with wet, heavy snow. (3 nouns; 2 adjectives)

39. Alicia could not stop reading the fascinating book! (2 nouns; 1 adjective)

A subject tells who or what the sentence is about.

A predicate tells what the subject is doing, did, or will do. 

Draw a line separating the subject from the predicate in each sentence. Underline the entire subject. Draw a wiggly line under the entire predicate.

40. The wolf howled at the moon.

41. James screamed at the zombie.

42. A spooky black cat crept along the dark path. 

A prefix is a syllable or syllables placed at the beginning of a root word that changes the meaning of the root word.

The prefix un- means “not”

The prefix non- means “not”

The prefix en- means “to make”

unfamiliar

ensure

uncommon

unhappy

nonverbal

entrust

nonissue

enlarge

Using the word bank above, complete the sentences below. 

43. A purple pony is an _______________ sight on the farm. 

44. The baby is _____________ since she does not talk yet.

45. I can see better when you _______________ the words on the screen. 

46. Studying my spelling words will help to ___________ that I get a good grade on my test.

47. She just needs a shirt that fits, the color is a ____________. 

48. The lords ____________ that the knights will protect the towns. 

49. Losing recess made the class really ___________.

50. The book is full of _______________ words. 

The root word arch means “chief or most important”

hierarchy

archrival

archduke

matriarch

Using the word bank above, complete the sentences below. 

51. The town is led by a _______________, she is the bravest woman in the country. 

52. Kings were at the top of the _____________  in the feudal system. 

53. The soccer team is playing their ____________ that beat them every year. 

54. The _______________ is so powerful that all of the other dukes and nobles want to please hi

In a persuasive paragraph, the writer states an opinion and gives the reader reasons for that opinion. 

An opinion is a personal view or belief, or what you think about something.

A fact is something that is true and can be proven.

The structure of a persuasive paragraph:

1. State an opinion

2. Reason 1 to support opinion

3. Reason 2 to support opinion

4. Reason 3 to support opinion

5. Concluding sentence

Read the following sentences and decide whether it is a fact or opinion. 

55. On hot summer days, the temperature outside is high. ________________

56. I think hot summer days are the best! _____________

57. Halloween is in October. _____________

A synonym is a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase. 

An antonym is a word or phrase that means the opposite as another word or phrase.

usual

collapse

survive

rare

58. The house was able to withstand the strong winds of the storm. What word is above is a synonym for withstand? ____________________

59. A purple pony galloping in the field is uncommon thing to see. What word above is an antonym for uncommon? ________________

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The root word arch means “main”

patriarch

anarchy

matriarch

archenemy

60. The football team that always wins is our ________________. 

61. The _________________ of our town does what he wants because he is the king. 

62. The _________________ and confusion in the crowd is crazy!

63. Our mother is the ____________________ of our family. 

64. Which of the following are TRUE about the Black Death? Put a checkmark✔️ next to the statements that are TRUE. (pg. 8)

_____ spread by rats

_____ did not kill many people

_____ a disease known as the plague

_____ common in towns due to overcrowding and filthy living conditions

_____ was not a serious problem

65. The word emerged is used correctly in which two of the following sentences?

1. The cat emerged from its hiding place behind the couch. 

2. We emerged into the building to try to escape the sudden rainstorm. 

3. The sun emerged from behind the clouds, providing a warm, sunny day. 

4. As the weather got warmer, the snow emerged.