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To offer students a variety of text on the FCAT Reading tests, authentic and copyrighted stories, poems, and articles appear as they were originally published, as requested by the publisher and/or author. While these real-world examples do not always adhere to strict style conventions and/or grammar rules, inconsistencies among passages do not detract from the students abilities to understand and answer questions about the texts. Every effort has been made to trace the ownership of all copyrighted material and to secure the necessary permissions to reprint selections. In the event of any question arising as to the use of any material, the publisher expresses regrets for any inadvertent error and will make the necessary correction(s) in future printings.

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This test measures how well students are achieving the benchmarks in Floridas Sunshine State Standards. Here is a list with pictures to help you locate the passages in your Reading Test Book.

The Sticky-Sticky Pine ................................................. Page 4 Dolphins to the Doctor .............................................. Page 12 Across the Blue Mountains ....................................... Page 23 Why Does Everyone Love Amelia? .......................... Page 32 Song for a Cottontail .................................................. Page 43 Busy Builders ............................................................... Page 50
Read each article, story, or poem in this Test Book. Then choose the best answer to each question that follows.

READ THINK EXPLAIN

This symbol appears next to questions that require short written answers. Use about 5 minutes to answer each of these questions. A complete and correct answer to each of these questions is worth 2 points. A partially correct answer is worth 1 point. This symbol appears next to questions that require longer written answers. Use about 10 to 15 minutes to answer each of these questions. A complete and correct answer to each of these questions is worth 4 points. A partially correct answer is worth 1, 2, or 3 points.

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Read the story The Sticky-Sticky Pine and then answer Numbers 1 through 6.

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there was a woodcutter. He was very poor but very kind. Never would he tear off the living branches of a tree to make firewood. Instead, he would gather only the dead branches on the ground. He knew what happened when you tore a branch off a tree. The sap, which is the blood of a tree, would drip and drip. So, since he didnt want to harm the trees, he never tore off the branches. One day he was walking beneath a high pine tree hunting for firewood when he heard a voice, saying: Sticky, sticky is my sap,
For my tender twigs are snapped.
The woodcutter looked and, sure enough, someone had broken three limbs off the pine and the sap was running out. Skillfully, he mended them, saying: Now these tender twigs Ill wrap,
And in that way stop the sap.

And he tore a piece from his own clothes to make a bandage. No sooner had he finished than many tiny gold and silver things fell from the tree. It was moneya lot of it. The surprised woodcutter was almost covered up with it. He looked at the tree and smiled and thanked it. Then he took the money home. There was a great amount, and he slowly realized that he was now a very rich woodcutter indeed. Everyone knows that the pine tree is the sign of prosperity in Japan and, sure enough, the grateful pine had made him very rich.
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Just then a face appeared in the window. It was the face of another woodcutter. But this woodcutter was neither nice nor kind. In fact, it was he who had torn off the branches of the pine and had broken its twigs. When he saw the money he said: Where did you get all that money? Look how nice and bright it is. The good woodcutter held up the money so the other could see. It was oblong in shape, the way money used to be in Japan, and he had five basketfuls. He told the bad woodcutter how he had got the money. From that big pine tree? Yes, that was the one. Hmm, said the bad woodcutter and ran away as fast as he could go. He ran right up to the old pine tree, and the tree said: Sticky, sticky is my blood. Touch me, youll receive a flood. Oh, just what I want, said the bad man, a flood of gold and silver. He reached up and broke off another branch. The pine tree suddenly showered him. But it showered him with sticky, sticky sap not gold and silver at all. The bad woodcutter was covered with sap. It got in his hair and on his arms and legs. Since it was so sticky, he couldnt move and though he called for help, no one could hear him. He had to remain there for three daysone day for each branchuntil the sap became soft enough for him to drag himself home. And, after that, he never broke another branch off a living tree.

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The Sticky, Sticky Pine by Florence Sadake. 1958 reprinted with permission of Charles E. Tuttle Co., Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts and Tokyo, Japan. All rights reserved.

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Now answer Numbers 1 through 6. Base your answers on the story The Sticky-Sticky Pine. The correct answer for each multiple-choice question is circled. To the left of each answer choice is the percentage of students who chose that answer.

Read this sentence from the story. Everyone knows that the pine tree is the sign of prosperity in Japan and, sure enough, the grateful pine had made him very rich. What does prosperity mean?

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kindness wealth

D. wisdom
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How does the rst woodcutter change in the story? At rst he is poor; then he is rich.

G. At rst he is kind; then he is angry. H. At rst he is selsh; then he is responsible. At rst he is hard-working; then he is lazy.
Content Focus similarities/differences (characters) Content Difculty High

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What does the second woodcutter think will happen when he returns to the forest and breaks off another branch?

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B. C.

A. Sap will cover him. Money will fall on him. The tree will talk to him.

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D. Water will ood over him.

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Why does the second woodcutter stay under the pine tree for three days?

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He has to wait for help to come.

G. He has to wait for the sap to soften. H. He has to wait for the money to fall. He has to wait for the branches to heal.
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How are the two woodcutters DIFFERENT in the way that they collect rewood and act toward trees? Use details and information from the story to support your answer. EXAMPLE OF A TOP-SCORE RESPONSE: The good woodcutter is nice and kind to the trees. He collects rewood off the ground and never tears branches from the trees. He helps the hurt trees. The bad woodcutter is really mean. He tears off the branches from the trees and makes the trees bleed.

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Content Focus similarities/differences (characters)

Content Difculty Moderate

Score Point 0 11

Percentage of Students Receiving Score Point 1 Score Point 2 Score Point 3 43 45

Score Point 4

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Which reason BEST tells why the author wrote this story?

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A. to inform people about life in Japan to encourage people to care for nature to show people how to mend pine trees

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D. to tell people about the work of woodcutters

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Read the article Dolphins to the Doctor and then answer Numbers 7 through 15.

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shallows: shallow water treat: clean

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examination: a medical checkup

Dolphins to the Doctor by Don C. Reed. 1991 by Highlights for Children, Inc., Columbus, Ohio.

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Now answer Numbers 7 through 15. Base your answers on the article Dolphins to the Doctor. The correct answer for each multiple-choice question is circled. To the left of each answer choice is the percentage of students who chose that answer.

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What is the MAIN reason the author believes that caretakers would not want to drain most of the water from a dolphin pool? F. It is too cruel.

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G. It is too difcult. H. It is too expensive. It is too dangerous.

Content Focus details/facts Content Difculty Low

Benchmark LA.A.2.2.1

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Why did the author put a net into the dolphin pool at Marine World? A. to calm the dolphin B. to scoop up the dolphin to prevent the dolphin from leaping

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C.

D. to reduce the dolphins swimming area

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Benchmark LA.E.2.2.1

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F. I.

In the article, why are dolphins compared to football players?

Dolphins are large.

G. Dolphins are strong.

H. Dolphins like to play rough.
Dolphins like to play games.

Content Focus comparison Content Difculty Moderate

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Benchmark LA.A.2.2.7

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Why do trainers and dolphins have training periods before a doctors visit?

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B. C.

A. so the dolphin can get used to nets in his pool so the dolphin will know what to do at a checkup so the trainer can report on the health of the dolphin

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D. so the trainer can practice giving medicine to the dolphin

Content Focus details/facts Content Difculty Low

Benchmark LA.A.2.2.1

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F. I.

According to the article, what would be the FIRST thing that a veterinarians assistant would do at a practice checkup for a dolphin? Blow a whistle to call the dolphin.

G. Swim slowly to guide the dolphin. H. Touch its back to relax the dolphin. Drain water to get closer to the dolphin.
Content Focus chronological order Content Difculty Low

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Benchmark LA.A.2.2.1

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According to the article, dolphins can be dangerous to divers because A. dolphins have rough skin. B. dolphins are mean and scary. dolphins have huge appetites.

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C.

D. dolphins are big and powerful.

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Benchmark LA.E.2.2.1

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Think about what the article is about. Then read this sentence. Mary put a stethoscope in her ears and used the at end to listen to the dolphins chest. What is a stethoscope?

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F.

a kind of radio

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G. a musical instrument H. a medical instrument a kind of thermometer

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Benchmark LA.A.1.2.3

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Read this sentence from the article. But sometimes the dolphin would not let me take it gently, and then things could get rough. Which word means about the same as gently in this sentence?

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B. C.

A. carelessly easily fairly

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D. quickly
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What is the authors main purpose for writing Dolphins to the Doctor? F. to tell interesting facts about dolphins

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I.

G. to show an easier way to train dolphins H. to explain a safer way to examine dolphins to give medical information about dolphins
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Read the story Across the Blue Mountains and then answer Numbers 16 through 21.

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by Emma Chichester Clark

Miss Bilberry lived in a pale yellow house at the base of the great blue mountains with a dog named Cecilie, a cat called Chester, and two birds called Chitty and Chatty. Every morning Miss Bilberry had breakfast in the shade of a broad-leaved tree, looking out at her beautiful view of the mountains. After breakfast she swept the path and fed the birds and animals. She watered the owers and vegetables growing in her garden. Then she had a light lunch on the veranda.1 In the afternoon she had a nap in her hammock between two swaying palms. And sometimes in the evening she played her violin and sang a few songs before she went to bed. It was a lovely life, and Miss Bilberry would have been completely happy, except for one thing. She just couldnt stop wondering whether she might not be even happier if she lived on the other side of the mountains. The more she looked, the more she wondered.

veranda: a porch covered by a roof

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One day, Miss Bilberry could stand it no longer. Everybody up! she called to Cecilie, Chester, and Chitty and Chatty. Todays the day! Were going to move! Lets start packing! Not wanting to be left behind, they all helped ll boxes, baskets, and bags and put everything from the little yellow house onto a wobbly old cart. Then they waved good-bye to the house and the garden, the broad-leaved tree and the two swaying palms, and set off toward the blue mountains. I just cant wait to get to the other side! cried Miss Bilberry. But Chester looked back sadly. They walked and walked, pushing the heavy cart for many miles, through elds, and forests, through rain, and sunshine, uphill, and downhill. They reached a place where the owers were taller than Miss Bilberry! They could
hardly see where they were going.
This is the wrong way, snarled Chester.
No it isnt, snapped Cecilie.
Miss Bilberry climbed a tree, but she still wasnt sure where they were.
Told you so, said Chester.
Everything is going to be ne when we get to the other side, said Miss Bilberry.
On and on they went.
Chester grumbled, Cecilie moaned, but Miss Bilberry just kept going.
Chitty and Chatty tried to help by ying ahead.
Theyre hopeless! snarled Chester.
But soon Chitty and Chatty returned. Weve found a lovely house, they cried, with
trees and owers! Follow us!
And there it was . . .

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Oh my! gasped Miss Bilberry. Its perfection. Its just as I thought it would be! Thank goodness for that, sighed Chester.
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Chester and Cecilie ran the rest of the way. When Miss Bilberry caught up they all unpacked the boxes and emptied the bags. In between loads Chester sniffed the air. Its strange, he thought, but I feel as if Ive been here before. Miss Bilberry was so tired that she
slept all afternoon in her hammock, which she strung between two swaying palms,
exactly as before. Then she made a stew from the vegetables growing in the garden,
and they all began to feel better.
Each morning when the sun shown in her window, Miss Bilberry leapt out of bed. Her
life seemed better than ever. Her breakfast seemed more delicious and the mountains
seemed more beautiful.
It was a lovely life and she was happy. But there were some things that bothered Miss
Bilberry . . .
. . . she didnt say anything, but she just couldnt stop wondering.
It seemed to her that even though they had
traveled a very long way, everything was
much the same. Even the mountains, which
should really have been at the back of the
house, were still in front. It was a mystery to
Miss Bilberry, and she sometimes worried
about it.
Chester, the clever cat, smiled to himself. He
knew the answer, but he would never tell
Miss Bilberry. He liked their quiet life in the
pale yellow house with its broad-leaved tree,
its two swaying palms, and its cool veranda.

Illustrations and entire text from ACROSS THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, copyright 1993 Emma Chichester Clark, reprinted by permission of Harcourt, Inc.

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Now answer Numbers 16 through 21. Base your answers on the story Across the Blue Mountains. The correct answer for each multiple-choice question is circled. To the left of each answer choice is the percentage of students who chose that answer.

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What happens when Miss Bilberry and her animals get lost in the tall owers?

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B. C.

A. They learn that Miss Bilberry is a good tree climber. They get confused and travel in the wrong direction. They see the beautiful gardens around the mountains.

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D. They decide to turn around and go back to their home.

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What happened AFTER Miss Bilberry and her pets left their house behind but BEFORE Miss Bilberry climbed a tree? F. Miss Bilberry unpacked the boxes.

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G. They loaded their things into a cart.

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H. Miss Bilberry cooked a vegetable stew. They walked through elds and forests.
Content Focus chronological order Content Difculty Low

Benchmark LA.A.2.2.1

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How do Miss Bilberry and her animals nally nd their way out of the tall owers? A. Miss Bilberry climbs a tree and tells everyone where to go.

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2%

C.

B.

Chester and Cecilie nd their way and then call the others. Chitty and Chatty y ahead and then lead the way to a house.

D. Miss Bilberry and her animals use the blue mountains as a guide.
Content Focus conict/conict resolution Content Difculty Moderate

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After their journey, how is Chester, the cat, DIFFERENT from Miss Bilberry? F. Chester wants to stop and unpack the boxes, but Miss Bilberry wants to keep traveling.

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G. Chester is glad to be nished with the long walk, but Miss Bilberry
wants more exercise.

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I.

H. Chester is glad to rest in the hammock, but Miss Bilberry prefers to

work in her pretty new garden.
Chester knows they have returned to the old house, but Miss Bilberry thinks the new house is better than the old one.
Content Focus similarities/differences (characters) Content Difculty Moderate

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At the end of the story, why does the author repeat her description of the house?
A. to show why Chester was angry about living in the new house
B. to let readers know that Miss Bilberry would probably move again
to show why Miss Bilberry was happy when they left the old house

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D. to let readers know that Chester realizes the truth about the new house
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How is living in the new house DIFFERENT from living in the old house? F. At her new house Miss Bilberry grows owers, but at her old house she cooked vegetables.

6%

G. In the new house Miss Bilberry naps in her hammock, but at the old
house she napped in her bed.

8%

81%

I.

H. At her new house Miss Bilberry has a view of the mountains, but at her old house she missed seeing the mountains. In the new house Miss Bilberry wonders why everything seems familiar, but at her old house she thought a change could make her happier.
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Read the article Why Does Everyone Love Amelia? and then answer Numbers 22 through 30.

Why Does Ever yone L ove Amelia? Amelia?

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Americas love for Amelia Earhart never seems to end. It began when she was the rst woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean in an airplane. That was in 1928. It was a year after Charles Lindbergh had been the rst person to y across that ocean alone. Amelia was 30 years old when she crossed the Atlantic, but she was not the pilot. Wilmer Stultz ew the plane from Canada to Wales, a part of Great Britain. Amelia was just a passenger in the plane, which was named Friendship. When the plane landed, Amelia Earhart was the one who got the attention of the world. Thousands of people were waiting to welcome her. Amelia did not feel that she should get all the attention. However, that same year she ew a plane across the U.S.in both directions! She was the rst woman to do that alone. She had become a famous pilot. In 1930, Amelia Earhart set three world speed records for women pilots. In 1932, she ew across the Atlantic alone. She had always wanted to earn the attention she had received as a passenger. Again, thousands of people were waiting for her plane to arrive. This time she landed in Ireland. When she got back to New York City, the city held a big parade for her. In 1935, Amelia ew solo from Hawaii to California. It was a longer trip than the one across the Atlantic. Other pilots had tried but had failed. Amelia succeeded. Amelia got many awards. She was a guest of President Franklin Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor at the White House many times. By 1937, she was ready to try to become the rst woman to y around the world. Amelia had been teaching at Purdue University in Indiana, so Purdue paid to have a plane built for Amelia. It was a beautiful silver plane, a twin-engine Electra.

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Much preparation was needed to get ready for the ight around the world. The trip could not be non-stop, of course. Amelia would y numerous legs, stopping in several places for rest, repairs, and gasoline. Fred Noonan would be in the plane too, as her navigator. In May 1937, they took off from California. Amelia ew to Miami and then to South America. From there she ew to Africa, Arabia, and Pakistan. Then she ew the Electra to Australia and New Guinea. She had completed about twothirds of the trip23,000 miles in six weeks. However, the next leg of the trip was the most difcult because Amelia had to nd a small island in the huge Pacic Ocean. Heading across the Pacic Ocean toward that tiny island, Amelia Earharts Electra disappeared. The world was shocked and very sad. The plane with Amelia and Fred Noonan was never found. The rst biography of Amelia Earhart was published in 1939. Since then, many books have been written about her. Today, we still do not know what happened to Amelia Earhart. Her disappearance remains a great mystery. America is still in love with Amelia Earhart. At the end of the 1990s, people were still writing long, loving articles about her and her mysterious end.

ArtCodes AME04.PAR2

Why Does Everyone Love Amelia? Copyright 2000 Steck-Vaughn Company. Used with permission from Steck-Vaughn Company. All Rights Reserved. Photo of Amelia in Cockpit, Bettmann/CORBIS. Photo of Amelia next to Aircraft, Bettmann/CORBIS. Photo of Amelia in Flight Gear, Underwood & Underwood/CORBIS.

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What was special about Amelias ight from Hawaii to California in 1935? A. The plane had a new design.

1%

86%

11%

C.

B.

The plane ew higher than it ever had before. The ight was longer than her ight across the Atlantic.

D. The ight ended with a warm welcome by thousands of people.

Content Focus details/facts Content Difculty Low

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What happened AFTER Amelia became the rst person to y alone from Hawaii to California?

62%

16%

I.

F.

Amelia enjoyed a parade in New York.

G. Amelia prepared to y around the world. H. Amelia set three world speed records for women pilots. Amelia ew a plane across the United States in both directions.
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How did America and other countries celebrate and support Amelias achievements as a pilot? Use details and information from the article to support your answer. EXAMPLE OF A TOP-SCORE RESPONSE:
People gave Amelia warm welcomes when she landed in Wales and later in
Ireland. New York City held a big parade for her. Amelia received many
awards, and was invited to the White House by President Franklin
Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor. The University of Purdue paid to have
Amelias beautiful, silver, twin-engine Electra plane built for her trip around the world. Now, people around the world have written books and articles about her life.

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Content Focus cause/effect Percentage of Students Receiving Score Point 1 Score Point 2 Score Point 3 49 24 13

Content Difculty Moderate

Score Point 0 10

Score Point 4 3

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Why did Amelia try to y around the world? A. She loved mysterious events. B. She wished to visit many different countries. She needed the support of the American people.

8%

4%

85%

C.

D. She wanted to be the rst woman to make the trip.

Content Focus cause/effect Content Difculty Moderate

Benchmark LA.E.2.2.1

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Which words from the article have almost the SAME meaning? F. beautiful, famous

2%

78%

19%

I.

G. earn, nd
H. ight, trip passenger, pilot
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According to the article, what was the challenge Amelia faced on her last ight? A. She had to set a new speed record.

6%

80%

6%

C.

B.

She had to stop several times for gasoline. She had to nd a little island in the ocean.

D. She had to make preparations in a short time.

Content Focus details/facts Content Difculty Low

Benchmark LA.A.2.2.1

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Why does the author say that many books and articles have been written about Amelia? F. to get people to read more about Amelia and her adventures

5%

67%

I.

G. to show that enough has been written about Amelia and her world records H. to point out that Amelia continues to be an important person long after her last ight to suggest that writing about Amelia might solve the mystery of her disappearance
Content Focus authors purpose Content Difculty Moderate

8%

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4%

B. C.

With which statement would the author MOST LIKELY agree? A. Amelia had a great sense of adventure. Amelia became a teacher in order to get a plane. Amelia preferred to be a navigator on the longer ights.

9%

14%

D. Amelia had to give up many interests to become a pilot.

Content Focus authors point of view Content Difculty Moderate

Benchmark LA.A.2.2.2

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How did Amelia Earharts actions make her a very important person? F. She taught young pilots to take great risks.

14%

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2%

I.

G. She made improvements to airplanes and ying. H. She proved that women could make ying history. She created rules for pilots ying across the Atlantic.
Content Focus cause/effect Content Difculty Moderate

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Read the poem Song for a Cottontail and then answer Numbers 31 through 36.

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ArtCodes COT04.PAR1

Wild, wild cottontail rabbit,

if you hadnt had that itch
and scratched your ear
I never would have seen you there
in the bounds of long shadow
cast by afternoon sun,
safe beneath the quince bush
protected by bloom and by thorn.
Wild, wild cottontail rabbit,
you nibble the clover
cool at your feet.
Your nose twitches
with a rhythmic beat.
You flick your whiskers,
one pink window-ear.
Your enormous brown eyes
never blink, seem to stare.
Wild, wild cottontail rabbit,
perhaps hearing some sound
too high-pitched for me,
or feeling a slight tremor of ground,
you turn into a statue of stone.
When I look again, you are gone
to another world, so near and so far
that dark deep thicket of brambles
in my back yard.

by Mary C. Snotherly

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Song for a Cottontail by Mary C. Snotherly from Cricket Magazines April 1996 issue, Vol. 23, No. 8, text copyright 1996 by Mary C. Snotherly, art copyright 1996 by Mark Langeneckert. Reprinted by permission of Cricket Magazine and the artist.

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84%
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3%

B. C.

What makes the author rst notice the rabbit? A. It rubs its ear. It turns to stone. It makes a sound.

10%

3%

D. It eats some grass.

Content Focus details/facts Content Difculty Low

Benchmark LA.A.2.2.1

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Why does the author compare the cottontail rabbit to a statue of stone?

77%

4%

I.

F.

Both are gray.

G. Both stand still. H. Both have brown eyes. Both can stand upright.
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In the poem, the author suggests that the rabbit turns into a statue of stone because it might have felt a slight tremor of ground. What does the author mean by a slight tremor of ground?

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A. the ground cooled B. the ground crumbled the ground opened up

13%

6%

63%

C.

D. the ground shook

Content Focus analysis/inferences Content Difculty Moderate

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What does the rabbit do RIGHT BEFORE it disappears?

68%

10%

I.

F.

It eats grass.

G. It stands still. H. It moves its ears. It wiggles its nose.

Content Focus chronological order Content Difculty Low

16%

Benchmark LA.A.2.2.1

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Why does the cottontail rabbit disappear into the bushes? A. It is hot.

14%

47%

22%

C.

B.

It is tired. It is careful.

D. It is hungry.
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Why is the cottontail rabbit difcult to see? Use information and details from the poem AND the picture to support your answer.
EXAMPLE OF A TOP-SCORE RESPONSE:
The cottontail rabbit is hard to see because it blends into (is camouaged in)
the bushes, blooms and thorns. It is also hard to see because it sits still
(motionless) like a statue and does not blink. The picture shows how the
rabbit blends into its surroundings.

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Content Focus reference information (multiple sources)

Content Difculty High

Score Point 0 12

Percentage of Students Receiving Score Point 1 Score Point 2 Score Point 3 54 34

Score Point 4

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Read the article Busy Builders and then answer Numbers 37 through 45.

by George Laycock

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A farmer in Minnesota had a big surprise one morning when he looked out his kitchen window. His beautiful cornfield had turned into a muddy lake. The farmer rushed out to his truck and hurried to the creek. He discovered that, during the night, a family of beavers had moved in and built a fine new dam across the creek. It was working perfectly, too. Hardly a drop of water was getting through! The farmer spent many hours tearing down the dam. Finally, the water ran out of his cornfield and back to the flowing creek. That night the beavers built a new dam. Every night, after the farmer had torn down the dam, the beavers rebuilt it. They used up the trees and the brush. Then they snipped off all of the farmers corn to build one last dam of cornstalks. When they finally moved on, they left behind a farmer who never wanted to see such hard-working beavers again!

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How does the beaver do it? It sits up on its short hind legs, using its wide, flat tail for balance. It gnaws away at the wood with its long, sharp front teeth until the tree begins to crack. As the tree falls, the beaver dives into the water to keep from being hit! Next, the beaver cuts the tree into smaller pieces that it can push or pull through the water. The lakes and ponds created by beaver dams also provide homes for many other animals. The beaver feels very safe in the water, where it can escape from wolves, bobcats, bears, and other predators. It can stay underwater for 15 minutes without coming up for air. The beavers feet have webs between the toes, making each foot a strong paddle for swimming. Thick, waterproof fur protects the beaver from the cold. In the water, the beaver uses its flat tail to help it steer, like a rudder on a boat. When an enemy comes around, the beaver lifts its heavy tail and slaps it on top of the water. This makes a loud cracking sound like a gunshot that warns other beavers to dive into safe water. Beavers always seem to be busy cutting trees and building dams or beaver homes. Often they work at night so they can stay out of the way of people. Sometimes, they can be very helpful to people. Wildlife rangers in New Jersey once wanted to flood an area. They wanted to create a new nesting area for water birds. Human experts said it would cost $25,000. Then a family of beaver experts moved in and built a dam for free! Everyone, including the beavers and birds, was happy.

Busy Builders adapted from The Beaver: Natures Engineer, copyright 1989 by George Laycock, published in Boys Lifes December 1989 issue. Reprinted by permission of the author.

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4%
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Why did the beavers in the article use cornstalks instead of wood to rebuild the dam?

56%

20%

I.

F.

The beavers were tired of building with wood.

G. The wood had been used up building the other dams. H. The cornstalks were easier to knock down than wood. The dam was stronger with cornstalks in place of wood.
Content Focus cause/effect Content Difculty Moderate

20%

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Read the following sentence from the story. It gnaws away at the wood with its long, sharp front teeth until the tree begins to crack. What does gnaws mean in the sentence?

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4%

89%

4%

B. C.

A. beats chews pushes

2%

D. taps
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What does a beaver do when a tree falls?

81%

4%

I.

F.

returns to its home

G. dives under the water H. hides behind another tree slaps the pond with its tail
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8%

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What is the main reason beavers make dams? A. to catch food B. to ood cornelds to help water birds

2%

2%

90%

C.

D. to protect themselves
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Read the following sentence from the story. In the water, the beaver uses its at tail to help it steer, like a rudder on a boat.

04LAA123M0098 2283447

48%

21%

F. I.

What would the rudder on a boat do? guide the boat

G. power the boat H. keep the boat aoat make the boat steady
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20%

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Describe how a beaver builds a dam. Use details and information from the article in your description. EXAMPLE OF A TOP-SCORE RESPONSE: A beaver stands up on its hind legs and gnaws away at a tree until the tree begins to crack. When the tree falls in the water the beaver dives into the water to keep from being hit. The beaver gnaws the fallen tree into smaller pieces so it can push or pull the pieces in the water. Finally, the beaver stacks the pieces of wood together to make the dam.

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Content Focus chronological order

Content Difculty Moderate

Score Point 0 17

Percentage of Students Receiving Score Point 1 Score Point 2 Score Point 3 52 32

Score Point 4

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According to the article, how can beaver dams help other animals? A. The dams keep humans away. B. The dams store water to drink. The ponds they form keep wolves away.

14%

11%

67%

C.

D. The ponds they form provide places to live.

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16%

F. I.

Why did the wildlife rangers in New Jersey want to ood an area? Some birds needed a place to nest.

G. A beaver family needed a place to live. H. Nearby crops needed water to stay alive. Local animals needed a pond for drinking.
Content Focus cause/effect Content Difculty Moderate

7%

9%

Benchmark LA.E.2.2.1

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7%

B. C.

How was the dam the beaver experts built in New Jersey different from a dam that human experts would have built? A. The humans dam would have cost more money. The humans dam would have been better for the beavers. The beavers dam was bigger than the humans dam would have been.

6%

18%

D. The beavers dam was stronger than the humans dam would have been.
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