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Selection Test A
Comprehension
Read each of the following questions. Then choose the letter of the best answer.
(6 points each)
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Bimbo leaves Tito alone three times a day
to
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He has lost his only home.
B. The people in the boat are mean.
C. He cannot find Bimbo.
D. Bimbo bit him on the arm.
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find food for Tito’s meals
B. wander through the city
C. search for a safe home
D. play with other dogs
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The author most likely includes the
details of real earthquakes in this piece of
historical fiction to
show you how smart Bimbo is
B. encourage you to live near a volcano
C. teach you about Tito and Bimbo’s
friendship
D. make story events seem as though they
happened
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You know the dog that the director finds is
Bimbo because the
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2.
Why is Tito upset at the end of the story?
dog is lying near the trash
B. ashes are thickest in the bakery
C. entire bakery wall is still standing
D. dog has a raisin cake in its mouth
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Which detail indicates that the story’s
topics are loyalty and friendship?
Tito and Bimbo celebrate Caesar’s
birthday.
B. Bimbo and Tito trust their ears and
noses.
C. Bimbo pulls Tito toward the sea gate.
D. Tito and Bimbo live near the gate.
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SELECTION TEST A, CONTINUED
Vocabulary
Choose the answer that best explains the meaning of each underlined word. (6 points
each)
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To corrupt something means to
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reduce it to very small pieces
B. change it from good to bad
C. force it to do something
D. dig it from the ground
live through a crisis
B. suffer great pain
C. experience loss
D. prove a point
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To ponder an idea means to
tell it to others
B. write about it
C. think about it
D. agree to do it
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To agonize means to
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What does emerge mean?
to grow into an adult
B. to come into view
C. to make a discovery
D. to become important
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What does dislodge mean?
to move out of place
B. to join a group
C. to pursue a goal
D. to care for something
Written Response
Short Response Answer the following questions based on your knowledge of the
story. Write a sentence or two on a separate sheet of paper. (10 points each)
11. What are two details that show that Tito’s senses of smell and hearing are very
good?
12.
How do the people of Pompeii make use of the smoke rising from Mount
Vesuvius?
Extended Response Answer the following question based on your knowledge of
the story. Write one or two paragraphs on a separate sheet of paper. (20 points)
13. Explain three times when Bimbo’s cleverness helps save Tito’s life.
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