Listening Directions : Read the questions, then listen to a story about

Listening

Directions : Read the questions, then listen to a story about Richard Wright, a famous writer. You will be asked 7 multiple choice questions and 2 constructed response questions. Answer the questions as you listen or immediately after. You will listen again to check your answers.

Item N0: 1 Content Area: listening

Standard Code:3.1

Standard Text: Understand and respond to narratives, anecdotes, stories, plays and films

Notes: • understand gist

Item Type: MC

DOK:1

1. How long did it take the narrator to finish writing his story?

A.

two days

B.

three days

C.

four weeks

D.

three weeks


Points: 1

Key: B

Standard Code: 3.1

Standard Text: Listen and respond to narratives

Notes: listen for specific information

2. What is The Voodoo of Hell's Half-Acre?

A.

The title of the narrator’s story

B.

The title of the narrator’s poem

C.

The name of the narrator’s farm

D.

The name of the narrator’s town

Item Type: MC

DOK: 1

Points: 1

Key: A

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Standard Code:3.1 Item Type: MC


DOK: 2

Notes: listen for inference and identify speaker's attitude

Points: 1

Key: D

3. How would you describe the narrator’s attitude when he says: "I was pleased, but I still thought he was taking advantage of me."?

A.

trustful

B.

insulted

C.

objective

D.

skeptical


Standard Code:3.1


Notes: understand cause and effect

Item Type: MC

DOK: 1

Points: 1

Key: D

4. Read the following sentence:

"The ____________ of the nation or the negro had never been mentioned. Therefore, my schoolmates cannot understand why anyone would want to write a story."

Which of the following words does the speaker use in the blank space?

A.

mood

B.

culture

C.

history

D.

literature

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DOK: 2

Notes: follow the progression of events in a narrative

Points: 1

Key: C

5. Read the following sentence from the narrative:

“You ought to be more serious. You are growing up now and you won’t be able to get jobs if you let people think you are weak minded.”

Who said the above statement ?

A.

The narrator’s father

B.

The school principal

C.

The narrator's mother

D.

The newspaper editor


Standard Code:3.5 Item Type: MC Points: 1

Standard Text: Understand the effect of a wide range of

DOK: 2 Key: B paralinguistic features used by speakers

Notes: • use volume, speed and pace of delivery, and stress, rhythm and intonation to show feelings and attitude;

6. What is the narrator’s attitude toward living in the North?

A.

It’s a place where the weather is nice.

B.

It’s a place where dreams come true.

C.

It’s a place where writing books is difficult.

D.

It’s a place where young men cannot survive.

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Standard Code: 3.1 Item Type: MC Points: 1

Standard Text: Listen and respond to narratives, anecdotes, stories, plays and films:

DOK: 3 Key: C

Notes: understand why a story is narrated from a certain point of view

7. Why is the speaker using the first person narration to tell the story?

A.

because he is reciting a poem

B.

because he is telling a fairytale

C.

because he is telling an autobiography

D.

because he is telling a story about his friend


Standard Code: 3.1 Item Type: MC Points: 1

Standard Text: Listen and respond to narratives, anecdotes, stories,

DOK: 3 Key: CR

Notes: understand gist, dialogue, moods, and relationships of cause and effect

8. Why did the narrator’s schoolmates not believe him when he told them that he wrote the story himself? Support your answer with evidence from the listening.

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Standard Code: 3.1

Standard Text: Listen and respond to narratives, anecdotes, stories,

Notes: d raw a conclusion based on the listening

Item Type: MC

DOK: 3

Points: 1

Key: CR

9. What do you think of the narrator’s character? Give evidence from the listening to support your opinion.

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Reading

Directions

Reading: In this section you will read a passage and answer 6 multiple choice questions and 2 constructed response questions.

In the following narrative you will read about an exciting conflict instigated by hatred and enmity between two families over owning a forest, and how it is eventually resolved by reason as the two sides realize that their survival requires their standing together to stand up to an inevitable danger.

The Revenge

1 A man stood watching and listening, one winter night, in a dark forest to the east of the mountains. He looked like he was hunting. But he was hunting a different sort of animal. Stanley was searching for a human enemy. His family owned a large area of the forest and it was full of animals to hunt. He guarded his property jealously since his family had won some of the land from another family in a famous legal case court. The other family had protested against the decision of the judge and for three generations the two families had been enemies.

2 Now that Stanley was the head of the family, the fighting had become personal.

Stanley hated the head of the opposing family, Derek, because he carried on killing animals on his family’s land. The feud continued and the longer it went on, the more the two families seemed ……………. to each other.

3 On this cold and windy night, Stanley had ordered his servants to look for thieves in the forest and one in particular. The animals in the forest seemed restless and Stanley thought he could guess why. It would be much better to be sitting beside a warm fire, but

Stanley had an important job to do. His servants were hidden on top of the hill like some wild hyenas. He wandered so much to come face to face with Derek and settle matters.

Then, suddenly as he stepped into an open space, he saw his enemy.

4 The two enemies glared at each other for a long moment. Each held a rifle in his hands and each had hatred in his eyes and heart. But before either of them could act, a fierce wind blew through the massive tree over their heads. With a terrible sound of groaning and splitting, the tree collapsed on top of them. Both men escaped serious injury, but the two men were trapped under the heavy branches and could not move.

5 Stanley was glad to be alive but he was annoyed at being trapped. He became angry when Derek said to him, “What a joke. You are trapped in your own forest and you can’t catch the poachers.” “Don’t be so pleased with yourself!”

6 Stanley replied, “ My men will soon be here to set me free and you’ll wish you had never come to steal my animals!

” Derek challenged him, “What makes you think your men will find us? My men are in the forest too and I’ve given them orders to look for me if I don’t show up soon. You’ll never be able to tell the story of the fallen tree if they catch you.”

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7 The two men glared at each other again, but no matter how hard they struggled, they could not break free from their wooden prison. The two of them listened carefully, hoping that their men would come and find them. They each thought about shouting out, but they decided it was too great a risk. What if Stanley shouted out and Derek’s men heard him?

What if Derek’s shouts brought his enemies to his side? The winds blew more fiercely and the two trapped opponents got colder and colder.

8 Stanley realized that they were facing a real danger. What if no one found them until their frozen bodies were discovered? He realized that they needed to help each other or they could face death. Their hatred seemed foolish if it meant that neither of them could enjoy the pleasure of owning the forest. The two men agreed to shout together for help as loudly as they could. After a few moments, they both fell silent and listened carefully in the hope that they could hear someone approaching.

9 Hours later, Stanley had the impression he could see someone or something moving in the dark. He looked at Derek and the two of them grew increasingly anxious. “Those are not men,” Derek whispered. “They are wolves,” he added.

Item N0: 10 Content Area: Reading

Standard Code:6.9

Standard Text: recognizing and stating the main idea or central element in a given reading selection and noting details that support it;

Notes:

Item Type: MC

DOK:2

10. What does the passage focus on?

A.

two enemies becoming wolves

B.

two hunters looking for revenge

C.

an unfortunate accident in a forest

D.

fighting over authority for three generations

Points: 1

Key: B

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Item N0: 11

Standard Code:6.8

Standard Text: inferring attitudes, relationships and drawing generalizations from the text;

Notes:

Content Area: reading

Item Type: MC

DOK:2

Points: 1

Key: C

11. In this narrative, what is the relationship between Stanley and Derek ?

A.

relatives

B.

novelists

C.

antagonists

D.

protagonists

Item N0: 12

Standard Code:7.2

Standard Text: Trace the ways in which authors provide clues for readers to:

• prepare them for new episodes in the plot;

Notes:


Item Type: MC

DOK:3

Points: 1

Key: D

12. Which of the following actions constitutes the climax in this narrative?

A.

When Stanley felt he heard something in the dark.

B.

The two men playing a dangerous game in the forest.

C.

Stanley’s servants hiding on the hill and waiting for Derek.

D.

The moment a tree collapsed and the two men got trapped.

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Item N0: 13

Standard Code:7.4

Standard Text: Read widely for information:

Notes: – distinguish relevant from irrelevant detail,


Item Type: MC

DOK: 3

Points: 1

Key: B

13. Read the following sentence.

Each one had the perfect opportunity to settle his problems but each man hesitated .

Where would the above sentence fit in the following paragraph?

(1) The two enemies glared fiercely at each other for a long moment. (2)Each held a rifle in his hands and both held hatred in their eyes and hearts. (3) But before either of them could act, a fierce wind blew through the massive tree over their heads. (4) With a terrible sound of groaning and splitting, the tree collapsed on top of them. (5) Both men escaped serious injury, but they were both badly trapped under the heavy branches and could not move.

A.

after (1)

B.

after (2)

C.

after (3)

D.

after (5)

Item N0: 14

Standard Code:7.2

Standard Text: Trace the ways in which authors provide clues for readers to:

• prepare them for new episodes in the plot;

Notes:

14. Read the following sentence.


Item Type: MC

DOK: 2

Points: 1

Key: A

His servants were hidden on top of the hill like some wild hyenas.

What literary device has the author used in the above sentence?

A.

a simile

B.

alliteration

C.

a metaphor

D.

personification

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Item N0: 15

Standard Code:7.5

Standard Text: Consolidate ability to read texts critically by analyzing the organizational and language features of particular texts

Notes:


Item Type: MC

DOK:3

Points: 1

Key: A

15. Based on the development of events, which of the following is most likely to be the ENDING of the story?

A.

Neither gets out alive

B.

Derek forgives Stanley.

C.

Stanley gets his revenge on Derek.

D.

Stanley and Derek become friends.

Item N0: 16

Standard Code:6.7

Standard Text: Skim and scan written and screenbased texts for information. Interpret and evaluate the texts:

Notes: knowing how deeply to read the document


Item Type: MC

DOK: 3

Points: 1

Key: D

16. Read the following sentence from paragraph 6.

“My men will soon be here to set me free and you’ll wish you had never come here to steal my animals!”

What does Stanley mean by saying the above sentence?

A.

Derek is likely to be taken to court for violating Stanley’s land.

B.

Stanley wishes Derek didn’t come to his land that winter night.

C.

Derek will not be allowed to hunt in Stanley’s land in the future.

D.

Stanley will take his revenge on Derek when his men set him free.

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Item N0: 17 Content Area: reading


Standard Text: Extend work on narratives from Grade 11

Advanced to understand

DOK: 2 Key: CR

Notes: how the point of view in narratives varies and can be manipulated for effect.

17. Read this part from paragraph 8.

Stanley realized that they were facing a real danger. What if no one found them until their frozen bodies were discovered? He realized that they needed to help each other or they could face death.

Rewrite the above paragraph in the first person viewpoint. Start as shown.

I realized that _________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

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Writing (Part One)

Directions : In this section, you are going to answer 10 multiple choice questions about writing conventions.

Item N0: 18

Standard Code:9.2

Standard Text: • structure the text in paragraphs which break the narrative into coherent and connected parts

Notes: analyze paragraph organization

18. Read the paragraph below.

Content Area: writing

Item Type: MC

DOK:2

Points: 1

Key: C

A paragraph could contain a series of brief examples or a single long illustration of a general point. It might describe a place, character, or process; narrate a series of events; compare or contrast two or more things; classify items into categories; or describe causes and effects.

Which of the following can be used as a topic sentence to the above paragraph?

A.

paragraphs share certain characteristics.

B.

Most paragraphs should have a topic sentence.

C.

Paragraphs can contain many different kinds of information.

D.

A well-organized paragraph supports or develops a single controlling idea.

Item N0: 19 Content Area: writing


Standard Text: Independently apply a range of spelling strategies

DOK: 1

Notes: using own knowledge, spelling strategies, dictionaries and spell-checks.

Key: C

19. Read the following sentence

The protagonist is usually the main carakter in a literary work.

Which underlined word is misspelled in the sentence above?

A.

protagonist

B.

main literary

C.

carakter

D.

literary

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Item N0: 20

Standard Code:8.3

Standard Text: Use the full range of punctuation appropriately with approximately 90% accuracy.

Notes:


Item Type: MC

DOK: 2

Points: 1

Key: D

20. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated?

A.

Wait there until your sister Helen comes to pick you up, the mother told her son.

B.

“Wait there until your sister helen comes to pick you up,” the mother told her son

C.

wait there until your sister Helen comes to pick you up,” the mother told her son.

D.

“Wait there until your sister Helen comes to pick you up,” the mother told her son.



Standard Text: Use the full range of punctuation appropriately with approximately 90% accuracy.

DOK: 2

Notes: use include dialogue or reported speech as appropriate; 9.2

Points: 1

Key: B

21. Read the paragraph below

A Fox once saw a Crow fly off with a piece of cheese in its beak and settle on a branch of a tree. "That's for me, as I am a Fox," said Master Reynard, and he walked up to the foot of the tree. "Good-day,

Mistress Crow," he cried. "How well you are looking to-day: how glossy your feathers; how bright your eye. I feel sure your voice must surpass that of other birds, just as your figure does; let me hear but one song from you that I may greet you as the Queen of Birds."

Why does the writer use quotation marks “…” in the underlined sentence?

A.

to indicate a title

B.

to show that the fox is speaking

C.

to emphasize a particular word

D.

to quote someone else’s words

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Item N0: 22

Standard Code:8.4

Standard Text: Independently review and edit own writing

Notes:


Item Type: MC

DOK: 2

Points: 1

Key: A

22. Read the two sentences below.

He hurt her feelings when he called her ‘evil’. He must apologize to her if he wants her to forgive him.

Which of these connectives can make the two sentences more cohesive?

A. so

B. yet

C. despite

D. however



Standard Text: Independently compose texts of about 20 sentences in a coherent structure using

DOK: 3 Key: A

Notes: cohesion markers, such as lexical repetition, reference , and connectives


(1) A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and a four-year old grandson. (2) The old man's hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. (3) The family ate together nightly at the dinner table. (4) But the elderly grandfather's shaky hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. (5) Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. (6) If he grasped the glass, often milk spilled on the tablecloth.

The writer could better clarify the connection between sentence 5 and sentence 6 by replacing (If) with which of the following?

A.

when

B.

after

C.

since

D.

therefore

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Standard Text: Drawing on experiences of reading, compose narratives based on known or imagined stories, personal experiences or recounts of events

DOK: 2

Notes: • relate events coherently showing the passage and duration of time

Points: 1

Key: C


1 The eclipse of the sun, which you have requested me to describe, occurred in the summer of 1806, on Monday, the 16th of June. 2 Its greatest depth of shadow fell upon the American continent, somewhere about the latitude of 42 deg. 3 I was then on a visit to my parents, at the home of my family, among the Highlands of Otsego, in that part of the country where the eclipse was most impressive. 4 My sister had been married for more than 40 years. 5 My recollections of the eclipse, and the incidents of the day, are as vivid as if they had occurred but yesterday.

Which sentence is irrelevant and should be removed?

A. Sentence 2.

B. Sentence 3

C. Sentence 4

D. Sentence 5

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Item N0: 25

Standard Code:9.1

Standard Text: •use varied sentence structure, and choice of words and phrases for precision and effect;

Notes: • recognize word relationships



Standard Text: Independently review and edit own writing with the needs of an identified audience in mind

Notes: •

DOK: 3 Key: D

25. Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

A.

hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup is a well-deserved victory for Qatar

B.

its true that money can buy a lot of things, but definitely not everything.

C.

Should students allowed to use mobiles at school?

D.

Narrative writers use different techniques to create suspense and capture attention.


Item Type: MC

DOK: 2

Points: 1

Key: D

26. Read this statement.

Terminally ill patients stand no chance to recover and to live normally lives again.

Which of the underlined parts of this sentence has a grammatical mistake?

A.

terminally ill

B.

no chance

C.

to recover

D.

normally lives

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Standard Text: Independently compose texts

DOK: 2 Key: D

Notes: • cohesion markers, such as lexical repetition, reference, ellipsis and substitution, and use of pronouns for reference and cohesion.

27.Read the following sentence.

Which of the following can be added to the above sentence to make it clearer?

A.

Adverbs

B.

Adjectives

C.

Prepositions

D.

relative pronouns

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Writing (Part Two)

Directions : In this section, you are going to answer one writing prompt. Your response shall have 3 scores for planning, idea development, and writing conventions. Your writing shall be evaluated for coherence, thoughtfulness, cohesion, effective sentences, and accurate writing conventions.

Think of a time when you had to face a real challenge from which you came out triumphant and successful.

Write a 20-line account of what the challenge was and how you came out triumphant.

Item no. Content Area: writing


Standard Text:

Drawing on experiences of reading,

DOK: 3 Key: CR compose narratives based on known or imagined stories

Notes: construct a coherent story plan showing the main characters, the progression of events and the conclusion, as a basis for writing a full version;

1.

First, use the space below to plan your story (1 point)

Beginning

__________________

Plot

___________________________________

__________________

__________________

__________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

__________________

___________________________________

___________________________________

Ending

__________________

__________________

__________________

__________________

__________________

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Item no. Content Area: writing


Standard Text:

Drawing on experiences of reading, compose narratives based on known or

DOK: 3 Key: CR

Notes: • select and present themes and topics in ways that capture the reader’s interest;

• relate events coherently showing the passage and duration of time in a clear chronological sequence;

• select vocabulary precisely to portray characters and create moods and settings;

• include dialogue or reported speech as appropriate; imagined stories

2.

Now write your story in the space below. (6 points)

Your story will be evaluated on the basis of idea development (4 points), clear and organized ideas, strong details, effective sentences and correct writing skills (2 points)

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