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LAFS Aligned Middle School

SET#3

Practice Tests Fiction Paired Passages

FLORIDA Standards Assessment

Question Florida Standards (LAFS) Topic

Type of Question

1 6.RL.2.6, 7.RL.2.6, 8.RL.2.6 Author’s Purpose

Multiple Choice

2 6.RL.1.3, 7.RL.1.3, 8.RL.1.3 Character

Multiple Choice

3 6.RL.1.1, 7.RL.1.1, 8.RL.1.1 Inference

Multiple Choice

4 6.RL.1.2, 7.RL.1.2, 8.RL.1.2 Summary

Hot Text Drag-and-Drop

5 6.RL.2.4, 7.RL.2.4, 8.RL.2.4 Word Meaning

Multiple Choice


Multiselect

7 6.RL.1.2, 7.RL.1.2, 8.RL.1.2 Theme

A B Question (Evidence-Based Selected Response)


Multiselect


Open Response


Multiple Choice

11 6.RI.3.9, 7.RI.3.9, 8.RI.3.9 Analyzing Multiple Texts

Open Response

12 6.RL.3.7, 7.RL.3.7, 8.RL.3.7 Compare


FSA Question Breakdown

Maze Runner & Iron Gold

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Passage1:ExcerptfromTheMazeRunner

byJamesDashner

1 Hebeganhisnewlifestandingup,surroundedbycolddarknessandstale,dustyair.

2 Metalgroundagainstmetal;alurchingshuddershookthefloorbeneathhim.Hefelldownatthesuddenmovementandshuffledbackwardonhishandsandfeet,dropsofsweatbeadingonhisforeheaddespitethecoolair.Hisbackstruckahardmetalwall;heslidalongitunClhehitthecorneroftheroom.Sinkingtothefloor,hepulledhislegsupCghtagainsthisbody,hopinghiseyeswouldsoonadjusttothedarkness.

3 Withanotherjolt,theroomjerkedupwardlikeanoldliHinamineshaH.

4 Harshsoundsofchainsandpulleys,liketheworkingsofanancientsteelfactory,echoedthroughtheroom,bouncingoffthewallswithahollow,Cnnywhine.Thelightlesselevatorswayedbackandforthasitascended,turningtheboy'sstomachsourwithnausea;asmelllikeburntoilinvadedhissenses,makinghimfeelworse.Hewantedtocry,butnotearscame;hecouldonlysitthere,alone,waiCng.

5 MynameisThomas,hethought.That...thatwastheonlythinghecouldrememberabouthislife.

6 Hedidn'tunderstandhowthiscouldbepossible.HismindfuncConedwithoutflaw,tryingtocalculatehissurroundingsandpredicament.Knowledgefloodedhisthoughts,factsandimages,memoriesanddetailsoftheworldandhowitworks.Hepicturedsnowontrees,runningdownaleaf-strewnroad,eaCngahamburger,themooncasCngapaleglowonagrassymeadow,swimminginalake,abusycitysquarewithhundredsofpeoplebustlingabouttheirbusiness.

7 Andyethedidn'tknowwherehecamefrom,orhowhe'dgoTeninsidethedarkliH,orwhohisparentswere.Hedidn'tevenknowhislastname.Imagesofpeopleflashedacrosshismind,buttherewasnorecogniCon,theirfacesreplacedwithhauntedsmearsofcolor.Hecouldn'tthinkofonepersonheknew,orrecallasingleconversaCon.

8 TheroomconCnueditsascent,swaying;ThomasgrewimmunetotheceaselessraTlingofthechainsthatpulledhimupward.AlongCmepassed.Minutesstretchedintohours,althoughitwasimpossibletoknowforsurebecauseeverysecondseemedaneternity.No.Hewassmarterthanthat.TrusCnghisinsCncts,heknewhe'dbeenmovingforroughlyhalfanhour.

9 Strangelyenough,hefelthisfearwhiskedawaylikeaswarmofgnatscaughtinthewind,replacedbyanintensecuriosity.Hewantedtoknowwherehewasandwhatwashappening.

10 Withagroanandthenaclunk,therisingroomhalted;thesuddenchangejoltedThomasfromhishuddledposiConandthrewhimacrossthehardfloor.Ashescrambledtohisfeet,hefelttheroomswaylessandlessunClitfinallysClled.Everythingfellsilent.

Name: Date: Class:

ExcerptfromTheMazeRunnerbyJamesDashner.Copyright©2011byJamesDashner.


Passage2:ExcerptfromIronGold

ByPierceBrown1 CassiusandIdriHfromtheblacknessintotheairlock.Theouterdoorclosesbehindus

withamuffledthump.Weeachgripthemetalrungsinside,ontheairlockwalls.Redlightthrobsdownfromtheceilingasthemechanismfinishesitscycle.Pressureslowlypumpsintotheroom,followedbybreathableair.Wepullourrazorsfromtheirholstersonourhips.Twolazysilvertonguesofmetalfloatintheair,twometerslong,sCffeningtojustoverameterofstraightswordaswetogglethemtotheirrigidstate.TheredlightbecomesgreenandtheinteriordooroftheairlockopenswithanasthmaCcgasp.Asever,Cassiusmakessurehe’sthefirstthrough.IfollowduCfullybehind,myrazorattheready.HeglancesbacktomakesureI’vemadeitthroughtheaperturebeforeclosingitbehindus.Insidetheship,gravityslowlytugsourbootstothedeck.

2 We’remetwiththeechoesofourownfootsteps.Therepairbayisemptyexceptfor

toolsandclunkyevoSuitsforextra-vehicularrepairsontheship.Palelightsembeddedinthegrayceilingcrackleabove,tossingshadowsabouttheroom.Itapmytonguetwiceagainstmybackrightmolar,causingtheelectrodesimplantedtheretoacCvateandsendamessagetomysuit.Myhelmetretractsinstantlyintoasmallcompartmentatthebackoftheneck.IbreatheinthescentofcleaningsoluCon,likethesorttheyuseinpublicwashroomsintransportaConhubs.Thechemicalburnclingstothehairsinsidemynose,nostalgicinaway,remindingmeofthosefirstdayswithCassius.

3 ThatwasalonelyCme.ThebeTerpartofmefeltcarvedawayaswefledLuna,andI

knewIwouldneveragainhearmygrandmothersaymyname,neverfollowAjaalongthegardenpathstotrainbeforethemorningPachelbelbirdevenwoke.IwishIcouldforgetthecoldfeelofthebathroomflooragainstmyhandsasIsobbedinthedockhotelroomwerentedonPhobos.CassiushadleHmetherealonetogopurchasetheArchimedesbeforetheGreatCrash,andfiHymillionSilverswatchedhowmuchalltheirimaginarymoneymeantwhenthebanksrandry.ItwasthefirstCmeIhadbeenalonetothink.TonoCcethatthestrandsoflovethatconnectedmetotheworldweresevered.Allthepeoplewhohadeverlovedmeweregone.

4 Iwasalone.5 Andnotjustalone.Iwashunted.6 Iamhunted.

Name: Date: Class:

ExcerptfromIronGoldbyPierceBrown.Copyright©2017byPierceBrown.


_________________________________________________________________________________ReadthesentencefromPassage1.“MynameisThomas,hethought.That…thatwastheonlythinghecouldrememberabouthislife.”(paragraph5)Whydoestheauthorincludethispartofthestory?

ToshowthatThomasisalone.

ToexplainwhyThomasendedupintheelevator.

ToconveywhyThomasiseagertofindhisfamily.

ToexplainwhyThomasissoconfused._________________________________________________________________________________WhatdoesthedescripConoftheelevatorinPassage1helpthereaderunderstand?

ThefearThomasisexperiencing.

Howtheelevatorlooks.

TherecogniConThomasisfeeling.

TheuncertaintyofthesituaCon._________________________________________________________________________________ThediscussionofhowmuchCmehaspassedinPassage1,wasaddedtoshowthatThomas-

hasaspecificknowledgeofwhatishappening.

issCllabletothinkraConally.

enviesthepassingofCme.

wantstofigureoutwhatishappening.

1

B

A

C

D

B

A

C

D

2

3

B

A

C

D


_________________________________________________________________________________

RewritethesentencesinordertocreateasummaryofPassage1._________________________________________________________________________________WhatismostlikelythemeaningofthewordsourasitisusedinPassage1,paragraph4?

CausingorcharacterizedbyoneofthefourbasictastesensaConsproducedchieflybyacids.

Havinganacidtasteorsmell.

Notuptotheusual,expected,orstandardqualityorpitch.

Containingsulfurcompounds,especiallyofpetroleumproducts.

B

A

C

D

5

4

Hecanremembernofacesoranyfamily.

Suddenly,theelevatorgoessCllandeverythingissilent.

Inconfusingdarkness,Thomasrealizesheistrappedinanoldmetalelevatorthatisascending.

AsheconCnuestoascendandCmepasses,hisfearbeginstochangetoanintensecuriosity.

HecanremembergeneralbitsofinformaConbutcanonlyrememberhisfirstname.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.


_________________________________________________________________________________

Readparagraph6fromPassage1.Whatdoesthewordpredicamentmostlikelymean?SelecttwoopCons.

�tocontainmanyelements

�adifficultsituaCon

�anunplanneddecision

�unpleasantexperience

�havingpossession

�aperson’ssituaCon

_________________________________________________________________________________

ThisquesConhastwoparts.First,answerPartA.Then,answerPartB.

_________________________________________________________________________________WhichthemeisbestexpressedinPassage1?

Warwithone’sownmind.

Loveoffamily.

Mysteryequalscuriosity.

Revengeonthosewhohurtyou.

_________________________________________________________________________________WhichparagraphfromPassage1supportstheanswerinPartA?

Paragraph7

Paragraph8

Paragraph9

Paragraph10

B

A

C

D

B

A

C

D

E

F

PartA

PartB

6

7

B

A

C

D


_________________________________________________________________________________

WhydoestheauthorusefiguraCvelanguageinPassage1,paragraph4?SelecttwoopCons.

�TohelpthereaderimaginewhatThomasisgoingthrough.

�ToemphasizetheseriousnessofThomas’situaCon.

�ToestablishtheimportanceofThomas’safety.

�ToexaggeratethedangerThomasisin.

�Toshowhowscarytheforeignsoundis.

�Tounderstandwhatwillhappennext.

_________________________________________________________________________________

DescribethedifferentemoConsThomasfeelsandhowtheychangeasthestoryprogressesinPassage1.Supportyouranswerwithdetailsfromthepassage.Writeyouranswerinthespaceprovided.

_________________________________________________________________________________ WhatismostlikelythepurposeofthefinalsentenceinPassage1?

Tosetthefinaltone.

ToresolveThomas’probleminthepassage.

Tocreatesuspenseaboutwhatwillhappennext.

ToforeshadowaneventthatwillchangeThomas’perspecCve.

B

A

C

D

E

F

8

9

10

B

A

C

D


_________________________________________________________________________________

HowdotheauthorsofPassage1andPassage2usesensorylanguagetodescribetheenvironmentofthemaincharacters?Supportyouranswerwithexamplesfrombothpassages.

Writeyouranswerinthespaceprovided.

_________________________________________________________________________________


_________________________________________________________________________________

WhatdothemaincharactersinbothPassage1andPassage2haveincommon?

Theyarebothscared.

Theybothfeellonely.

Theybothlosttheirfamily.

Theyarebothonanadventure.

_________________________________________________________________________________FillinthecirclebeforethesentencefromPassage2,paragraph3thatsupportstheanswerinPartA.

ThatwasalonelyCme.ThebeTerpartofmefeltcarvedawayaswefledLuna,andIknewIwouldneveragainhearmygrandmothersaymyname,neverfollowAjaalongthegardenpathstotrainbeforethemorningPachelbelbirdevenwoke.IwishIcouldforgetthecoldfeelofthebathroomflooragainstmyhandsasIsobbedinthedockhotelroomwerentedonPhobos.CassiushadleHmetherealonetogopurchasetheArchimedesbeforetheGreatCrash,andfiHymillionSilverswatchedhowmuchalltheirimaginarymoneymeantwhenthebanksrandry.ItwasthefirstCmeIhadbeenalonetothink.TonoCcethatthestrandsoflovethatconnectedmetotheworldweresevered.

B

A

C

D

PartA

PartB

11

12

B A

C

D E

F


Maze Runner & Iron Gold Passage Answer Key

_________________________________________________________________________________ 1. D

2. A

3. B

4. 1. In confusing darkness, Thomas realizes he is trapped in an old metal elevator that is ascending. 2. He can remember general bits of information but can only remember his first name.

3. He can remember no faces or any family. 4. As he continues to ascend and time passes, his fear begins to change to an intense curiosity. 5. Suddenly, the elevator goes still and everything is silent.

5. B

6. B & D 7. Part A: C Part B: C

8. A & E

9. At first, Thomas feels sick. The text says his stomach turns sour. The emotion then turns to scared when the text talks about him wanting to cry but can’t. As he thinks about the situation more he becomes confused as to how he can remember some

information but not all of it. Finally, at the end of the text, he becomes curious. The text explains it best when it says, “he felt his fear whisked away like a swarm of gnats caught in the wind, replaced by an intense curiosity as to what is happening and what will happen.”

10. C 11. Answers may vary. In Passage 1, the author uses sensory language to help the reader understand the terrifying and unknown environment Thomas is in. They use phrases like, “a lurching shudder shook the floor beneath him, Harsh sounds of chains and pulleys, and sour

with nausea.” Then in Passage 2, the author uses sensory language to help the reader experience the futuristic act of coming back in from space. This is accomplished with phrases like, “Pressure slowly pumps into the room, opens with an asthmatic gasp, and echoes of our own footsteps.”

12. Part A: C Part B: B



Type of Question


Multiselect




Multiple Choice




Multiple Choice


Multiple Choice


Multiple Choice


Open Response


Multiselect

10 6.RL.1.2, 7.RL.1.2, 8.RL.1.2 Theme

Open Response


A Fault In Our Stars


Passage:ExcerptfromAFaultInOurStarsbyJohnGreen

1 IwenttoSupportGroupforthesamereasonthatI'donceallowednurseswithamere

eighteenmonthsofgraduateeducaContopoisonmewithexoCcallynamedchemicals:Iwantedtomakemyparentshappy.ThereisonlyonethinginthisworldworsethanbiCngitfromcancerwhenyou'resixteen,andthat'shavingakidwhobitesitfromcancer.

2 Mompulledintothecirculardrivewaybehindthechurchat4:56.Ipretendedtofiddlewith

myoxygentankforasecondjusttokillCme."Doyouwantmetocarryitinforyou?""No,it'sfine,"Isaid.Thecylindricalgreentankonlyweighedafewpounds,andIhadthisliTlesteelcarttowheelitaroundbehindme.Itdeliveredtwolitersofoxygentomeeachminutethroughacannula,atransparenttubethatsplitjustbeneathmyneck,wrappedbehindmyears,andthenreunitedinmynostrils.ThecontrapConwasnecessarybecausemylungssuckedatbeinglungs.

3 "Iloveyou,"shesaidasIgotout."Youtoo,Mom.Seeyouatsix.""Makefriends!"shesaid

throughtherolled-downwindowasIwalkedaway.4 Ididn'twanttotaketheelevatorbecausetakingtheelevatorisaLastDayskindofacCvityat

SupportGroup,soItookthestairs.IgrabbedacookieandpouredsomelemonadeintoaDixiecupandthenturnedaround.Aboywasstaringatme.

5 IwasquitesureI'dneverseenhimbefore.Longandleanlymuscular,hedwarfedthemolded

plasCcelementaryschoolchairhewassisngin.Mahoganyhair,straightandshort.Helookedmyage,maybeayearolder,andhesatwithhistailboneagainsttheedgeofthechair,hispostureaggressivelypoor,onehandhalfinapocketofdarkjeans.

6 Ilookedaway,suddenlyconsciousofmymyriadinsufficiencies.Iwaswearingoldjeans,which

hadoncebeenCghtbutnowsaggedinweirdplaces,andayellowT-shirtadverCsingabandIdidn'tevenlikeanymore.Alsomyhair:Ihadthispageboyhaircut,andIhadn'tevenbotheredto,like,brushit.Furthermore,Ihadridiculouslyfatchipmunkedcheeks,asideeffectoftreatment.IlookedlikeanormallyproporConedpersonwithaballoonforahead.ThiswasnoteventomenConthecanklesituaCon.Andyet—Icutaglancetohim,andhiseyesweresCllonme.Itoccurredtomewhytheycalliteyecontact.

7 IwalkedintothecircleandsatdownnexttoIsaac,twoseatsawayfromtheboy.Iglanced

again.HewassCllwatchingme.8 Look,letmejustsayit:Hewashot.Anon-hotboystaresatyourelentlesslyanditis,atbest,

awkwardand,atworst,aformofassault.Butahotboy...well.9 IpulledoutmyphoneandclickeditsoitwoulddisplaytheCme:4:59.Thecirclefilledinwith

theunluckytwelve-to-eighteens,andthenPatrickstartedusoutwiththeserenityprayer:TheguywassCllstaringatme.Ifeltratherblushy.

10 Finally,Idecidedthattheproperstrategywastostareback.Boysdonothaveamonopolyon

theStaringBusiness,aHerall.SoIlookedhimoverandsoonitwasastaringcontest.AHerawhiletheboysmiled,andthenfinallyhisblueeyesglancedaway.Whenhelookedbackatme,Iflickedmyeyebrowsuptosay,Iwin.

Name: Date: Class:

ExcerptfromAFaultInOurStarsbyJohnGreen.Copyright©2012byJohnGreen.


_________________________________________________________________________________

Howdoesthenarrator’sthinkingchangeastheboyconCnuestostareather?SelecttwoopCons.

�moreconfident

�moreself-conscious

�compeCCve

�moreangry

�happier

�worried_________________________________________________________________________________


_________________________________________________________________________________Howdoesthemaincharacterreallyfeelaboutgoingtothesupportgroup?

Likestoseeherfriends.

Doesnotwanttogo.

Thinksit’sfun.

Isnotsurewhattothink.

_________________________________________________________________________________FillinthecirclebeforethesentencefromthepassagethatsupportstheanswerinPartA.

1 IwenttoSupportGroupforthesamereasonthatI'donceallowednurseswithamere

eighteenmonthsofgraduateeducaContopoisonmewithexoCcallynamedchemicals:I

wantedtomakemyparentshappy.ThereisonlyonethinginthisworldworsethanbiCngit

fromcancerwhenyou'resixteen,andthat'shavingakidwhobitesitfromcancer.

2 Mompulledintothecirculardrivewaybehindthechurchat4:56.Ipretendedto

fiddlewithmyoxygentankforasecondjusttokillCme."Doyouwantmetocarryitinforyou?"

"No,it'sfine,"Isaid.Thecylindricalgreentankonlyweighedafewpounds,andIhad

thisliTlesteelcarttowheelitaroundbehindme.

B

A

C

D

B

A

C

D

E

F


1

2

PartA

PartB

B

A

C D

E

F G

_________________________________________________________________________________

Howdoesthemaincharacterrespondatfirsttotheboystaringather?

Shedecidestostareback.

Shetellstheboytostop.

Sheencourageshimbysmiling.

Shebeginstofeelself-conscious.

_________________________________________________________________________________

Themaincharacter’smomseemstobeinfavorofherdaughteraTendingthesupportgroup.Selecttworeasonswhyyoubelievethistobetrueandrewritetheminthetablebelow.

_________________________________________________________________________________

Theauthorsuggests,butdoesnotdirectlystate,thatthemaincharacterhas–

cancer.

angerissues.

uncertainty.

discoveredlove.

B

A

C

D


4

3

ReasonsWhy

1.

2.

Shehopesherdaughtercanmakefriends.

Shewantsherdaughtertobecomemoreindependent.

Shethinksherdaughterlongsforadventure.

ShewouldlikeherdaughtertohaveadistracConfrombeingsick.

Shebelievesitwillhelpherdaughternotbesick.

5

B

A

C

D

_________________________________________________________________________________

Readthelinefromthepassage.

“Itdeliveredtwolitersofoxygentomeeachminutethroughacannula,atransparenttubethatsplitjustbeneathmyneck,wrappedbehindmyears,andthenreunitedinmynostrils.”(paragraph2)

Whatdoesthewordcannulamostlikelymean?

asyringeforfluid

asmallreed

awaytobreatheoxygen

athintubeyoubreathethrough_________________________________________________________________________________Whatisthemainpurposeofthefinalparagraphinthepassage?

Theauthorwantedtosuggestthemaincharacterlikestheboy.

Theauthorwantedtohighlightthemaincharacter’sconfidence.

Theauthorwantedtoshowthatlifecanbedifficult.

Theauthorwantedtogiveexamplesofthethingsthemaincharacterlikes._________________________________________________________________________________

AHerreadingthepassage,whatdoestheconversaConbetweenthenarratorandhermotherrevealabouttheirrelaConship?Usekeydetailstosupportyouranswer.


B

A

C

D

B

A

C

D


7

6

8

_________________________________________________________________________________

Readtheparagraphfromthepassage.“Finally,Idecidedthattheproperstrategywastostareback.BoysdonothaveamonopolyontheStaringBusiness,aHerall.SoIlookedhimoverandsoonitwasastaringcontest.AHerawhiletheboysmiled,andthenfinallyhisblueeyesglancedaway.Whenhelookedbackatme,Iflickedmyeyebrowsuptosay,Iwin.”(paragraph10)Basedonparagraph10,whatinferencecanbemadeabouttheboy?SelecttwoopCons.

�Theboyfeelsdefeated.

�TheboywillconCnuetolookatthegirl.

�Theboyishappythegirldecidedtostareback.

�Theboyisangryabouthowthegirlresponded.

�Theboydoesnotlikethegirlnow.

�Theboywillstoptalkingtothegirl.

_________________________________________________________________________________

Whatisathemeofthepassage?Usedetailsfromthepassagetosupportyouranswer.


B

A

C

D

E

F


9

10

A Fault In Our Stars Passage Answer Key

_________________________________________________________________________________ 1. A & C 2. Part A: B Part B: A 3. D

4. 1. She hopes her daughter can make friends. 2. She would like her daughter to have a distraction from being sick.

5. A 6. D 7. B 8. The conversation between the narrator and her mother lets the reader know that they have a good relationship. The reader can see how much her mother cares about her when she asked to help her with her tank or when she wants her daughter to make friends. Their easy conversation lets the reader know that they truly care about each other. 9. B & C 10. Answers may vary. I believe courage is a main theme in the text. This is apparent when the narrator overcomes all her faults by deciding to go ahead and stare back at the boy.



Type of Question


Multiple Choice

2 6.RL.1.3, 7.RL.1.3, 8.RL.1.3 Plot

Multiple Choice


Multiselect




Multiple Choice

6 6.RL.1.2, 7.RL.1.2, 8.RL.1.2 Summary


7 6.RL.1.1, 7.RL.1.1, 8.RL.1.1 Prediction

Multiselect


Multiple Choice

9 6.RL.1.3, 7.RL.1.3, 8.RL.1.3 Plot

Multiple Choice


Open Response


Hush Hush


Passage:ExcerptfromHushHush

byBeccaFitzpatrick

1 MyMomandIliveinadraHyEighteenth-centuryfarmhouseontheoutskirtsofColdwater.It'stheonlyhouseonHawthorneLane,andthenearestneighborsarealmostamileaway.IsomeCmeswonderiftheoriginalbuilderrealizedthatoutofalltheplotsoflandavailable,hechosetoconstructthehouseintheeyeofamysteriousatmosphericinversionthatseemstosuckallthefogoffMaine'scoastandtransplantitintoouryard.Thehousewasatthismomentveiledbygloomthatresembledescapedandwanderingspirits.IspenttheeveningplantedonastoolinthekitcheninthecompanyofalgebrahomeworkandDorothea,ourhousekeeper.

2 MymomworksfortheHugoRenaldiAucConCompany,coordinaCngestateand

anCqueaucConsallalongtheEastCoast.ThisweekshewasinupstateNewYork.Herjobrequiredalotoftravel,andshepaidDorotheatocookandclean,butIwaspreTysurethefineprintonDorothea'sjobdescripConincludedkeepingawatchful,parentaleyeonme.

3 "Howwasschool?"DorotheaaskedwithaslightGermanaccent.Shestoodatthesink,

scrubbingoverbakedlasagnaoffacasseroledish."Ihaveanewbiologypartner.""Thisisagoodthingorabadthing?""Veewasmyoldpartner.""Humph."MorevigorousscrubbingandthefleshonDorothea'supperarmjiggled."Abadthing,then."Isighedinagreement."Tellmeaboutthenewpartner.Thisgirl,whatisshelike?""He'stall,dark,andannoying."Andeerilyclosedoff.Patch'seyeswereblackorbs.Takingineverythingandgivingawaynothing.NotthatIwantedtoknowmoreaboutPatch.SinceIhadn'tlikedwhatI'dseenonthesurface,IdoubtedI'dlikewhatwaslurkingdeepinside.Only,thiswasn'texactlytrue.I'dlikedalotofwhatI'dseen.Iwasinanuneasyalliancewithmyself,tryingtoignorewhathadstartedtofeelirresisCble.

4 Atnineo'clockDorotheafinishedfortheeveningandlockeduponherwayout.I

flashedtheporchlightstwicetosaygoodbye;theymusthavepenetratedthefogbecausesheansweredwithahonk.Iwasalone.Itookinventoryofthefeelingsplayingoutinsideme.Iwasn'thungry.Iwasn'tCred.Iwasn'tevenallthatlonely.ButIwasaliTlebitrestlessaboutmybiologyassignment.I'dtoldPatchIwouldn'tcall,andsixhoursagoI'dmeantit.

5 AllIcouldthinknowwasthatIdidn'twanttofail.Biologywasmytoughestsubject.

MygradetoTeredproblemaCcallybetweenAandB.Inmymind,thatwasthedifferencebetweenafullandhalfscholarshipinmyfuture.

Name: Date: Class:


6 Iwenttothekitchenandpickedupthephone.IlookedatwhatwasleHoftheseven

numberssClltaTooedonmyhand.SecretlyIhopedPatchdidn'tanswermycall.IfhewasunavailableoruncooperaCveonassignments,itwasevidenceIcoulduseagainsthimtoconvinceCoachtoundotheseaCngchart.Feelinghopeful,Ikeyedinhisnumber.Patchansweredonthethirdring."What'sup?"InamaTer-of-facttoneIsaid,"I'mcallingtoseeifwecanmeettonight.Iknowyousaidyou'rebusy,but-""Nora."Patchsaidmynamelikeitwasthepunchlinetoajoke."Thoughtyouweren'tgoingtocall.Ever."IhatedthatIwaseaCngmywords.IhatedPatchforrubbingitin.IhatedCoachandhisderangedassignments.Iopenedmymouth,hopingsomethingsmartwouldcomeout."Well?Canwemeetornot?""Asitturnsout,Ican't.""Can't,orwon't?""I'minthemiddleofapoolgame."Iheardthesmileinhisvoice."Animportantpoolgame."FromthebackgroundnoiseIheardonhisend,Ibelievedhewastellingthetruthaboutthepoolgame.Whetheritwasmoreimportantthanmyassignmentwasupfordebate."Whereareyou?"Iasked."Bo'sArcade.It'snotyourkindofhangout.""Thenlet'sdotheinterviewoverthephone.I'vegotalistofquesConsright-"Hehunguponme.

7 Istaredatthephoneindisbelief,thenrippedacleansheetofpaperfrommy

notebook.IscribbledJerkonthefirstline.OnthelinebeneathitIadded,Smokescigars.Willdieoflungcancer.Hopefullysoon.Excellentphysicalshape.IimmediatelyscribbledoverthelastobservaConunClitwasillegible.

8 Themicrowaveclockblinkedto9:05.AsIsawit,Ihadtwochoices.EitherIfabricated

myinterviewwithPatchorIdrovetoBo'sArcade.ThefirstopConmighthavebeentempCngifIcouldjustblockoutCoach'svoicewarningthathe'dcheckallanswersforauthenCcity.Ididn'tknowenoughaboutPatchtobluffmywaythroughawholeinterview.AndthesecondopCon?NotevenremotelytempCng.

9 Idelayedmakingadecisionlongenoughtocallmymom.Partofouragreementfor

herworkingandtravelingsomuchwasthatIactresponsiblyandnotbethekindofdaughterwhorequiredconstantsupervision.Ilikedmyfreedom,andIdidn'twanttodoanythingtogivemymomareasontotakeapaycutandgetalocaljobtokeepaneyeonme.Onthefourthring,hervoicemailpickedup."It'sme,"Isaid."Justcheckingin.I'vegotsomebiologyhomeworktofinishup,thenI'mgoingtobed.Callmeatlunchtomorrow,ifyouwant.Loveyou."

10 AHerIhungup,Ifoundaquarterinthekitchendrawer.Besttoleavecomplicated

decisionstofate."HeadsIgo,"ItoldGeorgeWashington'sprofile,"tailsIstay."Iflippedthequarterintheair,flaTenedittothebackofmypalm,anddaredapeek.Myheartsqueezedoutanextrabeat,andItoldmyselfIwasn'tsurewhatitmeant."It'soutofmyhandsnow,"Isaid.Determinedtogetthisoverwithasquicklyaspossible,Igrabbedamapoffthefridge,snaggedmykeys,andbackeddownthedriveway.

ExcerptfromHushHushbyBeccaFitzpatrick.Copyright©2009byBeccaFitzpatrick.

Name: Date: Class:


_________________________________________________________________________________

WhydidNorafinallydecidetogoseePatch?

Norapromisedhermothershewouldgetgoodgradesanddidn’twanttofailtheassignment.

NorawantedagoodgradeandwassecretlyinterestedinlearningmoreaboutPatch.

NoradecidedthatshereallyisinterestedinPatchandisexcitedtoseehimagain.

NoraisangryathowrudePatchisanddecidedtogoconfronthim._________________________________________________________________________________Whichsentencebestexpressesthemainconflictofthepassage?

Nora’sworryaboutgesngabadgradeonherBiologyproject.

Nora’smother'sconcernaboutNora’ssafetyathomealone.

Nora’sargumentoverthephonewithPatch.

Nora’sinternalstrugglewithhertornfeelingsaboutherBiologypartner._________________________________________________________________________________ReadthefollowingconversaConfromthepassage.

"Howwasschool?"DorotheaaskedwithaslightGermanaccent.Shestoodatthesink,scrubbingoverbakedlasagnaoffacasseroledish."Ihaveanewbiologypartner.""Thisisagoodthingorabadthing?""Veewasmyoldpartner.""Humph."Morevigorousscrubbingandthefleshon Dorothea'supperarmjiggled.(paragraph3)

Whatdoesthewordvigorousmean?SelecttwoopCons.

�moderate

�sluggish

�forceful

�efficient

�aggressive

�meTlesome

B

A

C

D

B

A

C

D

B

A

C

D

E

F


1

2

3

_________________________________________________________________________________

ThisquesConhastwoparts.First,answerPartA.Then,answerPartB._________________________________________________________________________________

WhathappenedwhenNoraflippedthequarter?

Itlandedonheads.

Itlandedontails.

Shedidn’tlook.

Shedecidedtomakeitup._________________________________________________________________________________Fillinthecirclebeforethesentencefromparagraph10thatsupportstheanswerinPartA.

AHerIhungup,Ifoundaquarterinthekitchendrawer.Besttoleavecomplicated

decisionstofate."HeadsIgo,"ItoldGeorgeWashington'sprofile,"tailsIstay."Iflippedthe

quarterintheair,flaTenedittothebackofmypalm,anddaredapeek.Myheartsqueezedout

anextrabeat,andItoldmyselfIwasn'tsurewhatitmeant."It'soutofmyhandsnow,"Isaid.

Determinedtogetthisoverwithasquicklyaspossible,Igrabbedamapoffthefridge,snagged

mykeys,andbackeddownthedriveway.

_________________________________________________________________________________AHerreadingthebeginningofthepassage,whatinferencecanbemadeaboutNora?

Herfamilyisdifferentfromotherfamilies.

Herhousekeeperislikeamothertoher.

HermomistoooverprotecCve.

Herdadisnotaround.

B

A

C

D


4

PartA

PartB

5

B

A

C

D

B A

C D

E

F

G

_________________________________________________________________________________

Rewritethesentencesinordertocreateasummaryoftheendofthepassage.

_________________________________________________________________________________

WhichsentencefromthetextforeshadowsthatNorawillendupcontacCngPatchabouttheassignment?SelecttwoopCons.

�“Iwenttothekitchenandpickedupthephone.”(paragraph6)

�“I'dtoldPatchIwouldn'tcall,andsixhoursagoI'dmeantit.”(paragraph4)

�“Biologywasmytoughestsubject.”(paragraph5)

�“SecretlyIhopedPatchdidn'tanswermycall.”(paragraph6)

�“Feelinghopeful,Ikeyedinhisnumber.Patchansweredonthethirdring.”(paragraph6)

�“AllIcouldthinknowwasthatIdidn'twanttofail.”(paragraph5)


6

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Sheflippedthequarterintheair,caughtit,andtookapeek.

Delayingherdecisionsheleaveshermomavoicemail.

Noracan’tbelievePatchhunguponherandrealizesshehastwochoices,makeuptheassignmentorgoconfrontPatch.

Itwasoutofherhandsnowsoshegrabbedherkeysandbackeddownthedriveway.

Thenshedecidestoflipacoin.

7

B

A

C

D

E

F

_________________________________________________________________________________

WhydoesNoracallhermother?

Noracallstogethermother’sadvice.

Noracallsbecausesheishomealone.

NoracallstoputoffmakingadecisionaboutPatch.

Noracallstotellhermomaboutherday.

_________________________________________________________________________________

ThephoneconversaConbetweenNoraandPatch,inparagraph6,isincludedinthepassagetohelpthereaderunderstand–

Nora’sfrustraConwithPatch.

Nora’sfeelingsaboutbeinghomealone.

Nora’schangeinopinion.

Nora’sfearofgoingtoBo'sArcade._________________________________________________________________________________

Readthefollowingfromthepassage.

“NotthatIwantedtoknowmoreaboutPatch.SinceIhadn'tlikedwhatI'dseenonthesurface,IdoubtedI'dlikewhatwaslurkingdeepinside.Only,thiswasn'texactlytrue.I'dlikedalotofwhatI'dseen.Iwasinanuneasyalliancewithmyself,tryingtoignorewhathadstartedtofeelirresisCble.”(paragraph3)

WhatisNoraconflictedabout?Explainusingdetailsfromthepassage.Writeyouranswerinthespaceprovided.

B

A

C

D


8

9

B

A

C

D

10

Hush Hush Passage Answer Key

_________________________________________________________________________________ 1. B 2. D 3. C & E 4. Part A: A Part B: G 5. D 6. 1. Nora can’t believe Patch hung up on her and realizes

she has two choices, make up the assignment or go confront Patch. 2. Delaying her decision she leaves her mom a voicemail. 3. Then she decides to flip a coin. 4. She flipped the quarter in the air, caught it, and took a peek. 5. It was out of her hands now so she grabbed her keys and backed down the driveway.

7. B & F 8. C 9. A 10. Nora wants to be able to ignore Patch and not be interested in him. That’s why she tells herself she did not like what she saw. In reality, Nora is intrigued by Patch and is starting to like him. Even though she does not want it, she seems to be drawn to him.



Type of Question




Open Response

3 6.RL.1.3, 7.RL.1.3, 8.RL.1.3 Tone

Multiple Choice

4 6.RL.2.4, 7.RL.2.4, 8.RL.2.4 Figurative Language

Multiple Choice


Multiple Choice


Multiple Choice


Multiselect


Multiple Choice


Multiple Choice

10 6.RL.3.7, 7.RL.3.7, 8.RL.3.7 Compare

Open Response

11 6.RI.3.9, 7.RI.3.9, 8.RI.3.9 Analyzing Multiple Texts

Multiple Choice

12 6.RL.3.7, 7.RL.3.7, 8.RL.3.7 Compare



Ender’s Game and The Host


Passage1:ExcerptfromEnder’sGame

byOrsonScoTCard

1 Speaker1:I'vewatchedthroughhiseyes,I'velistenedthroughhisears,andItellyouhe'sthe

one.Oratleastascloseaswe'regoingtoget. 2 Speaker2:That'swhatyousaidaboutthebrother. 3 Speaker1:Thebrothertestedoutimpossible.Forotherreasons.Nothingtodowithhis

ability. 4 Speaker2:Samewiththesister.Andtherearedoubtsabouthim.He'stoomalleable.Too

willingtosubmergehimselftosomeoneelse'swill. 5 Speaker1:Notiftheotherpersonishisenemy. 6 Speaker2:Sowhatdowedo?SurroundhimwithenemiesalltheCme? 7 Speaker1:Ifwehaveto. 8 Speaker2:Ithoughtyousaidyoulikedthiskid. 9 Speaker1:Ifthebuggers1gethim,they'llmakemelooklikehisfavoriteuncle. 10 Speaker2:Allright.We'resavingtheworld,aHerall.Takehim.

1buggers:areinsectlikealiens,thoughttobeverydangeroustohumans.

ExcerptfromEnder’sGamebyOrsonScoTCard.Copyright©1985byOrsonScoTCard.

Name: Date: Class:


Passage2:ExcerptfromTheHost

byStephenieMeyer

ThepassagebeginsrightaHertheHostistransplantedintoanewbody.1 Iknewitwouldbeginwiththeend,andtheendwouldlooklikedeathtotheseeyes.I

hadbeenwarned.2 Nottheseeyes.Myeyes.Mine.Thiswasmenow.ThelanguageIfoundmyselfusing

wasodd,butitmadesense.Choppy,boxy,blind,andlinear.ImpossiblycrippledincomparisontomanyI'dused,yetsCllitmanagedtofindfluidityandexpression.SomeCmesbeauty.Mylanguagenow.MynaCvetongue.

3 WiththetruestinsCnctofmykind,I'dboundmyselfsecurelyintothebody'scenterof

thought,twinedmyselfinescapablyintoitseverybreathandreflexunClitwasnolongeraseparateenCty.Itwasme.

4 Notthebody,mybody.5 IfeltthesedaConwearingoffandluciditytakingitsplace.Ibracedmyselfforthe

onslaughtofthefirstmemory,whichwouldreallybethelastmemory–––thelastmomentsthisbodyhadexperienced,thememoryoftheend.Ihadbeenwarnedthoroughlyofwhatwouldhappennow.ThesehumanemoConswouldbestronger,morevitalthanthefeelingsofanyotherspeciesIhadbeen.Ihadtriedtopreparemyself.

6 Thememorycame.And,asI'dbeenwarned,itwasnotsomethingthatcouldeverbe

preparedfor.Itsearedwithsharpcolorandringingsound.Coldonherskin,paingrippingherlimbs,burningthem.Thetastewasfiercelymetallicinhermouth.Andtherewasthenewsense,thefiHhsenseI'dneverhad,thattooktheparCclesfromtheairandtransformedthemintostrangemessagesandpleasuresandwarningsinherbrain–––scents.TheyweredistracCng,confusingtome,butnottohermemory.ThememoryhadnoCmeforthenovelCesofsmell.Thememorywasonlyfear.Fearlockedherinavise,goadingtheblunt,clumsylimbsforwardbuthamperingthematthesameCme.Toflee,torun–––itwasallshecoulddo.

7 I'vefailed.8 Thememorythatwasnotminewassofrighteninglystrongandclearthatitsliced

throughmycontrol–––overwhelmedthedetachment,theknowledgethatthiswasjustamemoryandnotme.Suckedintothehellthatwasthelastminuteofherlife,Iwasshe,andwewererunning.It'ssodark.Ican'tsee.Ican'tseethefloor.Ican'tseemyhandsstretchedoutinfrontofme.IrunblindandtrytohearthepursuitIcanfeelbehindme,butthepulseissoloudbehindmyearsitdrownseverythingelseout.

ExcerptfromTheHostbyStephenieMeyer.Copyright©2008byStephenieMeyer.

Name: Date: Class:


_________________________________________________________________________________

ThisquesConhastwoparts.First,answerPartA.Then,answerPartB._________________________________________________________________________________

WhydoesSpeaker2notbelieveSpeaker1whenhesaystheboyistheoneinPassage1?

Hedoesnotbelievebecausetheboyistoonice.

Hedoesnotbelievebecausetheboy’sbrotherandsisterdidn’tseemtoworkout.

Hedoesnotbelievebecausetheyareenemiesanddon’ttrusteachother.

Hedoesnotbelievebecausetheboydoesnothavetheability._________________________________________________________________________________WhichsentencefromthetextbestsupportsyouranswerinpartA?

“Ithoughtyousaidyoulikedthiskid.”(line8)

“Nothingtodowithhisability.”(line3)

“Andtherearedoubtsabouthim.”(line4)

“That'swhatyousaidaboutthebrother.”(line2)

_________________________________________________________________________________

WhyarethetwospeakerssoconcernedwiththeboyinPassage1?Explainusingdetailsfromthepassage.


B

A

C

D

B

A

C

D


1

PartA

PartB

2

_________________________________________________________________________________

WhatistheoveralltoneofthedialoginPassage1?

quarrelsome

enthusiasCc

biTer

hateful_________________________________________________________________________________

ReadthefollowingsentencesfromPassage1.

“I'vewatchedthroughhiseyes,I'velistenedthroughhisears,andItellyouhe’stheone.Oratleastascloseaswe'regoingtoget.”(line1)

TheauthorusesfiguraCvelanguagetohelpthereaderunderstandthat–

heandtheboythinkalike.

heknowstheboy.

itisimportantforthemtobeofonemind.

hewilllaterlistentotheboy._________________________________________________________________________________WhatemoConistheauthorofPassage1mostlikelyintendingtoevokeinthereader?

Curiosityabouttheimportanceoftheboy.

Concernfortheboy’swell-being.

Aweattheimportanceoftheirdecision.

Disappointmentinthefinalverdict.

B

A

C

D

B

A

C

D

B

A

C

D


3

4

5

_________________________________________________________________________________

ReadthesentencefromPassage1.

“Ifthebuggersgethim,they'llmakemelooklikehisfavoriteuncle.”(line9)

Theauthorusesthecomparisontohelpthereaderunderstand-

theimpossibletaskaheadofthemanditsseriousness.

howthebuggersareevenmoredangerousthanhim.

thattryingtousetheboyisineveryone’sbestinterest.

iftheytakethisriskontheboytheywillnolongerbefamily._________________________________________________________________________________WhatdoesthewordmalleableinPassage1,line4mostlikelymean?SelecttwoopCons.

�impressionable

�tostandstrong

�shapewithoutbreaking

�easilyinfluenced

�tomakeintotwodifferentshapes

�changetheshape_________________________________________________________________________________WhatcanyouinferaboutthebuggersinPassage1?

Theyareimportant.

Theyarehelpful.

Theyareunknown.

Theyarebad.

B

A

C

D

B

A

C

D

E

F


6

7

8

B

A

C

D

_________________________________________________________________________________BytheendofthedialoginPassage1,whatdoSpeaker1andSpeaker2agreeon?

Thatmostoftheboy’sfamilydidnotworkout.

Thattakingtheboywouldnotbeinhisbestinterest.

Thattheboymightbeworthtakingachanceon.

Thatthereistoomuchdangertotaketherisk.

_________________________________________________________________________________HowdotheauthorsofPassage1andPassage2usetheconceptofeyes?Whydoyouthinkitissignificant?Writeyouranswerinthespaceprovided.

_________________________________________________________________________________WhichstatementbelowbestfitsthemoodinbothPassage1andPassage2?

uncertainty

fear

power

failure

B

A

C

D

B

A

C

D


9

10

11

_________________________________________________________________________________

RewriteeachstatementinthegraphicorganizeraccordingtowhichbestmatchPassage1andPassage2.

Passage1 Both Passage2

12

Livingamemory.Seethroughanother’seyes.

Lookingfortheone.Tryingtosavetheworld.

Anewandunknownexperience.


Ender’s Game & The Host Passage Answer Key

_________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Part A: B

Part B: D

2. After reading the final line where Speaker 2 says that they will be saving the world it seems like the world must be in danger. That this boy

is a possible key to helping make things better so the speakers are

focused on deciding if he really can help the world, therefore, making the boy very important.

3. A 4. B 5. A 6. B

7. A & D 8. D 9. C

10. Answers may vary. In Passage 1, the author mentions eyes to let the reader understand that

the characters believe they know the boy very well. That they have seen

and heard his life through his eyes. Then in Passage 2, the author explains what the main character is feeling through the eyes of her new

body. This allows the reader to understand what these characters are going through. The use of eyes is significant because it lets the reader

know that the characters don’t just know what is happening but they are

experiencing it themselves.

11. A

12.


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