2005
Sandy Garrett
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests
Multiple-Choice Release Item Book
reading
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Acknowledgments
Reading
“It All Began with Spacewar!” by Peter Roop. Excerpt from COBBLESTONE’S June 1984 issue: The History of
Computers, © 1984, Cobblestone Publishing, Peterborough, NH. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission of
Carus Publishing Company.
“Atari” is a registered trademark of JTS Corporation.
“How the Leaves Came Down” by Susan Coolidge/ Public Domain.
“Plant This Card” by Kathy McCord. Reprinted by permission of CRICKET magazine, April 1998, Vol. 25,
No. 8, © 1998 by Carus Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
“What Happens to Recovered Paper” reprinted with permission of American Forest and Paper Association, Inc.
Copyright © 1998. All rights reserved.
“Moon of Popping Trees,” from THIRTEEN MOONS ON TURTLE’S BACK by Joseph Bruchac and Jonathan London,
copyright © 1992 by Joseph Bruchac and Jonathan London. Used by permission of Philomel Books, A Division of
Penguin Young Readers Group, A Member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., New York, NY. All rights reserved.
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Introduction
Grade 8 Reading
The purpose of this test is to measure Oklahoma eighth-grade students’ level of proficiency in reading. On
the Grade 8 Reading Test, students are required to respond to a variety of items linked to the eighth-grade
reading content standards identified in the Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS). Each Reading Test item
tests an identified content standard and objective listed below.
PASS Content Standards and Objectives
Vocabulary
Comprehension/Critical Literacy
• Literal Understanding (3.1)
• Inferences and Interpretation (3.2)
• Summary and Generalization (3.3)
• Analysis and Evaluation (3.4)
Literature
• Literary Genre (4.1)
• Literary Elements (4.2)
• Figurative Language/Sound Devices (4.3)
Research and Information
• Accessing Information (5.1)
• Interpreting Information (5.2)
The next page lists the PASS Standards for eighth-grade Reading. Each year committees of Oklahoma
educators review and approve items for use on the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests. The items in this
document were selected from the pool of those eligible items. These are examples of items that appear
on tests; this is not an example of a test form. Each group of items follows its associated reading
passage, and the items are in the order of the PASS Standards and Objectives shown above. A table at the
end of this document lists the items in sequence, the PASS Standard and Objective, and the correct
answer for each item. All of these items have been modified to reflect the principles of Universal Test
Design in order to more closely align them with the style and format of items on current tests. However,
the fifty-item collection does not match the balance and proportion of items required on operational tests
as identified by the Grade 8 Reading Blueprint. The Blueprint can be found on the State Department of
Education website at http://sde.state.ok.us/home/defaultie.html.
ALL items in this document and on our tests have been reviewed and approved by committees of
content-area teachers from school districts around the state of Oklahoma.
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Reading/Literature: The student will apply a wide range of strategies to
comprehend, interpret, evaluate, appreciate, and respond to a wide variety
of texts.
Standard 1: Vocabulary
The student will expand vocabulary through word study, literature,
and class discussion.
Standard 3: Comprehension/Critical Literacy
The student will interact with the words and concepts in the text to
construct an appropriate meaning.
Standard 4: Literature
The student will read, contrast meaning, and respond to a wide
variety of literary forms.
Standard 5: Research and Information
The student will conduct research and organize information.
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GR8_R_IAB_ER2
Read the selection below. Then answer the questions that follow.
It All Began with Spacewar!
by Peter Roop
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Two enemy spaceships slowly
circled each other on a black and
white screen. One spaceship
accelerated as the other rotated to the
right. The first spaceship fired a
silent missile at its opponent. The
missile missed its target. The second
spaceship returned fire. Its missile hit
the enemy and erased it from the
screen.
This was the scene on the screen of
Spacewar!, the world’s first video
game. This historic game ushered in
the age of electronic games.
In 1961, Spacewar!’s creators Shag
Graetz, Steve Russell, and Wayne
Wittenan were working with a new
computer at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology when they
decided to create a game that would
demonstrate the capacity of their
computer. Wayne Wittenan said to
his computer companions, “Look,
you need action and you need some
kind of skill level. It should be a
game where you have to control
things moving around on the scope
(screen), like spaceships. Something
like an explorer game, or a race, or
contest . . . a fight, maybe?”
“Spacewar!” agreed Graetz and
Russell, both science fiction fans.
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The basic rules were quickly
established: two enemy spaceships,
controlled by switches, fired missiles
at one another. The team then added
stars to the background and
introduced gravity and hyperspace to
make Spacewar! more challenging
and realistic.
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Spacewar! was an immediate hit at
computer conventions and
demonstrations. It not only showed
what a computer could do, but it was
also fun to play.
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Games had been played on
computers long before Spacewar!
was created. Researchers in the
1950s had programmed their “giant
electronic brains” to play checkers,
tic-tac-toe, and chess. Computers
were so new in 1960 that nobody was
certain just how many tasks these
machines could perform. Games
were ideal for discovering the
“intelligence” of computers.
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As researchers worked (and
played) with computers, they made
three major technological advances:
central processors, which calculate
how a character moves on the screen,
were improved; electronic memories
carrying the games’ instructions and
characters were expanded; and the
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television-like display screen was
refined. Each of these advances
contributed to the development of the
multitude of video games enjoyed in
arcades and at home today.
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consumers could buy and play at
home.
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Spacewar! proved too bulky and
complicated for the average person
to play. For years, it remained a
researchers’ game. Then, in 1971,
Ralph Baer, an electronics engineer,
began working on hooking a
computer to a home television.
Describing his work, Baer said,
“The thought came to me that you
should be able to do something else
with television besides watch it. You
ought to be able to play games.” With
this idea in mind, Baer invented
Odyssey, a game with a bounding
ball and paddles that could be played
on any television screen. Odyssey
was the first video game that
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About the same time, Nolan
Bushnell and Ted Dabney, two
electrical engineers, designed the
game Computer Space. Bushnell
described the game as “a cosmic
dogfight between a spaceship and a
flying saucer.” Computer Space,
however, did not catch on with game
players. So Bushnell and Dabney
invented an electronic table tennis
game, which they called Pong. An
expert on arcade games, Bushnell
matched the excitement of table
tennis with the fun of a pinball
machine. Pong was so successful
that Bushnell founded the Atari®
company to manufacture and sell
the game. Pong is considered the
first truly successful coin-operated
video game.
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4
In the second paragraph, the
phrase “ushered in” means
The author provides enough
evidence to show that
A started. *
B completed.
A computer games became
popular. *
C changed.
B Spacewar! is easy to play.
D destroyed.
C Nolan Bushnell was a good
student.
D computer games are costly
to buy.
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In order to evaluate the article’s
accuracy, the reader needs more
information about
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This article is mainly about how
A coin-operated video games.
B video game consumers.
A computers changed television.
C computer development. *
B computers used to be too bulky.
D programming computers.
C games for computers were
invented. *
D researchers have used
computers.
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All of these were important
technological improvements
except
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Which word would be most
important to understand when
writing a summary of this
article?
A central processors.
B electronic memories.
C refined displays.
A invention *
D control switches. *
B engineering
C companions
D television
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The Spacewar! inventors added
gravity and hyperspace to
The main purpose of the first
paragraph is to
A control movement on the
screen.
A describe a brand new invention.
B provide challenge and
realism. *
C describe a possible war in
space.
C simplify the game.
D discuss the plot for a new
movie.
B develop interest in the article. *
D calculate score points.
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This article can best be
described as
Which resource would give the
most information about the
first successful coin-operated
video game?
A realistic fiction.
B a historical account. *
A a film on spaceships
C science fiction.
B an Odyssey manual
D a personal diary.
C a brochure from Atari® *
D an arcade advertisement
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The main purpose of this article
is to
A explain advances in computer
technology. *
B describe the work of Wittenan,
Graetz, and Russell.
C explain Bushnell’s electronic
pinball machines.
D demonstrate the capability of
the computer.
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8RFTWW0111
Read the selection below. Then answer the questions that follow.
Wilderness Walking
Rosa’s environmental science class plans to take a trip to a nearby national park.
The teacher divided the class into groups. Each group is responsible for planning a
portion of the trip. Rosa’s group is in charge of planning an easy, short, informative
hike for the class during the trip to the park. Rosa’s group wrote to the park for
information and received this chart.
WILDERNESS HIKES*
Self-Guided Nature Trails: Explore the forest and learn about the area’s native plants that are
identified by markers along the trails. Keep your eyes open for the wildlife that frequent the area.
Maps of the trails and information are available at the ranger station inside the park’s main entrance.
Trail
Mileage
Round-trip
Time
Allowed
Rating
10
8
4
7
5 hours
3.5 hours
2 hours
4 hours
S
E
E
M
Pine View
Sim’s Way
Cherokee
Cascades
Location
Features
Iron Cave Bluff
River Road
Cherokee Orchard
Cove Loop
conifer forest
an old homestead
nature awareness
waterfall
Back Country Trails: These trails are ideal for the hiker who likes adventure, enjoys the outdoors,
and has some hiking experience. Some trails may require an overnight stay, so please come prepared.
Trail
Mileage
Round-trip
Time
Allowed
Rating
15
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8
10 hours
7 hours
5 hours
S
M
S
Cloud Climber
The Summit
Laurel Falls
Location
Features
Mountain Road
Warren
Parkins Gap
spectacular views
rock climbing
walk behind falls
Mountain Road Tours: Take your time and enjoy the scenery from the comfort of your vehicle. The
roads vary in size and condition.
Trail
Roaring Creek
Catawall
Motor Nature Trail
Mileage
One-Way
Driving
Time
6
10
5
1 hour
1.5 hours
.5 hour
Location
Road Condition
Creek Historical District
US 134
US 322
one-way, paved loop
one-way, unpaved
two-lane, paved, curvy
* Nothing is to be removed from the park. Littering is strictly prohibited. No overnight camping
without a permit.
Key: E = Easy
M = Moderate
S = Strenuous
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Based on the hiking guide, the
hikers will most likely take
To learn about evergreens that
grow in the area, a hiker would
probably take the
A a camp stove.
B trail maps. *
A Cherokee trail.
C a container for specimens.
B Pine View trail. *
D insect repellant.
C Cascades trail.
D Laurel Falls trail.
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Which of these trails might
require an overnight stay?
A Catawall
According to the hiking guide,
anyone who wants to stay in the
park for two days must have
B Pine View
A a permit. *
C Cloud Climber *
B maps of the area.
D Cherokee
C fishing rods.
D a camper.
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A hiker who enjoys rock climbing
would probably try
A Cascades.
B Cloud Climber.
C The Summit. *
D Roaring Creek.
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Which of these is probably true
about Cloud Climber?
Sim’s Way was probably named
for the
A There are markers next to the
interesting plants.
A man who started the park.
B It is a good trail for beginners.
C person who marked all the
trails.
B first park ranger in the area.
C The trail is always wet and
slippery.
D man who owned the
homestead. *
D The trail goes up a mountain. *
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GR8_R_HLC
Read the selection below. Then answer the questions that follow.
How the Leaves Came Down
by Susan Coolidge
1 “I’ll tell you how the leaves came down.”
The great Tree to his children said:
“You’re getting sleepy, Yellow and Brown,
Yes, very sleepy, little Red.
5 It is quite time to go to bed.”
“Ah!” begged each silly, pouting leaf,
“Let us a little longer stay;
Dear Father Tree, behold our grief!
‘Tis such a very pleasant day,
10 We do not want to go away.”
So for just one more merry day
To the great Tree the leaflets clung,
Frolicked and danced, and had their way,
Upon the autumn breezes swung,
15 Whispering all their sports among—
“Perhaps the great Tree will forget,
And let us stay until the spring,
If we all beg, and coax, and fret.”
But the great Tree did no such thing;
20 He smiled to hear their whispering.
“Come, children, all to bed,” he cried;
And ere the leaves could urge their prayer,
He shook his head, and far and wide,
Fluttering and rustling everywhere,
25 Down sped the leaflets through the air.
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I saw them; on the ground they lay,
Golden and red, a huddled swarm,
Waiting till one from far away,
White bedclothes heaped upon her arm,
30 Should come to wrap them safe and warm.
The great bare Tree looked down and smiled.
“Good-night, dear little leaves,” he said.
And from below each sleepy child
Replied “Good-night,” and murmured,
35 “It is nice to go to bed!”
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22
Complete the analogy below
using the same relationship.
Line 20 is an example of
A alliteration.
tree : leaflets :: parent : _________
B a hyperbole.
A jobs
C personification. *
B children *
D a simile.
C houses
D ancestry
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In line 29, the author uses “White
bedclothes” to refer to
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A stanza is most like a
A snow. *
A sentence.
B sheets.
B paragraph. *
C pajamas.
C phrase.
D hail.
D chapter.
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During which season does this
poem take place?
A spring
B summer
C fall*
D winter
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The author compares the falling
of leaves to
In line 13, “frolicked” and
“danced” are used to
A cleaning.
A depict leaves blowing in the
wind. *
B sleeping.*
B show children playing in
autumn.
C swinging.
D whispering.
C symbolize white bedclothes
drifting away.
D create a sense of soothing
melody.
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8RFIPTC111
Art Code
8RFIPTC111.AR2, .AR3, .AR4, .AR5
Read the selections below. Then answer the questions that follow.
Plant This Card
by Kathy McCord
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Making paper by hand is fun and
interesting, and by adding seeds to the
paper pulp, you can create a card or
letter that can be planted. Plant paper
is a completely recycled and
recyclable product—starting with junk
mail, you can make a birthday card
that (once the seeds sprout) could
become a bouquet of flowers or even a
bowl of tomato soup!
What You’ll Need:
• Plastic
• Water
• 2 cups junk mail, computer paper, or
paper bags, torn into nickel-sized pieces
(avoid glossy, highly illustrated paper)
• blender
• 12-inch-by-15-inch plastic washtub
• 3 packages very small plant seeds such
as forget-me-nots, wildflowers, chili
peppers, or tomatoes
• stapler or hammer and several small
nails
• old wooden picture frame (a 5-inch-by-7inch frame works well)
• fine cheesecloth cut an inch larger than
the frame on all sides
• turkey baster
• newspapers
• several old dishcloths and one dish towel
• piece of thick cardboard about 8 inches
by 10 inches
• 3 bricks
What to Do:
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Step 1. Cover your work surface
with plastic before starting. Make sure
you’ve removed all the staples from
the junk paper. Put 1 cup paper scraps
into blender. Add 3 cups water and put
blender lid on. Blend for 60 seconds
on medium-low speed. (Don’t remove
lid while blender is running!) Pour the
pulp into washtub and repeat with rest
of paper.
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Step 2. Pour seeds into tub,
distributing them evenly.
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Step 3. Staple or nail cheesecloth to
back of picture frame. Stretch the
cheesecloth tightly and fasten it to all
four sides of frame.
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Step 4. Slip frame, cheesecloth side
up, into washtub and swish pulp
around to get it on top of frame. Let a
layer of pulp settle on the cheesecloth.
Then lift frame straight up and hold it
over washtub to let the excess water
drain out. This may take a minute
or two.
Washtub
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Step 5. Carefully lay frame, pulp
side down, on a dishcloth spread out
on a stack of newspapers. Remove
frame. If pulp doesn’t separate from
frame right away, try blotting
cheesecloth with a dishcloth before
lifting frame off.
between 12 and 24 hours. You can dry
out the wet newspapers and save them
for recycling afterward.
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Step 6. Fill turkey baster with pulp
from washtub and use it to fill in
empty spots in the molded pulp. Put
another dishcloth on top of molded
pulp.
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Step 7. Repeat steps 4 through
6 until you run out of pulp, laying
each new layer of pulp on top of the
previous layer, with a dishcloth in
between.
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Step 8. Put a towel on the last sheet
of paper, then a piece of cardboard.
Lay three bricks on top of cardboard.
Let layers rest for 15 minutes.
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Step 9. Carefully remove bricks,
cardboard, and towel. Then remove
each dishcloth and paper layer and lay
them out on separate stacks of
newspaper. Let the sheets dry
Now that your plant paper has dried,
you can make plantable cards. Be sure
to include the following planting
instructions when you send a card to
someone special.
Planting Instructions:
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Plant paper can be planted directly
into the ground—the paper pulp acts
as mulch. Or you can sprout the seeds
in the paper before planting. To
pre-sprout, dampen the paper with
water and put in a plastic bag. Make
sure to keep paper damp at all times.
The seeds should begin to sprout in
one to three weeks. When they do,
transplant them to your garden or a
clay pot.
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8RECWHT111
Art Code
8RECWHT111.AR1, .AR2
What Happens to Recovered Paper
American Forest and Paper Association
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Today, U.S. papermakers are
recycling more recovered paper than
ever before. About 80 percent of U.S.
papermakers use some recovered fiber
in manufacturing, while nearly 200
paper mills rely exclusively on
recovered paper for their fiber.
Altogether, recovered paper now
supplies more than 37 percent of the
raw material fiber used at U.S. paper
mills, up from 25 percent in 1998.
Glossary
domestic—something produced in,
or native to, a particular country
fiber—a fine, threadlike substance
paper mill—a factory that produces
paper
recovered paper—recycled paper
recycle—to reprocess and use again
Uses of Recovered Paper
As a result, consumers can now find
recycled content in virtually all types
of paper products — from packing and
newsprint to copy paper and
stationery. But it is also important to
understand that some products are
more easily made with recycled
content than others. Recycled
paperboard — often used for
packaging like cereal boxes —is a
product that can be made using
various grades of recovered paper
while printing-writing papers tend to
have very strict requirements in terms
of the types of recovered paper that
can be used. That’s why, generally
speaking, you find some products with
more recycled content than others.
Packaging
(2.7%)
Printing-Writing
Construction/Other
(6.8%)
(6.2%)
Newsprint
(10.6%)
Tissue
(10%)
Paperboard
(21%)
Containerboard
(45%)
Annual Use of Recovered Paper
Use in Domestic Mills
1
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
98
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
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29
In Step 2 of “Plant This Card,”
what does distributing mean?
According to the section “What
You’ll Need,” small nails are
needed if
A classifying
B blending
A there is no stapler. *
C spreading *
B the hammer is small.
D marketing
C there is a wooden frame.
D the washtub has no holes.
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The purpose of “Plant This
Card” is to
In order to pre-sprout the seeds
in a plastic bag, the seeds must be
A entertain.
A kept moist at all times. *
B instruct. *
B kept between two dishcloths.
C persuade.
C planted in soil in a clay pot.
D caution.
D planted in an outdoor garden.
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The article “Plant This Card”
tells readers how
A something works.
B to explain something.
C something was invented.
D to make something. *
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From the information presented
in “What Happens to Recovered
Paper,” which of the following is a
reasonable conclusion?
Which step must be repeated
several times when making
plant paper?
A Remove all staples from the
paper.
A U.S. papermakers have huge
manufacturing plants.
B Staple cheesecloth onto a
picture frame.
B Recovering paper results in
fewer trees being cut down. *
C Fill the turkey baster with
pulp. *
C Most notebook paper used in
schools is made from recovered
paper.
D Place three bricks on the
cardboard.
D Currently, only a few types of
paper products contain recycled
paper.
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A reader can tell how current the
information is in “What Happens
to Recovered Paper” from the
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The details in Step 1 of “Plant
This Card” support which of
these statements?
A percents included on the pie
chart.
A Pulp is blended, wet paper. *
B types of paper shown on the pie
chart.
B Staples make the pulp stronger.
C most recent year referred to on
the bar graph. *
C Work surfaces should be large.
D Soak the paper before blending.
D percents mentioned in the
informational text.
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Art Code
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GR8_R_MPT
Read the selection below. Then answer the questions that follow.
Moon of Popping Trees
by Joseph Bruchac and Jonathan London
Outside the lodge,
the night air is bitter cold.
Now the Frost Giant walks
with his club in his hand.
5 When he strikes the trunks
of the cottonwood trees
we hear them crack
beneath the blow.
The people hide inside
10 when they hear that sound.
But Coyote, the wise one,
learned the giant’s
magic song,
and when Coyote sang it,
15 the Frost Giant slept.
Now when the cottonwoods
crack with frost again
our children know, unless
they hear Coyote’s song,
20 they must stay inside,
where the fire is bright
and buffalo robes
keep us warm.
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38
Which of the following best
defines the word crack as it is
used in line 7?
Lines 3–8 of the poem describe
A people running in fear.
B ice breaking parts of trees. *
A to tell a story
B to solve a problem
C the feeling of cold air on the
skin.
C to collapse suddenly
D cutting down cottonwood trees.
D to break with a sharp sound *
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Which sentence best restates
ideas and events described in the
poem?
The Frost Giant sleeps when
A Coyote sings. *
A The Frost Giant scares all the
people and animals with a club.
B the fire is bright.
C he strikes the trunks.
B Together, the Frost Giant and
Coyote sing to the cottonwood
trees.
D the cottonwoods crack.
C The people fear the damage the
cold weather will cause to
the trees.
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Which statement best suggests
that Coyote is the hero of the
poem?
D People determine whether to
stay inside based on the sounds
outside. *
A Coyote learned the Frost Giant’s
song.
B Coyote strikes the cottonwood
trees.
C Coyote stays awake at night.
D Coyote calms the Frost Giant. *
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43
In addition to poetry, which
other form of literature is
demonstrated in “Moon of
Popping Trees”?
Which characters in the poem
provide examples of
personification?
A an epic
B a drama
B the cottonwood trees and
Coyote
C a folktale *
C the Frost Giant and the children
D a short story
D the cottonwood trees and the
children
A the Frost Giant and Coyote *
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The mood in the first stanza of
the poem can best be described as
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Which lines describe the image of
the trees breaking in cold
weather?
A secure.
B joyous.
C threatening. *
A 3 and 4
D exhausting.
B 7 and 8 *
C 14 and 15
D 21 and 22
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The author’s description of
Coyote in lines 11–15 of the poem
suggests that
A the author admires Coyote. *
B Coyote irritates the Frost Giant.
C the author taught Coyote to
sing.
D Coyote and the Frost Giant are
friends.
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Read the selection below. Then answer the questions that follow.
Parties Galore
Tony was in charge of buying all the decorations for the eighth grade party. He found
the best prices in the Parties Galore catalog. His order arrived, and inside the box he
found this packing slip.
Section A
PARTIES GALORE
P.O. BOX 385
Hamilton, OH 54534
ORDER #
VBX672398
DATE
February 10
Tony More
28 Elm Dr. #166
Tulsa, OK 74131
Section B
IMPORTANT! Save this packing slip!
Inspect this shipment upon receipt. If any items are missing or damaged, please return this
packing slip, along with a note explaining the problems, within 5 days. To receive a refund
or an exchange, return merchandise along with this packing slip.
Section C
Catalog
Page #
2
7
11
13
17
Stock
#
607-G
79-F
811-N
329-B
776-5
Qty.
Description of Item
Amount
10 bags
200
20
5
5 rolls
Confetti (assorted country-western shapes)
Balloons
Red-and-White Tablecloths
Cut-out Cattle
Crepe Paper Streamers (OUT OF STOCK)
$ 9.00
$20.00
$30.00
$10.00
No Charge
Section D
Questions or concerns?
Call our Customer Service Department
1-888-591-4928
Shipping charges
Total this shipment
Total received
Amount of refund
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$ 3.50
$72.50
$78.50
$ 6.00
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The amount for “Crepe Paper
Streamers” is listed as “No
Charge” because Parties Galore
The purpose of Section A is to
A list the items ordered.
B give details about exchanges.
A overcharged Tony for other
items.
C identify a specific order. *
D provide a phone number.
B quit making that color.
C gave them to Tony as a bonus.
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D ran out of that item. *
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How many days does Tony have to
return merchandise?
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A 3
What should Tony do first?
B 5*
A Call the Customer Service
Department.
C 7
D 10
B Write a check to the store.
C Inspect the items he received. *
D Call Parties Galore and ask for
a receipt.
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If Tony wants to exchange the
“Cut-out Cattle,” he should
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A call Parties Galore at
1-888-591-4928.
How will Tony probably receive
his refund?
B mail the packing slip to
Parties Galore.
A The amount will be discounted
from his next order.
C write a letter requesting a
refund.
B He will be given some in-store
coupons.
D return them with the
packing slip. *
C The company will send him
a refund or exchange. *
D He will receive the merchandise
in another month.
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PASS Standard Reference Table
Passage
Standard 1
Standard 3
Standard 4
Standard 5
Total
It All Began With
Spacewar!
1
6
3
1
11
Wilderness Walking
0
2
0
5
7
How the Leaves Came Down
1
0
6
0
7
Plant This Card /
What Happens To
Recovered Paper
1
7
0
1
9
Moon of Popping Trees
1
4
5
0
10
Parties Galore
0
4
0
2
6
Total
4
23
14
9
50
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Answer Key
Item Number
Standard /
Objective
Correct Answer
Item Number
Standard /
Objective
Correct Answer
1
1.1.a
A
26
1.1.a
C
2
3.1.a
C
27
3.1.a
B
3
3.1.b
D
28
3.1.a
D
4
3.2.a
A
29
3.1.b
A
5
3.3.a
C
30
3.2.a
A
6
3.3.b
A
31
3.2.a
B
7
3.4.b
B
32
3.3.a
A
8
4.1.a
B
33
3.4.b
C
9
4.2.a
A
34
5.1.b
C
10
4.2.a
B
35
1.1.a
D
11
5.1.a
C
36
3.1.b
A
12
3.2.a
B
37
3.2.a
D
13
3.2.a
C
38
3.2.a
B
14
5.1.a
C
39
3.3.b
D
15
5.1.a
B
40
4.1.b
C
16
5.1.b
A
41
4.2.a
C
17
5.2.e
D
42
4.2.b
A
18
5.2.e
D
43
4.3.a
A
19
1.3.a
B
44
4.3.c
B
20
4.1.a
B
45
3.1.a
D
21
4.2.a
C
46
3.1.b
C
22
4.3.a
C
47
3.2.a
C
23
4.3.a
A
48
3.2.b
C
24
4.3.a
B
49
5.2.e
B
25
4.3.a
A
50
5.2.e
D
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