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Assessment–LL
Fiction, pages 11-19
September 2016
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Directions: Read “Follow the Water” and “What Would It Take to Live Here?” Then click the bubble next to the
BEST answer for each question below.
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1. Which word BEST describes Georgie’s attitude
about life on Mars?
Ascared
C excited
Bunhappy
D thankful
2. Which line from the story provides the best
evidence for your answer to question 1?
A“But all those unmanned robots that explored
the planet had seemed pretty good.” (p. 12)
B“‘There. That wasn’t so bad, now was it?’” (p. 12)
C“Because on this dumb planet, I can’t even
make a dramatic exit.” (p. 12)
“I
D pick up a toffee candy that they leave out in
bowls on the tables.” (p. 14)
3. On page 13, Georgie says that the author of Red
Mars made life on Mars “sound not half bad.”
Then Georgie says, “Then I got here.” What does
she mean?
ALife on Mars is not as good as the author of Red
Mars made it sound.
BLife on Mars is much better than the author of
Red Mars made it sound.
CLife on Mars is exactly the way the author of
Red Mars made it sound.
DReading Red Mars was a good way to prepare
for life on Mars.
4. Which BEST describes the reason Georgie hides
away on the shuttle back to Earth?
ABuddy pressured her to do it.
BShe wants to see Nana before Nana dies.
CShe is tired of drinking recycled water.
DShe is worried about the low gravity on Mars.
5. Read this sentence from page 19: “Though Mars
gets to a balmy 70 degrees near its equator
during the summer, most of the time it’s deathly
cold.” What gives you a hint that balmy means
“warm and pleasant”?
AThe sentence shows that on Mars, it is warmest
in the winter.
The
sentence shows that Mars has an equator.
B
CThe sentence shows that “balmy” means about
the same thing as “deathly cold.”
DThe sentence shows that“balmy” means the
opposite of “deathly cold.”
6. Both “Follow the Water” and “What Would It Take
to Live Here?” support which idea?
ALife on Mars would be boring.
BThe lower gravity on Mars would benefit us.
CAdjusting to life on Mars would be easier for
adults than for teenagers.
Mars
colonists would need to recycle water.
D
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What does Georgie dream about? Why does she dream about these things? Support your answer with details
from “Follow the Water.”
8.
Choose one of the challenges listed in “What Would It Take to Live Here?” Explain how this challenge has or has
not been overcome in “Follow the Water.” Support your answer with text evidence.
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