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Which is a historical clue from A Girl Named Zippy?

A
every time a certain man in town walked by and said hello
B
there morning to night, working in a food tent or organizing one of the events
C
Her room was painted the color of the best sky
D
There was one main street, Broad Street, which was actually not so broad
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Read the excerpt from the prologue of A Girl Named Zippy.The book that follows is about a child from Mooreland, Indiana, written by one of the three hundred. It’s a memoir, and a sign of gratitude, a way of returning. I no longer live there; I can’t speak for the town or its people as they are now. Someone has taken my place. Whoever she is, her stories are her own.

A
She knows that others will try to retell her story about Mooreland.
B
She wants to tell the stories of all the children growing up in Mooreland.
C
She is pointing out that many people now grow up in Mooreland.
D
She is sharing only her memories of growing up in Mooreland.
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Which cause-and-effect relationship in “Broken Chain” relates to the theme "By helping others, we help ourselves"?

A
Because Alfonso untangles Frankie from a fence, Sandra does not get scolded.
B
Because Alfonso's mother asks him to do chores, Alfonso hurries home from school.
C
Because Ernie lends Alfonso his bike, Alfonso offers to do the dishes for Ernie.
D
Because Sandra is heavier than he expected, Alfonso has to start off slowly.
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Read the passage.Enrique raced down the cracked sidewalk as fast as he could. The hot sun was beating down on him mercilessly. Streams of sweat trickled down his face, and his drenched shirt clung to his chest and back, but he didn't care. The school day had gone by very slowly, and now he was determined to get home. In his right hand, he firmly held on to his rolled-up certificate. For three long months, he had faithfully gone to the library every three days to check out new books to read. In the evenings, he and his mom had curled up on the couch and read to each other. For every book they completed, the librarian, Mrs. Sato, had put a stamp in one of the squares of his reading chart. Today, she had filled in the very last square. She had also presented him with a certificate of completion. His name was at the top, beautifully written in red cursive. "You did it, Enrique," Mrs. Sato had said, "and way before any of your classmates. Congratulations!" Enrique couldn't wait to see his mom's face when he showed her the paper. He knew she would be proud. He also knew she would be eager to get started on the new book he carried in his other hand.

A
He lives next door to the school.
B
He sprints home even though it is very hot.
C
He wishes the sidewalk were in the shade.
D
He missed his bus ride home.
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Read the passage from "Flowers for Algernon.”Because of its importance to both you and Dr. Nemur (and need I say to myself, too?) I have checked and rechecked my results a dozen times in the hope of finding an error.What type of transition word is found in the passage?

A
compare
B
contrast
C
sequence
D
cause/effect
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What is an effect of Alfonso’s untangling Frankie from the fence in “Broken Chain”?

A
Alfonso’s pedaling up the street
B
Sandra’s feeling grateful
C
Frankie’s hanging upside down
D
Sandra’s getting scolded
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Read the excerpt.From his room, Johnny could hear his sisters' high-pitched squeals of delight and the ringing of their bicycle bells as they rode up and down the sidewalk. He could hear someone bouncing a basketball and the swoop of the ball as it swished through the net. He also heard his best friend, Noah, asking where Johnny was and his sisters' reply that he couldn't come out to play because he was sick. This was too much. Johnny pulled the soft, velvety covers over his aching head and turned to the wall in protest, realizing there was nothing he could do but wait for this virus to take its course. He swore to himself that he would be better by next Saturday and that he would be outside riding his bike and shooting baskets along with everyone else.

A
what Johnny’s bedroom looks like.
B
what Johnny’s sisters look like.
C
how bad Noah feels for Johnny.
D
how bad Johnny feels about being sick.
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Which excerpt from “Broken Chain” states the most cause-and-effect relationships?

A
“He cursed himself for being stupid, yelled at his bike for being cheap, and slammed the chain onto the cement. The chain snapped in another place and hit him when it popped up, slicing his hand like a snake’s fang.”
B
“He peeked through the hedge. She was wearing a sweater with a checkerboard pattern. A red purse was slung over her shoulder.”
C
“Ernie looked through the hedge, with one eye closed, at the girl. ‘She’s not the one who messed with Frostie and me,’ he said finally. ‘You still wanna borrow my bike?’”
D
“Alfonso couldn’t believe his luck. What a brother! What a pal! He promised to take Ernie’s turn next time it was his turn to do the dishes. Ernie hopped on Raymundo’s handlebars and said he would remember that promise.”
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The noise outside was distracting. Similarly, I put in ear plugs.

A
Therefore
B
After
C
Likewise
D
Next
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Read the passage.Gemma spent the entire week digging through garbage cans and scouring the house for reusable materials to construct a model of the human digestive system. Then she organized them by shape, size, and color. She laid them out on the poster board and connected them end-on-end. The plastic cup was a perfect pancreas. The pink kitchen sponge almost looked like a real tongue once she cut it into the correct oval shape. She soaked paper in glue and water and then molded it into the large and small intestines. Through a stroke of luck, she found her brother’s old fish tank in the attic. The hose from the filter became a more than adequate esophagus. Other materials, such as cardboard and plastic wrapping, helped her complete her project. She thought it smelled a little weird, like different kinds of food and moldy old fish, but it looked great! On the morning of the due date, she carefully scooped up the life-size model and gingerly walked down the stairs. Just as she reached the last few steps, Duke (the family’s overly enthusiastic Labrador retriever) came bounding around the corner and galloped straight into her. Gemma fell down the last two stairs. The project toppled onto the floor. Duke didn’t miss a beat. Maybe it was the weird smell of dead fish, or maybe there were remnants of food on the reusable materials, but the dog could not resist. In any case, he just about fell over himself as he began tearing the entire project into pieces and wolfing down bits of paper, plastic, and cardboard. Duke was digesting the digestive system, and Gemma could only watch as she realized that the dog was eating her homework.

A
Details such as “toppled onto the floor” and “bounding around the corner and galloped straight into her” help readers understand that she put a lot of time into creating this project.
B
Details such as “organized them by shape, size, and color” and “cut it into the correct oval shape” help readers understand that she put a lot of time and effort into creating the project.
C
Details such as “through a stroke of luck” and “thought it smelled a little weird” help readers understand that she put a lot of time into creating this project.
D
Details such as “the family’s overly enthusiastic Labrador retriever” and “weird smell of dead fish” help readers understand that she put a lot of time into creating this project.
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Read the passage.Johnny was miserable. It was Saturday afternoon, the sun was shining brightly, and he was stuck in bed with the flu. His throat felt like sandpaper every time he swallowed, his head felt as if someone had dropped an anvil on it, and he couldn’t stop coughing. His mother had checked his temperature earlier in the day and announced that he was too sick to get out of bed, let alone go outside to enjoy the first warm spring day along with his friends and siblings. From his room, Johnny could hear his sisters’ high-pitched squeals of delight and the ringing of their bicycle bells as they rode up and down the sidewalk. He could hear someone bouncing a basketball and the swoop of the ball as it swished through the net. He also heard his best friend, Noah, asking where Johnny was and his sisters’ reply that he couldn’t come out to play because he was sick. This was too much. Johnny pulled the soft, velvety covers over his aching head and turned to the wall in protest, realizing there was nothing he could do but wait for this virus to take its course. He swore to himself that he would be better by next Saturday and that he would be outside riding his bike and shooting baskets along with everyone else.

A
The writer describes how sick Johnny is by telling readers that he is miserable while everyone else is happy.
B
The writer shows how sick Johnny is by telling readers that he has the flu and is too ill to play outside even though it is a beautiful spring day.
C
The writer describes how sick Johnny is by using phrases such as “checked his temperature” and “turned to the wall in protest.”
D
The writer shows how sick Johnny is by using descriptive phrases such as “his throat felt like sandpaper” and “his head felt as if someone had dropped an anvil on it.”
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Which of the statements uses a sequencing transition most effectively?

A
New York City is very large. Similarly, Bangor, Maine, has few people.
B
I was not hungry. As a result, I ate dinner early.
C
I did my homework. Eventually, I watched television.
D
I am good at English. However, I am also good at history.
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Read the excerpt from “Fish Cheeks.”Then my father poked his chopsticks just below the fish eye and plucked out the soft meat. “Amy, your favorite,” he said, offering me the tender fish cheek. I wanted to disappear.In the last sentence of this excerpt, Amy Tan's words reveal that she is

A
shocked because she thinks serving a whole fish is disgusting, and her father is poking at it with his chopsticks.
B
embarrassed because she wants Robert to think she views the food as strange, and her father is revealing her true feelings about it.
C
confused because although she knows that her father is trying to be kind, she does not want to show her appreciation.
D
worried because she thinks her father will soon poke at the fish's eye, and she fears he will offer it to Robert.
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Which excerpt from Black Boy best reflects the way in which Wright’s knowledge of history and culture influence his views on his father?

A
When I awakened one morning my mother told me that we were going to see a judge who would make my father support me and my brother. An hour later all three of us were sitting in a huge crowded room.
B
For some reason the entire thing struck me as being useless; I felt that if my father were going to feed me, then he would have done so regardless of what a judge said to him. And I did not want my father to feed me.
C
My father and a strange woman were sitting before a bright fire that blazed in a grate. My mother and I were standing about six feet away, as though we were afraid to approach them any closer.
D
From far beyond the horizons that bound this bleak plantation there had come to me through my living the knowledge that my father was a black peasant who had gone to the city seeking life, but who had failed in the city; a black peasant whose life had been hopelessly snarled in the city.
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Read the excerpt from A Girl Named Zippy.The book that follows is about a child from Mooreland, Indiana, written by one of the three hundred. It's a memoir, and a sigh of gratitude, a way of returning. I no longer live there; I can't speak for the town or its people as they are now. Someone has taken my place. Whoever she is, her stories are her own.

A
Mooreland
B
gratitude
C
town
D
memoir

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