ENGL-3

bas-lbdavis LA HW 3.30.15

[Exam ID:11TAH2] Scan Number:24881

Read the following passage and answer questions 1 through 25.

NorthernLights

Grannypartedthelacecurtainsatthelivingroomwindow.Shesaid,Lula,lets
watchthenightsky.Lulalookedoutside.Shesawthepasturecoveredwith
snow.Shesawthewell-litstars.Grannysaid,Withluck,wemayseethe
northernlights.

Whatarethenorthernlights?Lulaasked.

Theyareflyingcolors,Grannysaid.Suddencolorsthatstreaktheair.

4 Whatcausesthem,Granny?

Imnotcertain,Grannyreplied.Mymother,yourgreat-grandmother,often
toldmethatthenorthernlightsweremadebyapairofmagicalfoxes.The
foxeswaggedandwhiskedtheirtails.Theirtailsswishedsparksupintothe
atmosphereandcreatedfoxfires.

Foxfires,Lulasaid.

Yes,Grannyconfirmed.Thatiswhatmymothercalledthenorthernlights.
Lulaimaginedahandsomefoxwithrustyfur.Shepeeredhopefullyatthesky,
buttheairlookeddarkandordinary.

Grannywentintothekitchen.Onthestovetop,sheheatedateakettleof
water. Shepreparedatrayofteacupsandshortbreadcookies.Shebroughtthe
traytoLula.Lulawastooexcitedtosnack.

Grannynibbledatacookie.Shesaid,"Yourgreat-grandmothergrewupinthe
countryofFinland.Finlandhaslongwinternights.Ithashillsofsnowand
brightlypaintedbuildings.Thenorthernlightsarecommonthere."

10

Lulareallywantedtoseethelights.SheaskedGrannyiftheycouldgooutside
tolookatthesky.Grannysaid,"Ofcourse,butwemustbundleup."

Lulaputonherwarmcoat.Sheputonhermittensandwoolscarf.Sheand
Grannywentoutside.Theywalkedacirclearoundthehouse.Theyheardthe
far-offhootofasnowyowl.Lulasawdeerhoof-marksinthesnow.Shelooked
forpawprints,thetracksofthefoxes.Grannysaid,"Wewillwatchforthe
northernlightstomorrow.Thefoxesareveryunpredictablecreatures."

12 Lulawascoldanddisappointed.ShestartedtofollowGrannybacktothehouse,
butamovementinthefieldcaughthereye."Look,Granny,look!"Lulasaid.She
sawaredfoxtrottinginthedistance.Theskyfilledwithshiftinglight,magenta
andgreen.Theskywasbeautiful.
11

Whichsentencetellswhatishappeninginthepicturewiththestory?
Shepeeredhopefullyatthesky,buttheairlooked
A
darkandordinary.
Yourgreat-grandmothergrewupinthecountryof
B
Finland.
Theirtalesswishedsparksupintotheatmosphere
C
andcreatedfoxfires.
D Ithashillsofsnowandbrightlypaintedbuildings.

Inparagraph5,thewordwhiskedisusedfor
F amessage
G abodymovement
H ascent
J acookingword

Whatisthebestplacetolookformoreinformationonthenorthernlights?
A Amagazine
B Anatlas
C Adictionary
D Anencyclopedia

Whattakesplaceinparagraph1?
F Lulawalksoutofthehouse.
G GrannyandLulalookatthenightsky.
H GrannyandLulawatchafox.
J Grannyremembershermother'sstory.

Whatisthebasewordofwagged?
A agge
B ed
C wagg
D wag

Thisstoryismostlyabout
agreat-grandmotherinFinlandwhooftenseesthe
F
colorfulnorthernlights
agrandmotherwhosharesastoryabouthowfoxes
G
createthenorthernlights
twomagicalfoxesthatwagtheirtalestomakefox
H
firesthatlightupthenightsky
agirlnamedLulawholearnsaboutthenorthern
J
lightsandseestheminthenightsky

WhichwordisNOTacompoundword?
A atmosphere
B handsome
C teacups
D teakettle

HereispartofatableofcontentsinabookaboutFinland.

Whichchapterwouldmostlikelycontaininformationaboutwherevisitorscanview
thenorthernlights?
F ThingstoSeeWhenVisiting
G StoriesPeopleTell
H TheTownsofFinland
J FavoriteTeaTimeRecipes

Inparagraph10,thewordsbundleup
mean
A tietogether
B findsomething
C goquickly
D putonwarmclothes

10 Thisstorymostlikelytakesplacein
F summer
G spring
H winter
J fall

11 Readthissentence.

Lulaimaginedahandsomefoxwithrustyfur.

The-yinrustyisthesameasthe-yin
A
B
C
D

sky
granny
snowy
happy

12 WhichoftheseisNOTacompoundword?
F stovetop
G shortbread
H grandmother
J confirmed

13 Great-grandmother'sstoryofthemagicalfoxesisanexampleof
A
B
C
D

amyth
abiography
afairytale
atalltale

14 Readthissentence.

Shesawthepasturecoveredwithsnow.

Whichwordisanantonymforcovered?
F discovered
G recovered
H uncovered
J covering

15 Thisstoryis
A afairytale
B apoem
C fiction
D nonfiction

16 WhyisLuladisappointedinparagraph12?
F Shehadnotseenthenorthernlightsyet.
G Shedidnothavefoxeslivingnearherhouse.
H Shewantedtostayinsidewhereitwaswarm.
J ShewouldnotbeabletotraveltoFinland.

17 Howshouldtheword"sudden"bedivided?
A
B
C
D

su-dd-en
su-dden
sudd-en
sud-den

18 Theprefixinunpredictablemeans
F able
G full
H not
J again

19 Readthissentence.

Grannypartedthelacecurtainsinthelivingroom.

Inthissentence,partedmeans
A opened
B left
C cut
D putaway

20 Readthissentencefromthepassage.

"Lula,let'swatchthenightsky."

Whichoftheseisanotherwaytowritelet's?
F lets's
G lettingus
H letis
J letus

21 AllofthefollowinganimalslivenearGranny'shouseEXCEPT
A foxes
B lizards
C owls
D deer

22 Inparagraph12,whatdoesthewordmagentamean?
F
G
H
J

snow-filledclouds
toodarktosee
adarkgreencolor
apurplishredcolor

23 Whichquestionisansweredinparagraph11?
A Howdothemagicalfoxescreatethefoxfires?
InwhichcountrydidLula'sgreat-grandmothergrow
B
up?
WhatcolorsdidLulaseewhenshesawthenorthern
C
lights?
D WhattypesofanimaltracksdidLulaseeinthesnow?

24 Whichoftheseeventshappenedfirst?
F
G
H
J

Grannysharesgreat-grandmother'sstoryaboutthefoxes.
Lulaseesthenorthernlightsinthenightsky.
Grannypreparesteaandshortbreadcookies.
Lulalooksforpawprintsandanimaltracksinthesnow.

25 Basedonparagraph5,Lula'sgreat-grandmotherbelievedthenorthernlightswere
A
B
C
D

smoke
lights
shootingstars
foxfires

Read the following passage and answer questions 26 through 32.

ScaredStiff

Imaginedrivingdownacountryroadpastahuge,openfieldwheregoatsare
grazing.Somearelazilymunchingonweeds,whileothersarehappilyrunning
andleapingabout.Suddenlyatruckbackfires.BOOM!Justassuddenly,the
goatsfalltotheground.

Afewmomentspass.Thegoatspopbackupontotheirfeet.Whatjust
happened?Well,thegoatswerescaredstiffanddroppedtotheground,butnot
allgoatsactlikethis.Thereisonlyonekindofgoatthatbehavesthiswaywhen
itissurprised.ItiscalledaTennesseeFaintingGoat.

Inthe1800samanarrivedinMarshallCounty,Tennessee.Peoplesayhecame
fromNovaScotia,Canada.Themanhadafewgoatsandonecow.Sincethe
mandidnottalkmuch,nooneknewwherehegotthesegoats.Whenheleft,he
tookthecow,buthesoldthegoats.

Thebehaviorofatleastoneofthegoatswasdifferentfrommostothers.Being
frightenedcausedthegoatsbodytogostiffandsometimesfallover.Noone
hadseengoatsdothisbefore.TheybegantocallthisnewgoataTennessee
FaintingGoat.

Thisspecialkindofgoatdoesnotactuallyfaint.Theyjustlookliketheydo.The
faintinggoatsstayawakeandnotallofthemreallyfallover.Thebabygoats,
however,usuallydofallover,butthegoodthingistheydonothavefartofall.
Someolderoneslearntostandnearsomethinglikeafenceoratree,justin
casetheyarefrightened.

NowthereareaboutthreethousandfaintinggoatsintheUnitedStates.People
whohavetheseanimalslovethem.Goatsofthiskindaregentle,smart,and
playful.Theyjustgetscaredstiffnowandthen.Themomentofstiffnessonly
lastsabouttenorfifteenseconds.Thenthegoatsarebackontheirfeet,goodas
new.

26 Whichsentenceshowssomethingbelongstoagoat?
F Thegoatsbodyissmall.
G Goatsaregrazinganimals.
H Itsafriendlygoat.
J Thegoatiseasilyscared.

27 WhichofthesewouldMOSTlikelycauseafaintinggoattofall?
A loudthunder
B pleasantsmell
C greenfield
D gentlebreeze

28 Whichsentencefromthearticleshowsthatfaintinggoatsmakegoodpets?
F Thegoatspopbackupontotheirfeet.
G Noonehadseengoatsdothisbefore.
H Thisspecialkindofgoatdoesnotactuallyfaint.
J Goatsofthiskindaregentle,smart,andplayful.

29 Inabookonfarmanimals,whichistheBESTwaytofindpagesaboutgoats?
A usetheglossary
B readthetitlepage
C lookintheindex
D checkeachchapter

30 Inparagraph4,behavioriswhatthegoat
F does
G eats
H sees
J hears

31 Inparagraph5,howdosomefaintinggoatskeepfromfallingtotheground?
A Theysitdowniftheyaresurprised.
B Theygathertogetherinlargegroups.
C Theystandclosetoatreeorafence.
D Theyruntotheirownerstofindhelp.

32 ThisarticleisMOSTLYaboutananimalthat
F sleepsduringtheday
G tripsinopenfields
H walkswithstifflegs
J actsinanoddway

Read the following passage and answer questions 33 through 41.

Please,CanIHaveit?
adaptedfromasongwrittenbySandraBoynton

1 PleasecanIhaveit?
2

Itfollowedmeallthewayhome.

Itseemssadandlonely.

Oh,please,canIhaveit?

Itsniceandcuddly.

Ivealwayswantedapetofmyown.

PleasecanIhaveit?

Itfollowedmeallthewayhome.

Imnotsurewhatitisexactly,butImsureitsharmless.

10

Oh,pleasecanIhaveit?

11

Itmustbesoscared.

12

Imsureitdoesnthaveahometocallitsown.

13

Icouldgiveitfoodtoeatandwatertodrink.

14

Itwillbemyresponsibility.

15

Ohlook!Italreadyknowswhattoeat.

16

Itisquitesmart!

17

Itshelpingitselftofoodonthecounter.

18

Itsdrinkingthemilk.

19

Nowitseatingthecookies.

20

Itlikesitherealready.

21

Itsonthetablenow.

22

Well,theregoesourdinner.

33 Whatdoesthespeakerwant?
A Cookiesandmilk
B Ahome
C Apet
D Dinner

34 Readthissentencefromthepoem.

Itwillbemyresponsibility.

Whichsentenceinthepoemhelpsthereaderknowwhatresponsibilitymeans?
F Itisquitesmart!
G It'sdrinkingthemilk.
H It'shelpingitselftofoodonthecounter.
J Icouldgiveitfoodtoeatandwatertodrink.

35 Onereasontoreadthispoemisto
A discoverthebesttypeofpettoown
B learnhowtopersuadeparents
C understandhowthespeakerfeels
D findoutaboutanentertainingexperience

36 Theparentsofthespeakerofthepoemwillmostlikely
F feedtheanimalmorefood
G givetheanimalabath
H notlettheanimalstay
J bringhomeanotheranimal

37 Whichwordbestdescribesthespeakerofthepoem?
A Thankful
B Caring
C Angry
D Scared

38 Whatisthemainproblem?
F Ananimalgetslostinthehouse.
G Achildletsananimalintothehouse.
H Ananimalruinsallofthefurnitureinthehouse.
J Achildkeepsananimalinthebedroom.

39 Lines13-22aremostlyabout
A
B
C
D

theanimaleatingallofthefamily'sfood
thesizeoftheanimal
howtheanimalgetstothefamily'shouse
whattheanimallookslike

40 Inlines21and22,whatismostlikelyhappening?
F Theanimaliseatingthefamily'sdinner.
G Thefamilyleavestobuyfoodfortheirdinner.
Theanimaliseatingleftoversfromdinnerthenight
H
before.
J Thefamilybeginseatingtheirdinner.

41 Whichlinefromthepoembestsupportstheideathatthespeakerisworriedabout
theanimal?
A It'sniceandcuddly.
B I'msureitdoesn'thaveahometocallitsown.
C Itfollowedmeallthewayhome.
D It'shelpingitselftofoodonthecounter.