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3 irecions: nglish anguage rs/ieracy oday, you will be aking he rade nglish anguage rs/ieracy nd-of-ear racice es. ou will be asked o read one or more passages. ead each passage and all quesions carefully. ome quesions will ask you o choose one correc answer, while ohers will ask you o choose more han one correc answer. ou may look back a he passage or passages when needed. ark your answers by filling in he circles in your es ookle. o no make any sray marks in he es ookle. f you need o change an answer, be sure o erase your firs answer compleely. o answer a quesion ha asks you o pick one answer, fill in he circle as shown in your es ookle. o answer a quesion ha asks you o pick more han one answer, fill in he circles as shown in your es ookle. f you do no know he answer o a quesion, you may skip i and go on. f you finish he es early, you may review your answers and any quesions you may have skipped.

4 nglish anguage rs/ieracy ead he sory he lephan and he rocodile. hen answer quesions hrough. he lephan and he rocodile by. erkeley core n lephan and a rocodile were once sanding beside a river. hey were dispuing as o which was he beer animal. ook a my srengh, said he lephan. can ear up a ree, roos and all, wih my runk. h bu quaniy is no qualiy, and your skin is no nearly so ough as mine, replied he rocodile, for neiher spear, arrow, nor sword can pierce i. us as hey were coming o blows, a ion happened o pass. eyday, sirs said is ajesy, going up o hem, le me know he cause of your quarrel. ill you kindly ell us which is he beer animal? cried boh a once. erainly, said he ion. o you see ha soldier s seel helme on yonder wall? poining a he same ime across he river. es replied he beass. ell, hen, coninued he ion, go and fech i, and bring i o me, and shall be able hen o decide beween you. pon hearing his, off hey sared. he rocodile, being used o he waer, reached he opposie bank of he river firs, and was no long in sanding beside he wall. ere he waied ill he lephan came up. he laer, seeing a a glance how maers sood, exended his long runk, and reached he helme quie easily. hey hen made heir way ogeher back again across he river. he lephan, anxious o keep up wih he rocodile in he waer, forgo ha he was carrying he helme on his back, and a sudden lurch caused he prize o slip off and sink o he boom. he rocodile noiced he acciden, so down he dived, and brough i up in his capacious mouh. hey hen reurned, and #

5 nglish anguage rs/ieracy he rocodile laid he helme a he ion s fee. is ajesy ook up he helme, and addressing he lephan, said: ou, on accoun of your size and runk, were able o reach he prize on he wall bu, having los i, you were unable o recover i. nd you, said he ion, urning o he rocodile, alhough unable o reach he helme, were able o dive for i and save i. ou are boh wise and clever in your respecive ways. eiher is beer han he oher. he lephan and he rocodile by. erkeley core ublic omain

6 nglish anguage rs/ieracy. ar hich senence from he sory helps he reader undersand he meaning of dispuing as i is used in paragraph? ar hich word has he opposie meaning of dispuing? eyday, sirs said is ajesy, going up o hem, le me know he cause of your quarrel. (paragraph ) pon hearing his, off hey sared. (paragraph ) he laer, seeing a a glance how maers sood, exended his long runk, and reached he helme quie easily. (paragraph ) nd you, said he ion, urning o he rocodile, alhough unable o reach he helme, were able o dive for i and save i. (paragraph ) confessing discussing quesioning agreeing #

7 nglish anguage rs/ieracy. ar ow does he ion reac o he quesion he lephan and he rocodile ask in paragraph? ar hich deail from he sory provides evidence for he answer o ar? e disappoins hem by refusing o answer. e causes conflic by proposing a silly cones. e shows ineres in helping hem solve heir problem. e addresses hem as if hey are less imporan han he is. o you see ha soldier s seel helme on yonder wall? (paragraph )... go and fech i, and bring i o me, and shall be able hen o decide beween you. (paragraph ) is ajesy ook up he helme.... (paragraph ) ou, on accoun of your size and runk, were able o reach he prize on he wall bu, having los i, you were unable o recover i. (paragraph )

8 nglish anguage rs/ieracy. ar hich senence describes he rocodile and lephan in he sory? ar hich deail from he sory suppors he answer o ar? hey are compeing wih each oher. hey are daring each oher. hey feel jealousy oward each oher. hey feel graiude oward each oher. ere he waied ill he lephan came up. (paragraph ) hey hen made heir way ogeher back again across he river. (paragraph ) he lephan, anxious o keep up wih he rocodile in he waer, forgo ha he was carrying he helme on his back.... (paragraph ) hey hen reurned, and he rocodile laid he helme a he ion s fee. (paragraph ) #

9 nglish anguage rs/ieracy. ar hich characer rai bes describes he ion? ar hich quoaion from he sory suppors he answer o ar? wise brave kind humorous us as hey were coming o blows, a ion happened o pass. (paragraph ) o you see ha soldier s seel helme on yonder wall?.... (paragraph ) ell, hen, coninued he ion, go and fech i, and bring i o me, and shall be able o decide beween you. (paragraph ) eiher is beer han he oher. (paragraph )

10 nglish anguage rs/ieracy. ar hich senence bes saes a heme in he sory? ar hich deail from he sory bes shows his heme? e all have differen srenghs. e should ry o be paien wih ohers. e all have he power o help ohers. e should always pu forh our bes effors. h bu quaniy is no qualiy, and your skin is no nearly so ough as mine.... (paragraph ) he rocodile, being used o he waer, reached he opposie bank of he river firs.... (paragraph )... a sudden lurch caused he prize o slip off and sink o he boom. (paragraph ) ou are boh wise and clever in your respecive ways. (paragraph ) #

11 nglish anguage rs/ieracy ead he aricle he eanu an. hen answer quesions hrough. he eanu an eorge ashingon arver was always ineresed in plans. hen he was a child, he was known as he plan docor. e had a secre garden where he grew all kinds of plans. eople would ask him for advice when hey had sick plans. omeimes he d ake heir plans o his garden and nurse hem back o healh. aer, when he was eaching a uskegee nsiue, he pu his plan skills o good use. any people in he ouh had been growing only coon on heir land. oon plans use mos of he nuriens in he soil. (uriens provide nourishmen o plans.) o he soil becomes worn ou afer a few years. venually, coon will no longer grow on his land. his was especially bad for poor frican merican farmers, who relied on selling coon o suppor hemselves. arver was dedicaed o helping hose farmers, so he came up wih a plan. arver knew ha cerain plans pu nuriens back ino he soil. ne of hose plans is he peanu eanus are also a source of proein. arver hough ha if hose farmers planed peanus, he plans would help resore heir soil, provide food for heir animals, and provide proein for heir families quie a plan n peanus were no even recognized as a crop in he nied aes, bu arver would help change ha.

12 nglish anguage rs/ieracy eorge ashingon arver gahering soil samples. : ohnson, rances enjamin, phoographer. "eorge ashingon arver, full-lengh porrai, sanding in field, probably a uskegee, holding piece of soil.". ooker. ashingon ollecion, rins and hoograph ivision, ibrary of ongress. arver old farmers o roae heir crops: plan coon one year, hen he nex year plan peanus and oher soil-resoring plans, like peas and swee poaoes. worked he peanu plans grew and produced los of peanus. he plans added enough nuriens o he soil so coon grew he nex year. ow he farmers had los of peanus oo many for heir families and animals and no place o sell he exras. gain, arver had a plan. o you know wha he did? arver invened all kinds of hings made ou of peanus. e wroe down more han uses for peanus, including peanu milk, peanu paper, and peanu soap. arver hough ha if farmers sared making hings ou of peanus, hey d have o buy fewer hings and would be more self-sufficien. nd if oher people sared making hings ou of peanus, hey would wan o buy he exra peanus, so he farmers would make more money. lhough no many of arver s peanu producs were ever mass-produced, he did help spread he word abou peanus. eanus became more and more popular. y here were enough peanu farmers o form he nied eanu ssociaion of merica (). n he asked arver o speak o he.. ongress abou he many uses #

13 nglish anguage rs/ieracy # for peanus. oon he whole counry had heard of eorge ashingon arver, he eanu an nd by peanus had become one of he op six crops in he.. he eanu an from merica s ibrary ublic omain

14 nglish anguage rs/ieracy. ar ha does dedicaed mean as i is used in paragraph? ar hich wo deails from he aricle provide evidence ha arver was dedicaed o his work? being very commied o a purpose or mission hinking somehing is unlikely or impossible showing disappoinmen in he curren siuaion expressing appreciaion for hard work done by ohers eople would ask him for advice when hey had sick plans. (paragraph ) his was especially bad for poor frican merican farmers, who relied on selling coon o suppor hemselves. (paragraph ) n peanus were no even recognized as a crop in he nied aes, bu arver would help change ha. (paragraph ) ow he farmers had los of peanus oo many for heir families and animals and no place o sell he exras. (paragraph ) e wroe down more han uses for peanus, including peanu milk, peanu paper, and peanu soap. (paragraph ) y here were enough peanu farmers o form he nied eanu ssociaion of merica (). (paragraph )

15 . ar ha is a main idea of he aricle? ar nglish anguage rs/ieracy hich deail from he aricle suppors he answer o ar? eorge ashingon arver was a brigh young man and an excellen eacher. eorge ashingon arver augh farmers how o improve crop producion. eorge ashingon arver learned abou caring for plans as a young boy. eorge ashingon arver was recognized by ongress for his accomplishmen. hen he was a child, he was known as he plan docor. (paragraph ) aer, when he was eaching a uskegee nsiue, he pu his plan skills o good use. (paragraph ) arver knew ha cerain plans pu nuriens back ino he soil. (paragraph ) n he asked arver o speak o he.. ongress abou he many uses for peanus. (paragraph ) #

16 nglish anguage rs/ieracy. ar ow does he auhor of he aricle use key deails o suppor he main idea? ar hich deail from he aricle suppors he answer o ar? by elling how farmers became self-sufficien by showing arver s aenion o plans since childhood by describing he farming condiions in he ouh by explaining how arver sudied nuriens in he soil... was always ineresed in plans. (paragraph ) oon plans use mos of he nuriens.... (paragraph )... coon will no longer grow on his land.... (paragraph )... plan coon one year, hen he nex year plan peanus.... (paragraph )

17 . ar hich opion bes summarizes he aricle? ar nglish anguage rs/ieracy hich wo senences from he aricle are imporan o include in a summary of he eanu an? ecause eorge ashingon arver waned o help farmers, he augh hem how o replace coon plans wih peanu plans. ecause eorge ashingon arver was ineresed in plans, he became a eacher who augh his sudens how o grow differen ypes of crops. ecause eorge ashingon arver invened many uses for peanus, hey became a major crop in he nied aes. ecause eorge ashingon arver used his ineres in plans o help farmers become self-sufficien, peanus became an imporan crop. e had a secre garden where he grew all kinds of plans. (paragraph ) eople would ask him for advice when hey had sick plans. (paragraph ) omeimes he d ake heir plans o his garden and nurse hem back o healh. (paragraph ) arver was dedicaed o helping hose farmers, so he came up wih a plan. (paragraph ) eanus are also a source of proein. (paragraph ) eanus became more and more popular. (paragraph ) #

18 nglish anguage rs/ieracy. ar he auhor of he eanu an describes he evens in eorge ashingon arver s life in he order ha hey happened. hich addiional organizaional srucure does he auhor use in he aricle? ar hich wo senences from he aricle suppor he answer o ar? he auhor compares and conrass he many uses of peanus. he auhor uses descripive deail when explaining how arver ook care of sick plans. he auhor describes a sep-by-sep process o deermine he nuriens in he soil. he auhor explains he problem of worn-ou soil and presens a soluion hrough he use of soil-resoring plans. omeimes he d ake heir plans o his garden and nurse hem back o healh. (paragraph ) venually, coon will no longer grow on his land. (paragraph ) eanus are also a source of proein. (paragraph ) arver old farmers o roae heir crops.... (paragraph ) ow he farmers had los of peanus oo many for heir families and animals and no place o sell he exras. (paragraph )... no many of arver s peanu producs were ever mass-produced.... (paragraph )

19 . ar nglish anguage rs/ieracy ow does he auhor use evidence o suppor he idea ha peanus had become one of he major crops in he nied aes? ar hich evidence from he aricle suppors he answer o ar? by explaining why growing coon was harming sruggling farmers by providing examples of producs made from peanus by describing he creaion of a naional group of peanu farmers by explaining why crop roaion is good for he soil venually, coon will no longer grow on his land. (paragraph ) arer knew ha cerain plans pu nuriens back ino he soil. (paragraph ) e wroe down more han uses for peanus, including peanu milk, peanu paper, and peanu soap. (paragraph ) y here were enough peanu farmers o form he nied eanu ssociaion of merica (). (paragraph ) #

20 nglish anguage rs/ieracy. ar ow did arver become well known across he counry? ar hich deail from he aricle suppors he answer in ar? e worked a he uskegee nsiue. e helped people make heir sick plans well. e spoke o ongress abou he many uses of peanus. e organized he nied eanu ssociaion of merica.... and nurse hem back o healh. (paragraph ) aer, when he was eaching... (paragraph ) y here were enough peanu farmers o form.... (paragraph )... he whole counry had heard.... (paragraph )

21 nglish anguage rs/ieracy # ou have come o he end of he es. eview your answers. hen, close your es bookle and raise your hand o urn in your es maerials.

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