Middle School
1. This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.Part A Read this sentence from paragraph 1. Rufus sat beside me for a while, hoping Id be up to something more than misery. What does misery mean as it is used in this sentence? (RL 2.4) A confusion B exhaustion C nervousness D unhappinessPart B Which detail from the story provides the best clue for the meaning of the word misery? A waiting for nothing, with nothing I wanted to do. B tired of waiting and went off on his own C And right away, I knew what I had to do. D No plans. 2. This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.Part A How does the narrators apology to the neighbors contribute to the theme of the story? (RL 1.2) A It shows that feelings of guilt will pass. B It shows that it is best to admit to mistakes. C It shows that it is difficult to understand how other people are feeling. D It shows that it requires bravery to approach others who are different than you. Part B Which detail from the story best supports the answer to Part B? A Yes, they might ambush me B because I was going to do the right thing. C I got to the property line without harm D Like my heart was heavier and lighter 3. This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B.Part A In the passage from Ida B, how are the narrator and Claire similar? (RL 1.3) A They both dislike quitting something before it is finished. B Neither of them is good at apologizing when they are wrong. C They are both unsure about what the other person will do. D Neither of them is comfortable with being neighbors. Part B Choose one detail for the narrator and one detail for Claire that support the comparison in Part A. A Yes, they might ambush me, and I might not come back in one piece. (paragraph 5) B I stopped just before I stepped onto the land that now belonged to the DeLunas (paragraph 6) C And there was Claire straight ahead, looking at me, waiting for me. (paragraph 7) D Im sorry I scared you in the woods. Im sorry I was mean to you. (paragraph 10)E Should I tell her about Mama and the trees and school and everything? (paragraph 10) F you have to do the whole house or youre tracking dirt from one place to the other. (paragraph 21)Now, answer Number 4 based on Passage 2.4. This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B. (RL 1.2)Part A Which pair of sentences provides the best summary of the story Moon Over Manifest? A A girl wonders about a town she will see for the first time. She decides to jump off the train to see it sooner. B A girl lives with her father but must go on a train alone. Her father is upset because she had gotten very sick. C A girl rides a train alone to go live in her fathers hometown. She misses her father but is curious about her new home. D A girl enjoys a train ride to a new home. She looks through the things she has brought with her and thinks about the past. Part BWhich two sentences from the story best support the answer to Part A? A Maybe that was how I found comfort then, even with him being so far away. B It started the day I got a cut on my knee. C I reached into my satchel for the flour sack that held my few special things. D In a gold case, it wore like a pocket watch, but inside was a compass showing every direction. E But as anyone worth his salt knows, its best to get a look at a place before it gets a look at you. F Finally, I saw a grassy spot and jumped.