LISTENING
SPEAKING: SUPPORT AN OPINION
READING
100
True or False: You should look at the questions before you listen
True
100
CLAIM: COLORADO SPRINGS GETS MORE SNOWFALL PER YEAR THAN ANY OTHER CITIES. GIVE DETAILS FROM YOUR BAR GRAPH TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER.
What is this graph DOES NOT support the claim because Flagstff gets more snowfall than Colorado Springs.
100
What should you do first? A. read the passage B. read the multiple choice questions
B. Read the multiple chouce questions first
200
Brenda did not like ___________ . (25-40 sec)
To be cold
200
HONDURAS HAS MORE ACTIVE VOLCANOES THAN MEXICO. GIVE DETAILS FROM YOUR BAR GRAPH TO SUPPORT YOUR ANSWER.
NO, THE CLAIM IS NOT SUPPORTED. THE BAR GRAPH ENTITLED “ ACTIVE VOLCANOES IN NORTH AMERICA AND LATIN AMERICA” CLEARLY SHOWS THAT MEXICO HAS 14 ACTIVE VOLCANOES AND HONDURAS HAS 4.
200
When you read a multiple choice question, you should try and answer it before you look at the answer choices. True or False
True
300
What does Buddy think Brenda should do? (40-50 sec)
Follow the birds.
300
CLAIM: THERE ARE MORE STUDENTS OF MEXICAN DESCENT THAN ANY OTHER LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRY.
THE CLAIM IS NOT SUPPORTED. THERE ARE AS MANY STUDENTS FROM EL SALVADOR AS THERE ARE FROM MEXICO.
300
What should you circle or underline in a multiple choice question?
key words, what the question is asking you, where to find information
400
Why should Brenda follow the birds?
To get to a warm place
400
CLAIM: MORE ANIMALS HAVE BECOME EXTINCT BECAUSE OF HUNTING OVER HABIT DESTRUCTION.
NO, THE CLAIM IS NOT SUPPORTED. THE PIE CHART SHOWS THAT 36% ANIMALS BECOME EXTINCT THROUGH HABITAT DESTRUCTION OVER 23% FROM HUNTING.
400
What should you try to do before you read the answer choices?
Try to answer the question before looking at the answers (read all answers before bubbling in response)
500
Two things Brenda and Buddy liked were ________ and _________ (1:10-1:30)
Any two of the following three:
Colorful flowers, butterflies, being warm.
500
CLAIM: MORE AMPHIPIANS ARE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED THAN PLANTS.
THE CLAIM IS NOT SUPPORTED. THE BAR GRAPH CLEARLY SHOWS 8% OF AMPHIBIANS ARE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED AND 13% OF PLANTS ARE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED.
500
Once you finish your test with time to spare you should turn it in. True or False?
False, because it is possible that you may have miss-read a question the first time around. It is always good to go back and look it over so you get the best score.