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Part A: What does paragraph 3 of "Gladys
West's Legacy" emphasize about Gladys West?
Part B: Which quote BEST supports the answer
to Part A?
C. She achieved her goal of working within the
United States government.
C. Gladys joined the Navy as a mathematician and
worked at the base called the Naval Proving
Ground.
Which statement BEST describes the
relationship between GPS and different industries
described in "Gladys West's Legacy"?
B. GPS allows industries to be more efficient.
Which paragraph from the first part of the story
BEST supports the inference that Leo is hiding
something from his friends?
A. paragraph 2
Which line from the poem BEST supports the
inference that the speaker has not been in an
airport before?
B. My first plane ride checked with ease; (line 3)
Riddle: What has hands but can’t clap?
A clock!
Part A:
Which statement BEST describes a point of view
the author of “Global Positioning System: Past,
Present, and Future” expresses about GPS?
Part B:
Which quote from the passage BEST supports
your answer in part A?
D. It has problems that will likely be fixed in the
future.
D. As GPS continues to evolve, researchers will
work together to make the next generation of
satellites have better signal protection, be less
susceptible to jamming, and contain fewer dead
zones.
Which statement BEST explains the connection
between Project GEOSAT and GPS described in
"Gladys West's Legacy"?
A. GPS came from the work developing Project
GEOSAT.
Part A:
In the story, what does Leo’s choice of wizard for
a Halloween costume suggest about him?
Part B:
Which sentence from the story BEST supports
the correct answer in Part A?
B. He is interested in trickery and strategy.
D. As the group strode home laughing, Leo reveled
in the notion that his clever scheme had
brought his friends even closer together.
(paragraph 15)
Part A:
In the poem, what can the reader infer based on
the speaker’s reaction to being lost?
Part B: Which lines from the poem BEST support the
correct answer in Part A?
D. The speaker is reminded of classic stories about
lost characters.
C. I’ll ride in empty boxcar trains / And whistle
travelin’ songs. (lines 26–27)
What is the longest venomous snake in the world?
The King Cobra
What does paragraph 6 MOST emphasize about
GPS in "Global Positioning System: Past,
Present, and Future"?
B. People in many professions rely on GPS to
operate.
Read the sentence from "Gladys West's Legacy."
While Gladys was at first celebrated for
solving complicated equations by hand,
eventually, she programmed computers
to do that work for her.
Which statement BEST describes what this
sentence reveals about the author's point of
view?
C. The author admires West's accomplishments in
adopting new technology.
How do the story and the poem differ in the way
the events are presented?
C. The poem presents events in chronological
order, but the story’s events are not in order
because it includes a flashback.
Which statement BEST explains how the
structure of each text impacts its meaning?
D. The poem’s focus on one character creates a
more internal examination of the theme,
whereas the multiple characters in the story
allow for more interaction to develop the theme.
Silence!
Which quote from "Global Positioning System:
Past, Present, and Future" BEST supports the
claim that being around GPS is unavoidable for
people?
A. From our cars to smartwatches and
smartphones, GPS is integrated into more and
more devices every single year.
Which quote from "Gladys West's Legacy" BEST
supports the claim that West was academically
successful?
C. She was the valedictorian of her graduating
class and received a full scholarship to Virginia
State College.
What are THREE ways the structure of the poem
is different from that of the story?
B. The poem covers events that span a shorter
period of time than the events in the story.
C. The poem presents a single lost character who
gets saved, while the story presents multiple lost
characters who save themselves.
E. The story uses the order of events to create
some suspense, while the poem relies more on
humor and lightheartedness.
What can be inferred about the speaker's family?
B. The speaker's grandfather stayed on the islands.
Riddle: What has 13 hearts but no other organs?
A deck of cards.
Which statement BEST describes the connection
the author makes between GPS and scientists in
"Global Positioning System: Past, Present, and
Future"?
D. Scientists use GPS to learn more about natural
disasters.
Which TWO claims are BEST supported in
paragraph 1 of “Global Positioning System: Past,
Present, and Future”?
A. People can use GPS in many ways.
C. People rely on GPS in their daily lives.
Which statement BEST explains how paragraph
10 functions in the story?
B. It explains why the group ends up in the forest.
Part A:
How does the speaker feel about the move to
California?
Part B: Which line from the poem BEST supports your
answer to Part A?
A. Eager to learn new traditions.
C. it also makes me wonder what new instruments I
may now play in its stead. (line 12)
Riddle: I am tall when I am young and I am short when I am old. What am I?
A candle!