FAST Practice Test

Questions 1-5

100

QUESTION 4:

In Passage 2, what do the subheading Legend Has It and Fact or Fiction? show?

C- Potato chips have mysterious beginnings.

200

QUESTION 2:

What does the phrase word soon spread mean as it is used in this paragraph?

C- People began talking about the snack.

300

QUESTION 5:

Which sentence from Passage 2 suggests that the author thinks potato chips are delicious?

B- “Unfortunately for him, but fortunately for us, Crum got word that the customer absolutely loved the crisp dish.” (paragraph 12)

400

QUESTION 3:

Which detail in Passage 1 supports the author’s claim that restaurants want to keep their customers happy?

B- Crum made the potato dish twice.

500

QUESTION 1:

Part A: In passage 1, what was a result of the creation of Crum's new potato dish?

Part B: Which detail supports the answer in Part A?

Part A: C

Part B: D

Questions 6-10

100

QUESTION 6:

Which sentence summarizes Passage 2?

C- While there are many different stories about how chips were made, everyone can agree that they are a popular snack.

200

QUESTION 9:

How do the settings of New York and Chesapeake Bay contribute to the plot of the poem?

A- They emphasize the different experiences of the two tugs.

300

QUESTION 7:

Fill in the bubbles to show how each author explains Crum’s response to the diner who sent his food back.

G, B, F

400

QUESTION 8:

Fill in the bubbles to show what information about potato chips is explained in Passage 1, Passage 2, or both passages.

G, H, C

500

QUESTION 10:

Part A: Which statement explains the speaker’s point of view about Chesapeake Bay?

Part B: Which sentence explains how the country tug’s perspective is different from the speaker’s in Part A?

Part A: C- Chesapeake Bay is an interesting place to visit and live.

Part B: C- The country tug views New York as a better place to live than Chesapeake Bay.

Questions 11-15

100

QUESTION 12:

What is the meaning of farewell as it is used in these lines?

C- Goodbye

200

QUESTION 13:

The structure of this stanza is different from the other stanzas in the poem. What is the effect of this difference?

B- It slows down the pace of the poem.

300

QUESTION 15:

Select two statements that belong in a summary of the poem.

C- The city tug is a small tug that lives in the busy harbor of New York City.

E- The country tug decides to leave for New York Harbor and sails off into the night.

 

400

QUESTION 11:

Part A: Which lines from the poem include an example of personification?

Part B: What does the personification in Part A show?

Part A: B-

“Tonight she says, ‘The coast is clear.

Why not sail on by?’” (lines 27–28)

Part B: D- the important role the Statue of Liberty plays in guiding ships in and out of New York Harbor

500

QUESTION 14:

Part A: What is a theme of the poem?

Part B: Select two details from the poem that support the answer in Part A.

Part A: C-Experiencing new places can be rewarding.

Part B: 

D- “I’ve never seen a farm before, or sniffed a country breeze.” (lines 53-54)

E-“She says, ‘I’m told New York has buildings sixty stories tall.’” (lines 85-86)

Grammar Questions

100

QUESTION 2 PAGE 23:

A month will pass ________ we see a full moon again.

e- before

200

What do the three different "to, too, two" mean?

to- going somewhere

too- also

two- the number

300

QUESTION 6 OF GRAMMAR:

What is the correct spelling?

A- interrupt

400

What does plural mean?

More than one thing.

500

QUESTION 3 GRAMMAR:

The name Air Force One is usually used for the large white and blue plane with these special features.

D- correct as is

Random

100

What is Miss. Escamilla's favorite color?

Black

200

What is Miss. Escamilla's least favorite subject, (think about what she is not good at)?

Math!!!!!!!!!!!!

300

What does Miss. Escamilla's boyfriend do as a job?

Fly planes for the Navy.

400

What is Miss. Escamilla's pet peeve in writing?

When students do not capitalize "I".

500

What are the names of Miss. Escamilla's children?

Peterman and Paprika