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Guess the Standard
Short Answer
Extended Response
100

1. This item has two parts. Answer PART A; then answer PART B.

Read this sentence from the passage.

“The U.S. Army had stripped the Ne-mee-poo of their only source of wealth, their horses, and so they lived in poverty.”

PART A: What does the word poverty mean?

a. feeling fear

b. feeling pain

c. being alone

d. being poor

(If you can answer the question correctly you can receive an extra 100 points!)

Standard 4

Answer: D

100

PART B: Which two pieces of evidence from the passage best support the answer to PART A?

a. “I think of our condition”

b. “treated as outlaws”

c. “shot down like animals”

d. “my race must change”

e. “We cannot hold our own”

f. “punish him by the law”

Standard 1

100

How many REEC's are in a short answer? 

1

100

How many REEC's are in an Extended Response? 

2

200

3. What main idea does Chief Joseph express in paragraph 2 of his speech?

a. In his culture, people believe in the Great Spirit.

b. In his culture, people are taught to always tell the truth.

c. In his culture, it is against the law to steal someone’s property without paying for it.

d. In his culture, laws are passed down from ancestors and teach people right and wrong.

Standard 2

200

PART B: Which word best describes the narrator’s point of view toward Grandma Tilly in these sentences?

a. amazed

b. concerned

c. respectful

d. fearful

Standard 6

200

Restate this question correctly: 

Analyze how the author supports the central idea that Martin Luther King, Jr. was an important civil rights leader. Support your answer with evidence from the text.

The author supports the central idea that Martin Luther King, Jr. was an important civil rights leader by...

200

Restate the prompt: 

Explain the importance of the March on Washington. Support your response with evidence from both text.

The importance of the March on Washington is...

300

Which two main ideas are expressed in this passage?

a. After their surrender, the Nez Perce were taken to reservations where they suffered terrible living conditions.

b. Nez Perce came down with malaria at the Fort Leavenworth camp, which was located between a lagoon and a river.

c. The Ne-mee-poo referred to the reservation in Oklahoma as “Eeikish Pah,” or “the Hot Place,” due to the extreme heat.

d. While some Nez Perce returned to Idaho, others were sent to Washington and never saw their homeland again.

e. Those Nez Perce, including Chief Joseph, who refused to become Christians were not allowed to return to Lapwai.

f. According to the doctor who treated him, Chief Joseph died of a broken heart in 1904 on the Colville Reservation.

Standard 2

300

Which evidence supports the author’s point that “free women of color had developed …[a] disrespect for authority”?

a. “He forbade free women of color to wear hats.”

b. “decency and etiquette dictated that a woman had to wear something on her head”

c. “these tignons were apt to flaunt feathers and drip with precious gems.”

d. “The ‘tignon’ law lapsed at the end of Spanish rule”

Standard 8

300

Correct the error in the evidence from the passage Honoring a Man of Peace


In the text it explains, The speech was about his hopes and dreams for the future. It was later called the “I Have a Dream” speech.

the quotes and sentence starter are incorrect: 


In the passage, Honoring a Man of Peace, it explains that, "The speech was about his hopes and dreams for the future. It was later called the 'I Have a Dream' speech."

300

How many pieces of evidence do you need in an extended response? How many sources will you use? Explain how you will use the sources in the body paragraphs. 

Two pieces of evidence 

You need to use evidence from BOTH sources 

Source 1 will go in body 1 

Source 2 will go in body 2

400

PART A: According to Chief Joseph in paragraph 8, how are Indians treated differently than white men?

a. They are not punished when they break the law.

b. They are treated cruelly and unfairly by the law.

c. They do not have to follow laws created by white men.

d. They are not taught how the country’s laws work.

Standard 3

400

How do these scenes from chapters 18 and 19 fit together to provide structure to the story of The Phantom Tollbooth?

a. Passage 1 builds excitement as the demons try to stop Milo from completing his mission; Passage 2 resolves the story’s conflict by showing how the armies of Wisdom help Milo complete his mission.

b. Passage 1 provides background on how the armies of Wisdom join to help Milo complete his mission; Passage 2 shows the sequence of events that happen after Milo completes his mission.

c. Passage 1 sets up a new conflict that Milo must solve to rescue the princesses; Passage 2 develops the new conflict by showing how the demons stop Milo from reaching the princesses.

d. Passage 1 resolves the story’s conflict by showing how Milo completes his mission to rescue the princesses; Passage 2 shows Milo’s return journey home after completing his mission.

Standard 5

400

What question do you ask in an elaboration? 


Think about your Mind Map 

"Why is this important"

400

What MUST you include in evidence? 

(4 things)

1. Sentence starter with the title of the passage 

2. Quotation Marks 

3. You must copy the text EXACTLY as it's stated 

4. They say/I say

500

How do Passage 1 and Passage 2 explain the creation of land formations in the Nez Perce homeland?

a. Both myths explain the creation of land formations with a story about Coyote overcoming an enemy.

b. Both myths explain the creation of land formations with a story of how Coyote developed magic powers.

c. The myth in Passage 1 explains the creation of land formations with a story about a monster’s rise to power, while Passage 2 tells a story about the power of the river in the Nez Perce homeland.

d. The myth in Passage 1 explains the creation of land formations with a story about an argument between Coyote and another animal, while Passage 2 tells about Coyote’s friendship with another animal.

Standard 9

500

What happened as a result of the terrible living conditions on the Oklahoma reservation?

a. Most Nez Perce surrendered to the U.S. Army.

b. Most Nez Perce moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

c. Most Nez Perce babies who were born in Oklahoma died.

d. Most Nez Perce returned to their homeland in Wallowa.

Standard 3

500

What is the format for a Short Answer? 

Create a checklist on a blank piece of paper- tell me what each letter stands for 

Opinion Statement 

Reason

Evidence (they say/I say)

Elaboaration

Conclusion

500

What is the format for an Extended Response? 

Write the check list on a blank piece of paper- tell me what each letter stands for! Draw a line where each paragraph separates 

Opinion Statement 

_________________

Reason

Evidence (they say/ I say)

Elaboration 

Conclusion

____________________

Reason

Evidence (they say/ I say)

Elaboration 

Conclusion

____________________

Opinion Conclusion - optional