What Am I?
Read the story "The Farm Where Nothing Grew" and the poem "Olivia's Soccer Practice". Based on the details in both selections, write a response to the following:
Explain why the farm we and Olivia feel differently while working toward their goals.
Write a well-organized essay that uses specific evidence from the selections to support your answer.
Extended Constructed Response
Explain whether or not people should make changes to traditional dishes.
People (should/should not) make changes to traditional dishes.
Combine sentences 34 and 25:
(32) Water scavenger beetles are tiny, but learning their secrets could be very important. (33) For example, understanding exactly how they move could help scientists who design robots. (34) In the meantime, this discovery reminds us of an important fact. (35) Animals are so interesting.
In the meantime, this discovery reminds us of an important fact animals are so interesting.
Worn out from playing or stressed by an unfamiliar situation, a calf will tuck itself under Mom's big, sheltering body.
The prefix un- helps the reader know that the word unfamiliar means what in the sentence?
a) partly known
b) known together
c) not known
c) not known
What text structure did the author use?
Discovering new ways to cook classic foods is nothing new. Some changes to cooking techniques make cooking more convenient. Other changes reflect how connected different people and cultures are in the world today.
Many recipes are passed down in a family or culture over time. People learn to cook from parents or grandparents. Today people also have access to recipes and how-to videos on the internet. When this information is shared, people come up with new ideas for old dishes.
cause and effect
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What is the most likely reason the author wrote the article "More Than Air"? Support your answer with evidence from the article.
Short Constructed Response
Explain why the Edwards Aquifer is important in the article.
Edwards Aquifer is important because...
Combine sentences 7 and 8:
(6) The Marfa Lights can be seen on clear nights in the sky around town. (7) A cowboy was the first to report seeing them. (8) His name was Robert Ellison. (9) In 1883, Ellison was driving cattle when he noticed some unusual lights twinkling in the darkness. (10) Over the years, other Texas settlers claimed to see these same lights in the dessert.
A cowboy named Robert Ellison was the first to report seeing them.
She and the sender became pen pals. Over time people found other bottles the students had released.
The suffix -er in the word sender helps the reader understand that word refers to _______ in the sentences.
a) a person who sends
b) an object that is sent
c) the sending of something again
a) a person who sends
I open my window and let the air blow in,
The air of morning,
That smells of grass and earth
Earth, the grain-giver.
cause and effect
Sentence 6 repeats information. In the space provided, rewrite sentence 6 in a clear and effective way.
Revising
What claim does the author make in the selection?
The author claims ...
Combine sentence 17 and 18:
(14) Tabichi quickly learned many things about his new students. (15) He realized they were hungry and did not have school supplies. (16) It was hard for his students to focus on their studies when their bellies were rumbling and they didn't have anything to write with. (17) Tabichi began using his own salary to purchase food for his students. (18) He purchased supplies for his students too.
Tabichi began using his own salary to purchase food and supplies for his students.
A misshapen pile of wet sand is out of reach of the waves.
The prefix mis- helps the reader determine that the word misshapen means-
a) having many shapes
b) badly shaped
c) before being shaped
b) badly shaped
What text structure did the poet use below?
Out where the handclasp's a little stronger,
Out where the smile dwells a little longer,
That's where the West begins;
Out where the sun is a little brighter,
Where the snows that fall are a trifle whiter,
Where the bonds of home are a wee bit tighter,
That's where the West begins.
descriptive structure
Archie wants to combine the ideas in sentences 2 and 3. In the space provided, write a new sentence that combines these ideas in a clear and effective way.
revising
Explain the ways that soil is important to Earth.
Soil is important to Earth because ...
Combine sentence 11 and 12:
I live in a city called San Antonio. (10) My city has lots of highways and big buildings. (11) It is also known for its beautiful River Walk. (12) It is known for its old Spanish missions too. (13) One of these missions is called the Alamo. (14) A famous battle took place there. (15) Have you heard of the Alamo?
It is also known for its beautiful River Walk and old Spanish missions.
While attending boarding school, Dahl missed his mother and hated the endless rules.
The word endless in this sentence means-
a) nearing the end
b) able to end
c) without end
d) after the end
c) without end
Read line 6 from the poem below. The lack of spaces between the words creates-
a) mystery
b) feeling rushed
c) happiness
Time is peculiar and hardly exact.
Though minutes are minutes,
You'll find for a fact
(As the older you get and the bigger you grow)
That time can
Hurrylikethis
Or plod, plod, slow
b) feeling rushed
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What is the main problem in the story? Support your answer with evidence from the story.
Short Constructed Response
Explain your opinion about why people should or should not be rewarded for recycling.
In my opinion people (should/should not) be rewarded for recycling.
Combine sentence 2 and 3:
(1) Have you ever had a Mexican pizza? (2) This special dish is put together just like a pizza. (3) It tastes more like a taco. (4) I learned how to make one last week. (5) It has quickly become one of my favorite foods.
This special dish is put together just like a pizza but tastes more like a taco.
Shapes begin to bump and play as though two ghosts had things to say and suddenly, I'm afraid.
The suffix -ly in the word suddenly helps the reader understand that suddenly means-
a) in a fast way
b) without being fast
c) known for being fast
d) a person who is fast
a) in a fast way
Which of these does the poet use in the line below to help the reader understand that time seems to pass clowly?
a) repetition
b) meter
c) rhyme
Notice how an hour crawls along and crawls along
a) repetition