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Sample
Test, Section K: Answer
1. The best meaning of the work "feign" as
used in paragraph 1 is
A find
B build
C pretend
D encourage
2. Carter and Rodney are best described
as
A very
brave
B always hungry
C problem solvers
D open to new experiences
3. The dash in paragraph 14 is used
to introduce
A
a new idea
B a definition
C direct speech
D an explanation
4. In the statement, "That's
not somebody, that's something," (paragraph 8) why
is "thing" in italics?
A
because it's a new idea
B because it's a
difficult word
C to emphasize
the difference. It's something scary -- not natural
D to empathize
5. "Besides, I've been taking
the train all the way to Toronto by myself
for five years," (paragraph 11)
Why does Rodney make this statement?
A he is
rich
B he has relatives in Toronto
C he wants to prove
that he is mature and brave
D he wants to go again
6. What is one thing that Carter
and Rodney did to scare away the bear they think is outside their
tent?
A They
prayed.
B They jumped on
it.
C They hit it.
D They started
whooping.
7. Why did their mother want them
to go camping?
A
She wanted them to have a "taste of nature".
B She liked camping.
C She wanted to scare
the boys
D She wanted them to get
out of Toronto.
8. Why did the brothers look at
each other "sheepishly" in paragraph 15?
A
because it wasn't a big scary bear after all
B because it was nothing
C because sheep eat
grass
D because they didn't
dispose of their food properly
Written Answers (Answer in full and
correctly written sentences)
9. Carter and Rodney's mother wants her
sons to have "a taste of nature." (paragraph 1)
Explain why, using evidence from the
selection.
| Carter and Rodney's mother wants her sons to have
"a taste of nature" by leaving |
| the city and driving to the country. She wants
her sons to experience the "overwhelming |
| night-time silence." She wants them to know
how to set up a tent and how to bravely |
| survive in the woods with just a tent. |
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| Comments: This response
answers the question using information from the selection. |
10. Using information in the story and
your own ideas, explain why Rodney would
not want to tell his mother
about the encounter with the raccoons. (paragraph 15)
| Rodney doesn't want to tell his mother because
he'd have to admit that he was afraid. |
| A few little sounds scared him enough to believe
that a bear was outside his tent. He |
| wants his mother to think he is brave. I also
think his mother would be angry that he |
| risked an encounter with a bear. He should have
gone for help. Also, his mother may |
| be angry that he didn't properly store the food
which attracted the animals in the first place. |
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| Comments: This response
answers the question using information from the selection. The
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| last three sentences give
the writer's opinion about other reasons he might not want to
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| tell his mom. This is also
a requirement of the question. |
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