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Pathway(s) for Language Arts G1 G2 G3 G4

Exemption(s) G Informational ReadingG Poetic ReadingG Demand WritingG ListeningG Speaking

Adaptation(s) G Alternate SettingG Verbatim scribing of reading and/or listening responses G Transcribing of Demand WritingG Voice-to-Text software

Pathway(s) for Mathematics G1 G2 G3 G4

Exemption(s) G MathG Mental Math

Adaptation(s) G Alternate SettingG Verbatim reading of questionsG Verbatim scribing of responsesG Voice-to-Text software

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Tips For Answering Multiple-Choice Questions

1. Reread parts of the reading passage, if necessary.

2. Reread the question, if necessary.

3. For the Math questions, if you need to work out answers, show this work next to the question.

4. Choose the best answer for each question.

5. Fill in only one circle for each question.

6. Go to the next question if you get stuck on an answer. You should come back to the question at the end.

7. Answer every question, even if you’re not sure.

8. Use any extra time to check your answers.

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Tips for Answering Open-Response Questions

1. Reread parts of the reading passage, if necessary.

2. Reread the question, if necessary.

3. Print or write as neatly as you can.

4. Answer in complete sentences.

5. Include as much information as you can when you are asked toexplain your thinking or solve a problem.

6. Explain yourself clearly. Provide details and examples.

7. Write what you think and why you think that. There are notalways right or wrong answers.

8. Go to the next question if you get stuck on an answer. You shouldcome back to the question at the end.

9. Answer every question, even if you are not sure.

10. Use any extra time to check your answers.

& Do they say what you mean?& Do they make sense?& Are your spelling, punctuation, and capitalization

appropriate?

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Sarah

1. In the line, “Whenever they mocked the way she walked,” whatdoes the word mocked mean?

(A) complimented(B) made fun of(C) thought about(D) watched

2. In the first verse what is the meaning of the line, “She was bornwithout a heart”?

(A) She didn’t have feelings.(B) She didn’t have loving parents.(C) She had a heart problem.(D) She was cruel to others.

3. Why didn’t the boy see his friends for two months?

(A) He had the flu.(B) He had a suspension.(C) He was in an accident.(D) He was on vacation.

4. In the end, what did the boy know he would never do again?

(A) cry himself to sleep(B) play kickball(C) ride a bike(D) treat others poorly

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1a. Why do you think Sarah defended the boy when others picked onhim? Use information from the poem to support your answer.

1b. If you were Sarah, would you have defended the boy? Why orwhy not? Use something you have experienced, read, or seen tosupport your answer.

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2. In the last verse, two of the lines say,

“But at last he saw the difference Between what’s right and wrong.”

What do you think the boy saw as the difference between rightand wrong? Use information from the poem and your own ideasto support your answer.

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3. In the last verse one of the lines says,

“They chose to be like him.”

What do you think this means? Give an example from the poem to support your answer.

4. Students from Newfoundland and Labrador illustrated the first fiveverses to show the meaning of each verse. On the next page showthe meaning of the last verse with your own illustration. Colouryour picture if you wish.

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“Treat others with respect, son,The way you’d want them treating you.And remember, when you hurt others,Someday, someone might hurt you.”It took a lot of courage,He knew he must be strong,But at last he saw the differenceBetween what’s right and wrong.And Sarah didn’t seem too weirdThrough his understanding eyes.And he knew he’d never play again,The game of making Sarah cry.It took several days of teasingAnd razzing from his friends,But when they saw his strengthThey chose to be like him.And now out on the playgroundA group of kids meets every dayFor a game of kickball and laughterAnd teaching their new friend, Sarah, how to play.

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Demand Writing 1

Write a letter to your parents persuading them to allow you somethingyou really want. Write about why it is important to you and why youshould be granted your wish.

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Number Operations

5. What is the product of 68.39 and 6?

(A) 368.84(B) 3688.4(C) 410.34(D) 4103.4

6. What is 4.83 divided by 7?

(A) 6.9(B) 0.69(C) 69.0(D) 0.069

7. Calculate: 0.3 5.43

(A) 1.80(B) 1.81(C) 18.1(D) 181.0

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8. Here is a flyer from your favourite store.

If you bought 4 CDs, what would be the total cost on a tax-freeday?

(A) $40.68(B) $43.88(C) $60.68(D) $63.88

9. If you had $25.00 left and you then bought a hat and a poster,how much change would you get?

(A) $3.18(B) $4.18(C) $4.82(D) $21.82

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10. Which model represents +1 14 2 ?

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11. If the function machine has an input of 12 and an output of 3,what could the function be?

(A) × +3 2(B) ÷ −3 2(C) × +2 3(D) ÷ −2 3

12. Which expression has the same answer as 2.47 ÷ 0.1?

(A) 2.47 × 0.1(B) 2.47 × 1.0(C) 2.47 × 10(D) 2.47 × 100

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13. Which is a square number?

(A) 24(B) 25(C) 44(D) 45

14. If both the length and width of this rectangle are doubled, how willthe area of the newly formed rectangle change?

(A) The area will be four times as large.(B) The area will be half as large.(C) The area will double.(D) The area will not change.

15. Sam brings 168 treats to the Welcome Back party. She gives 4treats to the teacher and keeps 4 treats for herself. If the treats areshared equally among the remaining 20 students, how manytreats will each student get?

(A) 8(B) 41(C) 80(D) 84

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1. Here is the recipe for a fruit salad which will serve 4 people:

4 apples3 oranges500 mL yogurt250 mg granola35 grapes

Change the recipe to serve 36 people.

New Recipe for Fruit Salad

Amount Ingredients

apples

oranges

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granola

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2. Circle the operations you used to change the recipe:

addition subtraction multiplication division

3. Explain why you chose or did not choose two of theseoperations.

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4. Share the 2 granola bars equally among the 3 students. Coloureach share a different colour and draw an arrow from each shareto the student who gets that share.

5. What fraction of 1 bar will Sarah get?

6. What fraction of the 2 bars will Sarah get?

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7. Do the two fractions represent the same amount for Sarah? Use words, numbers, or pictures to explain your answer.

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King Tut

16. The article was written in 2005. According to this article, whatyear was King Tut’s tomb discovered?

(A) 1678(B) 1922(C) 1968(D) 2005

17. What was put over King Tut’s face before his coffin was closed?

(A) fabric(B) jewels(C) mask(D) symbols

18. What is the striped object behind the face of the golden mask?

(A) flag(B) head dress(C) skull(D) tomb

19. How does the subheading “Who was King Tut?” help thereader?

(A) It defines the words in the section.(B) It identifies the main idea of the section.(C) It provides details about King Tut.(D) It tells who King Tut was.

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20. What evidence informs us that ancient Egypt had skilled builders?

(A) Art and writing were important parts of Egyptian life.(B) Egypt was one of the first great nations in history.(C) Paintings and symbols covered some walls.(D) The tomb was cut from solid rock.

21. For what purpose is Wordwise used as a title in the article?

(A) glossary(B) index(C) table of contents(D) thesaurus

22. From looking at the illustration on the first two pages of the article,where is the mummy of King Tut located?

(A) CT scanner(B) modern science lab(C) museum(D) tomb

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1. Complete the chart to describe information you have learnedabout King Tut from reading this article. Support your answerusing both the printed and visual text.

What I have learned Support from the text

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2. The sub-title refers to an “ancient mystery”. From reading thisarticle, what do you think the mystery is? Use the text to supportyour answer.

3. What is one way the visuals help the reader understand thearticle? Give two examples from the article to support youranswer.

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4. The illustrator presented Egypt in two ways. What was thepurpose of the globe and why did he enlarge the map of Egypt?Use information from the text to support your answer.

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5(a) King Tut was buried in a treasure-filled tomb with gold and jewels.What important things in your life would you think of as treasures?

Draw and label two items from your life you would consider to be treasures.

Treasure 1

Treasure 2

(b) What could people tell about your personality from each of your choices? Explain your thinking.

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There Was Once a Dog(Listening Notes)

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1. How many dogs are in the story? Use details from the text andyour own ideas to explain how you know.

2. What are two character traits of the dog? Give an example fromthe story to show why you chose each character trait.

Character Traits Example

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3. By the end of the story the dog had learned an important lesson.What message did you get from listening to this story? Use detailsfrom the text and your own life to support your answer.

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4. Draw two scenes that show the dog as he would look walking ontothe bridge and how he would look walking off the bridge. Includethought balloons showing how the dog feels each time.

Before

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Speaking

Good day. My name is .

I am in Grade 6 at school.

Today I am going to present called

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Demand Writing 2

Look at the illustration of the children on page 30. It shows the end of astory or an event. Write a story or write about an event where this couldbe the ending.

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Shape and Space

26. What is the measure of the missing angle?

(A) 50° (B) 80°(C) 100°(D) 130°

27. Which quadrilateral has opposite angles that are congruent?

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28. Which shape has diagonals that are perpendicular to each other?

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29. How many metres is 52 centimetres?

(A) 0.52(B) 5.20(C) 520(D) 5200

30. What is the area of the combined shapes?

(A) 18 cm2

(B) 30 cm2

(C) 36 cm2

(D) 42 cm2

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31. What is the area of the parallelogram?

(A) 13 cm2

(B) 15 cm2

(C) 30 cm2

(D) 50 cm2

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1. Use your protractor to measure this angle.

2. What name is given to the type of angle you just measured?

3. Using a ruler and a protractor, draw an angle that measures 35o.

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4. Draw a reflected image of Triangle A across the mirror line. Labelthe new triangle B.

5. On the same dot paper, translate Triangle B three units right andfour units down. Label this new triangle C.

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6. How many centimetre cubes can fit inside this container?

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Number Concepts

32. Which fraction means the same as 0.4?

(A) 04

(B) 14

(C) 25

(D) 104

33. In golf, the lowest score wins. Which is the winning score?

(A) 0(B) -2(C) -3(D) 5

34. Which pair of numbers have the greatest common factor of 4?

(A) 2 and 4(B) 2 and 8(C) 12 and 16(D) 12 and 24

35. A flea has a mass of 2 thousandths of a gram. Which decimalrepresents this mass?

(A) 0.0002(B) 0.002(C) 200.0(D) 2000.0

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36. Abby and Joey had 5 puppies, 3 of which were males. Whichrepresents the ratio of female puppies to the total?

(A) 2:3(B) 2:5(C) 3:5(D) 5:2

37. Which colour marble represents the mode?

(A) blue(B) green(C) red(D) yellow

38. For the 20 marbles in the bag, the probability of choosing acertain colour marble is What colour is the marble?1

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(A) blue(B) green(C) red(D) yellow

39. If you want to find out how many minutes a day the averagegrade six student spends using the computer, which group wouldyou survey?

(A) grade six basketball team(B) grade six choir(C) grade six drama club(D) grade six homeroom class

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(A) P(B) Q(C) R(D) S

41. These pictures of hieroglyphics would be found in books ofancient Egypt. What is the ratio of birds to snakes?

(A) 6:9(B) 6:15(C) 9:6(D) 9:15

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42. Which shows the number of snakes as a fraction of the total?

(A) 13

(B) 23

(C) 215

(D) 35

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1. Write these fractions and decimals on the number line.

2 113 42.05 2 2.507

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2. Explain how you arranged these numbers on the number line.

Number How I decided to place this number.

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3. Sarah said 0.049 > 0.3 because 49 is more than 3. Do you thinkSarah is correct? Explain your thinking.

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4. Numbers can be sorted in a variety of ways. For example, thenumbers 100, 20, 200, and 36 all have 4 as a factor. Use the chartto sort some of these numbers in two other ways. You need fournumbers in each group.

100 20 13 50 4

5 500 9 17 25

200 21 36 7 15

Group 1 Group 2

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Sorting Rule Sorting Rule

5. What is one way sorting numbers can help you when you areeither in school or not in school?

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Set 2:

Mental Math

Set 1:

1. What is 42 divided by 7?

2. What is an equivalent fraction for 24 ?

3. If you give the clerk $2.05 and a burger costs $1.85, how muchchange will you get?

4. About how much is 39 × 41? (Ask: How did you figure this out?)

5. About how much is 4.1 × 5.2? (Ask: How did you figure this out?)

6. You have 85 cents and one balloon costs 20 cents, how manyballoons can you buy? (Ask: How did you figure this out?)

1. What is 56 divided by 8?

2. What is an equivalent fraction for 36 ?

3. If you have $1.00 and a juice costs 65 cents, how much changewill you get?

4. About how much is 29 × 52? (Ask: How did you figure this out?)

5. About how much is 3.7 × 1.9? (Ask: How did you figure this out?)

6. You have 95 cents and a pencil costs 30 cents, how many pencilscan you buy? (Ask: How did you figure this out?)

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Set 3:

1. What is 48 divided by 6?

2. What is an equivalent fraction for 48 ?

3. If you give the clerk $2.10 and a snack costs $1.75, how muchchange will you get?

4. About how much is 59 × 22? (Ask: How did you figure this out?)

5. About how much is 4.1 × 5.2? (Ask: How did you figure this out?)

6. You have 90 cents and an eraser costs 25 cents, how manyerasers can you buy? (Ask: How did you figure this out?)