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Performance Summary

Student ScoreREADING

Reading Comprehension Multiple-Choice Items /18 Short-Response Open-Ended Item /2 Extended-Response Open-Ended Item /4

Robust Vocabulary /10

Total Student Reading Score /34

LANGUAGE ARTS Grammar /10 Spelling /10

WRITING /6

ORAL READING FLUENCY Passage 1 Words Correct Per Minute Passage 2 Words Correct Per Minute

(Bubble in the appropriate performance level.)Reading

Below Basic1–14

Basic (On-Level)15–23

Proficient (On-Level)24–30

Advanced31–34

Language Arts

Below Basic1–8


Proficient (On-Level)13–16

Advanced17–20

Writing

Below Basic1–2


Proficient (On-Level)5

Advanced6

Oral Reading Fluency

25th Percentile99 WCPM




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You are probably familiar with the

notion of sleeping—that state you enter

every night that seems like doing nothing.

When we sleep, our eyes are closed, our

muscles are relaxed, and our breathing

becomes very regular. If you are sleeping

soundly, you are not responsive to

changes in light, sound, and temperature.

Even though it seems as if very little is

happening, many things are going on in

your brain while you sleep, and scientists

have many ideas about the nature of these

activities.

What happens during the mystery

called sleep? What changes occur? We do

not know everything, but, so far, scientists

have identified five separate stages of

sleep. In the first stage, your brain tells

your muscles to relax and your heart to

beat more slowly, and to lower your body

temperature. After a while, you enter the

second stage called light sleep. In this stage,

you can be woken easily by sounds or light.

In the third stage, called slow-wave sleep,

your blood pressure lowers, and it is harder

to be awakened. In the fourth stage, also

called slow-wave sleep, it is very hard to

wake up. This stage is the deepest type of

sleep, and when people are awakened from

this stage, they are groggy and confused for

a few minutes.

Finally, the fifth stage is REM sleep.

REM stands for “rapid eye movement,” and

people in this stage move their eyes back

and forth very quickly under closed eyelids.

This is also the stage during which people

have dreams. Every night, you go through

all of the stages of sleep four or five times.

That means you have four or five dreams

every night, although you probably will not

remember most of them. In one year, most

people have almost 2,000 dreams!

Why do we sleep? We sleep partly

to recharge our bodies after working all

day, whether the work is playing soccer or

sitting at a computer. In addition to giving

our bodies a break, sleep probably helps us

form memories and learn. Some scientists

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Read the article “The Mystery of Sleep” before answering

Numbers 1 through 6.

The Mystery of Sleep

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believe that sleep allows the brain to clean

out information it does not need and to

organize other information it has taken

in during the day. This process of brain

housekeeping takes place during REM

sleep.

We spend about one-third of our

lives sleeping. Although scientists are still

making sense of the mystery of sleep, they

know that it is very important. If you have

ever gone without sleep, you know the

effects of sleeplessness are dramatic.

When you do not sleep enough, you

are likely to feel cranky and tired. You will

probably have trouble thinking clearly,

and you will probably have trouble paying

attention. You may also become clumsy,

making simple tasks difficult.

Like humans, every animal needs to

sleep in order to survive, although different

animals need different amounts of sleep.

The brown bat needs almost 20 hours of

sleep a day, whereas the giraffe needs only

about 2 hours of sleep every day. Dogs

need about 11 hours of sleep per day, while

cats need closer to 12 hours.

If you are a human being, the amount

of sleep you need depends on how old you

are. Babies need the most sleep. Newborn

infants get about 16 hours of sleep each

day, while older people need only 5 or 6

hours of sleep every day. Most fifth-graders

sleep about 9 1 ⁄ 2 hours a night but really

need 10 or 11 hours of sleep. If you are a

child, getting sleep is important for your

growth and health, so try to take those

extra two hours to get your sleep!



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Now answer Numbers 1 through 6. Base your answers on the

article “The Mystery of Sleep.”

1. According to the article, during what stage of sleep does the deepest

type of sleep occur?

first

second

third

fourth

2. How is stage 3 of sleep the SAME as stage 4 of sleep?

They are both called REM sleep.

Your brain tells your muscles to relax in both stages.

They are both called slow-wave sleep.

Your body temperature gets lower in both stages.

3. Which of the following is an effect when you don’t get enough sleep?

twitching eyelids

lowered blood pressure

difficulty thinking clearly

dreaming four times a night

4. Read this sentence from “The Mystery of Sleep.”

We sleep partly to recharge or bodies after working

all day,

What is the root word of the word recharge?

re

arge

rech

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5. What is the author’s purpose for writing “The Mystery of

Sleep?”

to entertain the reader

to teach an important life lesson

to give facts and information about a subject

to persuade you to get more sleep

6. Based on the article, what generalization can be drawn about the

importance of sleep? Support your answer with examples from the article.

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Read the article “Keeper of the Earth” before answering

Numbers 7 through 13.

Keeper of the Earth by Poppy Krause

Did you know that a teacher can change the direction of your life?

That’s exactly what happened to Rachel Carson, one of the earliest heroes

of the environmental movement. Even something as big as our Planet

Earth needs a hero sometimes.

Rachel’s biology professor at Pennsylvania College for Women

encouraged her to change her major from English to science. That led

her to a career of writing science reports for radio shows and magazines.

The public loved her stories.

Rachel was born in Springdale, Pennsylvania,

in 1907. She was a quiet girl who didn’t have

many friends in school. She spent most of

her time writing stories and watching

birds. Sometimes children know what

they want to be when they grow up,

and Rachel knew she would be a

writer. She even published a story in

St. Nicholas magazine when she was

only 10 years old.

“Ray” Carson, as her later friends

knew her, went on to write books. Her

most famous one is Silent Spring, which

helped start the environmental movement in

the United States. In her book, Rachel talked about

the harmful things people were doing to the Earth and how polluting the

Earth would hurt the human race. In an interview with a CBS reporter

in 1963, she said, “Man is part of nature, and his war against nature is

inevitably his war against himself.”

In her book, Rachel wrote how farmers use poisons called pesticides to

kill unwanted insects. She explained that these insects spread the poison to

other animals. Eventually, humans get the poison from eating meat from

cows, chickens, and pigs.

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Although small amounts of these chemicals won’t hurt the

human body, Rachel feared that over time the poison would build

up and cause harm.

Silent Spring became a bestselling book around the world, and Rachel

Carson became known as the “mother of the environmental movement.”

The chemical companies that made the pesticides were outraged, however.

They called Rachel a liar. She was very happy, then, when President John

F. Kennedy’s science staff proved her findings true.

Even though some pesticides are still used

today, people are more careful of the possible

dangers. The damage to the Earth would

have been far worse if Rachel had not

written Silent Spring.

Rachel Carson passed away in 1964.

Today, the Rachel Carson Council

talks to children and adults about the

effects of pesticides on the Earth and its

creatures. It teaches people how to keep

insects under control in their gardens and

fields without using dangerous pesticides.

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Now answer Numbers 7 through 13. Base your answers on the

article “Keeper of the Earth.”

7. “Keeper of the Earth” is an example of which kind of text?

a story to entertain

an article to give information

a play with dialogue

a historical fiction story

8. As a child, what did Carson want to be when she grew up?

a teacher

a president

a farmer

a writer

9. Who encouraged Carson to study science in college?

her mother

a journalist

her friends

her professor

10. What happened as a result of Silent Spring being published?

Only farmers were allowed to use pesticides.

Chemical companies stopped making pesticides.

The United States outlawed the use of pesticides.

People became more aware of the use of pesticides.

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11. What happened to Carson as a result of her book’s becoming

a bestseller?

She was given a medal of honor by President John F. Kennedy.

She became known as the “mother of the environmental

movement.”

She was hired by a chemical company to make pesticides without

poison.

She started teaching biology at the Pennsylvania College

for Women.

12. What does the Rachel Carson Council do today?

It encourages young women to become science writers.

It studies the effects of pesticide use in the United States.

It teaches people how to control insects without pesticides.

It talks to students about Rachel Carson’s life and writings.

13. Which generalization can you make from the article about Rachel

Carson?

She was an editor of books about the environment.

She was a sad person because of pesticides.

She was committed to the environment.

She did not like insects that lived in dirt.

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Filled with dread this Monday

morning, Matt sighed, and rolled to turn

off his alarm clock.

“Why the long face?” his mother asked

at breakfast.

“It’s complicated,” he said. “I keep

trying different activities, but nothing

seems to be my particular thing, the thing

I have a natural gift for. That’s what Ms.

Fisher says Nathan has for the violin . . .

and the piano . . . and for basketball and

football.” Nathan was Matt’s older brother

in eighth grade, and as far as Matt could

tell, was simply a person who would always

be good at everything.

“You might be surprised by how many

people do things only because they’re good

at them, despite the fact that they don’t

love or even enjoy them,” said his mother.

“You have to find that special thing you

enjoy and love, Matthew, and the search for

that means exposing yourself to a variety of

things. I thought your brother was setting a

good example trying so many things.”

Nathan would try something new, do

it surprisingly well, become bored with it,

and at some point drop it. He had already

dropped the piano for the violin, and the

violin wasn’t going to hold his attention

much longer. Matt wasn’t convinced Nathan

stood as the kind of example his mother

had in mind, but she did have a dry sense of

humor, so maybe she was just joking.

“Nathan must’ve gotten all the

competency genes,” Matt complained. “I

have to practice like crazy just to get myself

through the basics.”

“Don’t be too concerned,” his mother

comforted. “You just have a unique way of

learning. The way you do it, you really learn

a thing thoroughly, eat it all the way up.

Nathan just tastes and nibbles around the

edges.”

“Maybe,” Matt said. Just once, he

thought, he’d like to taste something and

not have to eat it all.

As the school bell rang, Matt found

himself sighing again; his last geography

class was finished, and it was time to report

to Ms. Fisher’s house for his music lesson.

The walk over didn’t take long, and on

the way he thought about how he did not

dislike music; in fact he loved listening

to the radio, particularly to “Beyond

Read the story “The Instrument” before answering Numbers

14 through 20.

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Blues,” a show which aired every weekday

evening. Because he liked music so much,

he originally had high hopes for himself

as a musician, but he’d been studying the

piano now for two months. Although he

liked running his fingers over the keys,

loved the pure, sweet, individual note each

one made when it was depressed, nothing

he ever played sounded the way he wanted

it to, the way he knew it could sound if

someone like Nathan had played it.

Even before he sat down on the bench

to start playing, Ms. Fisher observed, “I

see you’re slumping, Matthew, as if with

exhaustion. Is something the matter?”

“Well,” Matt said, “now that I’ve tasted

music, I can see it’s going to be a very long

meal.”

Ms. Fisher, who had heard everything,

laughed. “Music is a worthy banquet,

Matthew. One could dine there his whole

life.” She paused, choosing her next words

carefully. “Maybe the piano isn’t the right

instrument for you. Do you feel passion

for it?”

Passion was the lip gloss flavor

Elizabeth Hoffer liked best, but what did a

lip gloss flavor have to do with music?

“Passion,” Ms. Fisher went on, “is that

feeling of excitement, of feeling really right

about something and loving it. Music gives

some people that feeling.”

“Well,” said Matt, “I do have that

feeling for some of the music I listen to,

but not for the music I play.”

“Let me show you something.” She left

the room abruptly and returned carrying

a wooden box. “This,” she said, lifting the

lid to reveal a tiny set of piano keys, “is an

Indian harmonium. It’s like a small piano

combined with an organ. See the bellows

on the reverse side?”

Fascinated, Matt looked at the bellows,

which could be compressed to pump air

through the instrument. He felt the urge to

grab it and see what it could do.

“You operate the bellows and play

the keyboard at the same time,” offered

Ms. Fisher, “like this,” and she played a

short, strange song that made Matt hold

his breath and almost cry. The sound the

harmonium made was beautiful but a little

sad, very much like the blues songs he liked

best.

“Go ahead,” said Ms. Fisher, “you try it.”

Matt sat down in front of the harmonium

and began to play a melody he had

practiced on the piano. He tried using the

bellows, and when he did, he was amazed

at the sound he produced. Although

he didn’t quite understand what he was

doing, he didn’t care; he felt compelled to

continue trying. “I’m terrible,” Matt said

happily, trying again. “Say, Ms. Fisher, do

you suppose that anyone ever squeezed the

blues out of a harmonium?”

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the story “The Instrument.”

14. Why does Matt sigh when he thinks of his music lesson?

He would rather be playing soccer.

He feels he is not making progress.

Mrs. Fisher compares him to Nathan.

Mrs. Fisher is very critical of his playing.

15. Which of the following BEST describes Matt’s mother’s attitude?

amused

angry

encouraging

impatient

16. Why does Matt compare music to a very long meal?

He thinks it will take him a long time to learn the piano.

He would rather play the piano for only a couple of hours.

He thinks there are too many instruments to play.

He would rather compare music to very quick snack.

17. Which of the following types of music is Matt’s favorite?

folk

jazz

blues

classical

18. How is the Indian harmonium DIFFERENT from a piano?

It has more keys and strings.

It is smaller and has bellows.

It must be played by two people at once.

It can be played for longer amounts of time.



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Theme 319. Which of the following is a theme of the story?

Money is not the answer to everything.

It is important to be kind to all creatures.

Older brothers make mistakes sometimes.

If you keep trying, you will find an answer.

20. Describe how Matt changes from the beginning to the end of the story.

Use relevant and specific information from the story in your answer.

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Theme 3Robust Vocabulary

Choose the best word to complete each sentence for Numbers

21 through 30.

21. Most blankets have designs.

sorrowful

internal

bellowing

intricate

22. Yarin couldn’t relax until he had gotten rid of that last fly.

teeming

rigid

pesky

parched

23. We wore our best outfits to the ceremony.

rowdy

elastic

brimming

dignified

24. The park was completed, and the town’s were pleased.

specimens

residents

debris

escapades

25. After weeks without rain, the dry brush was highly .

uninhabitable

underlying

unfathomable

inflammable

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Theme 326. He spoke in a slow, droning, manner.

brimming

shattering

rowdy

monotonous

27. When Corinne’s secret was revealed, she felt .

elastic

broached

betrayed

outcast

28. We need the facts, so please exactly what you saw.

recount

accumulate

conduct

elongate

29. The award for excellence was a boost to Fran’s .

yearning

reputation

dwelling

endeavor

30. These cookies are so popular they will in no time.

replenish

wither

vanish

accumulate

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Theme 3Grammar

Read and answer Numbers 31 through 40.

31. In which sentence is all of the capitalization correct?

The list of official winners was read aloud by Governor Abrams.

The list of official winners was read aloud by governor Abrams.

The List of official winners was read aloud by Governor Abrams.

the list of Official Winners was read aloud by Governor Abrams.

32. Read this sentence.

Tonji and Stephanie set up the tables and chairs, but they

left the serving trays for the others to use.

To what does the pronoun they refer in this sentence?

Tonji and Stephanie

tables and chairs

trays

others

33. Read this sentence.

The hungry newborn stayed close to their mothers.

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

calfs

calves’

calves

calf’s

34. In which sentence is the underlined word a plural possessive noun?

I entered the shop and was greeted by the new owners.

It was customary to compare the pianists’ styles.

We will get there, but it’s going to take awhile.

The deer’s ears pricked up, and it fled.

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35. In which sentence does the pronoun disagree with its

antecedent?

Jose and Alan would never forget their fun adventures.

Every king wants to make an effort to hold on to his power.

Sarah was so excited, she could barely wait for the big day.

Each passenger must show their ticket to the flight attendant.

36. In which sentence is the underlined word a common noun?

Leticia loves going out to restaurants.

Restaurants have many different menus.

Turkey is an interesting country.

Giggles is a great toy store.

37. In which sentence below is the underlined word written incorrectly?

I looked for the name in the phone book and found it.

This unusual flavor is very difficult to describe.

Keep up your studies, and you will learn much.

The knifes are kept in the drawer on the left.

38. Read the two sentences.

William has written a play set in the Civil War era.

He hopes the local theater club will produce it in the fall.

To what does it in the second sentence refer?

William

play

era

club

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Theme 339. Which sentence contains an incorrectly written plural?

They say that two halfs don’t always make a whole.

I think what we need today are old fashioned heroes.

Did you wash your face and brush your teeth?

Alantra wished there were a car repair class for women.

40. Read the sentence.

The pounding of the hooves rattled the windows

as they stampeded through the village.

Which word correctly completes the sentence?

bulls

bulls’

bull’s

bull

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Theme 3Spelling

For Numbers 41 through 50, read each sentence. Choose the

sentence that has the underlined word misspelled. If none of

the underlined words are misspelled, choose the answer “No

mistake.”

41. Fran’s brownies are simply irresistible.

Seventeen is not evenly divisable by five.

With practice, you’ll be capable of doing this, too.

No mistake

42. Edison was both a scientist and an inventer.

The crew hoped to discover sunken treasure.

Some people think cats are more clever than dogs.

No mistake

43. Our study group was nonproductive in our session today.

My uncle uses nondiary creamer in his coffee.

In science class, we learned that glass is a nonconductor.

No mistake

44. Hold out your arms to help keep your balence.

Jason used one egg and left eleven.

Louis is a car racing fanatic.

No mistake

45. I am allowed to reenter my name each week.

This room will look great if you repaint it.

My project was ruined and I had to remmake it.

No mistake

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Theme 346. The garden was cleared of undesirable weeds.

Marissa was unenformed of the change in plans.

Hitting the trail without a compass would be unwise.

No mistake

47. The stomach makes food digestible.

Most of the items at the garage sale were worthless.

Andrea had a look of amazment on her face.

No mistake

48. You take the copy, and I’ll keep the originol.

Aaron can draw, and he also has musical talent.

During our vacation, we visited the state capitol.

No mistake

49. Benito always comes up with novel ideas.

The school newspaper has a new edator each year.

She’s friendly, and she has a great sense of humor.

No mistake

50. Were you on time for your appointment?

In his choice of friends, Kenzo showed good judgment.

My father stepped in to settle the argument.

No mistake

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Most students like to help others in some ways.

Think about how you like to help others.

Now write to explain how you enjoy helping others.

Planning Page

Use this space to make your notes before you begin writing. The writing

on this page will NOT be scored.

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WILL be scored.

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During the winter months, in northern climates of the United States,

many changes occur in the natural world. Temperatures drop, days

become shorter, and in many places, snow blankets the frozen ground.

Animals such as bears, bats, and chipmunks retreat to caves and dens

for prolonged winter slumber. Also, trees such as oaks and beeches stop

making food and go into a kind of “sleep” of their own. Before the trees

sleep, however, they stage a stunningly colorful display.

Trees produce their own food by drawing water from the ground

through their roots and up to their leaves, where they make sugar. This

activity is helped by a chemical in the leaves called chlorophyll. It is this

chemical that gives leaves their green color.

In September, as the days shorten, the trees stop producing food.

Then the green chemical and its color fade away. Some trees begin to

display brilliant yellows and oranges. These colors have been in the

leaves all along but were masked by the vivid green. In other trees,

bright reds appear when the remaining green in the leaves begins to

decay. In contrast with brown trees and pines, these gold and scarlet

colors can dazzle the beholder.

As they fall, these colorful leaves become part of the rich soil that

holds rainfall, hosts insects, and feeds the tree towering above. The trees

sleep for the winter, while all these nutrients prepare the tree for the

spring burst of green buds.

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For as long as she could remember, Lisa was afraid of water.

When her family went to the beach, she played in the sand, and when

her friend Martha had a pool party for her birthday, Lisa forgot to bring

her swimsuit.

In the summer after fifth grade, Lisa decided to go to camp, thinking

that she’d be safe spending her days and nights in the woods and in a

tent, but she was wrong. As soon as she arrived, she realized that she’d

have to swim in the camp’s beautiful clean lake, and she was terrified.

She called her parents and said she wanted to come home, but her

mother said no—it was time to face her fears.

The first day, Lisa’s swimming teacher persuaded her to wade into

water up to her waist. The second day, she ventured in up to her neck.

On the third day, she actually put her face into the water, floated for a

few seconds, and surprised herself—she didn’t sink! By the fourth day,

she dunked her head underwater, and on the fifth day, she swam on her

stomach for a few glorious moments.

When her parents visited on the weekend, Lisa gave them a

wonderful surprise: she strolled into the lake and swam for over a dozen

strokes. She wasn’t going to win any swimming races just yet, but she

had proven to her teacher, her parents, and most importantly, to herself,

that she could be brave and face the water.

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