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English Language Arts<br />

aSession 2, Multiple-Choice Questionsn<br />

20<br />

The MAIN purpose of the first six paragraphs is to<br />

A. describe Sam’s home.<br />

B. explain why he ran away.<br />

C. introduce the characters.<br />

D. summarize what will happen next.<br />

Reporting Category/Learning Standard for Item 20: Literature/Learning Standard 12<br />

21<br />

In what season did Sam start building his tree home<br />

A. winter<br />

B. fall<br />

C. spring<br />

D. summer<br />

Reporting Category/Learning Standard for Item 21: Literature/Learning Standard 9<br />

22<br />

Which word BEST describes Sam’s home<br />

A. fancy<br />

B. compact<br />

C. messy<br />

D. large<br />

Reporting Category/Learning Standard for Item 22: Literature/Learning Standard 15<br />

23<br />

In paragraph 2, Sam says the air is bitter cold. This means that it is<br />

A. always cold.<br />

B. sort of cold.<br />

C. very cold.<br />

D. not cold.<br />

Reporting Category/Learning Standard for Item 23: Literature/Learning Standard 8<br />

24<br />

In this selection, holed up and denned up are phrases that<br />

A. contain prefixes.<br />

B. include compound words.<br />

C. mean the same thing.<br />

D. have opposite meanings.<br />

Reporting Category/Learning Standard for Item 24: Literature/Learning Standard 4<br />

THE MASSACHUSETTS COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT SYSTEM: 58<br />

Release of Spring 2000, 2001 & 2002 Test Items<br />

Rev. 06/03 srm

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