Mrs. Legge's Interactive Practice Benchmark

How does the listener know that this is an
expository selection?
1. It describes the feeling of
  weightlessness in space.
2. It persuades students to attend space
  camp.
3. It provides information about
  opportunities for students.
4. It explains why space exploration is
  useful.
The main reason for listening to "A
Trumpet with Training Wheels" is
1. to get a basic introduction to playing
  an instrument
2. to be reminded that only practice
  makes perfect
3. to better understand a common
  human flaw
4. to get advice on how to keep up
  with important papers
At first, the title of this passage may seem
strange. If you really want to understand the
story, however, the most useful way to react
to the title is —
1. to listen carefully to the whole
  passage and then try again to
  interpret the title
2. to suggest a different title to the
  speaker before he or she gets too far
  into the story
3. to put the title out of your mind and
  let your thoughts wander
4. to concentrate on the key
  term—"trumpet" or "training
  wheels"—you are most familiar
  with
Sentence 1: Social communities are
prevalent in the insect world.
Sentence 2: In an insect community,
individuals have specific responsibilities.
Sentence 3: Every insect in a community
takes care of the eggs because they
guarantee the survival of the community.
Sentence 4: Insect communities need
guards for protection.
Which of these sentences states the main
idea of the passage?
1. Sentence 1
2. Sentence 2
3. Sentence 3
4. Sentence 4
Which of these sentences BEST states the
main idea of "Mission: Space Camp"?
1. Students can begin training as
  astronauts when they are in
  kindergarten.
2. Students don't have to wait until
  they are adults to experience the
  excitement of outer space.
3. NASA wants students to create
  proposals for future missions to
  Mars.
4. It is possible for a student to design
  an experiment that will be carried
  out aboard a space ship.
Which graphic BEST describes the
organization of "Mission: Space Camp"?
Which question, if answered, would BEST
help the reader understand the entire
selection?
1. Why do students go to camp?
2. How does NASA encourage student
  inquiry and problem-solving?
3. What happens during the five days
  at space camp?
4. What experiments have been
  conducted on board the space
  shuttle?
Why was this selection MOST LIKELY
written?
1. To persuade the reader to visit
  Dunkin' Donuts
2. To compare two different food
  businesses
3. To explain the success of a
  businessman
4. To summarize the history of
  Dunkin' Donuts
Why was this selection MOST LIKELY
written?
1. To persuade students to attend space
  camp
2. To explain how NASA is helping
  students learn
3. To describe what astronauts do in
  space
4. To summarize all of the learning
  opportunities at NASA
Which of these does the author use to
establish credibility?
1. Appeal to personal needs
2. Expert opinions
3. Facts
4. Statistics
Which of these helps establish the
credibility of the author?
1. Internet web addresses are included
  for further reference.
2. The acronym for the National
  Aeronautics and Space
  Administration is used.
3. Real camp food is mentioned in the
  first paragraph.
4. The location of Space Camp is
  provided.
Sentence 1: In a beehive, only some of the
bees go out and search for pollen and
flower nectar.
Sentence 2: The queen bee is responsible
for laying eggs to insure the survival of the
community.
Sentence 3: Other bees feed the young,
build the honeycombs and clean and polish
the cells.
Sentence 4: The social organization of bees
is truly amazing.
Which of the sentences you just heard is an
opinion?
1. Sentence 1
2. Sentence 2
3. Sentence 3
4. Sentence 4
Which of these statements from the
selection contains an opinion?
1. For five days, "campers" train to be
  astronauts.
2. Another tested whether crystals
  grow the same way in space as they
  do on Earth.
3. This exciting and fun camp is
  located at the U.S. Space and
  Rocket Center in Alabama.
4. They learn how to live on a shuttle
  and sleep in space.
Suppose you don't know what a "spatula"
is, or you've never heard of "duct tape."
"Which of the following responses would
not help you learn the words and better
understand the story?
1. Ask the speaker to explain what the
  words mean.
2. Look the words up in a dictionary.
3. Try to forget those words and
  concentrate on ones you do know.
4. Be alert for clues within the story
  that would suggest the meaning of
  the words.
Many words in our language have multiple
meanings. In other words, if you look them
up in a good dictionary, you will see more
than one definition. This means that
sometimes a very familiar word will be
used in a way that is not familiar to you.
Listed below are six lines from "A Trumpet
with Training Wheels." Choose the three
lines with words that are probably not being
used in their most obvious or familiar sense.
1. a-b-c
2. c-e-f
3. b-d-f
4. a-d-e

Mrs. Legge's Interactive Practice Benchmark

2nd 9 weeks