2. FSAssessments FSA practice Test

2. FSAssessments FSA practice Test

By Brittany Rhoads

Day 2 FSA Reading Practice Test

Read both sources then answer the questions on paper. Make sure to text mark your answers.

​Passage 1: Thomas Jefferson’s Vegetable Garden: A Thing Of Beauty And Science

Passage 2: Thomas Jefferson, Food Pioneer​

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Multiple Select

Which two sentences should be included in a summary of Passage 1?

• Jefferson’s garden was on a hilltop in Virginia.

• Jefferson cooked most of his food by boiling it.

• Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.

• fferson believed plants were important to society

• Jefferson kept detailed records of the vegetables he grew

​Jefferson’s gardening efforts were undertaken because he believed so strongly that plants could benefit society.

​Jefferson’s records of his plants are a prime example of his obsession with gardening, as well as a record of his efforts

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Multiple Choice

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B. Part A

Which sentence gives a point made by the author of Passage 1?

• Jefferson enjoyed cooking

• Jefferson was a great president.

• Jefferson kept trying when his plants failed.

• Jefferson thought everyone should have a garden.

Correct Answer

The passage explains that Jefferson had many trials and errors but his failures did not stop him from continuing to grow his garden.

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Part B

Which sentence from Passage 1 provides evidence for the answer in Part A?

• “After Jefferson retired from public life to his beloved Virginia hilltop plantation, the garden ‘served as a sort of this experimental testing lab’ . . . .” (paragraph 1)

• “. . . when blossoms appeared, and when the food should come to the table.” (paragraph 3)

• “. . . ‘The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.’” (paragraph 4)

• “‘He once also wrote that if he failed 99 times out of 100, that one success was worth the 99 failures’ . . . .” (paragraph 6)

This sentence shows that Jefferson thought his failures were worth it if they eventually led to success.

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Multiple Choice

How does the image contribute to an understanding of Passage 1?

• by showing a variety of vegetables in Jefferson’s garden

• by showing which vegetables were new to Jefferson’s garden

• by showing a location that is ideal for Jefferson’s vegetable garden

• by showing the ways people continue to care for Jefferson’s vegetable garden

The image shows several different kinds of non-specific vegetables, suggesting the diversity of vegetables described throughout Passage 1.

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The title of Passage 2 calls Jefferson a “food pioneer.” Which two sentences support this description.

• “In Jefferson’s day, there were no supermarkets, no refrigerators, and no trucks or airplanes to move food quickly over long distances.

• Mostly, people ate only what they or their neighbors grew and made.

• Because of this, most people were familiar only with local plants and were afraid of new ones.

• Perhaps because Jefferson traveled in Europe—and because he always liked to try new things—he was an exception

• He loved to grow unfamiliar plants.”

These options describe how Jefferson was ahead of his time as a “food pioneer” because he was uniquely unafraid of new and unfamiliar plants.

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Multiple Choice

According to Passage 2, how did Thomas Jefferson’s travels around the world affect the foods he ate?

• by teaching him to like foods he did not like before

• by introducing him to foods unfamiliar to most Americans

• by showing him different ways of storing and keeping food

• by showing him different ways of storing and keeping food

Paragraphs 10 and 11 outline the different international food influences Jefferson brought back to America.

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Multiple Choice

What does exception mean as it is used in paragraph 8?

• a regular traveler

• a unique individual

• a person who grows vegetables

• a person who does experiments

Unlike other people of his time, Jefferson sought out new and unfamiliar experiences

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Multiple Choice

What information about Thomas Jefferson is included in both Passage 1 and Passage 2?

• He traveled in many different countries.

• He kept a journal of his experiments with plants.

• He cooked foods that many people had never eaten

• He planted many different kinds of vegetables in his garden.

Both passages emphasize Jefferson’s decision to grow different kinds of plants in his garden.

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Multiple Choice

Show whether each option describes a point of view in Passage 1, Passage 2, or both passages.

Jefferson treated gardening as research.

• Passage 1

• Passage 2

• Both Passages

Both passages describe Jefferson’s garden as his own research projectwith your title

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Multiple Choice

show whether each option describes a point of view in Passage 1, Passage 2, or both passages.

Jefferson learned about new foods while traveling.

• Passage 1

• Passage 2

• Both Passages

Passage 2 depicts Jefferson as a “food pioneer.”

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show whether each option describes a point of view in Passage 1, Passage 2, or both passages.

Jefferson learned from his mistakes as a gardener.

• Passage 1

• Passage 2

• Both Passages

Passage 1 describes Jefferson’s failures in his garden.

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Show how Passage 1 and Passage 2 present information about Thomas Jefferson.

describes the types of plants in Jefferson’s garden

• Passage 1

• Passage 2

• Both Passages

Both passages detail many of the plants in Jefferson’s garden.

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show how Passage 1 and Passage 2 present information about Thomas Jefferson.

compares Jefferson’s gardening with his other work

• Passage 1

• Passage 2

• Both Passages

Paragraph 2 mentions Jefferson’s other work as the third president.

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show how Passage 1 and Passage 2 present information about Thomas Jefferson.

describes where Jefferson discovered different foods

• Passage 1

• Passage 2

• Both Passages

Passage 2 details where Jefferson discovered different foods.

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show how Passage 1 and Passage 2 present information about Thomas Jefferson.

compares food sources in Jefferson’s time with modern ones

• Passage 1

• Passage 2

• Both Passages

Paragraph 8 of Passage 2 references modern conveniences unavailable in Jefferson’s time.

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