PRACTICE TEST: RI.1.3 & RL.1.3

Which sentence from the article BEST supports the argument that graduation rates are not rising fast enough?

• The good news is that the graduation rate has inched up to 82 percent.

• Leading the way was Iowa, with a graduation rate of nearly 91 percent.

• Still, nearly 1 in 5 students are leaving high school without a diploma.

• At the bottom of the list were Nevada and New Mexico, just ahead of the nation's capital.

Which of the following statements can be inferred from the section "Closing The Achievement Gap"?

• Hispanic students will likely close the achievement gap with white students in the next year.

• Most white students in Iowa graduate high school and attend college.

• Some states are in urgent need of support to raise their graduation rates.

• Most students in Nevada and New Mexico do not graduate from high school.

Which of the following shows the ranking of states' graduation rate from highest to lowest?

• Iowa, Nevada, Nebraska, Washington, D.C.

• Iowa, Nebraska, New Mexico, Washington, D.C.

• New Jersey, Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa

• New Jersey, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Iowa

Why can the current graduation rates not be compared to those before 2010?

• not all states reported graduation rates until 2010

• not all states calculated graduation rates the same way until 2010

• not all states gathered data about graduation rates until 2010

• not all states felt graduation rates were important until 2010

“U.S. Making Progress But There's More To Do Still, nearly 1 in 5 students are leaving high school without a diploma. "We have a good deal more to do to ensure that every child has access to a quality education," Duncan said.”

Which central idea is supported by the paragraph above?

• The number of students to graduate have increased over the last five years.

• The United States is making progress towards decreasing the number of students dropping out of school.

• The United States is working hard to ensure that every child receives a quality education.

• The United States is still working towards decreasing the number of students leaving high school without a diploma because they didn’t get access to a quality education.

Why do you think the section “Wide Gap in Graduation Percentages” was included in this article?

• To show that the nation has not met their achievement gap goal for the last three years.

• To explain that the learning gains are not rapid enough to meet their achievement goal by 2020.

• To show that the African American and Hispanic population are making the largest gains towards the achievement goal.

• To explain that the United States is working hard to decrease the graduation gap by ensuring that every child receives a quality education.

Which sentence from the passage best shows how a change of the setting leads to the main conflict?

• “ ‘Come on, Lacey, we’re going to be late,’ said Eric, annoyed that his little sister kept stopping to look at the vendor’s carts when he was due at the meadow to sing with his school chorus.”

• “Most artisans had open stalls, but this was a tent with ornate walls fringed with gold tassels.”

• “Eric whirled around to see a man in a brown leather vest reading from a scroll: ‘Eric, a boy apprenticed to Randolph the silversmith, has fled from the neighboring town.’”

• “Close on his sister’s heels, Eric rushed through its heavy doors and slammed them shut.”

Read the sentences from the story.

“I’m just a kid!” Eric said, confused.

“You think that you are the child of a goat? Poor boy. Even so, you will need peasants’ clothing. You are violating the law by wearing the garb of the noble class.” The man left and then came back with brown homespun leggings and a tunic.

How does the setting of the story affect the events in the church?

• The priest knows that Eric is a time traveler from the future.

• The priest misinterprets Eric’s modern language.

• The priest wrongly assumes Eric is a thief because he has to run to the church.

• The priest thinks that Eric is a runaway apprentice.

Why do the townspeople think that Eric is a thief?

• Randolph the silversmith has identified him.

• People think he is wearing a nobleman’s stolen cape.

• Eric has an MP3 player which looks like it’s been made from silver.

• Eric is seen with silver that belongs to the silversmith.

How does the resolution, how does the missing MP3 player impact the plot?

• It helps Eric to realize that it was only a dream.

• It helps Eric to realize that it is important that he enjoys the festival.

• It helps Eric to realize that maybe it wasn’t just a dream.

• It helps Eric to realize that it is wrong to steal from others.