ELO #1 Study Guide

Read the passage "In George's Shoes" to answer the following questions.

Which statement is the main reason that Owen feels unappreciated?

• The players thought Owen’s name was George.

• The team never treated him as they treat George.

• The team never thanked him for carrying their supplies.

• The coach hardly noticed that Owen was part of the team.

Read the passage "In George's Shoes" to answer the following question.

The story makes it clear that Owen is not a star player like George. Still, the reader can infer that Owen is more capable than SOME of the players from the fact that:

• he is allowed to handle the team's equipment.

• the coach refers to him as "slugger" when talking to him.

• he is hungry for the kind of "adulation" that George gets.

• the coach picks him to replace George in an important game.

Read the passage "In George's Shoes" to answer the following question.

Which is the BEST prediction that can be made about how Owen will feel about being on the same baseball team as George?

• Owen will probably try to get George kicked off the team.

• Owen will continue to be jealous of George and his playing success.

• Owen will continue to resent being the baseball team's equipment boy.

• Owen will no longer be angry and feel undervalued by the baseball team.

Read the passage "In George's Shoes" to answer the following question.

Which BEST describes a common human experience as a theme of this reading selection?

• The main character feels jealous of someone else's shoes.

• The main character feels pride in performing menial tasks.

• The main character feels jealous of someone who performs a task well.

• The main character hopes that the team will be left without its star player.

Read the passage "A Gigantic Feat" to answer the following question.

Which statement BEST describes what happens in the story?

• A family weighs the pros and cons of vacation spots in California.

• A family pledges to help one of its members to overcome a big fear.

• A family plans a trip where they will fly in an airplane to see their aunt.

• A family finds that they can’t agree on a destination for their vacation.

Read the passage "A Gigantic Feat" to answer the following question.

Which is the main theme of the passage?

• Mountain climbing takes a lot of willpower.

• We do not know what we have until we lose it.

• Overcoming your fears is easy and enjoyable.

• Support from others can help us do anything.

Read the passage "A Gigantic Feat" to answer the following question.

If the topic of this drama is "courage," its theme can be stated BEST by this sentence:

• Courage, or bravery, is an over-rated virtue.

• We can be courageous when we face our greatest fears directly.

• Climbing mountains is the only way you can learn to show courage.

• Being courageous can sometimes be foolhardy and lead you into trouble.

Read the passage "The Camping Trip" to answer the following question.

What causes Randy to fall?

• stepping in a mud puddle

• tripping over a tree root

• hitting a rock in the path

• trying to avoid a tree branch

Read the passage "The Camping Trip" to answer the following question.

What is the MOST LIKELY reason that it takes the family an hour to walk down the trail?

• They don’t want Randy to trip on another root.

• They don’t know which direction they are headed.

• It started raining as they walked down the trail.

• It started to get dark as they walked down the trail.

Read the passage "The Camping Trip" to answer the following question.

Which of these would be the MOST UNLIKELY ending to this story?

• The doctor puts a cast on Randy’s arm.

• Susan goes to the hospital with Randy.

• Randy’s arm is healed when he reaches the parking lot.

• The family reschedules the camping trip for next month.