Interim 2

Part A In Passage 2, what does Little Bear do that causes Raven to act?

A. He complains every day.

B. He becomes a group of stars.

C. He loves his mother dearly.

D. He shines happily at night.

• A. He complains every day.

• B. He becomes a group of stars.

• C. He loves his mother dearly.

• D. He shines happily at night.

Part A Based on the way he responds to Little Bear and Big Bear, what word best describes Raven in Passage 2?

A. clever

B. helpful

C. rude

D. sad

• A. clever

• B. helpful

• C. rude

• D. sad

Part B

What line from Passage 2 supports the answer in Part A?

A. "'I want to be like a star,' he said, 'that shines like a light.'" (line 3)

B. "But instead he became lonely, and very, very sad." (line 8)

C. "Now Raven soon grew tired of both bears being blue" (line 13)

D. "They were so pleased together to lighten up the sky." (line 16)

• A. "'I want to be like a star,' he said, 'that shines like a light.'" (line 3)

• B. "But instead he became lonely, and very, very sad." (line 8)

• C. "Now Raven soon grew tired of both bears being blue" (line 13)

• D. "They were so pleased together to lighten up the sky." (line 16)

In Passage 2, what is Big Bear's motivation for wanting to become a star?

• A. to escape from Raven

• B. to be with her son

• C. to light up the sky

• D. to live forever

How do Big Bear and Little Bear change by the end of Passage 2?

• A. They become stars in the sky.

• B. They must do anything Raven asks.

• C. They get tired and go to sleep.

• D. They are joined by Raven in the sky.

Part A

What is the central idea of Passage 1?

• A. Alligator Alley is a road through Everglades National Park, which is mostly swampland.

• B. Alligator Alley is a road that has made driving in Florida easier, but in the past it caused problems.

• C. The best way to make roads safe is to build them with at least four lanes and a safety barrier in the middle.

• D. There are so many alligators in Florida that a road called Alligator Alley was named after them.

Part B

Which two relevant details from the passage best support the central idea in Part A?

• A. "They are so common that there's a road named Alligator Alley." (paragraph 1)

• B. "It runs east–west across the state in Everglades National Park." (paragraph 1)

• C. "People thought a road would help drivers get places faster." (paragraph 2)

• D. "There were many accidents between cars and wildlife." (paragraph 4)

• E. "They also kept people from accidentally driving into the swamp." (paragraph 5)

12. In Passage 1, what does the word abundant mean as it is used in paragraph 3?

• A. dangerous

• B. plentiful

• C. colorful

• D. concerned

In Passage 1, what new information does the map contribute to the passage?

• A. Alligator Alley is also called Interstate 75.

• B. Alligator Alley has four lanes with a barrier in between.

• C. Alligator Alley was built in the 1960s.

• D. Alligator Alley connects Naples and Fort Lauderdale.

Part A

What text structure does the author of Passage 1 use to organize the information in paragraphs 4 to 6?

• A. cause/effect

• B. chronology

• C. comparison

• D. order of importance