Interims Reading Mock Test

In Passage 1, what does the narrator mean when he describes Bright Star as having “a sour

face like a pickled cucumber”?

• Bright Star looks weak and sick.

• Bright Star looks mean and evil.

• Bright Star looks old and wrinkled.

• Bright Star looks miserable and resentful.

In Passage 1, how does the narrator’s point of view change as he walks deeper into the

tunnel?

• He grows even fonder of his father.

• His fears threaten to overcome him.

• His mind wanders to more pleasant things.

• He becomes more keenly aware of his surroundings.

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

According to Passage 2, why was it difficult to build the railroad through the Sierra

Nevadas?

• The workers took frequent breaks whenever they got tired.

• The clothing the workers wore kept them from working efficiently.

• The terrain was steep and the workers had to dig tunnels through mountains.

• Not many workers could fit into the cramped work space at one time.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Which list of words from Passage 2 contains words that most clearly reveal the speaker’s

point of view on the treatment of Chinese American railroad workers?

• efforts, workers, building

• development, progress

• severe, cruel, meager

• sentiments, thanks

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

Which of the following statements reflects the main idea of Passage 2?

• Chinese workers were needed to help build railroads because the Central Pacific

  Railroad Company had only 600 workers in 1864 and needed over 5,000.

• Chinese workers faced a range of dangers while building railroads, including the

  explosives used to blast tunnels and exposure to freezing cold in winter.

• Chinese workers worked for low pay under terrible conditions and should be

  honored for making a valuable contribution to the development of the United States.

• Chinese workers used a variety of clever techniques, such as lowering themselves

  in baskets over steep embankments, to get to places they could not otherwise have

  reached.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

How is Passage 1 related to John T. Doolittle’s speech in Passage 2?

• Passage 1 puts human faces on the events described in Passage 2.

• Passage 1 shows exceptions to events that are described in Passage 2.

• Passage 1 explains what happened after the events described in Passage 2.

• Passage 1 is a romanticized version of the real-life events described in Passage 2.

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CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

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Which historical detail in Passage 2 is expanded upon in Passage 1?

• Chinese railroad workers lived simply and cooked their own meals.

• Chinese railroad workers often endured cruel and dangerous conditions.

• Chinese railroad workers were hired after the project was delayed by years.

• Chinese railroad workers suspended themselves from the tops of cliffs to blast

  tunnel holes.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7