Assessment 1 Room

Which of the following best describes a difference between Kristen and Mr. Griffin in the first part of the story?

• Mr. Griffin feels less hopeful than Kristen does that Li will show up.

• Kristen thinks Li is a very responsible person but Mr. Griffin doesn’t.

• Mr. Griffin doesn’t think Li is as good of an actress as Kristen does.

• Kristen is worried about the play while Mr. Griffin is worried about Li.

What helps the reader know how Mr. Griffin feels at the beginning of the story?

• The way he speaks to Li suggests that he is angry.

• The tone of his voice suggests that he is calm.

• The way he scratches his head suggests disappointment.

• The tone of his voice suggests he doesn’t feel confident.

Which statement best compares the scene in the backstage makeup room to what is happening on the main stage at the time of the story?

• Kristen worries alone in the makeup room while Mr. Griffin mutters to himself on stage.

• Parents help students prepare in the makeup room while the stage remains empty before the show.

• Student actors get ready in the makeup room while the stage crew sets up for the first scene on stage.

• Kristen and Mr. Griffin wait in the makeup room while the rest of the actors begin the show on stage.

Kristen’s feelings toward the missing Li change from the beginning to the middle of the story. Which sentence from the story best supports this statement?

• I scratched my head, worried about what might have happened to Li, my best friend.

• Li usually calls me every day, but, come to think of it, I never talked to her today.

• I felt helpless, as there was nothing I could do but wait for Li to show up.

• As I was reading the script, I felt that my emotions were turning from deep concern to anger.

"The Show Must Go On" works as a title for the story because

• Li performs as Wendy even though she must overcome a challenge to do so.

• Mr. Griffin plans to have students perform the play whether Li arrives or not.

• Kristen volunteers to play Wendy if Li does not arrive backstage in time.

• Li performs as Wendy even though she originally played a different role.

Select the two sentences that best tell what the author is able to achieve by telling the story through Kristen’s point of view.

• She can give Mr. Griffin’s thoughts about what it feels like to direct a play.

• She can tell how it feels to perform a starring role onstage in a school play.

• She can describe how bravely Li plays in the championship soccer game.

• She can show how it feels to wait for Li without knowing what has happened.

• She can share the entire story using the voice and words of a student in a story.

Which sentence states two main ideas in "Star Clusters"?

• Globular clusters hold millions of stars; open clusters hold hundreds or thousands of stars.

• There are two types of star clusters; globular clusters are much older than open clusters.

• Globular clusters contain stars called red giants; open clusters contain stars called blue giants.

• The open cluster Pleiades can be seen with the naked eye; you need a strong telescope to see globular clusters.

Which sentence from the article best supports the answer to part A?

• Many globular clusters are as much as a few hundred light years across.

• You can’t find a globular cluster with your own eyes; they are too distant and too dim.

• Compared with globular clusters, open clusters are young—just hundreds of millions of years old, not billions.

• Globular and open clusters are different in many other ways, including how they form, what their stars are made of, and where they appear in the universe.

What is the meaning of the word "astronomer" as it is used in the article?

• a designer and maker of telescopes

• an astronaut who travels to distant solar systems

• a writer who creates descriptive names for stars and planets

• a scientist who studies stars and other objects in space

Select the sentence from paragraph 3 that explains why globular clusters can only be seen with a telescope.

• Most globular clusters are many billions of years old; some of them are nearly as old as the universe.

• Globular clusters are spherical (ball-shaped).

• Many of the stars are red giants, which are much larger, cooler, and older than our Sun.

• You can’t find a globular cluster with your own eyes; they are too distant and too dim.

• They hold millions of stars.