Mock Interim: Dizzy Donkey

In passage 2, how does the speaker react to learning that Halima will be moving away?

• She helps Halima get ready to leave. 

• She becomes critical of Halima’s parents. 

• She encourages Halima’s parents to stay. 

• She distracts Halima by playing games with her.

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In passage 2, how is the meaning of bustling in line 17 related to the meaning of lively in line 23?

• Both suggest that there is wealth. 

  
  

• Both hint at a feeling of helplessness. 

  
  

• Both suggest that there is a lot of activity. 

  
  

• Both describe ways that things can change.

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Read lines 36 and 37 from passage 2. 

Words flap from her 

like giddy chickens escaping their pen.

What is the effect of the figurative language in these lines? 

• It makes Halima’s mother seem foolish. 

  
  

• It makes Halima’s mother sound serious. 

• It shows that Halima’s mother is irresponsible. 

• It shows that Halima’s mother wants to run away. 

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How does passage 1 help the reader understand the plot of passage 2?

• Passage 1 helps the reader understand the reason Halima is moving away in 

  passage 2.

  
  

• Passage 1 helps the reader understand why Halima and the speaker are in conflict in passage 2. 

  
  

• Passage 1 helps the reader understand the way the speaker feels about Halima 

  moving away in passage 2. 

  
  

• Passage 1 helps the reader understand how the speaker and Halima will solve their problem in passage 2. 

  
  

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Part A 

What is a theme of passage 2? 

• People must work hard, even if there is little reward.

• People may not like change, but it is a fact of life. 

  
  

• People like to try new things, even if it is challenging to do so.

• People should listen to others, even if they have different opinions. 

  
  

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Part B 

Which lines from passage 2 help support this theme? 

• lines 16–21

• lines 22–26 

  
  

• lines 27–30 

  
  

• lines 31–37

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Which two statements, when put together, provide the best summary of passage 2? 

• Halima’s father sells food in a store. 

  
  

• Halima is moving away from the village. 

  
  

• Halima plays dizzy donkey with the speaker.

• Halima’s mother weaves fabric with patterns on it.

• Halima’s parents want to sell their products in the city. 

  
  

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