FAST Practice Passage 1

Part A: Which detail is supported by the illustration in Passage 1?

• Sungura is clever and boastful.

• Sungura took things from the other animals.

• Sungura has a short tail at the end of the story.

• Sungura danced with all the other land animals.

Why does the author have Sungura repeat the phrase “the perfect thing” three times in Passage 1? (paragraphs 2, 6, and 12)

• to show that Sungura always wants something different from what he has

• to describe how the animals in the drama treat each other differently

• to explain why Sungura is friends with all of the other animals in the drama

• to compare and contrast Sungura the hare with the Maker of Things

Fill in the circle before the sentence from Passage 1 that identifies the feeling that caused Sungura to want spots instead of Fox’s tail.

• NARRATOR: A Sungura was very proud of his new tail.

• Then he spied Leopard celebrating his new spots.

• Sungura became jealous once again. (paragraph 5)

• SUNGURA (to himself): Look at those spots!

• I don’t need Fox’s silly old tail. I found the perfect thing! (paragraph 6)

Part B: Which sentence from Passage 1 supports your answer in Part A?

• Sungura and Fox joined other joyful land animals outside the shed, dancing and singing with them. (paragraph 1)

• Sungura was very proud of his new tail. (paragraph 5)

• With sadness, Fish gave his scales to Sungura. (paragraph 17)

• Sungura, though, had only a stub of a tail. (paragraph 22)

Which statement describes how Scene 3 builds on the earlier scenes in Passage 1?

• Sungura continues to trick the other animals.

• Maker of Things gives Sungura the tail she gave him at the beginning of the story.

• Sungura is given a longer tail so he will stop taking the other animals’ tails.

• Maker of Things gives Sungura a short tail to punish his trickiness.

Read these sentences from Passage 2.

“How could he make himself fit to join the royal Peacocks? He speculated that he only needed feathers as fine as theirs.” (paragraph 2)

What does the word speculated show about Crow’s attitude toward joining the Peacocks?

• Crow realized that joining the Peacocks would be very simple.

• Crow believed the feathers would allow him to join the Peacocks.

• Crow doubted that the feathers would allow him to join the Peacocks.

• Crow worried that the feathers would not allow him to trick the Peacocks.

Read this sentence from Passage 2.

“So he picked up some of the Peacocks’ castoff feathers and stuck them among his own black plumes.”

(paragraph 2) Which word in the sentence has the same meaning as the word plumes?

• castoff

• feathers

• stuck

• black

Part A: Which statement explains the point of view of the other crows when Crow returns to the flock in paragraph 4 of Passage 2?

• The other crows are surprised that Crow has returned.

• The other crows are angry that Crow thought he was better than them.

• The other crows are sad that Crow no longer has his borrowed feathers.

• The other crows do not want a Peacock in their flock, so they chase away Crow.

Part B: Which sentence from Passage 2 best supports your answer in Part A?

• "The poor Crow returned sadly to his former flock.” (paragraph 4)

• “There he was met with another unpleasant surprise.” (paragraph 4)

• “The other crows remembered how he had once strutted in his borrowed feathers and believed himself to be better than them.” (paragraph 4)

• “Borrowed feathers do not make fine birds.” (paragraph 5)

Part A: Why does Crow dress up in the Peacocks’ feathers in Passage 2?

• Crow wishes to remove his own feathers.

• Crow plans to make the other crows jealous.

• Crow wants to be as beautiful as the Peacocks.

• Crow hopes the King will notice him.