DC CAPE Practice 1

I ran out along the corridor, my arms unencumbered by books, my mind unencumbered by facts and figures, quotations and dates

What does the word unencumbered mean as it is used in the sentence?

• not burdened

• not excited

• not hurried

• not aged

Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?

• 1. “‘Have a good summer,’ Mrs. Neville said, and I realized suddenly that I was free.”

• 1. “Before I got out, though, I looked back at Mrs. Neville.”

• 1. “Mrs. Neville suddenly looked awfully old.”

• 1. “‘Have a good summer, Mrs. Neville!’ I told her from the doorway.”

The world was out there, waiting beyond the square metal-rimmed windows.

• 1. It presents the climax.

• 1. It represents the conflict.

• 1. It indicates how the action changes.

• 1. It establishes how the speaker learns a lesson.

Which detail from the passage best supports the answer to Part A?

• 1. “The sun had grown steadily hotter . . . .”

• 1. “. . . the baseball field had been mowed . . . .”

• 1. “. . . and how much we’d learned . . .”

• 1. “. . . sat with one eye fixed to the clock.”

In the passage from Boy’s Life, how does the narrator’s attitude toward Mrs. Neville gradually change?

• 1. from confused to angry

• 1. from worried to comforted

• 1. from pitying to discouraged

• 1. from impatient to understanding

Which two sentences from the passage best support the gradual change in

the answer to Part A?

• 1. A.“In spite of what the calendar says, I have always counted the last day of school as the first day of summer.”

  2. B.“From the hallway we heard a stirring and rustling, followed by laughter and shouts of pure, bubbling joy.”

• 1. C.“My insides quaked at the injustice of it.”

  2. D.“She wanted to hold us as long as she possibly could, not out of sheer teacher spite but maybe because she didn’t have anybody to go home to, and summer alone is no summer at all.”

• 1. E.“Having your teacher talk to you like a regular person is a disconcerting feeling.”

  2. F.“She sat at a desk with no papers on it that needed grading, no books holding lessons that needed to be taught.”

What does the word "convey" mean in the question: "What does this sentence convey about the narrator?" (Choose two responses)

• To transport from one place to another

• To show

• To tell

• To believe