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Read the document above and answer the following two questions.

① The primary intent of this document is

A) to persuade consumers that the scooter is safe.

B) to encourage owners to be safe when riding the scooter.

C) to show attractive features of the scooter to potential buyers.

D) to inform scooter owners of the responsibilities of the company.

② Which of these people could not get a refund for his or her Winning Streak scooter?

A) a boy who installed another company’s wheels on the scooter, and the scooter broke

B) a girl who finds after owning the scooter for two weeks that she prefers another company’s scooter

C) a girl who purchased a scooter in August 2002

D) a boy who found the shoulder strap broken when he opened up the box to assemble the scooter

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Below is a rough draft of a student’s report (it contains errors). Read it and answer the

questions that follow.

Painting a Window

(1) Decorating a window with a painted scene from nature might be of interest to you. (2) If you like to see nature outside your window, but you don’t have a scene of real nature, you may want to try this idea. (3) Before you begin, be sure to ask your parents if it is okay.

(4) The first plan you should have is to locate a paintbrush and powder paints in the colors that you enjoy. (5) When you have your supplies, mix the paints, place newspaper on your windowsill, and make sure your window is clean. (6) On the inside of your window, it is important to do your decorating because rain may wash away outdoor painting.

(7) Use your imagination and begin painting a scene from nature on your window. (8) A sun, grass, trees, and flowers are good things to paint. (9) If you have a big window you may want to paint other things. (10) Painting people, balloons, and playground equipment on a window might be a fun idea. (11) When you are finished, stand back and look at your decorated window. (12) If you like the results, share the idea of window painting with someone else.

① Which word best replaces the underlined word in sentence 2 to make the meaning more precise?

A) glimpse

B) picture

C) sight

D) view

② What is the best way to write the underlined part of sentence 9?

A) big window, you may want

B) big window. You may want

C) big window; you may want

D) Leave as is.

③ The underlined word in sentence 12 represents which grammatical part of the sentence?

A) simple subject

B) simple predicate

C) direct object

D) indirect object

④ The student explains that a big window may require some extra painting. The student supports this idea by

A) suggesting painting techniques.

B) describing types of supplies to buy.

C) offering suggestions of pictures to paint.

D) explaining the steps of window painting.

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Read the sentences below and answer the questions that follow.

① Many scientists are particularly concerned about the increasing discoveries in the United States and other countries of a large number of frogs of different species with missing or extra limbs, missing eyes and other abnormalities.

What is the meaning of the underlined word in the sentence?

A) harmless features

B) complex features

C) unusual features

D) common features

② Inquire about workplace hazards and precautions that can help prevent injuries.

Which is an example of a precaution?

A) lifting cardboard boxes

B) writing instruction manuals

C) wearing safety glasses

D) using electric power tools

③ When she was young, Rachel Carson’s mother encouraged her to study nature.

Which is the best revision of the sentence?

A) Rachel Carson’s mother encouraged her to study nature when she was young.

B) When Rachel Carson was young, her mother encouraged her to study nature.

C) Rachel Carson’s mother encouraged young Rachel Carson to study nature.

D) Encouraging Rachel Carson to study nature when she was young was her mother.

④ Come on, Christopher!” Laura cried as Christopher continued to scrutinize the menu. “You’ve been looking at the menu all day—just pick something!”

To scrutinize means

A) to study carefully.

B) to read with difficulty.

C) to skim quickly.

D) to read carelessly.

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① Puppet theaters can be traced back to ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and China; ________, some people believe that puppet theaters may have been the first theater of any kind.

Which word or phrase could best provide an effective transition between the two parts of the sentence?

A) in fact

B) even so

C) besides

D) additionally

② Carrying a load of books, the library door was closed.

How is this sentence best written?

A) The library door was closed carrying a load of books.

B) Carrying a load of books, the door of the library was closed.

C) Closing the library door, a load of books was carried.

D) Carrying a load of books, he found the library door closed.

③ The phrase “lips that moved like steel springs” is an example of

A) a metaphor.

B) hyperbole.

C) a simile.

D) an idiom.

④ Harry Houdini was a man who astonished and enthralled many people during his life.

You can tell from the sentence that enthralled means

A) apart.

B) vanished.

C) convinced.

D) fascinated.

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❶ The puppets are quite memorible because their shadows are so intricate.

Which underlined word is spelled incorrectly?

A) quite

B) memorible

C) their

D) intricate

❷ The student’s teacher has asked his students to choose five words from their reports and add suffixes correctly. The student selects the word amazing and changes the –ing ending to –ment.

What is the correct spelling of the new word?

A) amazment

B) amazedment

C) amazement

D) amaizement

❸ The presurvation must be accomplished so that the citizens of Hiram can enjoy this important part of Hiram’s cultural heritage.

Which of the underlined words is spelled incorrectly?

A) presurvation

B) accomplished

C) cultural

D) heritage

❹ Still, many were able to sail across vast, uncharted oceans and arrive at their destinations safly.

Which underlined word is spelled incorrectly?

A) vast

B) uncharted

C) destinations

D) safly

❺ Castle ilumination typically came from wax candles placed high atop vertical spikes or in large iron candlesticks.

Which underlined word in the sentence is spelled incorrectly?

A) ilumination

B) typically

C) atop

D) vertical

❻ There is four common types of puppets: shadow figures, rod puppets, marionettes, and hand puppets.

What is the correct way to write the underlined words?

A) Their is

B) There are

C) Their are

D) They’re

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Read the poem in the left column and answer the questions in the right column.

The Twins by Henry S. Leigh

In form and feature, face and limb, I grew so like my brother, That folks got taking me for him, And each for one another. It puzzled all our kith and kin, It reached an awful pitch; For one of us was born a twin, Yet not a soul knew which. One day (to make the matter worse), Before our names were fixed, As we were being washed by nurse We got completely mixed, And thus, you see, by Fate’s decree, (Or rather nurse’s whim), My brother John got christened me And I got christened him. This fatal likeness even dogged My footsteps when at school, And I was always getting flogged, For John turned out a fool. I put this question hopelessly To everyone I know— What would you do, if you were me, To prove that you were you? Our close resemblance turned the tide Of my domestic life; For somehow my intended bride Became my brother’s wife. In short, year after year the same Absurd mistakes went on; And when I died—the neighbors came And buried brother John! [Public Domain]

❶ Which words from the poem show that it is written in the first person?

A) form, feature, face

B) puzzled, mixed

C) I, my, we, our

D) him, everyone

❷ We can tell from events described in the poem that the speaker

A) had a challenging life.

B) made many mistakes.

C) did poorly in school.

D) never had any friends.

❸ The theme of this poem deals with the

A) shortness of life.

B) need for companionship.

C) loss of identity.

D) power of destiny.

❹ In the last stanza of the poem, which lines contain an example of a metaphor?

A) Our close resemblance turned the tide / Of my domestic life;

B) For somehow my intended bride / Became my brother’s wife.

C) In short, year after year the same / Absurd mistakes went on;

D) And when I died—the neighbors came / And buried brother John!

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Read the narrative below and answer the questions that follow.

The Old Juniper Tree by Robert Fulghum

There is a tree. At the downhill edge of a long, narrow field in the western foothills of the La Sal Mountains—southeastern Utah. A particular tree. A juniper. Large for its species—maybe twenty feet tall and two feet in diameter. For perhaps three hundred years this tree has stood its ground. Flourishing in good seasons, and holding on in bad times. “Beautiful” is not a word that comes to mind when one first sees it. No naturalist would photograph it as exemplary of its kind. Twisted by wind, split and charred by lightning, scarred by brushfires, chewed on by insects, and pecked by birds. Human beings have stripped long strings of bark from its trunk, stapled barbed wire to it in using it as a corner post for a fence line, and nailed signs on it on three sides: NO HUNTING, NO TRESPASSING; PLEASE CLOSE THE GATE. In commandeering this tree as a corner stake for claims of rights and property, miners and ranchers have hacked signs and symbols in its bark, and left Day-Glo™ orange survey tape tied to its branches. Now it serves as one side of a gate between an alfalfa field and open range. No matter what, in drought, flood, heat, and cold it has continued. There is rot and death in it near the ground. But at the greening tips of its upper branches and in its berrylike seed cones, there is yet the outreach of life. I respect this old juniper tree. For its age, yes. And for its steadfastness in taking whatever is thrown at it. That it has been useful in a practical way beyond itself counts for much, as well. Most of all, I admire its capacity for self-healing beyond all accidents and assaults. There is a will in it—toward continuing to be, come what may.

[From UH-OH by Robert Fulghum, © 1991 by Robert Fulghum. Used by CDE with permission of Villard Books, a division of Random House, Inc.]

① Which excerpt from “The Old Juniper Tree” best illustrates what the author wants the reader to know about the tree?

A) Large for its species—maybe twenty feet tall and two feet in diameter.

B) Twisted by wind, split and charred by lightning, scarred by brushfires, . . .

C) Human beings have stripped long strings of bark from its trunk, . . .

D) No matter what, in drought, flood, heat, and cold it has continued.

② Read these sentences from “The Old Juniper Tree.”

I respect this old juniper tree. For its age, yes. And

for its steadfastness in taking whatever is thrown

at it.

The best definition for the word steadfastness is

A) eagerness.

B) constancy.

C) skill.

D) consciousness.

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① The purchase of these sun catchers will help to fund the restoration of this glorious stained-glass window.

What part of speech is the underlined word in the sentence?

A) conjunction

B) adjective

C) preposition

D) adverb

② The cascading light will almost make people think you are sitting in the library!

Which word or words should be used to match the underlined pronoun to its antecedent?

A) he or she

B) they

C) we

D) I

③ Egyptian carvings indicate that stones and other supplies were sent on Nile River barges to the construction site.

What part of speech is the underlined word as it is used in the sentence above?

A) interjection

B) pronoun

C) adjective

D) preposition

④ The tour guides will meet us near the picnic tables at the entrance to Canyon Lake State Park.

As it is used in the sentence, what part of speech is the word near?

A) pronoun

B) adverb

C) adjective

D) preposition

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Read the sentence below and answer the question that follows.

Hallidie believed that the cables would be strong enough to pull the cable cars up the steep slopes of the city.

Which words from this sentence are adjectives?

A) strong, steep

B) would, enough

C) slopes, city

D) believed, pull

Describe the drawing below in 3 – 5 complete sentences using at least 5 adjectives.*

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* This prompt is not part of the California Standards Test Released Questions

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❶ Even though ocean waves may look the same to inexperienced eyes they have different shapes related to the depth of the ocean and their closeness to land. What punctuation mark belongs between the underlined words? A) a comma B) a hyphen C) a dash D) a semicolon

❷ The biggest earthquake on record is one that happened in 1964 in the city of Anchorage, Alaska.

What is the correct way to write the underlined words?

A) in the City Of Anchorage, Alaska

B) in the City of Anchorage, Alaska

C) in The City of Anchorage, Alaska

D) Leave as is.

❸ Although these plants mean trouble for crickets, flies, spiders, and other insects, they are safe—and fascinating—for people.

What is the best way to write the underlined words?

A) they are—safe and fascinating—for people

B) —they are safe and fascinating—for people

C) they are—safe—and fascinating for people

D) Leave as is.

❹ After studying marine biology and zoology in college Carson worked as a government scientist and wrote several books on the interrelatedness of all living things.

What is the correct punctuation for the underlined part of the sentence?

A) college; Carson worked

B) college, Carson worked

C) college: Carson worked

D) college . . . Carson worked

❺ She broke the zipper on her evening dress, her mother had to cut the dress off.

Which option best identifies this sentence?

A) correct sentence

B) comma splice

C) run-on sentence

D) sentence fragment

❻ The rain was cold, and the wind was piercing.

Which option best identifies this sentence?

A) correct sentence

B) comma splice

C) run-on sentence

D) sentence fragment

NOTE: Questions #5 and #6 are not part of the California Standards Test Released Questions

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The Giver: Character Word Search

Search the puzzle below for the names of characters in our novel, The Giver. Put a circle around

each name as you find it. Words are hidden in the letters forward and backward and can be

found up, down, or diagonally. If you find all of the character names within the ten minute time

limit, you will earn one classroom coupon. You must find at least nine words to earn credit.

JONAS MOTHER FATHER CHIEF ELDER

GABRIEL ASHER ROSEMARY THE GIVER

LARISSA CALEB LILY FIONA

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The Giver: Vocabulary Word Scramble

Below is a set of scrambled letters. Each one can be rearranged into a meaningful word from

our novel, The Giver. Below the puzzle area is a “hint box” with a list of clues for you to solve in

case you get stuck. If you figure out all eight solutions within the ten minute time limit, you will

earn one raffle ticket. You must solve at least five words to earn credit.

1. N U C I T __ __ __ __ __

2. R S I R N G S T I __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

3. L E W R E S E H E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

4. R E T A C A R K E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

5. W E D L I L N G __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

6. E A R E S E L __ __ __ __ __ __ __

7. B T R M R O H E I T H __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

8. R U R N T R U E __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Hint Box

1. A piece of clothing

2. The first feelings of physical attraction

3. The place outside of the community

4. A person assigned to care for the elderly in the House of the Old

5. A home

6. The act of leaving the community

7. A female assigned to give birth to three children in three years

8. A person assigned to care for the newchildren

Name: __________________________________________ Date: ___________ Hour: ________

The Giver: Key Concepts Crossword Puzzle

Working across and down, solve the clues and write their solutions in the numbered boxes

below. If you finish the puzzle within the ten minute time limit, you will earn one raffle ticket.

You must fill in at least eight solutions to earn credit.

Across

2. The career that Elevens are given when they turn Twelve at the Ceremony of Twelve

3. The power to speak or think as one wants without restraint; another word for liberty

6. "There could be _____," Jonas whispered (page 129)

8. "If everything's the same, then there aren't any _____!" (page 97)

9. A perfect society

10. Regulating people and their environment in Jonas's society in order to make life safe and predictable

Down

1. Jonas gains this as a result of receiving memories and emotions

4. A range of different things; another word for variety

5. These are given to the Receiver

7. A feeling such as joy, anger, and love

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Name: ____________________________________________ Date: _________________ Hour: ______

Read and follow the directions below using the space provided.

All of us have memories: some good, some not-so-good. Think about your life so far. Are there

particular memories that stand out to you? Make a list of several distinctive and meaningful

memories you have. Next to each memory in your list, write the emotion that you recall about the

experience. For example, if one of your memories is My first time on an airplane, you might label it

as exciting or terrifying. Similarly, if you share My grandmother’s funeral, you might label it as sad or

confusing. Try to include both good and bad memories on your list.

HOMEWORK: Consider your list and write a response to this question: If I could, would I choose to

forget some of my memories to spare myself the feelings of painful or embarrassing events if it meant

also forgetting the feelings of joyful or loving events? Why or why not?

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JR #1

Name: ____________________________________________ Date: _________________ Hour: ______

Check one of the boxes to indicate whether you are a member of the blue team or the green

team. Next, consider the statement and/or question for your team and write a response using

the space below. Use the back of this page if you need more room.

I am part of the

blue team. → Take a few minutes and study the book jacket for The Giver. What do the images

suggest about the story?

I am part of the

green team. → Mother tells Lily that there is very little honor in being a Birthmother. What does

this suggest about Jonas’s community?

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JR #2

Name: ____________________________________________ Date: _________________ Hour: ______




I am part of the

blue team. → Choose one sentence or a short passage from chapter 10 (pages 72 – 79) that you

find significant. Explain your choice.

I am part of the

green team. → On page 77 The Giver tells Jonas, “No apologies in this room. We haven’t time.”

What do you think he means?

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JR #3

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I am part of the

blue team. → On page 120, The Giver asks Jonas for forgiveness after he gives Jonas a memory

of war. Why do you think The Giver feels sorry?

I am part of the

green team. → Read from the bottom of page 115 to the end of page 117. Why do you think

Jonas is frightened by his ability to transmit memories?

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JR #4

Name: ____________________________________________ Date: _________________ Hour: ______

Consider the following statement and question and write a response using the space below.

Use the back of this page if you need more room.

“We don’t see things how they are. We see things how we are.” How does this

quote relate to what you know about Jonas and his community and to your own life?

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The Giver

JR #5

Quote is attributed to Anäis Nin. Obtained April 6, 2012 from www.aphorismsgalore.com

Snowy Day Illustration

Thursday, December 6, 2012: Instead of picking up an ELA worksheet or writing prompt,

students will pick up a blank sheet of drawing paper. Three community canisters will be in

the center of each table individually containing markers, color pencils, and crayons. Students will

have 15 minutes of class time to spend on this assignment, which will be the cover page for this unit

in their binders.

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Written on the board as students enter are the following instructions:

In The Giver, Lowry describes a snowy day and sled ride (the top of page 80 to the middle of page 82).

Read this section and visualize the scene. Take a piece of drawing paper and illustrate the passage as

you imagine it from Lowry’s description. Your finished drawing is due on Monday, December 10, 2012.

Unit 4: The Giver – Bell Work Answer Keys 11/26/12 – 12/21/12

MEAP Exercises [There are 38 questions combined.]

Worksheet #1 1-D, 2-A Worksheet #6 1-C, 2-A, 3-C, 4-A

Worksheet #2 1-D, 2-A, 3-B, 4-C Worksheet #7 1-D, 2-B

Worksheet #3 1-C, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A Worksheet #8 1-B, 2-B, 3-D, 4-D

Worksheet #4 1-A, 2-D, 3-C, 4-D Worksheet #9 1-A, 2-TEACHER REVIEW

Worksheet #5 1-B, 2-C, 3-A, 4-D, 5-A, 6-B Worksheet #10 1-A, 2-D, 3-D, 4-B, 5-C, 6-A

Final worksheets score = total # of correct responses x .2105 (8 unit points possible)

Word Search [Must have ≥ 9 to earn credit]

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Word Scramble

[Must have ≥ 5 to earn credit]

1. TUNIC

2. STIRRINGS

3. ELSEWHERE

4. CARETAKER

5. DWELLING

6. RELEASE

7. BIRTHMOTHER

8. NURTURER

Crossword Puzzle

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2. assignment

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8. choices

9. utopia

10. sameness

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Unit 4: The Giver – Bell Work Answer Keys 11/26/12 – 12/21/12

Journal Responses

Journal responses are collectively worth 10 points and are assessed using a

holistic rubric scaled 10, 7, 4, 1, 0 (no credit is only earned for missing work).

JR #1: I am looking for thoughtful reasoning and the recognition of interdependence.

JR #2 Blue: Some suggestions include (but are not

limited to) a distinction between color and

black/white; Jonas’s world is troubling; Wilderness

as a symbol for the community being collectively

lost; The Giver has the weight of the world on his

shoulders; blackness of the jacket symbolizes

absence of love or emotion.

JR #2 Green: The connection is that there is a

caste system in Jonas’s community that

contradicts the seeming utopia (prejudices

based on professions). It also suggests a subtle

de-humanizing regard for reproduction that is

akin to robotic, automatic functions. Other

ideas as supported by thoughtful arguments.

JR #3 Blue: Check that the explanation makes sense

to the chosen passage and the student makes a

thoughtful argument.

JR #3 Green: One explanation could be that The

Giver wants to start Jonas’s training right away

either because his own time is limited or he is

eager to give away some of the painful

memories; a more astute observation would be

that the apology/accept-response custom is yet

another example of how Jonas’s community is

only an illusion of a utopia – people are not

being polite out of concern or respect, but out

of habit and rules. They are little more than

automatons acting human and Jonas gets the

opportunity to see what’s really going on.

Other ideas as supported by thoughtful

arguments.

JR #4 Blue: A possible answer could be that The

Giver feels guilty for

• asking Jonas to take on some of the pain

because he is accustomed to bearing the burden

himself.

• taking away Jonas’s “ignorance is bliss” life.

• putting Jonas in the position of deciding

whether or not to continue his life in the

community (previous Receiver asked for

release).

• Other ideas as supported by thoughtful

arguments.

JR #4 Green: One response could be that Jonas

realizes he has the power to make change

happen; he could also be frightened of having a

choice or of being an individual (since he is

unique due to his situation); he could be

frightened of being discovered breaking the

rules; other ideas as supported with thoughtful

arguments.

JR #5: Because the question calls for students to apply their understanding of the quote’s meaning to

their own experiences, responses will vary. Insightful replies will have supporting examples. In terms

of a connection to The Giver, I am looking for students to recognize that social constructions only exist

because individuals shape and empower them. We see what we want to see and Jonas’s community

does not really live in a utopia, but an illusion of one.

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