GRADE 8 READING CORE 1 - SolPass

1 VIRGINIASTANDARDS OFLEARNINGASSESSMENTSS pring 2004 Released TestGRADE 8 READINGCORE 1 Property of the Virginia Department of Education 2004 by the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education, James Monroe Building, 101 N. 14th Street,Richmond, Virginia, 23219. All rights reserved. Except as permitted by law, this material may not be reproduced orused in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by anyinformation storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner. Commonwealth ofVirginia public school educators may photocopy or print any portion of these Released Tests for educational purposeswithout requesting permission. All others should direct their requests to the Commonwealth of Virginia Departmentof Education at (804) 225-2102, Division of Assessment and :33 PAGE:15/12/04 13:48 LOGIN IS-debbiePATH:@sunultra1/raid/CLS_tpc/GR P_va_sprg04/JOB_04-ribsg08/DIV_g8rdg-1 DIRECTIONSRead each passage.

2 Then read each question about the passage. Decide which is the best answer to eachquestion. Mark the space in your answer booklet for the answer you have on the shiny sleek,Darting eye echoing across5 Desolate corn figureIn leafless trees,He shifts his head,Deciphering the shifts his eyesTolook my flies figure in line 6 refers to Athe crow Bthe poetCafieldDatreeBThe imagery in this poem creates a mood of FplayfulnessGloneliness HdangerJdreaminessSESSION:33 PAGE:25/12/04 13:48 LOGIN IS-debbiePATH:@sunultra1/raid/CLS_tpc/GR P_va_sprg04/JOB_04-ribsg08/DIV_g8rdg-1 English: READING /Literature and Research22004 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of EducationDirections: Read the advertisement and answer the questions that Commonwealth of Virginia Department of EducationSESSION:33 PAGE:35/12/04 13:48 LOGIN IS-debbiePATH.

3 @sunultra1/raid/CLS_tpc/GRP_va_sprg04/JO B_04-ribsg08/DIV_g8rdg-11 Which question is answered inparagraph 2 of the flyer?AWhat is the setting like at CampChippenstock? BDo campers play sports at CampChippenstock?CDoes Camp Chippenstock offer creativearts activities?DIs Camp Chippenstock open during themonth of August?2 This is a thesaurus entry for the , scull, sweep, flipper, , ,steer, , , pad, to the thesaurus entry, whichsynonym could Tommy Molina have usedto replace paddle in his letter?FoarGrow HthrashJtoddle3 Tommy Molina s letter is an example ofwhich persuasive technique?ATestimonial BEmotional appealCBandwagonDGlittering generality4 The main purpose of the lastparagraph of the flyer is to Freview the activities that CampChippenstock offers to its campersGtell the reader one more time how muchfun campers have each summerHgive the reader information necessary toapply for Camp Chippenstock Jpersuade the reader that CampChippenstock is the right camp for them5 Which statement is afactexpressed inthe flyer?

4 A Taking good pictures isn t as simple asit seems .. B It s everything you d expect a camp tobe and then some. C Camp begins on June 22 and runsthrough July 24. D .. Camp Chippenstock is moreaffordable than many other camps. SESSION:33 PAGE:45/12/04 13:48 LOGIN IS-debbiePATH:@sunultra1/raid/CLS_tpc/GR P_va_sprg04/JOB_04-ribsg08/DIV_g8rdg-1R6 05A407 CR710B417 CR806A502 CR806C403 CR706C407 C42004 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education6 Which activity from the flyerbestsupports the idea that CampChippenstock encourages learningabout the environment?FSwimmingGCanoeingHHiking JPhotography7 Which information in the flyerbestsupports the idea that campers comeback year after year?ACamp Chippenstock provides fun andmeaningful activities. BSome of the counselors were oncecampers themselves.

5 CAdvanced swimmers have their ownpool for Chippenstock is more affordablethan many other :33 PAGE:55/12/04 13:48 LOGIN IS-debbiePATH:@sunultra1/raid/CLS_tpc/GR P_va_sprg04/JOB_04-ribsg08/DIV_g8rdg-1R8 04B407 CR804B406 C52004 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of EducationDirections: Read the passage and answer the questions that Gum CaperRobert Cormier1So there I was in that small variety store in the upper common, standing in line with the juniorhigh school kids from Brown, waiting to pay for, of all things, bubble ll say one thing about the kids they didn t regard me with either suspicion or hostility oramusement. They simply assumed that this bewildered-looking adult liked bubble gum and wasbeing very careful about picking out the right kind. But it so happens that I have not chewed gumin years and the reason I was buying some was.

6 3 But let s go back a accident a couple of days before had left the car crippled by a radiator with two leaks. Theproblem was getting the car to that garage out of town where it could receive the attention ofWally, the is a terrific mechanic. More than that: he is a true craftsman, almost an artist at his takes pride in the jobs he performs. He treats cars and motors with , I called Wally about the accident and about the radiator and asked him if he could send atow truck up this way to haul the car in. Wally said he would have to hire an outside tow he added: But you can drive it down here yourself. 7 But the radiator has two leaks and won t hold the water, I What you do is this get some chewing gum and seal up the leaks, Wally , if I didn t know that Wally was an expert, I d have ignored the suggestion and said, Justsend the tow truck.

7 10 Imean: chewing gum, for crying out I trust Wally implicitly in matters mechanical, and although I was still doubtful, I went up tothe store and bought the gum. It took me a while to buy it because I was looking for volume and Ifinally figured that bubble gum would do the home, I asked a certain child, who has just turned seven, if she felt like chewing some gum. Bubble gum, I greeted the question with surprise because ordinarily we don t encourage her to chew gum. Infact, we discourage : I ve got a couple of packages here that have to be chewed right away. 15 Her eyes danced with delight, all disbelief suspended. How come, Dad? she Well, the radiator in the car leaks and I m going to use the gum to plug up the holes. 17 Oh, she said, accepting the answer without question.

8 She has complete faith in her father,despite the cut fingers and scratched hands my projects usually inflict upon me. She goes right we sat there chewing awhile and it was fun, in a way. We blew a couple of bubbles because,after all, that s what bubble gum is all about. And then we went out to challenge the CL62004 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of EducationSESSION:33 PAGE:65/12/04 13:48 LOGIN IS-debbiePATH:@sunultra1/raid/CLS_tpc/GR P_va_sprg04/JOB_04-ribsg08/DIV_g8rdg-119 Ilifted the hood, unscrewed the radiator cap (which took a few minutes: I finally had to pry it off)and inserted the hose in the mouth of the faucet was turned on and the water gushed into the radiator and, sure enough, the waterspurted from the hoped, really, that the radiator might have sealed itself or something, because, frankly, Ididn t think the gum would work.

9 And I could envision myself on a back road somewhere with aradiator suddenly turning into a fountain as the gum gave the doubts, I took the chewing gum and jammed it against the leaks and the spurtingstopped. I refilled the radiator and looked again. No , we went off to the garage and the trip passed without incident. In fact, it was Fort Devens, a plane flew low overhead and nine or ten parachutists tumbled out and theyfloated in the air like blossoms falling from a tree. That was worth the trip the garage, I handed Wally the keys and said, in triumph, I made it. From I HAVE WORDS TO SPEND by Robert Cormier, copyright 1991 by Constance Cormier. Used by permission of DellPublishing, a division of Random House, The Gum Caper canbestbedescribed as a Fnarrative GfolktaleHbiographyJfantasy9 What is meant by the narrator sstatement he is a true craftsman,almost an artist at his work ?

10 AWally is able to accurately repair anycar which needs fixing. BWally does a spectacular job paintingand customizing narrator feels Wally is a greatpainter and narrator believes Wally will makean artistic creation out of his , configuration,appearance, frame, ,summate, decide, determine, resolve,computeIf the author wanted to replace theword figured in paragraph 11, whatwould be themostprecise word to usefrom the thesaurus entry?FNumberedGAppearedHComputedJDeterm ined SESSION:33 PAGE:75/12/04 13:48 LOGIN IS-debbiePATH:@sunultra1/raid/CLS_tpc/GR P_va_sprg04/JOB_04-ribsg08/DIV_g8rdg-1R6 04A502 CLR7040501 CLR710B522 CL72004 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education11 Which is thebestsummary for thispassage?AAman s car has broken down and hewants some bubble uses bubble gum to temporarilyrepair his car.