FS EL Reading FS Standards and Item Type Practice Paper-ased Format* Student Name The purpose of these practice materials is to orient teachers and students to the types of questions on paper-based FS tests. y using these materials, students will become familiar with the types of items and response formats that they may see on a paper-based FS test. These materials may be copied for classroom use in roward ounty. *Includes Multiple hoice and Enhanced Item Types for Paper-ased Tests Some reading passages, illustrations, and test questions in this document appear by permission of the Florida epartment of Education, ssessment and School Performance Office, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400. Every effort has been made to secure the necessary permissions to reprint the selections in this assessment. In the event of any question arising as to the use of any material, the School oard of roward ounty expresses regrets for any inadvertent error and will make the necessary correction(s) in future printings. 2/1/19 v1
Literary Text: Passage Set 1: Making Spring and Wishing for Winter...pages 1-7 Editing Task hoice...pages 8-9 Informational Text: Passage Set 2: ody Works and More bout the ody...pages 10-16 2018-19 EL Practice roward ounty Public Schools
FS Standards and Item Type Practice - Literary Text Read the passages Making Spring and Wishing for Winter and then answer Numbers 1 through 8. Passage 1: Making Spring rt by Tony Ross y Nancy Edwards 1 Snow again! Shawn sighed, and her breath covered the window with a gray fog. In ecember, snow glittered like a diamond bracelet. It was a magic frosting on a February day. ut today was the first day of spring. Snow in March was cold and wet, trampled on and dirty. It was not a welcome sight. 2 How can there be snow? Shawn asked her mother. It s spring! 3 Mother raised her shoulders. Spring comes when it s good and ready. The calendar can t make spring be spring. 4 Shawn s breath steamed up another spot on the window. She drew a little flower on it with her finger. I wish I could make spring be spring, she said. I m tired of boots and snow pants and sweaters. 5 We can t change the weather, Mother said, but we can change your clothes. Let s pull out your box of summer clothes and see what still fits. Illustration 1 6 Shawn skipped down the hall to her room, following her mother. Putting on summer clothes was shivery at first, but fun. Shawn danced around the room, pausing only to try on the next shirt or pair of shorts. Illustration 2 Page 1 2018-19 EL Practice roward ounty Public Schools
FS Standards and Item Type Practice - Literary Text 7 When the box was empty, Mother said, Put your warm clothes back on now, Shawn. 8 ut I like this one best, Shawn said, patting the dolphin swimming across her shirt. 9 Won t you be too cold? Mother asked. 10 Shawn shook her head and smiled. First she found a huge beach towel and wrapped it around herself like a cape. t the kitchen table she made a sandcastle out of clay. Using a toothpick, she carefully carved out windows and doors. Then she taped a bit of napkin to a straw for a flag. Illustration 3 11 I think you re trying to turn spring into summer, her mother said with a laugh. 12 I m just pretending it s a very warm spring day, Shawn said. Warm enough for a picnic, maybe, she added hopefully. 13 Shawn washed grapes while her mother made sandwiches. They spread the beach towel on the living-room floor and sat side by side eating lunch. Snow blew past the window. 14 It must be a sandstorm, said Mother. 15 I thought it was sea gull feathers, Shawn said, giggling. Illustration 4 Page 2 2018-19 EL Practice roward ounty Public Schools
FS Standards and Item Type Practice - Literary Text 16 fter lunch... Mother said, spring is done. It s back to cold weather and warm clothes. 17 Snowflakes were still falling, but when Shawn breathed on the window, the little flower she had drawn reappeared. She smiled. Somehow, spring no longer seemed so far away. Illustration 5 Passage 2: Wishing for Winter 18 Shawn looked out the window and sighed. Today was the first day of winter, but it didn t look like winter. It still looked like fall. There should be beautiful, glittery snow in winter. 19 Why isn t there snow? Shawn asked her mother. It s winter! 20 Mother raised her shoulders and her eyebrows. Snow will be here soon enough. It wasn t too long ago that you wanted it to be spring. on t you remember? 21 I remember, she said. ut now I miss my boots and snow pants and sweaters. I'm tired of my summer clothes!" 22 We still can t change the weather, Mother said, but Page 3 2018-19 EL Practice roward ounty Public Schools
FS Standards and Item Type Practice - Literary Text 23 I know, Shawn finished her sentence. We can change my clothes! 24 Shawn dashed down the hall to her room, ahead of her mother. Her mother got out the box of winter clothes. Putting them on again was fun. Shawn whirled around the room, stopping only long enough to try on the next sweater or boots or pair of snow pants. 25 When the box was empty, Mother said, Take your warm clothes off now, Shawn. 26 ut I want to wear this one, Shawn said, patting the snowman on the winter sweater she was wearing. 27 You will be too warm, Mother said. 28 No, I won t, Shawn said, shaking her head and smiling. She found a shoebox and some soft white cotton puffs. t the kitchen table she began to make a model of the rctic region. She filled the bottom of the shoebox with the cotton puffs. Then she added some play rctic wildlife figures. 29 You re trying to make it be winter, her mother said with a laugh remembering the fun they had last time. 30 I m pretending it s a very cold winter day, Shawn said. 31 Shawn played with the animals for a long time. She imagined how cold it was in the rctic. Soon she began to shiver. It was a good thing she still had on her warm sweater. 32 When Shawn looked out the kitchen window a while later, she thought she saw snow beginning to fall. She blinked. Not quite yet, she thought. ut soon. Page 4 2018-19 EL Practice roward ounty Public Schools
FS Standards and Item Type Practice - Literary Text Now answer Numbers 1 through 8. ase your answers on the passages Making Spring and Wishing for Winter. 1. Fill in the circle before the sentence from Passage 1 that shows why Shawn is surprised to see snow. 1 Snow again! Shawn sighed, and her breath covered the window with a gray fog. In ecember, snow glittered like a diamond bracelet. It was a magic frosting on a February day. ut today was the first day of spring. E Snow in March was cold and wet, trampled on and dirty. 2. What do illustrations 3 and 4 add to the story in Passage 1? They show Shawn preparing for summer. They show Shawn making believe it is a warm day. They show Shawn helping her mother in the kitchen. They show Shawn having to stay inside on a cold day. 3. Fill in the circles to show the order of events in Passage 1. First Next Finally Shawn builds a castle out of clay. Shawn eats lunch on a beach towel. E F Shawn dances in her summer clothes. G H I Page 5 2018-19 EL Practice roward ounty Public Schools
FS Standards and Item Type Practice - Literary Text 4. Read these sentences spoken by Shawn's mother in Passage 1. "Spring comes when it's good and ready. The calendar can't make spring be spring." (paragraph 3) What does Mother mean? Spring happens slowly, not all at once. Spring starts from nature, not from the calendar. Spring comes when you are ready for spring, not before that. Spring begins when the calendar says it is spring, not after that. 5. This question has two parts. First answer Part. Then, answer Part. Part Which sentence describes Mother's feelings in these passages? She is amused by Shawn's creativity. She is bothered by Shawn's demands. She is worried that Shawn might get sick. She is upset because Shawn is not happy. Part Which of the following from the passages supports the answer to Part? "We can't change the weather," Mother said,... (paragraph 5) "Won't you be too cold?" Mother asked. (paragraph 9) "I think you're trying to turn spring into summer," her mother said with a laugh. (paragraph 11) "Snow will be here soon enough." (paragraph 20) Page 6 2018-19 EL Practice roward ounty Public Schools
FS Standards and Item Type Practice - Literary Text 6. What do paragraphs 10 and 28 add to these passages? They show how Shawn pretends it is another season. They tell how Shawn gathers her supplies for a new season. They show how Shawn's mother helps her forget about the season. They tell how Shawn stays busy so she won't think about the season. 7. Which two of the following explain Shawn's point of view at the beginning of each passage? E She is angry that she cannot change the weather. She is excited about the beginning of a new season. She is happy about what she sees outside the window. She is disappointed that a season is coming to an end. She is anxious to change clothes to match the new season. 8. Fill in the circles to show key details found in Passage 1, Passage 2, or both passages. Passage 1 Passage 2 oth Passages Shawn has a picnic. Shawn tries on clothes. E F Shawn makes a model using a shoebox. G H I This is the end of Practice for Literary Text. Page 7 2018-19 EL Practice roward ounty Public Schools
FS Standards and Item Type Practice - Editing Task hoice Read the passage and then answer Numbers 9 through 11. There are three underlined words or phrases in the passage to show which word or phrase may be incorrect. loocher I'm Jordy, and loocher is my dog. Usually he is the better behaved dog in the world. ut, loocher has a thing about shoes. Just yesterday it happening again. I had just poured a steaming cup of hot chocolate when our neighbor, Mrs. Whipple, raced up to our front door. She clutched her bathrobe and waved her bedroom slipper in our faces. "If it's not too much trouble," she said, "do you think I could have my other slipper?" loocher picked that very minute to waddle into the room. He flopped on the floor, his puppy-dog eyes smiling. His mouth was full of Mrs. Whipple's other slipper. I think "that dog needs a new hobby," ad said. Page 8 2018-19 EL Practice roward ounty Public Schools
FS Standards and Item Type Practice - Editing Task hoice Now answer Numbers 9 through 11. hoose the correct word or phrase for each of the following. 9. Usually he is the better behaved dog in the world. 11. I think "that dog needs a new hobby," ad said. best more better most better correct as is I think that dog needs a new hobby, ad said. "I think that dog needs a new hobby," ad said. "I think that dog needs a new hobby, ad said." 10. Just yesterday it happening again. correct as is happen happens happened correct as is This is the end of Practice for Editing Task hoice. Page 9 2018-19 EL Practice roward ounty Public Schools
FS Standards and Item Type Practice - Informational Text Read the passages ody Works and More bout the ody and then answer Numbers 12 through 20. Passage 1: ody Works 1 Mine are the most important cells in this body, declared Muscle ell. Without me, Shari s body couldn t move, her heart wouldn t beat, and her digestive system couldn t digest the food. You know that her body would have no energy without food. o you know how hard I work to keep this body moving? 2 Now wait just a minute, Red lood ell replied. They call me Red for a reason. I collect all the iron from the food and turn it into hemoglobin, which by the way, gives me my brilliant color. The iron I collect attracts oxygen, which I deliver to other cells. You know you need oxygen to work. fter I drop off the oxygen, I then pick up the carbon dioxide and carry it back to the lungs. Red blood cells are very important. One drop of blood contains millions of us red blood cells. We deliver oxygen and remove waste over and over. We continuously travel through Shari s body. Without me, Shari would die. 3 Red, don t forget me, White lood ell joined in quickly. You know I attack every germ that enters Shari s body. We white blood cells surround diseases that would make her sick. We do everything we can not to let them get away from us. Our job is to help Shari s body battle germs and diseases to keep her healthy. 4 I m sorry, White lood ell, Red replied. I know that we work together as partners to keep her healthy and strong. 5 Muscle ell added, on t forget that I make up all those miles of arteries and veins you travel through. You couldn t carry anything without me. Shari s lungs depend on me, too. How do you think she gets oxygen and gets rid of carbon dioxide? 6 What about me? Liver ell spoke up. The organs and glands of Shari s digestive system have important jobs, too. Without the special enzymes and hormones we produce, Shari wouldn t feel good. 7 OK. I ve tried to be strong and stay out of the argument, one ell said. You other cells know where you would be without strong healthy bones. You would be like a bowl of jelly. Shari couldn t walk, run, or play. She couldn t even move! She would be just one big blob. 8 How do you think you get the calcium that makes bones strong and healthy? Red lood ell asked. Page 10 2018-19 EL Practice roward ounty Public Schools
FS Standards and Item Type Practice - Informational Text 9 Okay, Red, you got me there, but don t forget where you were born, one ell replied. New blood cells are made in my bone marrow. It seems we must depend on each other. 10 one ell, you depend on me, too. You d be nothing but a pile of sticks without me, Muscle ell added. The long muscle cells are what make the skeleton work. None of you other cells would work without my expanding and contracting. ecause of me, Shari can move and stretch. 11 I have to agree with you, Muscle, Liver ell said. We also depend on the involuntary muscles to send hormones and enzymes exactly when the body needs them. efore you two blood cells start arguing, we need you, too. 12 Stop the arguing, Nerve ell spoke calmly. I hate to tell you this, but I am in control here. I send messages through my complicated network to all of you. Muscle, I tell you when to move. Liver, I tell you to make enzymes. ones, I tell you to make new blood cells. I help each of you do your jobs. We all work together to keep Shari healthy and strong. If just one of you cells doesn t do your job, then Shari s whole body is in trouble. 13 I think you all really should get back to work, said a very authoritative voice. I think you have forgotten I am the one who is in charge. I am the command center. I send signals and messages to all the cells and then your actions are reported back to me. I think, respond, and tell each of you what to do. I control everything in Shari s body. lood ell, don t even think about arguing. You know I need you to operate. 14 Yes, rain, they all replied. They quickly got back to work doing their specific jobs. They knew that all the cells were important in keeping Shari s body healthy and strong. o You Know......some of your muscles are voluntary and some are involuntary? Some of your muscles are voluntary. You decide when they move. Your skeletal muscles are voluntary muscles since you choose when to move them. For example your leg bends to kick a soccer ball because you decide you want it to. Other muscles are involuntary. You cannot control them. Your brain and body tell these muscles what to do without you even thinking about it. Your cardiac (heart) muscle is involuntary, so are the muscles in your stomach and digestive system. You cannot tell them to stop working. Page 11 2018-19 EL Practice roward ounty Public Schools
FS Standards and Item Type Practice - Informational Text Passage 2: More bout the ody... 15 To get to school today you might have ridden in a car or taken a bus. While your are in school you may use a computer and later you might watch television or talk on a phone. ll of these inventions are amazing. ut there is something even more wonderful. The human body! 16 If you stop and think about all the things your body does every day, most of it without you even thinking about it, you realize how amazing your body really is! It is made of many different and important parts, but they all have one thing in common. They are all made up of cells. 17 Everyone s body is made of cells. In fact, all living things are made of cells. ells are very small. Most cells are so small they can only be seen through a microscope. 18 Your body has many different kinds of cells. In humans, there are about 200 different types of cells. 19 ifferent cells have different jobs to do. Each cell has a size and shape that is suited to its job. ells that do the same job group together to form body tissue, such as muscle tissue, skin tissue, or bone tissue. ell Shapes LIVER ELLS ONE ELLS WHITE LOO ELLS RE LOO ELLS MUSLE ELLS Page 12 2018-19 EL Practice roward ounty Public Schools
FS Standards and Item Type Practice - Informational Text Now answer Numbers 12 through 20. ase your answers on the passages ody Works and More bout the ody. 12. ased on Passage 1, which two of the following are Red lood ell's jobs? E digesting food attacking germs collecting iron from food delivering oxygen to cells sending messages to cells 13. What is the main idea of Passage 1? Nerve cells help all the other cells do their jobs. rain cells are in charge of all the cells in the body. Muscle cells are the most important cells in the body. ll the cells in the body work together to keep the body healthy. 14. How are paragraphs 1 through 3 of Passage 1 connected? In each paragraph a cell tells how it gets its color. In each paragraph a cell explains why his job is important. In each paragraph a cell describes how Shari s body moves. In each paragraph a cell explains how it works well with the other cells. Page 13 2018-19 EL Practice roward ounty Public Schools
FS Standards and Item Type Practice - Informational Text 15. This question has two parts. First answer Part. Then, answer Part. Part What does the word continuously mean as it is used in Passage 1? We continuously travel through Shari's body. (paragraph 2) carefully constantly gently quietly Part Fill in the circle before the sentence from Passage 1 that helps readers understand the meaning of continuously. 2 The iron I collect attracts oxygen, which I deliver to other cells. You know you need oxygen to work. fter I drop off the oxygen, I then pick up the carbon dioxide and carry it back to the lungs. Red blood cells are very important. E One drop of blood contains millions of us red blood cells. F We deliver oxygen and remove waste over and over. 16. What information can be found in the text box o You Know? a list of different muscles an explanation of how muscles grow a description of two types of muscles a list of reasons for why we need muscles Page 14 2018-19 EL Practice roward ounty Public Schools
FS Standards and Item Type Practice - Informational Text 17. This question has two parts. First answer Part. Then, answer Part. Part ased on Passage 1, what would be affected if one ell stopped working? breathing digesting moving stretching Part Which paragraph supports the answer to Part? Paragraph 1 Paragraph 7 Paragraph 10 Paragraph 12 18. With which statement would the author of Passage 2 agree? The human body is remarkable. Some cells in the body are special. The human body depends on a few kinds of cells. It is easy to understand all the jobs that our cells do. Page 15 2018-19 EL Practice roward ounty Public Schools
FS Standards and Item Type Practice - Informational Text 19. What does the reader understand using the information from Passage 2 and the illustration titled ell Shapes? ells work together. ells do similar jobs. ll cells do not look alike. Some cells are not needed. 20. Fill in the circles to show key details found in Passage 1, Passage 2, or both passages. Passage 1 Passage 2 oth Passages The human body is made of cells. There are red blood cells and white blood cells. E F ody tissue is made of cells that do the same job. G H I This is the end of Practice for Informational Text. Page 16 2018-19 EL Practice roward ounty Public Schools