"Autumntime Test"

1. What is the theme of the story?

• A. Nature is resilient, and humans should not worry about damaging the environment.

• B. The benefits of human progress outweigh its negative consequences.

• C. Humans value preserving nature over technological progress.

  
  

• D. Technological progress and urbanization come at a cost.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

2. What does the word, “alien” mean as used in paragraph 9?

• A. unfamiliar

• B. unearthly

• C. external

• D. distant

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

3. How does visiting the tree affect the narrator?

• A. The narrator is angry that there are not more real trees in their city.

  
  

• B. The narrator is excited by the chance to see the tree again in the future

• C. The narrator is moved by the tree and upset after learning it will be cut down.

• D. The narrator ignores their parents when he or she sees that they do not care about the tree.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

4. In the passage, how are the narrator’s and their parents’ points of view towards the tree different?

• A. The narrator and their parents are distracted by different aspects of the property, not the tree.

  
  

• B. The narrator is indifferent toward the tree while their parents are overwhelmed by it.

  
  

• C. The narrator is amazed by the tree, but their parents quietly reflect on it.

• D. The narrator cannot convince their parents of the tree’s importance.

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CCSS.RL.8.6

5. What phrase from paragraph 7 provides a clue for the meaning of the word unimpressive?

• A. It had none of the marble gloss or steely sheen of modern buildings, but rather was a dull white color.

• B. The rooms were roped off to keep people from touching anything.

• C. There were no windows facing the illegal backyard anyway.

• D. It really didn’t matter that I couldn’t enter the rooms on that side.

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CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

6. How does Mom’s account of the history of the O’Brien house propel the story forward?

• A. It creates a conflict between the narrator and the parents.

  
  

• B. It explains why the Urban Center is planning to restore the house as a National Landmark.

• C. It helps the reader understand how unique and rare it is for the house to have a secret back yard containing a real, live tree.

• D. It reveals the mystery of the house’s history and builds suspense for the reader to solve the mystery.

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CCSS.RL.8.3

7. How does the reader know the point of view in the story?

• A. The narrator tells the story and knows the thoughts and feelings of every character.

  
  

• B. The narrator tells the story and is limited to what one character thinks.

• C. The narrator tells the story from his perspective and uses “I.”

• D. The narrator puts the reader directly into the story by using “you.”

8. What evidence in the passage supports this being a science fiction story? Choose TWO answers.

• A. Mom dialed a light breakfast of toast and synthetic milk so that we wouldn’t waste time eating.

• B. I think he was glad we went after all, because he was smiling quietly all during the trip back.

• C. It was located at one end of the yard, and there was a mesh fence around it for protection.

• D. The three of us took an elevator-bus up to the fourth level, where we caught the air track to Brooklyn.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.W.8.9A

9. What change, if any, should be made to this sentence:

From there we took another elevator-bus down to main level, rode the monorail to Intercity Subway Station 27, and caught the second sublevel AA train to Boston.

• A. Change There to Their

• B. Change There to They’re 

• C. Change There to Thair

• D. No change should be made. 

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CCSS.L.8.2C