TCAP Review - Excerpt from "Summer Camp"

In paragraph 2, how is the narrator's attitude toward the other girls at camp connected to the theme that success is built upon self-confidence?

• She worries that they may not notice her ability.

• She welcomes the chance to race against them.

• She thinks that most are less skilled than she is.

• She hopes that some believe that they can finish their laps.

What does the reader learn because of the point of view used in paragraph 3?

• how well the narrator is swimming her laps

• the narrator memories of previous swim tests

• the narrator's thoughts about her own abilities

• how scared the other girls are compared to the narrator

In what two ways do paragraphs 5 through 7 fit into the overall structure of the passage?

• They show how the narrator feels connected to her surroundings.

• They develop suspense about the outcome of the swim test.

• They provide a contrast between the narrator and the other swimmers.

• They give a vivid description of the setting of the summer camp.

• They explain why the narrator has been able to pass the swim test.

What does the narrator suggest with the phrase "tirelesss repetition" in paragraph 6?

• Hearing the counting from the dock annoys her.

• The girls are able to swim more laps than she expected.

• The girls are devoted to the task of counting laps.

• Counting laps requires more effort than she anticipated.

Which detail is most important in explaining how the narrator passes the swim test?

• She is able to go first before her partner.

• The water has been warmed by the hot sun.

• The girl with glasses helps her keep track of the laps.

• She attended the summer camp the year before.

What is a central idea of the passage?

• The narrator feels that she belongs at summer camp.

• The rest of the campers are jealous of the narrator.

• The narrator is unhappy about having to prove herself.

• The girl with glasses is proud to be a friend of the narrator.

Which sentence from the passage best supports the answer - "The narrator feels that she belongs at summer camp."

• "My partner, a small eight-year- old with wispy, dark brown hair and thick glasses, whispers to me that I can go first." (paragraph 3)

• "I jump right in with a splash that wets my partner and the other chickenson the dock who want to count first." (paragraph 3)

• "Moving into shallower depts is always an option, but I prefer proving my endurance to the onlookers I'm sure are watching." (paragraph 5)

• "Simultaneously I smell the pines and the water, and the sensations are home, security." (paragraph 7)

What new information might the reader have if the passage were written from a different point of view?

• what the girls on the dock think of the narrator

• why doing well on the swim test is so important to the narrator

• why the narrator is so confident about the swim test

• what makes the narrator have such positive feelings about summer camp