FAST Reading Assessment Part 2

22 Part A- What is the central idea of the passage?

• A. The orange was first brought from India to the Middle East and finally made its way to Spain.

• B. The orange was first brought from China to India and finally made its way to the Middle East.

• C. The orange was first brought from the Middle East to France and finally made its way to Spain.

• D. The orange was first brought from France to Spain and finally made its way to the Middle East.

22 Part B-Which detail supports the answer in Part A?

• A. “The French liked the fruit, and soon una naranja became une orange in French.” (paragraph 2)

• B. “Orange trees were cultivated in most parts of the Middle East.” (paragraph 5)

• C. “Spain’s first orange trees were planted in the eighth century.” (paragraph 6)

• D. “This was a series of routes that connected India and China to the Middle East and moved into Europe.” (paragraph 12)

23. 23. How do the details in the passage support its central idea?

• A. They show how the orange was first grown in India and China.

• B. They show that the orange caused great battles throughout the world.

• C. They show how important the Silk Road was in bringing the orange to Europe.

• D. They show how different languages and cultures are part of the history of the orange.

24. 24. What does the word cultivated mean as it is used in the paragraph?

• A. accepted

• B. enjoyed

• C. grown

• D. transferred

25. 25. What evidence does the author give to support the claim that word origins and history are closely related?

• A. The English word orange is related to the word for the same fruit in other languages.

• B. The delightful taste and color of oranges was first appreciated long ago, probably in Asia.

• C. Over time, the word for orange evolved from narangi to naranja to orange as the fruit traveled.

• D. Oranges have been grown in many different places, such as India, the Middle East, France, and Spain.

26 Part A- What does the map show?

• A. the size of the Muslim Empire of the Middle East

• B. the places where most oranges were grown in Spain

• C. how oranges most likely came to be in the Middle East

• D. how a great army moved across the Mediterranean Sea

26 Part B-Select one detail from the passage that supports your answer in Part A.

• A. In the year 711 A.D., a great army from North Africa crossed the Mediterranean Sea and invaded Spain.

• B. The Spanish fought hard, but the country was soon conquered.

• C. Spain became part of the great Muslim Empire.

• D. This empire stretched from the Middle East across North Africa and into Spain.

• E. The first caliphs, or rulers, who headed this empire were Arab. (paragraph 4)

27. 27. Select two phrases that describe the narrator’s point of view in Passage 1.

• a character in the story

• first-person point of view

• third-person point of view

• a character outside the story

• speaker familiar with the story

28. 28. Based on Passage 1, what would a person described as Herculean be like?

• a traveler

• very strong

• a Greek titan

• very generous

29. 29. In Passage 1, why does Hercules like the adventure of the golden apples best of all his twelve labors?

• He becomes famous for this adventure.

• He uses brains and strength in this adventure.

• He is able to rest after completing this adventure.

• He slays more than one monster in this adventure.