Pre-AP Pretest

In the first paragraph, the description of the bears’ circus tricks serves to

• emphasize the cooperative nature of the bears’ routine.

• stress how difficult it was for the bears to learn the routine.

• suggest that the bears’ routine was intended to be more comedic than other routines.

• indicate that the bears were upset that they were not asked to help design the routine.

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TEKS.ELA.3.9D.I

TEKS.ELA.4.9D.I

TEKS.ELA.5.9D.I

TEKS.ELA.PSW.5B

TEKS.ELA.RI.4D

As used near the end of the second paragraph, “moved out” most nearly means

• forced out from.

• relocated to.

• passed by.

• directed to.

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TEKS.ELA.CR.2F

TEKS.ELA.E1.2B

TEKS.ELA.E2.2B

TEKS.ELA.E3.2B

TEKS.ELA.RI.1A

When the passage moves from the second paragraph (“There a . . . circus tricks”) to the third paragraph (“On nights . . . dance to”), it also moves from

• a summary of a sudden event to an analysis of the actions that led to that event.

• a depiction of one natural setting to an explanation of how that setting changed over time.

• a presentation of other circus routines to a focus on how the circus eventually ceased operating.

• a description of the bears’ life after the circus to a particular activity performed by their descendants.

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TEKS.ELA.5.10B

TEKS.ELA.6.9B

TEKS.ELA.7.9B

TEKS.ELA.8.9B

TEKS.ELA.E1.8B

In the last paragraph, what does “brilliant silence” refer to?

• The intelligence level of the bears

• A particular element of the bears’ dance

• The circus spotlight that shined on the original bears

• A difficult part of the bears’ dance

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TEKS.ELA.8.2B

TEKS.ELA.E1.2B

TEKS.ELA.E2.2B

TEKS.ELA.E3.2B

TEKS.ELA.RI.1A

One theme of the passage is that

• A small-town life is more satisfying than city life.

• All journeys tend to reach unique destinations.

• Starting a new life makes one reflect on what is being left behind.

• Taking a risk often leads to one being disappointed in the

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TEKS.ELA.E1.6A

TEKS.ELA.E2.6D

TEKS.ELA.E3.6D

TEKS.ELA.OI.3A

TEKS.ELA.OI.4I

As used in the second paragraph (“All through . . . asked”), “habit” most nearly means

• appearance.

• occasion.

• impulse.

• pattern.

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TEKS.ELA.8.2B

TEKS.ELA.CR.2F

TEKS.ELA.E1.2B

TEKS.ELA.E2.2B

TEKS.ELA.RI.1A

Based on the telling details in the passage, Tom Little can best be characterized as

• patient and persistent.

• opportunistic and greedy.

• optimistic and enthusiastic.

• experienced and predictable.

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TEKS.ELA.8.6G

TEKS.ELA.CR.4E

TEKS.ELA.E1.5G

TEKS.ELA.PSW.5B

TEKS.ELA.RI.5B

What do the phrases “appear green” and “greenhorn” in the seventh paragraph (“George glanced . . . greenhorn”) refer to?

• Being jealous

• A sensation of nausea

• A lack of experience

• A limited amount of money

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TEKS.ELA.8.2B

TEKS.ELA.CR.2F

TEKS.ELA.E3.2B

TEKS.ELA.E4.2B

TEKS.ELA.RI.1A

Which choice is the best version of the underlined phrase in sentence 4?

• NO CHANGE

• volunteering

• volunteering to help the Union

• offering to help and provide aid

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TEKS.ELA.2.8B

TEKS.ELA.E1.8B

TEKS.ELA.LG.2F

TEKS.ELA.OI.4G

TEKS.ELA.RI.4E

Which choice is the best version for the underlined words in sentence 5?

• NO CHANGE

• soldiers, her actions

• soldiers and her actions

• soldiers, and her actions,

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TEKS.ELA.2.8B

TEKS.ELA.E1.8B

TEKS.ELA.LG.2F

TEKS.ELA.OI.4G

TEKS.ELA.RI.4E