TCAP ELA

Based on the context of paragraph 6, what does the word exhilarated mean?

• freezing

• renewed

• serious

• tired

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is the main idea of this selection?

• The narrator was bored on a hot July day.

• The narrator took a really fun trip to the mountains last winter.

• The narrator recalled a winter vacation to get through the heat of a summer day.

• The narrator enjoyed learning to cross country ski.

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Based on Paragraph 10, which word would best describe the main character?

• adventurous

• annoyed

• cautious

• scared

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which sentence from Paragraph 10 shows evidence of this description?

• "My sister and I sat down in the wooden sled with the curved wood at the front."

• "Dad gave us a push, and we started to glide down the slope."

• "The fresh cold air was gusting in our faces."

• "It was such a thrill to zip down the exciting mountainside."

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What can the reader infer about the main character at the end of the selection?

• The main character was annoyed because it was still hot outside.

• The main character was relieved from the hot weather.

• The main character was excited to take another trip to the mountains.

• The main character was tired and decided to take a nap.

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which two sentences from the passage support your answer to Part A in question 10?

• “Every now and again a grey cloud would hover over the town but refuse to release its cool rainwater and relieve us from the summer swelter.”

• “Even though it was 95 degrees outside, I felt myself cooling down as I imagined myself on the rink in the middle of winter.”

• “I closed my eyes and imagined the trip my family took to the mountains last winter.”

• “Sitting in my chair in the midst of such a hot summer, I felt myself cooling as I remembered the feel of the snow on my face.”

• “The ice skating instructor had taught me how to glide smoothly from one side of the rink to the other.”

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What does the word pleasant mean in paragraph 1?

• nice

• large

• open

• empty

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Use "Excerpt from Black Beauty" to answer the question. Which two sentences from the passage describe the narrator's life in the meadow? Choose 2 answers!

• "The first place that I can well remember was a pleasant meadow with a pond of clear water in it."

  (paragraph 1)

• "Over the hedge on one side we looked into a plowed field, and on the other we looked over a gate at our master's house, which stood by the roadside."

  (paragraph 1)

• "While I was young, I lived upon my mother's milk, as I could not eat grass."

  (paragraph 1)

• "In the daytime I ran by her side, and at night I lay down close by her."

  (paragraph 1)

• "I used to run with them, and had great fun; we used to gallop all together round the field, as hard as we could go."

  (paragraph 2)

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.6

Part A: How does the narrator describe life in the meadow?

• The narrator was unhappy.

• The narrator felt very lonely.

• The narrator enjoyed himself.

• The narrator was eager to leave.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

Use "Excerpt from Black Beauty" to answer the question.

Part B: Which detail from the story supports the correct answer in Part A?

• The narrator could not eat grass at first.

• The narrator had great fun with the other colts.

• The narrator looked over the gate at the house.

• The narrator stayed in a shed when it was cold.

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CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1