WKCE Practice Wksts (10) Reading

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GRADE 10
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Practice Worksheet 1 Wisconsin Standards: A.10.1
WKCE Test Practice: Using Effective Reading Strategies

In Harmony with Nature: Native American Traditions
The first American literature was created by the beings have a kinship with animals, plants, the
first people to live here—the Native Americans, land, heavenly bodies, and the elements. All of
who inhabited North America thousands of years these things are seen as alive and aware . . .
before the first Europeans arrived. . . . Furthermore, the human and the nonhuman are
Literature is not limited to what is written seen as parts of a sacred whole. To Native
down in books. Native American literatures were Americans, human beings do not have dominion
primarily oral, passed down from generation to over nature; they are part of nature and must act
generation by storytelling and performances. to maintain a right relationship with the world
Some widespread types of Native American oral around them. . . .
literature are creation myths, which explain the Native Americans and their traditions have not
beginning of the world; tales of heroes and trick- disappeared from this country. Although some cul-
sters who transformed the world to its present tures were lost to the diseases and violence of the
state; and the ritual songs and chants that are part Europeans, others have survived . . . Today, Native
of ceremonies. . . . Americans live in cities and suburbs as well as on
Although traditional Native American literature reservations. They are keeping oral traditions alive
has many forms and functions, much of it empha- by singing songs and telling stories, but they are
sizes the importance of living in harmony with the also writing in English. . . .
natural world. In Native American belief, human
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1 The main idea of the passage is that 4 Which of the following statements best sum-
marizes the third paragraph of the passage?
A Native Americans now live on
reservations. A Native Americans believe that plants and
B Native Americans were killed through even the land are alive and aware.
violence and disease hundreds of years B Native Americans believe that all things
ago. are equal in value and part of nature.
C Native American literature has existed for C Native American literature has many
hundreds of years and will continue to forms and functions.
exist into the future. D Native Americans feel that humans have
D Native American literature has always a kinship with animals.
been written.
5 Which of the following statements best sum-
2 Which of the following statements best sum- marizes the author’s attitude toward Native
marizes the second paragraph of the passage? American literature?
A Native American literature was mostly A Native American myths are beautiful but
oral and played a number of roles in daily unimportant as a source of literature.
life. B Only stories that are written down can be
B Native American literature includes considered literature.
creation stories. C Ancient Native American songs and
C Most Native American literature tells tales chants are not technically considered
of heroes and villains. literature.
D Native American literature is still read D Native American myths, songs, and
today. chants are valuable sources of literature.
3 In general, Native American literature focuses 6 Which of the following statements best sum-
on marizes the author’s concluding paragraph?
A ritual songs. A Native Americans have kept their oral
B ceremonial chants. traditions alive and continue to do so.
C family trees. B Native Americans live in cities, suburbs,

and on reservations.
D unity in nature.
C Native American traditions are slowly
dying.
D Native Americans still do not write in

English.
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“A Poison Tree” and “Fireworks”
A Poison Tree Fireworks
by William Blake by Amy Lowell
I was angry with my friend; You hate me and I hate you,

I told my wrath, my wrath did end. And we are so polite, we two!
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow. But whenever I see you, I burst apart
And scatter the sky with my blazing heart.
And I watered it in fears, It spits and sparkles in stars and balls,
Night & morning with my tears: Buds into roses—and flares, and falls.
And I sunnéd it with smiles,
And with soft deceitful wiles. Scarlet buttons, and pale green disks,
Silver spirals and asterisks,
And it grew both day and night. Shoot and tremble in a mist
Till it bore an apple bright. Peppered with mauve and amethyst.
And my foe beheld it shine,
And he knew that it was mine. I shine in the windows and light up the trees,
And all because I hate you, if you please.
And into my garden stole,
When the night had veiled the pole; And when you meet me, you rend asunder
In the morning glad I see; And go up in a flaming wonder
My foe outstretched beneath the tree. Of saffron cubes, and crimson moons,
And wheels all amaranths and maroons.
Golden lozenges and spades,

Arrows of malachites and jades,
Patens of copper, azure sheaves.
As you mound, you flash in the glossy leaves.
Such fireworks as we make, we two!

Because you hate me and I hate you.

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1 Focusing on the first stanza of each poem, 5 Which of the following does Lowell use to
what theme do both poems have in com- convey the speaker’s anger in her poem?
mon?
A color
A love B nature
B anger C day and night
C disguised hatred D the past
D friendship betrayed
6 What results from the speakers’ anger in
2 How do the speakers act in each poem when Blake and Lowell’s poems, respectively?
they meet a certain person?
A an apple and a crimson moon
A with a pretense of politeness B tears and roses
B with a pretense of wrath C a garden and leaves
C bored D a tree and fireworks
D sorrowful
7 Fill in the chart below to compare the
3 Where does the main action occur in each of poems.
the poems?
Poetic “A Poison “Fireworks”
A in a garden Elements Tree”
B on the street Subject
C in the author’s mind Matter
D in the enemy’s mind

Speaker’s
4 Blake uses which of the following as a Point of
metaphor for his anger? View
A color Structure
B nature
C day and night
D the past

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The Decline of the Roman Empire
The decline of the Western Roman Empire families swarmed across the ice. They met little
took place over many years. Its final collapse was resistance and kept moving through the Roman
the result of worsening internal problems, the province of Gaul. The western empire was now so
separation of the western empire from the disorganized that it was unable to field an army to
wealthier eastern part, and outside invasions. stop them.
Since the days of Julius Caesar, Germanic By the early fifth century, the city of Rome
peoples had gathered on the northern borders of itself was vulnerable to attack. More than 600
the empire. Some groups settled into a peaceful years had passed since a foreign army, the
farming life. Eventually they adopted Roman ways, Carthaginians, had threatened Rome. Then in 408,
such as speaking Latin and becoming Christians. Visigoths, led by their king, Alaric, marched across
Other groups remained nomads. From A.D. 376 to the Alps toward Rome. After putting the city
476, huge numbers of Germans poured into under siege, hordes of Germans stormed Rome in
Roman territory—Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Franks, 410, and plundered it for three days.
Angles, Saxons, Burgundians, Alemanni, and Attila the Hun
Vandals. Gradually, they overwhelmed the struc- Meanwhile, the Huns, who were indirectly
tures of Roman society. Finally, they drove the last responsible for the Germanic assault on the
Roman emperor from the throne. empire, became a direct threat. In 444, they united
The Huns Move West for the first time under a powerful chieftain named
The main reason for the Germanic invasions of Attila. With his 100,000 soldiers, Attila terrorized
the empire was the movement into Europe of the both halves of the empire. In the East, his armies
Huns. The Huns were fierce Mongol nomads from attacked and plundered 70 cities. They failed,
central Asia. They began invading the frontier however, to scale the high walls of Constantinople.
regions of the Rhine and Danube rivers around The Huns then swept into the West. In
A.D. 370, destroying all in their path. The pressure A.D. 452, Attila’s forces advanced against Rome,
from the Huns forced other groups to move as but they were weakened by famine and disease.
well—into the Roman Empire. As a result, Pope Leo I was able to negotiate their
Germanic Invasions withdrawal. Although the Huns were no longer a
Germanic people near the Rhine River— threat to the empire after Attila’s death in 453, the
Franks, Burgundians, and Vandals—fled the Germanic invasions continued. In 455, Vandals,
invading Huns and sought refuge in Roman lands. under Gaiseric, sacked Rome, leaving it in chaos.
When the Rhine River froze during an especially Famine struck, and its population eventually
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Multiple Causes: Fall of the Western Roman Empire

Contributing Factors
Political Social Economic Military
• Political office seen as • Decline in interest in • Poor harvests • Threat from northern
burden, not reward public affairs • Disruption of trade European tribes
• Military interference in • Low confidence in • No more war plunder • Low funds for defense
politics empire • Problems recruiting
• Gold and silver drain
• Civil war and unrest • Disloyalty, lack of Roman citizens,
patriotism, corruption • Inflation recruiting of
• Division of empire
• Contrast between rich • Crushing tax burden non-Romans
• Moving of capital to
Byzantium and poor • Widening gap between • Decline of patriotism
rich and poor and and loyalty among
increasingly soldiers
impoverished western
empire
Immediate Causes
• Pressure from Huns • Invasion by Germanic tribes and by Huns • Sack of Rome • Conquest by invaders
1 Which of the following best supports the 4 Which of the following is considered to be an
main idea of the passage and the chart? immediate cause of the fall of the Western
Roman Empire, according to the chart?
A The Carthaginians posed the greatest
threat to the Roman Empire. A Rome’s conquest over its invaders
B Pope Leo I convinced the Huns to leave B disloyalty
Rome early. C Huns’ invasion
C Early Germanic settlers in Roman lands D low funds for defense
were peaceful farmers.
D Many factors contributed to the decline 5 The chart cites that division within the
of the Western Roman Empire. Western Roman Empire contributed to its fall.
Under which category would this factor fall?
2 Based on the chart and the passage, which
A political
of the following is cited as a military factor?
B social
A threat from northern European tribes
C economic
B inflation
D military
C civil war and unrest
D increase in patriotism of soldiers 6 What is the purpose of the chart?
A to show how influential the Huns were
3 How is the passage organized?

on the Romans
A cause and effect B to organize the factors that contributed
B main headings and subheadings to the fall of the Western Roman Empire
C comparison and contrast C to emphasize that poor harvests were an
D foreshadowing immediate cause of the fall of the
Western Roman Empire
D to illustrate the path the Huns took
during their invasion of the Western
Roman Empire

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“Jazz Fantasia” and “Identity”
Jazz Fantasia Identity
by Carl Sandburg by Julio Noboa
Drum on your drums, batter on your banjoes, Let them be as flowers,

sob on the long cool winding saxophones. always watered, fed, guarded, admired,
Go to it, O jazzmen. but harnessed to a pot of dirt.
Sling your knuckles on the bottoms of the I’d rather be a tall, ugly weed,
happy tin pans, let your trombones ooze, clinging on cliffs, like an eagle
and go husha-husha-husha with the slippery wind-wavering above high, jagged rocks.
sand-paper.
To have broken through the surface of stone
Moan like an autumn wind high in the lone- to live, to feel exposed to the madness
some treetops, of the vast, eternal sky.
To be swayed by the breezes of an ancient
moan soft like you wanted somebody terrible, sea,
cry like a carrying my soul, my seed, beyond the
mountains of time
racing car slipping away from a motorcycle cop, or into the abyss of the bizarre.
bang-bang! you jazzmen, bang altogether
drums, traps, I’d rather be unseen, and if
then shunned by everyone
banjoes, horns, tin cans—make two people than to be a pleasant-smelling flower,
fight on the top of a stairway and scratch each growing in clusters in the fertile valley
other’s eyes in a where they’re praised, handled, and plucked
by greedy, human hands.
clinch tumbling down the stairs.
I’d rather smell of musty, green stench
Can the rough stuff . . . now a Mississippi
than of sweet, fragrant lilac.
steamboat
If I could stand alone, strong and free,
I’d rather be a tall, ugly weed.
pushes up the night rive with a hoo-hoo-hoo-
oo . . . and Copyright © McDougal Littell
the green lanterns calling to the high soft stars

. . . a red
moon rides on the humps of the low river hills

. . . go to it,
O jazzmen.

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1 Which of the following questions would be 5 Which of the following questions does
most helpful in determining the theme of the Sandburg answer through his poem?
poem “Identity”?
A How can jazz capture the essence of life
A Which lines best illustrate alliteration? and emotion?
B What do the weeds symbolize in the B How has jazz influenced the world of
poem? music?
C What is the setting of the poem? C How is jazz an expression of African
D Who is the author of the poem? American thought?
D Who are the jazzmen?
2 Which of the following questions would be
most helpful in determining the structure of 6 Which of the following questions would be
the poem “Identity”? most helpful in determining if “Identity”
uses alliteration?
A What is an example of imagery in the
poem? A Which line uses words to capture sounds?
B Why does the poet describe the weed as B Which line uses an object to represent
“tall” and “ugly”? something else?
C How many “s” sounds appear in the C Which line has two words that begin
poem? with the letter “c”?
D How many stanzas are in the poem? D Which line has ten syllables?
3 Which of the following questions does 7 Compose three questions that you would
Noboa answer through his poem? like answered by either Sandburg or Noboa
about their respective poems. The questions
A How does it feel to be a single parent?
should allow you to gain a deeper under-
B What do you think about how people standing of the poem in question.
treat nature?
C Would you rather be imprisoned and
admired or free and ignored by others?
D How does it feel to be in love?
4 Which of the following questions would be

most helpful in determining the theme of the
poem “Jazz Fantasia”?
A What does music represent to the speaker?

B Why does the speaker want two people
to fight on the top of a stairway?
C How many lines are in each stanza of the
poem?
D Why does the poet use words like
“husha-husha-husha” and “bang-bang”?

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WKCE Test Practice: Interpreting and Analyzing Literature

Rikki-tikki-tavi
“. . . Darzee, if you have a grain of sense, you Rikki-tikki heard them going up the path from
will fly off to the stables and pretend that your the stables, and he raced for the end of the melon
wing is broken and let Nagaina [the cobra] chase patch near the wall. There, in the warm litter
you away to this bush. I must get to the melon above the melons, very cunningly hidden, he
bed, and if I went there now, she’d see me.” found twenty-five eggs, about the size of a ban-
Darzee was a featherbrained little fellow who tam’s eggs but with whitish skins instead of shells.
could never hold more than one idea at a time in “I was not a day too soon,” he said, for he
his head; and just because he knew that Nagaina’s could see the baby cobras curled up inside the
children were born in eggs like his own, he didn’t skin, and he knew that the minute they were
think at first that it was fair to kill them. But his hatched they could each kill a man or a mongoose.
wife was a sensible bird, and she knew that He bit off the tops of the eggs as fast as he could,
cobra’s eggs meant young cobras later on; so she taking care to crush the young cobras, and turned
flew off from the nest and left Darzee to keep the over the litter from time to time to see whether he
babies warm . . . had missed any. At last there were only three eggs
She fluttered in front of Nagaina by the rub- left, and Rikki-tikki began to chuckle to himself
bish heap and cried out, “Oh, my wing is broken! when he heard Darzee’s wife screaming.
The boy in the house threw a stone at me and “Rikki-tikki, I led Nagaina toward the house,
broke it.” Then she fluttered more desperately and she has gone into the veranda and—oh,
than ever. come quickly—she means killing!”
Nagaina lifted up her head and hissed, “You Rikki-tikki smashed two eggs and tumbled
warned Rikki-tikki when I would have killed him. backward down the melon bed with the third egg
Indeed and truly, you’ve chosen a bad place to be in his mouth and scuttled to the veranda as hard
lame in.” And she moved toward Darzee’s wife, as he could put foot to the ground. Teddy and his
slipping along over the dust. mother and father were there at early breakfast;
“The boy broke it with a stone!” shrieked but Rikki-tikki saw that they were not eating any-
Darzee’s wife. thing. They sat stone still, and their faces were
“Well! It may be some consolation to you white. Nagaina was coiled up on the matting by
when you’re dead to know that I shall settle Teddy’s chair, within easy striking distance of
accounts with the boy. My husband lies on the Teddy’s bare leg; and she was swaying to and fro,
rubbish heap this morning, but before night the singing a song of triumph.
boy in this house will lie very still. What is the use “Son of the big man that killed Nag,” she
of running away? I am sure to catch you. Little hissed, “stay still. I am not ready yet. Wait a little. Copyright © McDougal Littell
fool, look at me!” Keep very still, all you three! If you move, I strike,
Darzee’s wife knew better than to do that, for and if you do not move, I strike. Oh, foolish peo-
a bird who looks at a snake’s eyes gets so fright- ple who killed my Nag!”
ened that she cannot move. Darzee’s wife flut- Teddy’s eyes were fixed on his father, and all
tered on, piping sorrowfully, and never leaving the his father could do was to whisper, “Sit still,
ground, and Nagaina quickened her pace. Teddy. You mustn’t move. Teddy, keep still.”

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Then Rikki-tikki came up and cried, “Turn “Yes, you will go away, and you will never
round, Nagaina; turn and fight!” come back, for you will go to the rubbish heap
“All in good time,” said she, without moving with Nag. Fight, widow! The big man has gone
her eyes. “I will settle my account with you for his gun! Fight!”
presently. Look at your friends, Rikki-tikki. They are Rikki-tikki was bounding all round Nagaina,
still and white. They are afraid. They dare not keeping just out of reach of her stoke, his little
move, and if you come a step nearer, I strike.” eyes like hot coals. Nagaina gathered herself
“Look at your eggs,” said Rikki-tikki, “in the together and flung out at him. Rikki-tikki jumped
melon bed near the wall. Go and look, Nagaina!” up and backwards. Again and again and again she
The big snake turned half round and saw the struck, and each time her head came with a whack
egg on the veranda. “Ah-h! Give it to me,” she on the matting of the veranda, and she gathered
said. herself together like a watch spring. Then Rikki-
Rikki-tikki put his paws one on each side of tikki danced in a circle to get behind her, and
the egg, and his eyes were blood-red. “What price Nagaina spun round to keep her head to his head,
for a snake’s egg? For a young cobra? For a young so that the rustle of her tail on the matting sound-
king cobra? For the last—the very last of the ed like dry leaves blown along by the wind.
brood? The ants are eating all the others down by He had forgotten the egg. It still lay on the
the melon bed.” veranda, and Nagaina came nearer and nearer to
Nagaina spun clear round, forgetting every- it, till at last, while Rikki-tikki was drawing breath,
thing for the sake of the one egg; and Rikki-tikki she caught it in her mouth, turned to the veranda
saw Teddy’s father shoot out a big hand, catch steps, and flew like an arrow down the path, with
Teddy by the shoulder, and drag him across the Rikki-tikki behind her. When the cobra runs for her
little table with the teacups, safe and out of reach life, she goes like a whiplash flicked across a
of Nagaina. horse’s neck. Rikki-tikki knew that he must catch
“Tricked! Tricked! Tricked! Rikk-tck-tck!” her, or all the trouble would begin again.
chuckled Rikki-tikki. “The boy is safe, and it was She headed straight for the long grass by the
I—I—I that caught Nag by the hood last night in thorn bush, and as he was running, Rikki-tikki
the bathroom.” Then he began to jump up and heard Darzee still singing his foolish little song of
down, all four feet together, his head close to the triumph. But Darzee’s wife was wiser. She flew off
floor. “He threw me to and fro, but he could not her nest as Nagaina came along and flapped her
shake me off. He was dead before the big man wings about Nagaina’s head. If Darzee had
blew him in two. I did it! Rikki-tikki-tck-tck! Come helped, they might have turned her; but Nagaina
then, Nagaina. Come and fight with me. You shall only lowered her hood and went on. Still,
not be a widow long.” the instant’s delay brought Rikki-tikki up to her,
Nagaina saw that she had lost her chance of and as she plunged into the rat hole where
killing Teddy, and the egg lay between Rikki-tikki’s she and Nag used to live, his little white teeth
paws. “Give me the egg, Rikki-tikki. Give me the were clenched on her tail, and he went down with
last of my eggs, and I will go away and never her—and very few mongooses, however wise and
come back,” she said, lowering her hood. old they may be, care to follow a cobra into
its hole. . . .

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1 The reader can conclude that the baby 6 The reader can conclude from the last sen-
cobras would most likely have been born tence of the excerpt that
A in about a year. A Rikki-tikki is very brave.
B in about a month. B mongooses usually kill cobras.
C in about a week. C Rikki-tikki prevents Nagaina from
D in about a day. completely entering her hole.
D Nag is waiting inside the hole to kill
2 The reader can conclude that if Darzee’s wife Rikki-tikki.
looked at the cobra, she would probably
7 Why is Nagaina so desperate to save her one
A faint.
remaining egg?
B attack.
C freeze.
D fly away.
3 The reader can assume that when Nagaina

promises that “before night the boy in this
house will lie very still,” she means that
A she will guard the boy so he can sleep
soundly.
B she will kill the boy.
C she will frighten the boy so much so that
he will freeze.
D she will tie up the boy.
4 The reader can assume that when Rikki-tikki

tells Nagaina that she will “not be a widow
for long,” he really means that
A her husband is not truly dead.
B she will soon have another husband.
C he will soon kill her.
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5 According to the context of the story, the

reader can assume that Rikki-tikki wants
Nagaina’s children dead because
A he is jealous of her offspring.
B they will eventually kill him and his
friends.
C Teddy hates snakes.
D Darzee is afraid of them.

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Who Was Anne Frank?
An Astonishing Gift In November 1945, ing they would be safe in the Netherlands from
several months after the end of World War II, Otto Nazi persecution. However, in 1940 Germany
Frank returned to Amsterdam, where he, his fami- invaded the Netherlands. The Franks were trapped.
ly, and friends had hidden from the Germans for A Life in Hiding Soon, across all of
over two years. There he received an astonishing German-occupied territory, Jews were rounded up
gift—the diary of his teenage daughter, Anne, and shipped off to concentration camps. Fearing a
who had recently died in a German concentration similar fate, the Franks made plans to go into
camp. In the confusion and terror of her family’s hiding.
arrest, Anne had left her diary behind. Now, for On July 6, 1942, Anne and her family moved
the first time, Otto Frank read his daughter’s into the “Secret Annex,” a small attic area hidden
account of their life in hiding, along with descrip- behind Otto Frank’s office. Soon after, they were
tions of her fears and hopes for the future— joined by Otto Frank’s business partner, Hermann
a future that was to end so miserably in a concen- Van Pels, his wife, and their 15-year-old son, Peter.
tration camp. (The family is know as the Van Daans in Anne’s
Born into Danger Annelies Marie Frank, diary.) Later a man named Fritz Pfeffer (Mr. Dussel
the second daughter of Otto and Edith Frank, was in Anne’s diary) also joined the group.
born in Frankfurt, Germany, on June 12, 1929. In her diary, Anne describes the group’s life in
Although the Franks were German citizens, as hiding and their constant fear of discovery. During
Jews they faced persecution in their own country. the day, they had to creep about and whisper so
The group persecuting them was the National that no one would hear them. Four of Otto
Socialist German Workers’ Party, or Nazis as they Frank’s former colleagues, who worked in the
were called. adjoining office building, supplied the family
Led by Adolf Hitler, the Nazis rose to power members with food, books, and news. For over
after Germany’s defeat in World War I. Hitler and two years, the group lived invisibly, in the hope
the Nazis blamed all of Germany’s problems on that victory by Allied forces would end their
people that they regarded as inferior—Jews, nightmare.
Communists, Gypsies. By 1933, the Nazis con- Discovery and Death As Allied armies
trolled Germany. With the Nazis in control, Jews began liberating Europe, it seemed only a matter
were singled out for unjust treatment. Almost of time before Anne, her family, and friends could
immediately, they were stripped of all legal and come out of hiding. However, on August 4, 1944,
political rights. Later Hitler tried to systematically the Nazis discovered the Secret Annex and arrest-
eliminate the Jewish people. Millions of Jews were ed the residents, along with two of the men who
herded into concentration camps where they were had helped the residents. All were sent to
brutally worked to death or murdered in the gas Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland,
chambers. This horrible destruction of human life where members of the group were separated.
is known as the Holocaust. Anne was moved to Bergen-Belsen in Germany,
In 1933, the same year that Hitler came to where she tragically died of starvation and disease
power, Otto Frank moved to Amsterdam in the only weeks before the camp was liberated by
Netherlands (also called Holland). By February Allied forces. Of the eight residents of the Secret
1934, the rest of the family had joined him, believ- Annex, only Otto Frank survived.

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1 What happened to Anne Frank and her 5 According to the passage, once the Nazis
family after the Nazis discovered their gained control of Germany, one of the first
Secret Annex? things they did was to
A They were all sent to Bergen-Belsen. A take Jews to concentration camps.
B They were all sent to Auschwitz-Birkenau. B banish Jews from the country.
C They were all killed. C allow Jews the chance to join their army.
D They were later liberated from Bergen- D take away the rights of Jews.
Belsen.
6 What ultimately happened to Anne Frank as
2 The Franks went into hiding at the Secret a result of living in a concentration camp?
Annex because
A She escaped.
A the Nazis were trying to eliminate all B She starved to death.
Jews.
C She was liberated by Allied forces.
B an acquaintance told the Nazis where
D She helped save her family.
their first hiding place was located.
C the Allied Forces had suggested it. 7 What did Otto Frank learn from reading his
D they did not want non-Jewish family daughter’s diary?
members to find them. A He learned about Anne’s hopes for the
future.
3 Anne Frank left her diary behind in the
Secret Annex because B He learned how the family was betrayed.
C He learned what happened to Anne after
A she did not want the Nazis to read it.
she was captured.
B she hoped that her father would
D He learned about her experience in the
someday find it.
concentration camp.
C there was a lot of confusion at the time
of her arrest.
D she no longer wished to write in it.
4 Those who were hiding in the Secret Annex

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B they would not disturb their elderly
relatives who were sleeping.
C they could learn self-control.
D they could reduce their amount of stress.

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Snake Boy
It was spring, and in the night the men of The elder brother grumbled but finally agreed
the clans could be heard singing to the spirits of to continue their journey. And so, after resting in
powerful animals. Anpao and his two friends the shade of a boulder, they started out again.
decided they would explore the lands beyond the “Ah!” shouted the elder brother suddenly.
village. The brothers, Anpao’s friends, had never “Just as you said, Anpao, I have found food!
ventured out of the valley of their people, for the Come and see what I have found for us!”
elders often cautioned them about the dangers of The three crowded around a nest built of
the world beyond the meadow. But Anpao loved pebbles among the great rocks. In the nest were
to explore, and his infatuation with adventure was four extremely large greenish eggs. “I am very
highly contagious. Before long his two friends glad,” the elder brother said, and laughed. “I have
wanted to accompany him. found a blessing. Here is food for us to eat in this
So early one morning the three young men place where there is not food!”
started in the direction of the farthest slope of the “No,” Anpao whispered. “Please, my friends,
little valley. By the time the sun was high, they do not eat these eggs. I think there is great power
were tired and hungry. The brothers complained in them. We must come away and continue
of the heat and cursed the rocks that bruised their walking.”
feet through the thin soles of their moccasins. “You are a fool, Anpao,” the elder brother
They were not the kind of people who are made shouted. “You always tell us what to do. If we are
for adventure. tired, you tell us we must continue to walk. If we
Anpao attempted to encourage them, but his are hungry, you tell us we must be patient. And
high spirits had little effect. The elder brother was when we finally find food, then you tell us we
especially sullen as they hiked through the rocky, must not eat it. You are a fool and I don’t know
scorched landscape in which nothing grew and why I call you my friend!”
there was neither fruit to eat nor water to drink. “Listen to me…” Anpao urged, but the
The three young men searched everywhere for brothers ignored him and gathered dried grass to
food, but they found absolutely nothing, not even make a fire. Soon the eggs were roasting. The
tender roots or green berries. Finally, the sullen brothers sang heartily, their voices echoing among
elder brother sat down on a rock and refused to the great gray rocks, as they sniffed the cooking
go any farther. “I want to turn back,” he said food.
angrily. “You must listen to what I am telling you,”
“No,” protested the younger brother. “We Anpao pleaded. “I have come to know about
have come this far, and what will be the good of such things, and you are doing evil. Already the
it if we turn back before we have seen what lies eggs have died in the fire. Now we must run away
beyond the valley?” quickly. You cannot steal these eggs without a
“It takes nothing to go back,” Anpao told prayer or an offering. A living thing is a vast
them. “That is why people never get anywhere. mystery, and something that is coming into life,
Do not be so easily disappointed, my friend. We like these great eggs, is even more mysterious.
will find food soon. And we will also find a good I know that something bad will happen if we eat
place to make our camp for the night.” those eggs.”

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1 Which of the following best expresses the 4 What literary effect is achieved by the phrase
plot’s conflict? “not even tender roots or green berries”
when the story already states that the boys
A The young men are lost, and they cannot
found nothing to eat?
agree on which way to travel.
B The young men’s feet are bruised, and A It emphasizes that the illusion of food is
they want to turn back and go home. more powerful than the food itself.
C The young men have no food, and when B It explains that when an area is burned,
they find food they argue over it. nothing can grow in it.
D The villagers do not want the young men C It convinces the reader that the
to leave the village. characters are not trying hard enough to
find food.
2 What character trait of the brothers who D It demonstrates to the reader that even
accompany Anpao is defined by this the simplest foodstuffs are absent.
sentence from the story?
5 What is the theme of the story?
They were not the kind of people who
are made for adventure. A Follow your own heart.
A lack of open-mindedness B Listen to your elders.
B lack of loyalty C Respect nature.
C lack of innocence D Trust your friends.
D lack of courage
6 Which of the following words best describes
Anpao?
3 How does the setting affect the mood and
plot of this passage? A selfish
A The setting is not important to the mood B adventurous
and plot of this passage. C naive
B Because the story is set in an empty desert, D cowardly
and the plot is very simple and basic.
C Because the setting is familiar to the 7 Describe how Anpao’s view of nature and life
characters, it doesn’t affect the plot very differ from the elder brother’s view of nature
much. and life.
D The hostile setting makes the young

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suspenseful.

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WKCE Test Practice: Understanding Human Experience

from The Ransom of Red Chief
by O. Henry
It looked like a good thing; but wait till I tell Bill was pasting court plaster over the scratches
you. We were down South, in Alabama—Bill and bruises on his features.
Driscoll and myself—when this kidnapping idea There was a fire burning behind the big rock
struck us. It was, as Bill afterward expressed it, at the entrance of the cave, and the boy was
“during a moment of temporary mental appari- watching a pot of boiling coffee, with two buz-
tion”; but we didn’t find that out till later. zard tail feathers stuck in his red hair. He points a
There was a town down there, as flat as a stick at me when I come up, and says: “Ha!
flannel-cake, and called Summit, of course. It con- cursed paleface, do you dare to enter the camp of
tained inhabitants of as undeleterious and self-sat- Red Chief, the terror of the plains?”
isfied a class of peasantry as ever clustered around “He’s all right now,” says Bill, rolling up his
a Maypole. . . . trousers and examining some bruises on his shins.
We selected for our victim the only child of a “We’re playing Indian. We’re making Buffalo Bill’s
prominent citizen named Ebenezer Dorset. The show look like magic-lantern views of Palestine in
father was respectable and tight, a mortgage the town hall. I’m Old Hank, the Trapper, Red
fancier and a stern, upright collection plate passer Chief’s captive, and I’m to be scalped at daybreak.
and forecloser. The kid was a boy of ten, with bas- By Geronimo! that kid can kick hard.”
relief freckles and hair the color of the cover of Yes, sir, that boy seemed to be having the
the magazine you buy at the newsstand when you time of his life. The fun of camping out in a cave
want to catch a train. Bill and me figured that had made him forget that he was a captive him-
Ebenezer would melt down for a ransom of two self. He immediately christened me Snake-eye, the
thousand dollars to a cent. But wait till I tell you. Spy, and announced that when his braves
About two miles from Summit was a little returned from the warpath, I was to be broiled at
mountain, covered with a dense cedar brake. On the stake at the rising of the sun. . . .
the rear elevation of this mountain was a cave. Just at daybreak, I was awakened by a series
There we stored provisions. of awful screams from Bill. . . .
One evening after sundown, we drove in a I jumped up to see what the matter was. Red
buggy past old Dorset’s house. The kid was in the Chief was sitting on Bill’s chest, with one hand
street, throwing rocks at a kitten on the opposite twined in Bill’s hair. In the other he had the sharp
fence. case knife we used for slicing bacon; and he was
“Hey, little boy!” says Bill, “would you like to industriously and realistically trying to take Bill’s
have a bag of candy and a nice ride?” scalp, according to the sentence that had been
The boy catches Bill neatly in the eye with a pronounced upon him the evening before.
piece of brick. I got the knife away from the kid and made
“That will cost the old man an extra five hun- him lie down again. But, from that moment, Bill’s
dred dollars,” says Bill, climbing over the wheel. spirit was broken. He laid down on his side of the
That boy put up a fight like a welterweight bed, but he never closed an eye again in sleep as
cinnamon bear; but, at last, we got him down in long as that boy was with us. I dozed off for a
the bottom of the buggy and drove away. We while, but along toward sunup I remembered that
took him up to the cave, and I hitched the horse Red Chief had said I was to be burned at the
in the cedar brake. After dark I drove the buggy to stake at the rising of the sun. I wasn’t nervous or
the little village, three miles away, where we had afraid; but I sat up and leaned against a rock.
hired it, and walked back to the mountain. “What you getting up so soon for, Sam?”
asked Bill.
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“Me?” says I. “Oh, I got kind of a pain in my fence of the wheat field on the right-hand side. At
shoulder. I thought sitting up would rest it.” the bottom of the fence post, opposite the third
“You’re a liar!” says Bill. “You’re afraid. You tree, will be found a small pasteboard box.
was to be burned at sunrise, and you was afraid The messenger will place the answer in this
he’d do it. And he would, too, if he could find a box and return immediately to Summit.
match. Ain’t it awful, Sam? Do you think anybody If you attempt any treachery or fail to comply
will pay out money to get a little imp like that with our demand as stated, you will never see
back home?” your boy again. . . .
“Sure,” I said. “A rowdy kid like that is just TWO DESPERATE MEN
the kind that parents dote on. Now, you and Chief Exactly on time, a half-grown boy rides up the
get up and cook breakfast, while I go up on the road on a bicycle, locates the pasteboard box at
top of this mountain and reconnoiter.” the foot of the fence post, slips a folded piece of
I went up on the peak of the little mountain paper into it, and pedals away again back toward
and ran my eye over the contiguous vicinity. Over Summit.
toward Summit I expected to see the sturdy yeo- I waited an hour and then concluded the
manry of the village armed with scythes and pitch- thing was square. I slid down the tree, got the
forks beating the countryside for the dastardly kid- note, slipped along the fence till I struck the
nappers. But what I saw was a peaceful landscape woods, and was back at the cave in another half
dotted with one man plowing with a dun mule. an hour. I opened the note, got near the lantern,
Nobody was dragging the creek; no couriers and read it to Bill. It was written with a pen in a
dashed hither and yon, bringing tidings of no crabbed hand, and the sum and substance of it
news to the distracted parents. . . . was this:
So, to relieve Bill, I acceded, and we collabo-
rated a letter that ran this way: TWO DESPERATE MEN:
Gentlemen: I received your letter today by
EBENEZER DORSET, ESQ.: post, in regard to the ransom you ask for the
We have your boy concealed in a place far return of my son. I think you are a little high in
from Summit. It is useless for you or the most skill- your demands, and I hereby make you a counter-
ful detectives to attempt to find him. Absolutely proposition, which I am inclined to believe you will
the only terms on which you can have him accept. You bring Johnny home and pay me two
restored to you are these: We demand fifteen hun- hundred and fifty dollars in cash, and I agree to
dred dollars in large bills for his return; the money take him off your hands. You had better come at
to be left at midnight tonight at the same spot and night, for the neighbors believe he is lost, and I
in the same box as your reply—as hereinafter couldn’t be responsible for what they would do to
described. If you agree to these terms, send your anybody they saw bringing him back. Very
answer in writing by a solitary messenger tonight respectfully,
at half-past eight o’clock. After crossing Owl Creek Copyright © McDougal Littell
EBENEZER DORSET . . .
on the road to Poplar Grove, there are three large
trees about a hundred yards apart, close to the

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1 The reader can guess that Ebenezer Dorset 5 The men most likely choose the son of
refuses to pay the kidnappers the full Ebenezer Dorset as their victim because
amount of the ransom that they have
A Dorset owes the men money.
demanded because
B they think the boy is an easy target.
A he cannot afford it.
C they want revenge on Dorset.
B he does not want his son back.
D Dorset is one of the wealthiest men in
C he knows the kidnappers will do anything town.
to give the boy back due to his obnoxious
behavior. 6 The men most likely choose a cave as their
D he has no intention of paying them hideout because
anything. A they know boy will be too distracted by
playing to be frightened.
2 What is the real reason behind Sam getting
up at sunrise the morning after the kidnap- B it is isolated.
ping? C they want the boy to be uncomfortable.
A He fears that they boy will physically D they do not have enough money to stay
harm him. in a boarding house.
B He thinks he should stay on the look-out.
7 Sam waits an hour before going after
C He wants to go and take the ransom Dorset’s note at the foot of the fence post
money for himself. because
D His shoulder is in pain. A he wants to make sure that he’s not
being set up.
3 Which of the following is the most likely
reason that Bill and Sam kidnap the boy? B he is not sure if he really wants to go
through with his plan.
A Sam wants a son.
C he wants to make the boy nervous.
B They are bored.
D he takes a nap first.
C They want revenge on the boy’s father.
D They need money.
4 The reader can most likely assume that Bill

does not sleep in the presence of the boy
because
A he does not trust Sam.

B he thinks the boy will harm him.
C he is too nervous about getting caught.
D he has insomnia.

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A New Cultural Identity:
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was an unprecedent- The writers of the Harlem Renaissance embod-
ed period of literary, musical, and artistic produc- ied these “New Negroes.” Langston Hughes was
tion among African Americans that reached its one of the most original and important. . . . He
peak in the 1920s. This movement was centered praised blackness, embraced common people as
in the Harlem section of Manhattan in New York subjects, and blended elements of blues and
City—a magnet for thousands of blacks migrating jazz into his work. The exuberant Zora Neale
from the South, the Midwest, and even the West Hurston . . . drew upon African-American folk
Indies. . . . traditions. Her stories, novels, essays, and folklore
For African Americans, a new cultural identity collections reflect a love of black language and
crystallized during the Harlem Renaissance. . . . manners. Hurston was one of the first writers to
“New Negroes” rejected beastlike or sentimental present African Americans as complete, multifac-
stereotypes, claiming the right to define them- eted human beings. Other important Renaissance
selves and defend themselves against attack. writers were James Weldon Johnson, Claude
“New Negroes” felt a collective identity—they had McKay, Countee Cullen, and Arna Bontemps, all
pride in their race and asserted its contributions to of whom showed mastery of traditional literary
American culture. At the same time, they pos- forms and poured into them new expressions of
sessed an international consciousness, recognizing individual and collective feeling. . . .
kinship among blacks in the United States, West
Indies, and Africa. . . .

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1 What makes the following statement a FACT? 5 Which of the following statements is an
OPINION?
The Harlem Renaissance...was centered
in the Harlem section of Manhattan in A “New Negroes” disliked African
New York City... American stereotypes.
A It has emotional words. B “New Negroes” felt a connected identity.
B It tells only what the reader thinks. C The Harlem Renaissance produced a
number of talented writers.
C It tells only what the author thinks.
D Claude McKay was the most talented of
D It has information that can be verified by
all the African American writers who
checking reference materials.
were popular during the Harlem
2 Which of the following statements is an Renaissance.
OPINION?
6 Which of the following statements is an
A Zora Neale Hurston employed black OPINION?
language in her writings.
A James Weldon mastered the English
B Zora Neale Hurston was exuberant. language in his writings.
C Zora Neale Hurston portrayed African B Many “New Negroes” felt a kinship with
Americans as multifaceted human beings. blacks from Africa.
D Zora Neale Hurston can be considered a C Many consider the Harlem Renaissance to
“New Negro.” be an unprecedented movement.
3 Which of the following statements is a FACT? D “New Negroes” felt pride in their race.
A All African Americans in the 1920s 7 Which of the following is a FACT?

considered themselves “New Negroes.”
A Most “New Negroes” would not care
B The “New Negroes” upheld stereotypes about the Africans who are suffering in
about African Americans. the 21st century.
C Many blacks who migrated from the B Most “New Negroes” would most likely
South and Midwest came to Brooklyn. try to help those Africans who are
D The Harlem Renaissance peaked in the suffering in the 21st century.
1920s. C Most “New Negroes” would feel happy
that they did not suffer to the degree
4 Which of the following statements is a FACT? that some Africans suffer in the 21st
A Langston Hughes was one of the most century.

important “New Negroes.” D Most “New Negroes” would feel
B Langston Hughes is one of the greatest indifferent to the struggles of 21st
writers that have ever lived. century Africans.
C Langston Hughes used common people
as the subjects of his writings.
D Langston Hughes refused to use jazz as a
subject of his work.

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from Careers That Care
For individuals who are disabled either by dis- You will also train, for a time, in a hospital or
ease or as a result of an accident, there are many other medical setting. A physical therapist must
different professionals who are trained to help pass a national exam before he or she can begin
them manage, and in some cases, overcome their treating patients. Many states also require a physi-
disabilities. These professionals may help an acci- cal therapy license in order to practice.
dent victim to learn to walk again, design the con- Q: Where could you work?
trols for a specially equipped car, or help a patient A: Hospitals, doctor’s offices, nursing homes,
with simple tasks such as eating or getting sports facilities, schools, and rehabilitation centers
dressed. Although these jobs are very different, are all places that employ physical therapists.
those who perform them all share something in
common—the desire to care for others. . . . OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
There is increasing demand for careers similar Sue Eberle, OTR
to those noted in the following article. As advances I became interested in occupational therapy
in technology and medical and surgical procedures when I worked in the hospital and had the oppor-
allow more individuals to survive accidents and dis- tunity to observe patients receiving therapy. . . .
abling diseases, the need for rehabilitation contin- The most difficult part of my job is saying goodbye
ues to grow. Similarly, as the number of elderly in to patients when they leave the facility because
the population expands, the need for assisted living you develop a special relationship with them.
services will expand as well. There are many profes- Q: What does an occupational therapist do?
sions from which to choose, when it comes to A: If an illness or disease prevents a patient from
careers that care. performing everyday tasks, an occupational thera-
pist can help him or her learn new ways to live as
PHYSICAL THERAPY normally as possible. Through activities or with the
Erica Druin, M.P.T. use of assistive technology and devices, an occu-
In working with people with physical disabili- pational therapist helps the patient rebuild inde-
ties [I accept that] I had nothing to do with the pendence and self-esteem.
disease or injury that caused their loss, but I have Q: What training and education is required?
everything to do with their moving on with their A: You must obtain a degree in occupational
lives. I can’t imagine a more satisfying job or one therapy from a four-year college program. You can
where you feel so appreciated each and every day. also get a degree in a related field of study, such
Q: What does a physical therapist do? as biology, and then earn a certificate in occupa-
A: A physical therapist teaches patients ways to tional therapy. In either case you must pass a Copyright © McDougal Littell
move and use their bodies and muscles to relieve national exam and, in most states, you will need
pain, restore movement, or prevent permanent to obtain a license to practice.
disability. Individualized exercise regimens that Q: Where could you work?
take into account the injury or disability of a A: Occupational therapists work in many different
patient are often created by a physical therapist. settings: rehabilitation facilities, nursing homes,
Q: What training and education is required? hospitals, long-term care centers, or in a patient’s
A: A four-year college degree in physical therapy home.
will teach you about the body and how it works.

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REHABILITATION ASSISTANT/HOME HEALTH Q: Is a career as a home health aide for you?

AIDE A: If you are caring and compassionate, interest-
Glenn “Juice” Miller ed in helping patients in basic but important ways,
The biggest challenge is learning how to help enjoy having a flexible work schedule, and are
them [patients] through their pain, their fears, willing to travel to different work sites each day,
their frustrations, anger and heartbreak. As I go becoming a home health aide is a career you
about my work, I spend a great deal of time talk- should explore.
ing with patients and their families. I try to instill Q: What training and education is required?
in them the strength and confidence to meet the A: You can train to become a home health aide
challenges they face. . . . I believe that to do this through the Visiting Nurses Association, the
job you have to have a lot of love in your heart— American Red Cross, or at a vocational school.
and be willing to share it with others. Once classroom studies and a supervised training
Q: What does a home health aide do? are completed, you must take a test to earn a cer-
A: A home health aide makes home visits to the tificate as a home health aide.
elderly, the disabled, or those who are recovering Q: Where could you work?
from an injury or illness. An aide helps with tasks, A: A home health aide travels to patients’ homes.
such as bathing and preparing meals, as well as Depending on a patient’s needs, a visit may last
administering medication and checking vital signs from 1 to 24 hours. An aide may visit up to six
(like blood pressure and heart rate). A home patients a day.
health aide oversees a patient’s daily progress and
reports any changes to a nurse or doctor. Note: A rehabilitation assistant performs many
of the same patient care tasks as a Home Health
Aide but works in a rehabilitation facility and not
in a patient’s home.

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1 The question and answer structure of this 5 With which of the following comments
selection would also be helpful for people would one of Sue Eberle’s patients most
researching which of the following profes- likely agree?
sions?
A “Sue helped me to regain my
A law confidence.”
B engineering B “I depend upon Sue a great deal.”
C any profession C “I expect Sue will help me for the rest of
D The structure would not be helpful in any my life.”
other professional context. D “Sue made me realize that there are
some things I just cannot do for myself.”
2 Based on Sue Eberle’s comments, her skills
and the things she desires in a career might 6 Based on his choice of profession, Glenn
also make her a successful Miller may be described as
A speech therapist. A a person who needs a rigid schedule.
B dog trainer. B a person who is caring.
C accountant. C a person who likes working with
D computer technician. computers, not people.
D a person who likes to work in one
3 Based on Glenn “Juice” Miller’s comments, location.
his skills and the things he desires in a career
might also make him a successful 7 Which of the following individuals would
most likely benefit from a physical therapist?
A writer.
B chemist. A A woman who is suffering from
depression
C engineer.
B A man whose shoulder was injured in a
D psychologist.
car accident
4 Based on her comments, Erica Druin would C A woman with high blood pressure
most likely enjoy which of the following D A man who needs assistance making his
activities? home wheelchair-friendly
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A reading
B watching television
C exercising
D writing poetry

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from Out of the Ballpark
by Avery Foster
In the summer of 1998, Mark McGwire and get along so well together. Again and again Sosa
Sammy Sosa raced to break the single season maintained that McGwire was a great player and
home run record set by Roger Maris in 1961. The he wished him the best. In an age when many
two sluggers found themselves caught up in a sports superstars couldn’t care less about being an
surge of publicity. . . . example for others, the conduct of the Cubs right
fielder was refreshing.
Better Than Babe Ruth Growing up in the Dominican Republic, Sosa’s
It was a theme to which McGwire would return first job as a kid was shining shoes, and he has
again and again throughout 1998. Breaking the never forgotten where he came from. By founding
record for the most home runs in a season was the Sammy Sosa Charitable Foundation, Sosa
exhilarating, but the chance to help children began helping his country, with the goal of provid-
affected McGwire more profoundly. ing aid for children’s healthcare in his hometown
Right fielder Sammy Sosa trailed McGwire in of San Pedro. His country needed him most, how-
total home runs for most of the season, but he ever, when tragedy struck in September of 1998.
too could rocket the ball out of the park. At 6’0” Hurricane George swept quickly through the
and 200 lbs., Sosa is not small by any means, but Caribbean, wreaking havoc on the Dominican
his performance in 1998 emphasized that smash- Republic and leaving thousands homeless. Rising
ing the ball out of the stadium also required excel- to the occasion, Sosa turned the constant publicity
lent skill and timing. People were amazed when from the home run race into a daily opportunity
Sosa hit homer number 66 and pulled ahead of for raising disaster relief funds. In the process, he
McGwire for only the second time during the sea- sent three planeloads of food and medical supplies
son. Not only had the two sluggers battled to to the Dominican Republic and joined other
break the record of 61 home runs in a single sea- Dominican baseball players in a pledge to help out
son, but they were continuing the battle. in any way possible.
Sosa may not have set the final home run
Strength of Character record, but he proved himself an excellent
Besides a place in the record books, the home run ballplayer and an excellent human being. The
race offered Sosa an opportunity to reveal his entire nation watched with excitement as two leg-
strength of character. Out of the batting box, he endary players chased one of the most glorious
demonstrated the respect and humility that were records in baseball. There will never be another
the very model of sportsmanship. If he finished season like it. Sosa and McGwire, by reaching out
the season with the most home runs, Sammy said, to help others, drew everyone into their success.
he would be happy. If McGwire finished with With equal parts skill and heart, they propelled
more, he added, he still would be happy! It aston- themselves into sports history.
ished everyone that Sosa and McGwire seemed to

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1 What is the main purpose of the passage? 5 Why does the author believe that the two
players’ battle for the home run record was
A to discuss the work of Sammy Sosa and
so exciting?
Mark McGwire
B to describe the differences between Sosa A Everyone was rooting for Sosa.
and McGwire B Both players were in the lead at different
C to compare McGwire to Babe Ruth points.
D to describe each player’s home ballpark C Sosa proved to be more talented than
McGwire even though he did not achieve
2 Which of the following words best describes the record.
how the author feels about Sammy Sosa? D Neither player was very talented.
A jealousy
6 How does the author feel about Sosa’s
B admiration attempt to raise disaster relief funds for the
C puzzlement Dominican Republic?
D rivalry A He feels Sosa took advantage of the
situation to promote himself.
3 Which of the following statements reveals
B He respects Sosa a great deal.
how the author personally feels about
Sammy Sosa? C He resents that Sosa took time away from
his training to raise money.
A Sosa’s first job as a kid was shining shoes.
D He believes that Sosa’s actions made him
B Sosa sent three planeloads of food and the greatest humanitarian who ever lived.
medical supplies to the Dominican
Republic. 7 How does the author feel about the way in
C Sosa may not have set the final home which Sammy Sosa dealt with the battle for
run record, but he proved himself an the home run record?
excellent ballplayer and an excellent
human being.
D Right fielder Sammy Sosa trailed
McGwire in total home runs for most of
the season.
4 With which of the following statements

would the author most likely agree?
A McGwire far surpasses Sosa in terms of
athletic talent.
B Sosa should have donated even more
money to helping victims of Hurricane
George.
C Sosa and McGwire not only care about
baseball, but helping others in their times
of need.
D Sosa is a more important figure than
McGwire in sports history.

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WKCE Test Practice: Acquiring Information

The Aztecs Control Central Mexico
The Aztecs arrived in the Valley of Mexico This empire was divided into 38 provinces. It had
around A.D.1200. It was home to a number of an estimated population of between 5 and 15 mil-
small city-states that had survived the collapse of lion people.
Toltec rule. The Aztecs, who were then called the The Aztec state based its power on military
Mexica, were a poor, nomadic people from the rule and the taxes paid by conquered people. The
desert of northern Mexico. Fierce and ambitious, Aztecs loosely controlled most of their empire.
they soon adapted to local ways, finding work as They often let local rulers govern their own
soldiers-for-hire for local rulers. regions. The Aztecs did demand tribute, however,
According to an Aztec legend, the Aztecs’ sun in the form of gold, corn, cocoa, cotton, jade, and
god, Huitzilopochtli (wee-tsee-loh-POHCH-tlee), other products. If local rulers defied the Aztecs
told them to found a city of their own. He said to and refused to pay their taxes, the Aztec warriors
look for a place where an eagle perched on a cac- responded brutally. They destroyed villages and
tus, holding a snake in its mouth. Part of the leg- captured or slaughtered the people.
end is captured in these words:
The place where the eagle screams, Problems in the Aztec Empire
where he spreads his wings; Eventually, the Aztecs’ ever-expanding empire
the place where he feeds, caused problems for them. In 1502, a new ruler,
where the fish jump, Montezuma II, was crowned emperor. Under
where the serpents Montezuma, the Aztec empire began to weaken.
coil up and hiss! For nearly a century, the Aztecs had been
This shall be Mexico Tenochtitlan demanding tribute and victims for religious sacri-
and many things shall happen! fice from the provinces. Now, with the population
—Chronicle Mexicayotl of Tenochtitlan growing, the emperor called for
They found such a place on a small island in even higher taxes and more victims to sacrifice. A
Lake Texcoco, at the center of the valley. There, in number of provinces revolted. The people were
1325, they founded their city, which they named unhappy with the oppressive rule of the Aztecs.
Tenochtitlan (teh-NOCH-tee-TLAHN). These revolts were the beginning of a period of
instability and unrest. During this time, the Aztec
Aztecs Grow Stronger military was often called out to the provinces to
In 1428, the Aztecs joined with two other city- impose order and subdue rebellions.
states—Texcoco and Tlacopan—to form the Triple Montezuma tried to reduce pressure on the
Alliance. This alliance became the leading power provinces. He reduced the number of government
in the Valley of Mexico and soon gained control officials. Still, resentment continued to grow. Then,
over neighboring regions. By the early 1500s, they in addition to the problems at home, another
controlled a huge Mesoamerican empire that threat appeared: the arrival of the Spanish.
stretched from central Mexico to the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts and south into Oaxaca.

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1 How did the Aztecs rule their people? 5 When the Aztecs first arrived in the Valley of
Mexico, what did they find?
A They were friendly rulers.
B They sacrificed those who did not believe A land that had been abandoned
in their rule. B small city-states
C They could only rule effectively once they C Huizilopochtli
formed the Triple Alliance. D Tenochtitlan
D They ruled through fear.
6 Which of the following best describes the
2 Why did the Aztecs found a city of their Aztecs before they settled in the Valley of
own? Mexico?
A The Aztec sun god told them to, A rulers of the region
according to legend. B poor
B They lost a battle and were driven off C feared
their land.
D hated
C They were no longer happy with their
leaders, so a group left to form their own 7 Provide three examples of actions that
city. Montezuma II took after he was crowned
D According to legend, they ran out of emperor.
food and left to find new resources.
3 What method did the Aztecs use to make

sure local rulers paid their taxes?
A They rewarded rulers who paid their taxes
with gifts of gold and jade.
B They destroyed the villages of rulers who
defied them.
C If a ruler did not pay, the Aztecs would
take over his village.
D Local rulers always paid their taxes.
4 What effect did Montezuma II have on the

Aztec empire?
A The empire doubled in size.
B The Aztecs revolted against Montezuma II.
C The Aztec military became stronger than
ever before.
D People living in the provinces revolted
against the Aztec rule.

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WKCE Test Practice: Acquiring Information

Friendship and Forgiveness
Alicia was shaking with anger. How could Alicia quickly passed through three other
Sonia do this to her? Sonia knew that Alicia had exhibit rooms. No one approached her or called
been preparing for the countywide art contest for for her to stop. Just before she got to the exit, a
six months, making sculpture after sculpture. teenage boy grabbed her arm. “Hey, where do
Sonia had never mentioned that she was going to you think you’re going?” he demanded.
enter a piece of art in the contest. Worse yet, she “Derrick! You startled me,” Alicia told her
had submitted a piece of sculpture, so the two cousin.
girls would be competing in the same category. “I’m sorry,” Derrick said. “I just wanted to
When Alicia walked past the judging area and saw know why you were in such a hurry. Oh, wow! Is
the sculpture with Sonia’s name next to it, she that your entry for the sculpture contest, Alicia?”
could hardly believe her eyes. Suddenly, Alicia’s feet felt very heavy, and her
Alicia put a stick of chewing gum in her whole body began to ache. She looked at Sonia’s
mouth and sat on a bench in a corner to think sculpture in her hand, and it seemed more beauti-
of what to do. One thing was for certain: she ful than ever. “It’s really good,” Derrick added.
wouldn’t be Sonia’s friend anymore, not after this. “You’re sure to win this year.”
Alicia didn’t even want to look at Sonia, let alone “Maybe so,” Alicia said quietly, “but I’d better
talk to her. When she thought of Sonia, Alicia felt get back for the judging, just in case.” With that
as if her heart had shriveled up to the size of a she hurried back through the exhibit rooms, being
peanut, leaving no room for love, but plenty for careful not to drop the sculpture. By the time she
hate. She looked at her watch. The artistic design returned to the sculpture display area, a crowd
part of the competition would begin soon, and was starting to develop, but the judging had not
Sonia’s entry looked pretty good—maybe better yet begun. Alicia returned Sonia’s sculpture and
than Alicia’s. then went looking for her. Sonia was near the
Then it came to her. Alicia dashed across the front of the line, but when she saw Alicia, she
room to the sculpture area. A few people were raced back and threw her arms around her friend.
shuffling about, like students waiting to get their “Good luck,” Sonia whispered in Alicia’s ear.
tests back, but Alicia could see Sonia’s entry. It “Good luck to you,” Alicia whispered back.
was unguarded at the back of the display area.
Alicia sneaked over and grabbed Sonia’s sculpture.
Then she walked out of the room. Alicia walked
quickly, but she did not run because she wanted
to avoid looking suspicious.

Name Date
1 Alicia decides to return Sonia’s sculpture to 5 When Alicia returns Sonia’s sculpture to the
the judging area after judging area,
A Sonia apologizes to her for entering the A the judging has already begun.
contest. B the judging has not yet begun.
B she gets caught by one of the judges. C the crowd has chosen a winner.
C she learns that Sonia’s sculpture has won. D Sonia realizes what Alicia has done.
D she runs into Derrick.
6 At the end of the passage, Alicia feels
2 When does Alicia realize that Sonia entered
A angry.
the countywide art contest?
B ill.
A the previous week
C sorry.
B six months ago
D revengeful.
C the day of the contest
D after the judging has been completed 7 Sonia realizes her sculpture has been taken
A after the judging begins.
3 Alicia says, “Good luck,” to Sonia
B when the crowd develops around the
A right before the judging begins. sculpture display area.
B when she first realizes Sonia has entered C when Derrick tells her that he saw Alicia
the contest. take her sculpture.
C immediately before the winner is D she never realizes that her sculpture has
announced. been taken.
D when she notices that Derrick is watching
her.
4 Alicia begins to feel achy when

A she first realizes Sonia has entered the
contest.
B a judge asks her where she is going with
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Sonia’s sculpture.
C she must face Sonia.
D she encounters Derrick.

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Practice Worksheet 14 Wisconsin Standards: D.10.1
WKCE Test Practice: Developing Vocabulary

from Address at Rice University
on the Nation’s Space Effort
John F. Kennedy Yet the vows of this Nation can only be ful-
September 12, 1962 filled if we in this Nation are first, and, therefore,
we intend to be first. In short, our leadership in
We meet at a college noted for knowledge, in science and industry, our hopes for peace and
a city noted for progress, in a State noted for security, our obligations to ourselves as well as
strength, and we stand in need of all three, for we others, all require us to make this effort, to solve
meet in an hour of change and challenge, in a these mysteries, to solve them for the good of all
decade of hope and fear, in an age of both knowl- men, and to become the world’s leading space-
edge and ignorance. The greater our knowledge faring nation.
increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds. We set sail on this new sea because there is
Surely the opening vistas of space promise new knowledge to be gained, and new rights to
high costs and hardships, as well as high reward. be won, and they must be won and used for the
So it is not surprising that some would have us progress of all people. For space science, like
stay where we are a little longer to rest, to wait. nuclear science and all technology, has no con-
But this city of Houston, this state of Texas, this science of its own. Whether it will become a force
country of the United States was not built by for good or ill depends on man, and only if the
those who waited and rested and wished to look United States occupies a position of pre-eminence
behind them. This country was conquered by can we help decide whether this new ocean will
those who moved forward—and so will space. . . . be a sea of peace or a new terrifying theater of
If this capsule history of our progress teaches war. I do not say that we should or will go unpro-
us anything, it is that man, in his quest for knowl- tected against the hostile misuse of space any
edge and progress, is determined and cannot be more than we go unprotected against the hostile
deterred. The exploration of space will go ahead, use of land or sea, but I do say that space can be
whether we join in it or not, and it is one of the explored and mastered without feeding the fires
great adventures of all time, and no nation which of war, without repeating the mistakes that man
expects to be the leader of other nations can has made in extending his writ around this globe
expect to stay behind in this race for space. of ours.
Those who came before us made certain that There is no strife, no prejudice, no national
this country rode the first waves of the industrial conflict in outer space as yet. Its hazards are hos-
revolutions, the first waves of modern invention, tile to us all. Its conquest deserves the best of all
and the first wave of nuclear power, and this mankind, and its opportunity for peaceful cooper-
generation does not intend to founder in the ation many never come again. But why, some say,
backwash of the coming age of space. We mean the moon? Why choose this as our goal? And
to be a part of it—we mean to lead it. For the eyes they may well ask why climb the highest moun-
of the world now look into space, to the moon and tain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? Why
to the planets beyond, and we have vowed that we does Rice play Texas?
shall not see it governed by a hostile flag of con-
quest, but by a banner of freedom and peace. We
have vowed that we shall not see space filled with
weapons of mass destruction, but with instruments
of knowledge and understanding.

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We choose to go to the moon. We choose to The growth of our science and education will
go to the moon in this decade and do the other be enriched by new knowledge of our universe
things, not because they are easy, but because and environment, by new techniques of learning
they are hard, because that goal will serve to and mapping and observation, by new tools and
organize and measure the best of our energies computers for industry, medicine, the home, as
and skills, because that challenge is one that we well as the school. Technical institutions, such as
are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to Rice, will reap the harvest of these gains.
postpone, and one which we intend to win, and And finally, the space effort itself, while still in
the others, too. . . . its infancy, has already created a great number of
Within these last 19 months at least 45 satel- new companies, and tens of thousands of new
lites have circled the earth. Some 40 of them were jobs. Space and related industries are generating
“made in the United States of America” and they new demands in investment and skilled personnel,
were far more sophisticated and supplied far more and this city and this State, and this region, will
knowledge to the people of the world than those share greatly in this growth. What was once the
of the Soviet Union. furthest outpost on the old frontier of the West
The Mariner spacecraft now on its way to will be the furthest outpost on the new frontier of
Venus is the most intricate instrument in the histo- science and space. Houston, your City of Houston,
ry of space science. The accuracy of that shot is with its Manned Spacecraft Center, will become
comparable to firing a missile from Cape the heart of a large scientific and engineering
Canaveral and dropping it in this stadium between community. During the next 5 years the National
the 40-yard lines. Aeronautics and Space Administration expects to
Transit satellites are helping our ships at sea to double the number of scientists and engineers in
steer a safer course. Tiros satellites have given us this area, to increase its outlays for salaries and
unprecedented warnings of hurricanes and expenses to $60 million a year; to invest some
storms, and will do the same for forest fires and $200 million in plant and laboratory facilities; and
icebergs. . . . to direct or contract for new space efforts over $1
billion from this Center in this City.

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1 Only if the United States occupies a position 5 NASA expects to increase its outlays for
of pre-eminence can we decide whether this salaries and expenses. Which of the follow-
new ocean will bring peace or war. Which of ing words means about the same as outlays?
the following words means about the same
A spending
as pre-eminence?
B reach
A destruction
C influence
B domination
D domination
C infallibility
D inferiority 6 Surely the opening vistas of space promise
high costs and hardships. Which of the
2 The Mariner spacecraft is the most intricate following words means about the same as
instrument in the history of space science. vistas?
Which of the following words means about
A landing strips
the same as intricate?
B stars
A effortless
C views
B complex
D dangers
C astonishing
D mysterious 7 This generation does not intend to founder
in the backwash of the coming age of space.
3 Man, in his quest for knowledge and Which of the following words means about
progress, is determined and cannot be the same as founder?
deterred. Which of the following words
A indulge
means about the same as deterred?
B submit
A exterminated
C elevate
B supported
D fail
C discouraged
D united
4 Space can be explored without repeating the

mistakes that man has made in extending his
writ around this globe. Which of the follow-
ing words means about the same as writ?
A writings
B hate
C compassion
D rule

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Practice Worksheet 15 Wisconsin Standards: D.10.2
WKCE Test Practice: Recognizing Language

The Office for Civil Rights
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR), in the U.S. aware of the laws, have their civil rights protected.
Department of Education, is a law enforcement OCR’s experience also shows that careful targeting
agency. It is charged with enforcing the federal of compliance reviews nearly always results in
civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination on the recipients making policy or program changes that
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, benefit large numbers of students—unlike com-
and age in programs and activities that receive plaints where remedies may benefit only the com-
federal financial assistance. plaining party.
Agency-initiated cases, typically called “com- OCR recognizes that federal, state, and local
pliance reviews,” permit OCR to target resources education agencies, as well as parents and other
on compliance problems that appear particularly interested parties, share a common goal of provid-
acute or national in scope, or which are newly ing equal opportunity and access to high-stan-
emerging. dards education. OCR combines its expertise with
Targeted compliance reviews maximize the these partners and stakeholders to come up with
impact of OCR’s resources and balance the effective solutions, including educationally sound
enforcement program. Compliance reviews assure remedies that increase educational opportunities
that vulnerable groups, such as the very poor or for all students.
non-English speaking individuals, who may be less

Name Date
1 Compliance reviews assure that vulnerable 5 The Office for Civil Rights enforces federal
groups’ civil rights are protected. Which of civil rights laws. Which of the following
the following words or phrases best defines words best defines civil in the context of the
vulnerable in the context of the passage? passage?
A extremely small A public
B exposed to danger B personal
C outspoken C politeness
D strong D rudeness
2 The OCR is charged with enforcing laws that 6 Some compliance problems are particularly
prohibit discrimination. Which of the follow- acute or national in scope. Which of the
ing words best defines prohibit in the context following words best defines acute in the
of the passage? context of the passage?
A encourage A slow
B celebrate B international
C punish C crucial
D forbid D unbelievable
3 Agency-initiated cases permit OCR to target 7 OCR comes up with effective solutions,
resources on compliance problems. Which of including educationally sound remedies.
the following words best defines compliance Which of the following words best defines
in the context of the passage? sound in the context of the passage?
A observance A noise
B illegal B damaging
C limited C effective
D disobedience D approved
4 OCR combines its expertise with these part-

ners and stakeholders. Which of the follow-
ing words best defines expertise in the con-
text of the passage?
A employees
B knowledge
C guesswork
D questions

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C family trees. B Native Americans live in cities, suburbs,

D Native Americans still do not write in

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I was angry with my friend; You hate me and I hate you,

Golden lozenges and spades,

Such fireworks as we make, we two!

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D in the enemy’s mind

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Multiple Causes: Fall of the Western Roman Empire

3 How is the passage organized?

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Drum on your drums, batter on your banjoes, Let them be as flowers,

the green lanterns calling to the high soft stars

moon rides on the humps of the low river hills

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4 Which of the following questions would be

A What does music represent to the speaker?

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3 The reader can assume that when Nagaina

4 The reader can assume that when Rikki-tikki

5 According to the context of the story, the

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4 Those who were hiding in the Secret Annex

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D The hostile setting makes the young

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4 The reader can most likely assume that Bill

A he does not trust Sam.

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A All African Americans in the 1920s 7 Which of the following is a FACT?

A Langston Hughes was one of the most century.

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REHABILITATION ASSISTANT/HOME HEALTH Q: Is a career as a home health aide for you?

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4 With which of the following statements