NY Released Test - Grade 8 ELA (2017)(Common Core)

tense

angry

uncertain

disappointed

showing that Ned and Mr. Scully are friends

describing the challenges of dealing with heavy snow

suggesting that Mr. Scully has been neglecting the cat

describing weather conditions that can be dangerous for the cat

envisions the cat being sick from licking ice or snow

believes the cat will make him late to school

imagines the cat will become panicked

remembers the cat is deaf and unlikely to respond

isolated

confused

relieved

confident

the cat to become more afraid

Ned to be left behind by the other children

the cat to go hungry for the rest of the day

Ned to be distracted from his work during school

“He ate breakfast hastily, too preoccupied to read the story on the cereal box.” (line 11)

“Twice, his glance passed over the icebox.” (line 28)

“. . . but try as he might, the image of the unmoving animal on the ragged old quilt persisted.” (lines 55 and 56)

“Ned read the lines several times before copying them down in his copybook.” (line 61)

“He was going to be late to school if he didn’t get a move on, but he kept looking hard all over the yard as though he could make the cat appear out of snow and gray sky.” (lines 26 through 28)

“The third time, he saw that the motionless mound on top of it was not only the quilt but the cat, joined into one shape by a dusting of snow.” (lines 29 and 30)

“It was odd to think that Billy, huffing and puffing, had gone past Mr. Scully’s place, thinking his own thoughts, while he, Ned, only a few yards away, had been searching for the cat.” (lines 39 through 41)

“It was this that had made his hours in school so hard ever since he and Mr. Scully had seen the cat last autumn, this drawing away of his attention from everything that was going on around him.” (lines 62 through 64)

They create curiosity by inviting the reader to provide an opinion on the two condiments.

They create interest by describing loyal fans supporting their favorite condiment.

They create humor by personifying two condiments in an imagined contest.

They create tension by analyzing the popularity of two condiments.

Chili peppers come in many varieties.

Chili peppers are used in many different countries.

Chili peppers are related to tomatoes and eggplants.

Chili peppers were mistakenly thought to resemble black pepper.

It explains the effect of experiencing the molecules in wasabi.

It suggests a painful experience that makes wasabi undesirable

It warns that direct contact with wasabi causes injury.

It cautions that wasabi causes an intense repeated attack occurring over time.

It describes the physical differences between wasabi and chili peppers.

It explains the best ways to experience the heat from wasabi and chili peppers.

It describes why wasabi and chili peppers are both enjoyable and painful to consume.

It provides a scientific explanation for the effects of consuming wasabi and chili peppers.

counting the number of sips of chili pepper juice a human subject can consume

recording the amount of capsaicin present in specific amounts of chili pepper juice

measuring how much chili pepper juice must be weakened for it to no longer cause pain

comparing descriptions of the heat a human subject feels while drinking chili pepper juice

Chromatography is used to compare the heat strengths of wasabi and chili peppers.

Comparing the heat strengths of wasabi and chili peppers using a scientific method is impossible.

A new scale will be developed to compare the degree of pain caused by wasabi and chili peppers.

Experts now rely on a scale based on measuring consumer pain responses to wasabi and chili peppers.

“They get our attention by purposely causing us pain.” (lines 3 and 4)

“After separation, the amounts of each component are quantified.” (lines 62 and 63)

“If two chili peppers have the same amount of capsaicin, it can be assumed that those peppers are equally ‘hot.’ ” (lines 65 and 66)

“There’s no way to know if equal amounts of capsaicin and allyl isothiocyanate cause equal degrees of pain.” (lines 67 and 68)

Very few people use echolocation in their daily lives.

Echolocation is a technique that can be utilized by humans.

Echolocation has been studied by scientists for many years.

Some animals are known for using echolocation to find food.