ENGL-3

bas-lbdavis LA HW 3.23.15

[Exam ID:1NWN2A] Scan Number:24787

Read the following passage and answer questions 1 through 5.

CartoonDrawing
byCarolLeaBenjamin

Getsomepaperandapencil. You'regoingtobeginbydrawingacircle.Don't
worryifthecircleisn'tperfectlyroundorifthebeginningandtheendofthecircle
don'tmeet.Itdoesn'tmatter.Don'tjumpaheadandtrytocopythefinished
character.Evenifthestepslookeasytoyou,you'remorelikelytodrawthe
characterwellifyougostepbystep.

CopyrightpermissiongrantedfromScottForesmanforthesoleuseofHampton
CitySchools.

Thereadercantellthat
A Circlesarealwaysusedincartoons.
B Itsimportanttofolloweachstepofthedirections.
C Itsnotnecessarytofolloweverystepofthedirections.
D Allauthorsusecartoonsintheirbooks.

WhatdirectioncomesJUSTBEFOREgivingthepigsomelunch?
F HowdoesSarahliketodothings?
G Drawasmallcurveforamonth.
H HowdidPapalookatAnna?
J Giveyourpiganame.

Whatdoesthewordverticalmeaninstep3?
A straightdown
B upsidedown
C diagonal
D perpendicular

WhatdirectioncomesJUSTAFTERdrawingtwoverticallinesfor
nostrils?
F Drawtwosmalltrianglesforears.
G Drawacircleanddontworryaboutthesize.
H Drawtwoverticallinesforeyes.
J Drawanovalinthelowerpartofthecircle

Whichquestionisansweredintheparagraphatthetopofthepage?
A Whatisthebestwaytodrawacharacter?
B Whatkindofcharacterwillyoudraw?
C Howmanystepsareinthedirections?
D Howbigisthecirclesupposedtobe?

Read the following passage and answer questions 6 through 11.

ShootinHoops

Ms.CooperworkedwithMeg,herdaughter,tohelphermakefree-throw
shots.Afree-throwiswhenaplayerstandsbackatalinetomakeabasket
withnootherplayerstryingtogettheball,explainedMs.Cooper.Standingat
thefree-throwline,Ms.Cooperdribbledthebasketball.Okay,Meg,shesaid
tohereight-year-olddaughter.Putyourrighthandontop.Lefthandon
bottom.Aimtowardthebasket,andshoot!Megwatchedashermomsshot
wentintothenetwithaswish.

Megtrieditthesameway.Theballdidntreachthenet.Itshardtothrowit
thatfar,shesaid.

Heresanotherway,Momsaid.Weusedtocallitgrannystyle.Itmighthelp
yougetstarted,untilyougetstronger.ThensheshowedMeghowtodoit.

Holdingtheballwithbothhands,Meghelditdowninfrontofherlegs.Then
shepushedtheballupward,throwingitunderhanded.Usingbothhandsgave
herenoughpowertopushtheballuptothehoop.Itwentin!

Megsmiledhappily,feelingencouraged.Illpracticethatwayfornow,shesaid.

Threemonthslater,Megenteredacitywidefree-throwcontestcalledShootin
Hoops.Whoevermadethemostfreethrowsintwominuteswouldwinthe
contest.Megwasenteredinthenine-year-oldandyoungergroup.

Duringwarm-ups,Megnoticedthatalltheotherkidswereshootingwithone
hand.Shewastheonlyoneshootinggrannystyle.Shewonderedifshe
shouldshootwithonehand.Sheknewshecouldnt,soshedecidedtodoither
ownway.

Megsturncame.Thereweresomesurprisedlaughswhenshestartedshooting
withtwohands.Shedidntmind.Shejustkeptshootingtheballintothehoop.
Mostofherthrowsmadeitin!

Attheendofthetwominutes,Meghadmade12freethrows.Aboynamed
Andyhadmade14.AgirlnamedLaWandahadmade11.Megcameinsecond
placeinheragegroup!

10

MeghungherShootinHoopsmedalupinherroom.Itwasgoldwithashiny

redribbonhangingfromit.NowhereonthatmedaldiditsayGrannyStyle.
Shehadpracticedhardandsucceededinherownway,withoutfrettingor
feelingbadaboutwhatotherpeoplethought.
6

MomsuggeststhatthrowingthebasketballgrannystylemighthelpMeg
F aimbetter
G throwtheballfarther
H makeotherslaugh
J throwtheballlikeeveryoneelse

Inthefirstparagraph,thewordswishisusedfor
A abodymovement
B asound
C awhisperedmessage
D ascent

Paragraph7showsthatMeg
F knowsthatshewillbetheonewhowinsthecontest
G wishesshehadnotenteredthecontest
feelsangryathermotherforshowingMegthewrong
H
waytoshoot
caresmoreaboutdoingherbestthanaboutbeinglike
J
everyoneelse

IfMeggrowsuptobeafamousbasketballplayer,thisstorywouldbepartof
A abiography
B alegend
C afairytale
D amystery

10 HowlonghadMegbeenpracticingwhensheenteredthecontest?
F twoweeks
G twomonths
H threeweeks
J threemonths

11 HowdoesMomhelpMegwinamedal?
A SheletsMegchoosethewayshewouldthrowtheball.
B SheentersMeginacontestforyoungerkids.
C SheshowsMeganeasierwaytoshootbaskets.
D ShemakesMegpracticeoverandoverwithonehand.

Read the following passage and answer questions 12 through 17.

ColorfulCrayons

1 Skyblue...seagreen...cherryred...grape...gold.Thesecolors,and
manyothers,canbefoundinaboxofcrayons!

2 Thesebright,colorfulcrayonsareanimportantpartofmostpreschoolchildrens
learning.Theycontinuetobeimportantforcoloringmapsandotherthingsat
school.Youalreadyknowcrayonscomeindozensofdifferentcolors,butdo
youknowhowcrayonsaremade?

3 Oneoftheingredientsusedinmakingcrayonscomesfromacolormill.There,
waterandcertainchemicalsaremixedinbigtankstocreatedifferentcolored
liquids.Theliquidsthenpassthroughamachinethatsqueezesoutmostofthe
water.Thisleaveslittlecakesofcolorcalledpigment.

4 Thecakesarebakeduntildry,about3or4days.Next,theyregroundintoa
finepowder.Pilesandpilesofthedifferentpowderslooklikecolorfulsandpiles.

5 Thepowderypigmentisthenshippedtotheplantwherethecrayonsare
actuallymade.Outsidetheplantarehugetanksfilledwithwax.Thewaxis
mixedwiththecoloredpowdersandstirred.Themixturelookslikethick,
colorfulsoup!

6 Whenitishot,waxcanbepouredlikewater.Itisstirredtopreventlumpsor
bubblesinthecrayons.Thecoloredwaxispouredintomoldsthathavelittle
holesexactlythesizeofcrayons.Thisishowthecrayonsareshaped.Cold
wateristhenpouredinallaroundthemolds.Whenwaxiscold,itbecomes
hard.

7 Whenthecrayonsareremovedfromthemolds,theyarecheckedtomakesure
theyhavenobrokentips.Anycrayonthatisbrokengoesbackintothetanksto
bemeltedandformedagain.

8 Nowthecrayonsneedapaperwrapper.Amachinewrapspaperaroundeach
crayonandgluestheendstogether.

9 Thedifferentcoloredcrayonsarethenpackedtogetherinabox.Theboxisput
onatruckandsenttoastore.Thenexttimeyouopenaboxandpickouta
crayon,rememberhowthecrayonsaremade.

12 Readthissentencefromthestory.

Whichwordhasthesamevowelsoundasbox?
F forks
G pots
H nose
J scouts

13 Whathappensjustafterthehotwaxmixtureispouredintothemolds?
Thecakesofcolorarebakeduntiltheyare
completelydry.
B Powdersofdifferentcolorsarepouredintothewax.
Eachcrayoniswrappedinpapermatchingthe
C
crayonscolor.
Coldwaterflowsaroundthemoldstohardenthe
D
wax.
A

14 Theauthororganizedtheinformationinthisstoryby
F startingwiththemostinterestingparts
G presentingtheeventsstepbystep
H describingeachpieceofequipment
J writingaparagraphabouteachcolor

15 Thisstoryismostlyabout
A howchildrenusecrayons
B whycrayonsareimportant
C whycrayonscomeindifferentcolors
D howcrayonsaremade

16 Readthissentencefromthestory.

Whichwordrhymeswithpart?
F heart
G treat
H card
J earth

17 Readthissentencefromthestory.

Whatisanothercorrectwaytowritetheyre?
A therewere
B theywere
C thereare
D theyare

Read the following passage and answer questions 18 through 24.

DriventoSeeMovies

Haveyoueverthoughtofanewideayouwouldliketotry?Inthe1930saman
namedRichardHollingshead,Jr.,did.Hethoughtofanideathatbrought
togetherhistwofavoriteinterests:carsandmovies.Richardwantedtostarta
businesswherepeoplecouldwatchmoviesfromtheircars.

Richardtestedtheideainhisdriveway.Firstheputamachine,calledamovie
projector,onthehoodofhiscar.ThenRichardstretchedasheetbetweentwo
trees.Thesheetwaslikethewhitescreenusedintheaters.Richardplayeda
movieonthescreenusingthemovieprojector.Soundforthemoviecame
fromaradioplacedbehindthesheet.NextRichardwantedtotestwhetherthe
soundcouldbeheardfromthecar.Herolledhiscarwindowsupanddownto
findthebestwaytohearthemovie.Finallyheaimedhiswatersprinkleratthe
car,whichtestedwhetheramoviecouldbeseenandheardintherain.Every
testhetriedwasasuccess.

In1933hewasreadytoopenthefirstdrive-inmovietheater.Thetheaterwas
asbigasafootballfield.Therewasenoughroomforabout400cars.The
screenwas30feethighand40feetwide.Speakerswereplacednexttothe
screensothesoundcouldbeheard.

Rightaway,Richardsideaofadrive-inmovietheaterwasahit.Thecosttosee
amoviewasjust25centsperperson.Overtheyears,changesweremadeto
thesetheaters.Bythe1950stherewereabout5,000drive-inmovietheaters
acrossthecountry.Theyremainedpopularuntiltelevisioncamealong.

Todaytherearefewerthan800drive-inmovietheaters.Peoplewholivenear
them,though,stillenjoythisfunactivity.Todaydrive-inmovietheatersgive
peoplethesamejoyastheydidmorethan70yearsago.

18 Howmanycarswereabletofitinthefirstdrive-inmovietheater?
F
G
H
J

30
40
400
800

19 Whichquestionisansweredbylookingatthepictureinthisarticle?
A Howarethecarsparkedatthetheater?
B Whatmovieisplayingonthescreen?
C Whattimeofnightisthemovieplaying?
D Howmanypeopleareinthecars?

20 WhatisthemainreasonRichardperformedhistests?
F Tolearnhowsoundtravels
G Toseewhetherhisideawouldwork
H Tomakesurehisbusinessearnsenoughmoney
Todiscoverwhetherpeoplewouldgotodrive-inmovie
J
theaters

21 WhichguidewordswouldMOSTlikelyappearonthesamedictionarypage
withprojector?
A practiceprecious
B predictprepare
C priceprince
D printprune

22 ReadthisTableofContents.

Chapter4MOSTlikelyhasinformationabout
F
G
H
J

thefirstdrive-inmovietheater
howadrive-inmovietheaterworks
thelargestdrive-inmovietheater
howdrive-inmovietheatershavechanged

23 RichardrolledhiscarwindowsupanddowntotesttheBESTwayto
A hearamovie
B watchamovieintherain
C seethescreen
D placethewatersprinkler

24 Basedonthisarticle,whyaretherefewerdrive-inmovietheaterstodaythaninthe
past?
F Itcoststoomuchmoneytoseeamovie.
G Theweatheristoocoldinmanyplaces.
H Theyhavefallenapartovertime.
J Thereareotherwaystowatchmoviesnow.