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President
5th BESE District
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4th BESE District
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School
Session 1Writing
1. Final Draft
NOTE: On the real test, you will have two pages for your final draft. If you need more space to write,
use a separate sheet of paper and staple it to this page.
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Needs Improvement
Composing
Score one point for each mark in the left column (4 possible points).
Style/Audience Awareness
You wrote with your audience in mind.
Score one point for each mark in the left column (4 possible points).
Sentence Formation
For the most part, you wrote complete and
correct sentences.
Sentence Formation score: _______
Usage
Your composition contains errors in subject-verb
agreement, verb tenses, word meanings, and/or
word endings.
Score one point for each mark in the left column (1 possible point).
Mechanics
For the most part, you wrote using correct
punctuation and capitalization.
Mechanics score: _______
Spelling
For the most part, you wrote using correct
spelling.
Spelling score: _______
Total Score:
out of 12 points
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On the lines below, write your answers to questions 6 and 7 for the poem Choosing
a Pet.
6.
Suppose you were the speaker in the poem. Write two things you could tell your
mother to convince her to let you get a pet.
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2.
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What would be another good title for this poem? Write your title and tell why you chose
that title.
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On the lines below, write your answers to questions 14 and 15 for the passage
Spider Silkmakers.
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Describe the two kinds of silk used by the orb weavers to make their webs.
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Complete the following part of an outline on what scientists have learned about
fingerprints. Some of the outline has been done for you.
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MATHEMATICS
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
MATHEMATICS
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
Session 2
Session 1
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15.
The shaded area of the picture below shows how much of the floor Mr. Randall can
scrub in 30 minutes. He wonders about how long it will take him to scrub the whole
floor.
A.
About how long will it take him to scrub the whole floor?
B.
Explain how you found your answer. Be sure to include a drawing of the floor
in your explanation.
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SCIENCE
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
Session 1
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Insects change as they grow. Look at the pictures below. One part of the picture is
missing. Draw and label the missing part of the picture.
egg
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caterpillar
moth
Many things are made of metal, such as pots, pans, tools, and wire. Give two reasons
why metals are used to make many different things.
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2.
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Task Description
Mammals have teeth that are specifically adapted to allow them to eat specific types of foods.
For this task, you will investigate different tooth adaptations shown by carnivores and
herbivores. You will be given a chart showing how the incisors, canines, and molars are
specially adapted to each food source. Then you will use this information to identify several
skulls as either herbivore or carnivore skulls. After the investigation, you will answer
questions about the task.
MATERIALS
You will need the Tooth Chart and the Skulls of Unknown Animals sheet showing pictures of
different animal skulls.
DIRECTIONS
In this task, you will investigate how the teeth of different mammals are adapted to the types
of food they eat. You will use the Tooth Chart to identify the skulls on the pictures. Before you
begin, use your scissors to carefully cut apart the rectangular pictures of the skulls from the
Skulls of Unknown Animals sheet on page 15 and lay them out on your desk.
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After you have cut apart the rectangular pictures of the animal skulls on page 15, use
the Tooth Chart to decide whether the animal in each picture is a carnivore or a
herbivore.
A. Sort the pictures into two piles: carnivores and herbivores. Then write the numbers
from the pictures in the correct circles below.
carnivores
B.
herbivores
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A. Using the Tooth Chart, explain how the shape of their teeth helps herbivores eat
plants.
B. Using the Tooth Chart, explain how the shape of their teeth helps carnivores eat
meat.
canines
molars
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The skull in the picture is of an animal that eats both meat and plants. Tell how the teeth
of this animal help it eat both meat and plants.
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14.
Explain how each of the four living things in the picture is linked in a food web. Be sure
to describe the role of each of the living things.
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SOCIAL STUDIES
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Sessions 1 and 2
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A. Explain why agriculture festivals are held each year in some towns and cities
in Louisiana.
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Draw and label symbols for strawberries, sweet potatoes, sugar cane, and rice
in the map key (legend) below.
C.
Then locate and draw your symbols in the correct places on the map to show
where these crops are grown.
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