1. What time will the festival begin? 3.

What job will be done the day before

A. 10 A.M. the festival begins?
B. 11 A.M. A. Making posters
C. 1 P.M. B. Setting up the gym
D. 2 P.M. C. Cleaning up the gym
D. Helping the performers
2. In line 3, the word feature is closest
in meaning to _______. 4. Who is told to talk to Ms. Braxton?
A. look A. Parents
B. keep B. Students
C. include C. Teachers
D. entertain D. Performers

Questions 5–11 refer to the following story.

1. "Did you see that?" Joe said to his 8. Joe knew that Bill was right.
friend Bill. Bill performed much
2. "You're a great shooter!" 9. better when he was having fun with
3. Bill caught the basketball and Joe in the school
bounced it before 10. yard than he did when he was
4. throwing it again. The ball flew into playing for the school
the net. 11. team in front of a large crowd.
5. "Bill, you never miss!" Joe said 12. "Maybe you just need to practice
admiringly. more," Joe suggested.
6. "Unless I'm in a real game," Bill 13. "But I practice all the time with you!"
complained. Bill objected.
7. "Then I miss all the time." 14. He shook his head. "I just can't play
well when people are
15. watching me." 28. teacher, two secretaries, and a
16. "You play well when I'm watching," janitor. When Joe explained
Joe pointed out. 29. why he needed them, everyone was
17. "That's because I've known you happy to help.
since we were five 30. Joe reminded the group to stay
18. years old," Bill said with a smile. "I'm quiet as they all went
just not 31. toward the school's basketball court.
19. comfortable playing when other As Joe had hoped,
people are around." 32. Bill was still practicing basketball.
20. Joe nodded and understood, but he He made five
also had an idea. 33. baskets in a row without noticing the
21. The next day Joe and Bill met in the silent people
school yard again 34. standing behind him.
22. to practice. After a few minutes, Joe 35. "Hey, Bill!" Joe called out finally.
excused himself. 36. Bill turned. A look of surprise came
23. "Practice without me," Joe said to over his face.
his friend. "I'll be 37. "I just wanted to show you that you
24. back in a minute." could play well
25. Joe hurried through the school 38. with people watching you," Joe said.
building, gathering "Now you'll have
26. together whomever he could find— 39. nothing to worry about for the next
two students, a math game!"
27.

5. What would be the best title for the 6. In line 8, the word performed is
story? closest in meaning to _______.
A. Joe Joins the Team A. acted
B. Practice Makes Perfect B. played
C. Bill Wins the Big Game C. moved
D. Bill's Basketball Problem D. changed
 7. Why is Bill upset? C. Because he wants to show
A. He plays better in practice them his talent
than he does during games. D. Because he wants more
B. The school yard is not a good people to see the next game
place to practice.
10. At the end of the story, all of the
C. Joe watches him too closely
following people watch Bill practice
when he plays.
EXCEPT _______.
D. His team loses too many
A. Joe
games.
B. a janitor
8. Why does Bill play well when Joe is C. a math teacher
watching him? D. the basketball coach
A. He is comfortable with Joe.
B. Joe tells him how to play 11. Why does the group have to be
better. quiet when they go to the basketball
court?
C. He does not know that Joe is
there. A. Because Joe is telling Bill
what to do
D. He wants to prove to Joe that
he is a good player. B. Because they do not want Bill
to know they were there
9. Why does Joe decide to gather a C. Because Bill likes to practice
group of people? alone
A. Because he wants more D. Because the group needs to
players for his team listen to Joe’s instructions
B. Because he wants to help Bill
feel less nervous

Questions 12–20 are about the following passage.

When another old cave is discovered in show people hunting animals, such as
the south of bison or wild

France, it is not usually news. Rather, it cats. Other images depict birds and, most
noticeably,
is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are
so frequent horses, which appear in more than 300
wall images,
these days that hardly anybody pays heed
to them. by far outnumbering all other animals.

However, when the Lascaux cave Early artists drawing these animals
complex was accomplished

discovered in 1940, the world was a monumental and difficult task. They did

amazed. Painted not limit

directly on its walls were hundreds of themselves to the easily accessible walls
scenes showing but carried

how people lived thousands of years ago. their painting materials to spaces that
The scenes required climbing
steep walls or crawling into narrow images inside. Although they are not out
passages in the in the

Lascaux complex. Unfortunately, the open air, where natural light would have
paintings have destroyed

been exposed to the destructive action of them long ago, many of the images have
water and deteriorated

temperature changes, which easily wear and are barely recognizable. To prevent
the images further

away. Because the Lascaux caves have damage, the site was closed to tourists in
many 1963,

entrances, air movement has also years after it was discovered.

damaged the

12. Which title best summarizes the main B. It has a large number of caves.
idea of the passage? C. It is known for horse-racing
A. Wild Animals in Art events.
B. Hidden Prehistoric Paintings D. It has attracted many famous
C. Exploring Caves Respectfully artists.
D. Determining the Age of French
15. According to the passage, which
Caves
animals appear most often on the cave
walls?
13. In line 4, the words pays heed to are
closest in meaning to _______. A. Birds
A. discovers B. Bison
B. watches C. Horses
C. notices D. Wild cats
D. buys
16. In line 10, the word depict is closest in
meaning to _______.
14. Based on the passage, what is
probably true about the south of A. show
France? B. hunt
A. It is home to rare animals. C. count
 D. draw 19. According to the passage, all of the
following have caused damage to the
17. Why was painting inside the Lascaux paintings EXCEPT _______.
complex a difficult task? A. temperature changes
A. It was completely dark inside. B. air movement
B. The caves were full of wild C. water
animals.
D. light
C. Painting materials were hard to
find. 20. What does the passage say happened
D. Many painting spaces were at the Lascaux caves in 1963?
difficult to reach. A. Visitors were prohibited from
entering.
18. In line 14, the word They refers
B. A new lighting system was
to _______.
installed.
A. walls
C. Another part was discovered.
B. artists
D. A new entrance was created.
C. animals
D. materials