true, false, 1, 2, The following text is adapted from Edgar Allan Poe’s 1849 story “Landor’s Cottage.” During a pedestrian trip last summer, through one or two of the river counties of New York, I found myself, as the day declined, somewhat embarrassed about the road I was pursuing. The land undulated very remarkably; and my path, for the last hour, had wound about and about so confusedly, in its effort to keep in the valleys, that I no longer knew in what direction lay the sweet village of B——, where I had determined to stop for the night. Which choice best states the main idea of the text?, A. The narrator remembers a trip he took and admits to getting lost., B. The narrator recalls fond memories of a journey that he took through some beautiful river counties., C. The narrator describes what he saw during a long trip through a frequently visited location., D. The narrator explains the difficulties he encountered on a trip and how he overcame them., Scent is tightly interwoven with our daily lives, often evoking significant memories and important social events. This connection is of growing interest to archaeologists who hope to use it to better understand ancient rituals, trade, social hierarchies, and medicine. Although the speed at which odor molecules dissipate makes identifying ancient scents challenging, advancements in biomolecular technologies show promise in unlocking ancient aromas from preserved artifacts. Archaeological studies making use of these advancements may provide new insights into past societies. According to the text, what is one reason some archaeologists are interested in recovering scents from ancient artifacts?, A. They are investigating whether people’s sense of smell has declined in recent centuries., B. They believe the scents could illuminate important aspects of ancient life., C. They think that ancient scents would be enjoyable to people today., D. They hope to develop new medicines using ancient scent molecules., The following text is adapted from Edith Nesbit’s 1906 novel The Railway Children. Mother did not spend all her time in paying dull [visits] to dull ladies, and sitting dully at home waiting for dull ladies to pay [visits] to her. She was almost always there, ready to play with the children, and read to them, and help them to do their home-lessons. Besides this she used to write stories for them while they were at school, and read them aloud after tea, and she always made up funny pieces of poetry for their birthdays and for other great occasions. According to the text, what is true about Mother?, A. She wishes that more ladies would visit her., B. Birthdays are her favorite special occasion., C. She creates stories and poems for her children., D. Reading to her children is her favorite activity., The following text is from Laila Lalami’s 2019 novel The Other Americans. The narrator is a member of her middle school’s jazz band. One day the jazz band was invited to perform at the Summer Festival in Palm Springs. Walking across the stage to the piano, I did what my teacher had advised. Pretend you’re only playing for one person. That way you won’t be so nervous. I glanced at my father, who sat in the front row, leaning his head just so, waiting. Then I closed my eyes, and began to play., A. She thinks about the differences between playing the piano alone and playing in a band., B. She feels excitement about playing in a music festival for the first time., C. She remembers how hard she has practiced for the performance., D. She follows her teacher’s advice about managing her nervousness., In 2014, Amelia Quon and her team at NASA set out to build a helicopter capable of flying on Mars. Because Mars’s atmosphere is only one percent as dense as Earth’s, the air of Mars would not provide enough resistance to the rotating blades of a standard helicopter for the aircraft to stay aloft. For five years, Quon’s team tested designs in a lab that mimicked Mars’s atmospheric conditions. The craft the team ultimately designed can fly on Mars because its blades are longer and rotate faster than those of a helicopter of the same size built for Earth. According to the text, why would a helicopter built for Earth be unable to fly on Mars?, A. Because Mars and Earth have different atmospheric conditions, B. Because the blades of helicopters built for Earth are too large to work on Mars, C. Because the gravity of Mars is much weaker than the gravity of Earth, D. Because helicopters built for Earth are too small to handle the conditions on Mars, The following text is adapted from Sylvia Acevedo’s 2018 memoir Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist. The narrator is traveling by car with her family to Mexico City. Mario and Laura are her brother and sister. Mario and I played games to see how many different license plates we could spot, and Laura liked to look for children in the back seats of the cars we passed. We were used to the forty-five-minute drive to El Paso and familiar with the six-hour ride to Chihuahua, but I wondered what the long journey to Mexico City would be like. ©2018 by Sylvia Acevedo According to the text, what did the narrator and Mario do while riding in the car?, A. They read books., B. They sang songs., C. They went to sleep., D. They played games., The following text is from David Barclay Moore’s 2022 novel Holler of the Fireflies. The narrator has just arrived at summer camp, which is far away from his home. This place was different than I thought it would be. I’d never been somewhere like this before. I did feel scared, but also excited. ©2022 by David Barclay Moore According to the text, how does the narrator feel about being at summer camp?, A. He feels overjoyed., B. He feels peaceful., C. He feels both scared and excited., D. He feels both angry and jealous.

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