Read the essay "Silencing the Sound of Music." Then answer the following.

Which conclusion about the author is most supported by information in the essay?

Use the poem "Mussels in April" and the story "Mama's Pie" to answer the following.

Which statement best expresses a main idea of both the poem "Mussels in April" and the story "Mama's Pie"?

Which of these best states the main idea of both "My People" and "I, Too"?

Read the poem “Unfolding Bud.” Then answer Numbers 21 through 23.

Read the poem “Unfolding Bud.” Then answer the following:

The main idea of “Unfolding Bud” is that poems are

Read the essay “Down with the Forests.” Then answer the following:

Which of these statements best expresses the main idea of the concluding sentence?

Read the essay “A Sea Worry.” Then answer the following:

There is enough information in the essay to conclude that Joseph will most likely

Read “Breakfast,” the first chapter from the novel Jim the Boy. Then answer the following:

Jim is most likely part of his mother’s sadness because he

The following item should be answered upon reading Anna and the King which was originally reprinted for the English HSA from Literary Cavalcade, January 2000, by permission of Scholastic Inc. This passage has been removed from the mdk12.org website due to copyright restrictions.

Anna and the King is a screenplay about an English woman, Anna Leonowens, who accepts a position to tutor the son of the King of Siam. During her first encounter with the King, he unexpectedly adds to her responsibilities.

Then, read “A Historical Look at Anna” about the real Anna Leonowens. Then answer the following:

The details in these paragraphs mostly show that the screen and stage versions of Anna Leonowens' experiences

Read the essay “Yes, I Can!” Then answer Numbers 27 through 31.

Read the essay “Yes, I Can!” Then answer the following.

What is the author's main point in paragraphs 1 through 10?

Read the essay “Yes, I Can!” Then answer the following.

The author gave his son the “possibles bag” to

Read the essay “High Tide in Tucson.” Then answer numbers 34 through 38.

Read the essay “High Tide in Tucson.” Then answer the following.

Which word best describes Buster in “High Tide in Tucson”?

Read the poem “Fireflies in the Garden.” Then answer the following:

According to the poem, which of these statements best explains a difference between fireflies and stars?

Numbers 7 through 14 should be answered upon reading the excerpt “Wanderlust” from the autobiography A Life on the Road by Charles Kuralt, which can be found at most local or school libraries.

The following item should be answered upon reading the excerpt “Wanderlust” from the autobiography A Life on the Road by Charles Kuralt, which can be found at most local or school libraries.

“Wanderlust” is a memoir of Kuralt’s early life on the road with his father, his childhood experiences on the farm, and the memory of winning a journalistic contest at age twelve.

Based on the information in this excerpt, a reader can predict that the rest of the book will most likely be about Kuralt’s

Read the essay “The Architecture of a Soul.” Then answer Numbers 15 through 20.

Read the essay “The Architecture of a Soul.” Then answer the following item.

Here is a diagram showing the steps the author and her grandmother use to catalogue seashells.

What should be written in the empty box?

Read the essay “The Architecture of a Soul.” Then answer the following item.

Write a response that explains what the narrator learns from her grandmother. In your response, include details and examples from the essay to support your conclusion.

Use the space on page __ in your Answer Book for planning your response. Then write your response on the lines on page __.

Numbers 25 through 29 should be answered upon reading the poem “Good Hotdogs” from My Wicked Wicked Ways by Sandra Cisneros, which can be found at most local or school libraries.

The following item should be answered upon reading the poem “Good Hotdogs” from My Wicked Wicked Ways by Sandra Cisneros, which can be found at most local or school libraries.

“Good Hotdogs” is a poem about the memory of rushing to the store with a close friend to buy hotdogs after school. The speaker provides many sensory details to describe the experience.

Which of these phrases best identifies the main focus of the poem?

Read the story “Winter Hibiscus.” Then answer the following item.

Which of these conclusions about Saeng is best supported by information in the story?

Read this excerpt from the first chapter of The Sea of Grass, a novel set in New Mexico in the late 1800s. Then answer Numbers 17 through 23.

Read this excerpt from the first chapter of The Sea of Grass, a novel set in New Mexico in the late 1800s. Then answer the following item.

After reading the excerpt, a reader can conclude that the narrator

Numbers 24 through 26 should be answered upon reading the poem, The Armful by Robert Frost. This poem has been removed from the mdk12.org website due to copyright restrictions. It can be found in poetry books at most local or school libraries or online on poetry websites.

The following item should be answered upon reading the poem, The Armful by Robert Frost. This poem has been removed from the mdk12.org website due to copyright restrictions. It can be found in poetry books at most local or school libraries or online on poetry websites.

In the poem The Armful, the speaker struggles to handle many parcels at one time. When the task becomes too difficult, he attempts to reorganize the items into a more manageable load.

The speaker in the poem most likely feels that sometimes challenges and responsibilities

Read the essay “Water.” Then answer the following item.

According to the essay, for many women in the village, the daily visits to the water pump

Read the poem “Hope.” Then answer Numbers 24 through 26.

Read the poem “Hope.” Then answer the following item.

In the poem, the rain is a force that is mostly

Read the following excerpt from an interview with Karen Hesse, author of Out of the Dust, from which “Hope” was taken. Then answer Number 52.

Read the following excerpt from an interview with Karen Hesse, author of Out of the Dust, from which “Hope” was taken. Then answer the following item.

Which sentence from Hesse’s answer best explains the meaning of the title of her poem “Hope”?