From the menu, choose the word that BEST completes the sentence.
In Paragraph 18, the guests’ whispers can MOST LIKELY be described as _____________.
A. accusing
B. admiring
C. gleeful
D. shocked

Which method of saving energy is MOST clearly related to the information in Paragraph 3?
A. eating food that is grown nearby
B. walking or riding a bicycle to school
C. turning off lights when a room is empty
D. turning down the temperature of the water heater

Read this sentence from Paragraph 8.
Kella laughed, and her laughter was the best sound in the world to King Meddur.
What does this sentence reveal about King Meddur?
A. His daughter’s happiness is important to him.
B. He thinks his daughter has a lovely voice.
C. He wants his daughter to have fun.
D. His daughter’s jokes amuse him.

Why is the passage divided into different sections?
A. to organize the large amount of information given
B. to demonstrate how much there is to learn about whales
C. to make the passage less difficult to remember
D. to give the passage the appearance of importance

In Paragraph 8, what information does the reader know that the Emir does NOT know?
A. The laborer is Hodja.
B. The banquet hall is elegant.
C. Hodja is invited to the banquet.
D. There are several servants nearby.

Read this sentence from Paragraph 6.
Oil is also used to make nylon and rayon, fibers that are most likely in the clothes you are wearing.
What does the author suggest about nylon and rayon in this sentence?
A. Both are used in cloth that is able to be washed.
B. Both are commonly used in making cloth.
C. Both may be dyed different colors.
D. Both may be woven into designs.

Which sentence provides the BEST summary of the events in the passage?
A. A princess disagrees with three foreign trainers who try to work with the princess’s horse.
B. A princess chooses a wild horse, but when the horse cannot be tamed, she sets the horse free.
C. A king worries that his daughter’s horse is not suitable for her, and he hires trainers to tame the horse.
D. A king gives his daughter a horse as a present, but the daughter no longer wants the horse when she
cannot ride it.

Why do whales need to come to the surface of the water?
A. to eat
B. to breathe
C. to give birth
D. to escape danger

What opinion does the narrator MOST LIKELY have about the Emir and the guests at the banquet?
A. They have too many parties.
B. They have poor taste in clothing.
C. They should do more physical labor.
D. They care too much about appearances.

Read the editorial note.
A history teacher at The Winsor School, Jennifer P. Baker has her master’s degree in social studies from
Teachers College, Columbia University.
What is the purpose of this note?
A. to give more current facts about the topic
B. to provide background information about the topic
C. to explain why the author is qualified to write about the topic
D. to persuade readers to perform more research about the topic

Which theme is MOST clearly supported by the events of the passage?
A. Kindness is rewarded.
B. People need each other.
C. Families listen to each other.
D. Beauty comes in many forms.

According to the passage, the function of a whale’s baleen is MOST similar to
A. a cup or plate.
B. a filter or trap.
C. a fingernail or hair.
D. a mustache or upper jaw.

Which saying BEST expresses a lesson the reader learns from the events of the passage?
A. A full purse has many friends.
B. A meal already eaten is soon forgotten.
C. Friendship becomes stronger the older it grows.
D. Money is the language that can be spoken by any tongue.

What is the MAIN purpose of Paragraph 6?
A. to list different goods made with oil products
B. to tell how people use the most amount of oil
C. to describe how oil is used in transportation
D. to explain why people need more oil today

How does Princess Kella solve her MAIN problem?
A. She ignores what her father tells her to do.
B. She sends the trainers back to their countries.
C. She decides to let Dazzle go free in the forest.
D. She sneaks out of the castle to look for Dazzle

What does blubber help whales to do?
A. to hold themselves upright when swimming
B. to keep their bodies at the right temperature
C. to protect their skin from attacks by other animals
D. to make their bodies move smoothly through the water

Which detail from the passage is MOST important to include in a summary?
A. the dishes served at the banquet
B. the quality of the coat Hodja wears
C. the season in which the banquet takes place
D. the type of animal Hodja rides to and from the mansion

The author asks questions in the passage because she wants the reader to think about which of
these?
A. how to find different sources of energy
B. how to start saving energy
C. how oil is used in real life
D. how oil is manufactured

Read Paragraph 1.
The horses galloped by, one the color of milk, another more like butter.
What does the author suggest by comparing the color of the horses to milk and butter?
A. The horses run at full speed.
B. The horses are well groomed.
C. The horses have mild tempers.
D. The horses eat high-quality food.

What two ideas are compared in Paragraph 8?
A. the size of whales and the size of the food they eat
B. the variety of food sources and the variety of whale species
C. the way whales eat plankton and the way they eat other animals
D. the amount of available food and the number of whales needing food