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Selection Test 3: “Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan”
Closed Book Closed
KEY VOCABULARY GRAMMAR & SENTENCE STRUCTURE Book
Directions: Use a word from the box to complete each Directions: Choose the word that best
sentence. Write the word on the line. Use each word completes each sentence.
only once. There is one more word than you need. L.7.1

9 Our class went on a field trip .

journey emerge dangerous
usually
effort tend improve
always
museum education cross
recently *
L.7.6

1 The word means L.7.1

“not safe.” 10 We typed the assignment.

L.7.6 north
2 The word means slowly *
“to make something better.”
strongly
L.7.6
L.7.1
3 The word means
“to take care of something.” 11 The taxi drove quickly through town.
very *
L.7.6

4 The word means loudly

“a long trip.”
yesterday
L.7.6
L.7.1
5 The word means
12 , the cat jumped off the porch.
“to come out of a place.”
Up
L.7.6

6 The word means Not

“to go from one side of something to another.” Suddenly *
L.7.6

7 The word means

“everything you learn.”
UNIT 3

L.7.6

8 The word means

“a try, or big attempt, to do something.”

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Selection Test 3: “Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan,” continued
L.7.1 RL.7.1

13 He threw the basketball. 17 Garang decides to attend school in the Ethiopian

refugee camp to
swiftly *
honor his parents *
early
take care of Chuti
truthfully
spend time with Tom
L.7.1

14 , we rushed into the ice cream shop! hide from the soldiers

Too RL.7.1

18 How does Garang find the courage to move to the

Happily *
United States?
Sometimes
He wants to find Chuti’s parents.

READING COMPREHENSION Open Book He remembers his father’s words. *

Directions: Questions 15–19 are about “Brothers in He remembers how he crossed the river.
Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan.” You may
look at the selection on pages 227–243 to help you He wants to set an example for his group.
answer the questions.
For questions 15–18, read each question and choose CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE
the best answer.
Directions: Write your answer to question 19
RL.7.1
on a separate sheet of paper.
15 Where are Garang and the other boys when their
village is attacked? RL.7.1

19 Read these sentences from the selection.

tending their cattle *
choosing their leaders When we fled the refugee camp, I had
taken my schoolbooks with me. As I stood at
playing in their homes the river’s edge, I decided I would not leave
them behind. They were my future—my
walking to their school mother and father.
RL.7.1
How do these sentences express the theme of the
16 How do Garang and the other boys live through the story? Explain your answer using details from the
trip to Ethiopia? selection.
They find soldiers to show them the way.

UNIT 3
They work together and help one another. *
They meet people from the refugee camp.
They ask adults to lead them and take care
of them.

Reading
Key Gram. & Sent. Comprehension
Vocabulary Structure Items 15–18 Test
Items 1–8 Items 9–14 (5 points each); Score
(5 points each) (5 points each) Item 19
(10 points)

+ + = /100

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