I. VOCABULARY.

Directions: Circle the letter of the best synonym or

definition. (20 points)
1. solitary
a. alone b. heavy c. smart

2. exhaustion
a. out of work b. very tired c. very poor

3. reflections
a. food b. thoughts c. faces in a mirror

4. crouched
a. asleep b. bent forward c. ran in circles

5. prowling
a. hunting b. thinking c. dreaming

6. glare
a. windows b. bright light c. items for sale

7. desolate
a. noisy b. busy c. empty

8. resumed
a. began again b. emptied out c. listened to

9. diminished (became)
a. larger b. smaller c. better

10. firm
a. solid b. building c. a company

11. unconsciously
a. very slowly and carefully
b. without thinking about it
c. with much sorrow

12. evade

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 a. feel b. see clearly c. get away from

13. revealed
a. showed b. helped c. honored

14. torment
a. interest b. pain c. information

15. emerge

a. bleed b. pain c. come up

16. confided
a. told in secret b. wished for greatly c. walked away from
17. embraced
a. warned b. hugged c. noticed
18. alert
a. very aware b. delighted with c. very
concerned about
19. detect
a. stop b. watch c. discover
20. original
a. first b. last c. best

II. READING COMPREHENSION. Directions: Recall the story ‘The Circuit’.

Circle the letter of your choice that would complete the statement. (10 pts.)
1. At the beginning of the story, Panchito was sad because he
a. hadn’t seen his family for a long time.
b. didn’t want to move to Fresno.
c. was feeling ill.

2. How did Papa feel about his used car?

a. He was very proud of it.
b. He was ashamed of it.
c. He didn’t care about it.

3. Mr. Sulivan said that the family could stay

a. in a big white house.

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 b. with some friends who lived nearby.
c. in a garage.

4. How much did the family earn the first day on the new job?
a. ten dollars
b. fifteen dollars
c. twenty dollars

5. Why didn’t Panchito read to the class on the first day at school?
a. He was too nervous to read.
b. He didn’t understand any of the words.
c. He didn’t have a book.

6. Mr. Lema said that he would teach Panchito how to play

a. the piano
b. the trumpet
c. the violin

7. At the end of the story, Panchito discovered that

a. Mr. Lema had a new job.
b. The family had to leave in a month.
c. Everything they owned was packed in boxes.

8. When Panchito saw the boxes at the end of the story, he probably felt
a. pleased
b. shocked and sad
c. quite calm

9. The story shows how much Panchito valued

a. new cars
b. fancy clothing
c. education

10. The last sentence of ‘The Circuit’ suggests that

a. The shack was too small for the family.
b. The family owned many things.
c. The family was about to move again.

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III. GRAMMAR. Directions: Combine two simple sentences into one
complex sentence by using the subordinating conjunctions below. Begin the
sentence with the conjunction, and use a comma at the end of the clause.
Write the complex sentence on the line. Use each conjunction one. (20 pts.)

after although since when while

1. Papa didn’t speak English. Mama spoke to Mr. Sullivan.

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2. Roberto swept the floor. Papa fixed the walls.

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3. Roberto wanted to go to school now. He had to wait until February.

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4. Panchito drank too much water. He felt sick.
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5. Papa and Roberto left for work. I felt relief.

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IV. SEQUENCING. Directions: Rearrange the sentences to show the
chronology of events. Write numbers 1 to 10 to show the sequence. (20 pts.)
Mr. Sullivan said we can stay there for the whole season.
Everything we owned was packed in cardboard boxes.
I was startled. I had not heard English for months.
How would you like to learn how to play it?
Papa then took out a pencil and began to figure out how much
we had earned our first day.
I thought they were happy to see me, but when I opened the
door to our shack, I saw that everything we owned was neatly
packed in cardboard boxes.
The peak of the strawberry season was over.
The rest of the month I spent my lunch hours working on English
with Mr. Lema, my bestfriend at school.
I still felt a little dizzy when we took a break to eat lunch.
The grape season was over and I could now go to school.

IV. WRITING. Directions: At the end of the story, Panchito rushed home to
tell his family “the great news.” However, when he opened the door, he saw
that everything they owned was neatly packed in cardboard boxes. Explain in
80-100 words how this incident makes the conclusion of the story sadder and
more powerful. (15 pts.)

PLANNING SPACE:

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WRITING RUBRIC
COMPONENTS HIGHEST POSSIBLE YOUR SCORE
SCORE
Topic sentence (clear and focused) 2
Mechanics 2
(Content) Reason 1 (sadder) 5
(Content) Reason 2 (more powerful) 5
Cleanliness of your paper 1

(15)
Total

~ End of test. I pray you get good marks! See you after the holiday! ~

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