Gupta Empire
English Language Arts Test
Book 1
Grade
7
20283
January 14–18, 2008
Name __________________________________
TIPS FOR TAKING THE TEST
Here are some suggestions to help you do your best:
• Be sure to read carefully all the directions in the test book. • Plan your time. • Read each question carefully and think about the answer before choosing or writing your response.
Acknowledgments CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC is indebted to the following for permission to use material in this book: “Conversations with Apes” by Aline Alexander Newman, from National Geographic Kids Magazine’s April 2005 issue, copyright © 2005 by National Geographic Society. Used by permission. Photograph of three Pygmy Chimpanzees (Image No. KA001090), copyright © by Karl Ammann/Corbis. Used by permission. Excerpt from “The Ride Home” by Natale Ghent, from No Small Thing, copyright © 2003 by Natale Ghent, first U.S. edition 2005. “Once Upon a Time” by Beverly Patt from Guideposts for Kids Magazine, copyright © 2000 by Guideposts, Carmel, New York. Used by permission. “Freaky Farm” by Teresa Milanese from Boy’s Life magazine’s October 2003 issue, copyright © 2003 by Teresa Milanese, photograph courtesy of the Cz Family. Used by permission. Excerpt from The Island by Gary Paulsen, text copyright © 1988 by Gary Paulsen. Used by permission of Scholastic, Inc.
Developed and published by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 20 Ryan Ranch Road, Monterey, California 93940-5703. Copyright © 2008 by New York State Education Department. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of New York State Education Department.
Book 1
Reading
D
irections
In this part of the test, you will do some reading and answer questions about what you have read. For the multiple-choice questions, you will mark your answers
Book 1
Grade
7
20283
January 14–18, 2008
Name __________________________________
TIPS FOR TAKING THE TEST
Here are some suggestions to help you do your best:
• Be sure to read carefully all the directions in the test book. • Plan your time. • Read each question carefully and think about the answer before choosing or writing your response.
Acknowledgments CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC is indebted to the following for permission to use material in this book: “Conversations with Apes” by Aline Alexander Newman, from National Geographic Kids Magazine’s April 2005 issue, copyright © 2005 by National Geographic Society. Used by permission. Photograph of three Pygmy Chimpanzees (Image No. KA001090), copyright © by Karl Ammann/Corbis. Used by permission. Excerpt from “The Ride Home” by Natale Ghent, from No Small Thing, copyright © 2003 by Natale Ghent, first U.S. edition 2005. “Once Upon a Time” by Beverly Patt from Guideposts for Kids Magazine, copyright © 2000 by Guideposts, Carmel, New York. Used by permission. “Freaky Farm” by Teresa Milanese from Boy’s Life magazine’s October 2003 issue, copyright © 2003 by Teresa Milanese, photograph courtesy of the Cz Family. Used by permission. Excerpt from The Island by Gary Paulsen, text copyright © 1988 by Gary Paulsen. Used by permission of Scholastic, Inc.
Developed and published by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 20 Ryan Ranch Road, Monterey, California 93940-5703. Copyright © 2008 by New York State Education Department. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of New York State Education Department.
Book 1
Reading
D
irections
In this part of the test, you will do some reading and answer questions about what you have read. For the multiple-choice questions, you will mark your answers