English Pre-Post Test Student Test Eight Grade Page 1 of 12

Department of Education

English Program

Name: ____________________________________ Date: ______________________________

Student Test Part I.

Reading Selection I.

1. Who likes hip hop?a. Rebeccab. Bryanc. Brendad. Betty

2. How many songs does Brenda have on her MP3?a. about 1,000 songsb. about 800 songsc. about 500 songsd. about 50 songs

Reading Selection II

3. In which league did Roberto Clemente play?a. Major League Soccerb. Major League Baseballc. National Softball League

. d. National Basketball Association

4. What kind of a player was Clemente?a. an excellent playerb. an average player

c. a good playerd. a bad player

5. What is this selection MOSTLY about?a. a baseball teamb. the poor children

c. the Hall of Famed. Roberto’s dream

Listening and Speaking

A. Instructions: The teacher will read a passage. Listen carefully and answer the following questions.

B. Instructions: The teacher will read aloud reading selection II. Listen carefully to the passage. For each question, mark the letter of the correct answer on your answer sheet.

6. What was Clemente’s dream?a. to fly in an airplane b. to build a Hall of Famec. to build a children’s park

. d. to raise money for the elderly

7. What did many people do after Roberto’s death?

a. forgot the work he didb. changed his dreams of a parkc. formed a fan club with his named. helped make his dream come true

1. Give your opinion: A Heroic Opportunity

Read the prompt in the box. Reflect on how you would react.

C. Instructions: The teacher will evaluate the student orally using the rubric.

You are watching some classmates play basketball at the gym. A skinny boy with glasses tries to shoot a basket but ends up falling on his face. His glasses break. Some of the older students begin to laugh at him. The boy can’t see very well without his glasses. You want to help him up, but if you do, the other kids may laugh at you, too.

o How would you feel?o What should you do?

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SHORT-ANSWER ORAL OR NON-VERBAL PRODUCTION RUBRIC

RESPONSES CAN BE NON-VERBAL OR VERBAL IN ENGLISH. SPANISH RESPONSES ARE NOT CONSIDERED WHEN ASSIGNING A SCORE TO A SHORT-ANSWER ORAL OR NON-VERBAL PRODUCTION ITEM MEASURING.

SCORE

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CRITERIA

Full Oral or Non-verbal Production – A thorough oral or non-verbal production of the concept has been demonstrated. The student’s response is correct and complete and provides evidence related to the question/task. Details in the response are clear accurate.

1Partial Oral or Non-verbal Productions – Partial oral or non-verbal production of the concept has been demonstrated. The student’s response provides some information that is accurate. However, the response is not complete and may not provide clear evidence related to the questions/task.

0No Oral or Non-verbal Production – The student’s response demonstrates no oral or non-verbal production no understanding of the concept being assessed. The response is inaccurate or unrelated to the question/task.

Part II.

The Spanish Club

(1) “I have bad news,” said Mrs. Cortés. The Spanish Club is nearly $500 short of the amount they need to take the trip to Mexico City next month. The club members were gloomy. They had planned this trip since last year. The club made many fund-raisers, like a talent show, a bake sale, a car wash, and sold chocolates among other activities. But still, they needed to make one big activity to complete the money they needed.

(2) “How depressing”, said Marisol. “We’ve planned all year and now we can’t go.” “Don’t give up now”, said Jonathan. Let’s put our heads together and come up with a huge fund raiser. Everybody started to give ideas. “I know!” said Jasmine. “Let’s make a huge Mexican dinner party. Everything we sell will be Mexican dishes like enchiladas, tacos, and burritos. Everybody will dress up as a Mexican. We can have some Mariachi music”. “It will be fun”, Mrs. Cortés said, “It’s a great idea”. They planned a huge party, sold the tickets, food, and drinks. The entire community was there. It was a great party. They raised almost $1,000. Needless to say, they had a lot of fun in Mexico City.

1. Where was the group going?a. Mexico Cityb. Guadalajarac. Las Vegasd. San Juan

2. Who is the teacher?a. Mrs. Torresb. Mr. Cortésc. Mr. Lugod. Mrs. Cortés

3. How did they feel when the teacher told them the bad news?

a. depressed b. excitedc. anxious

Reading

A. Instructions: Read the selection carefully. For each question choose the correct answer.

d. tired

4. What idea was presented to make the money they needed?a. a big Mexican partyb. another talent showc. a chocolate sale d. a movie day

5. How much money did they raise?a. $ 200b. $ 500c. $ 1,000d. $ 2,000

6. What does the underlined word in the sentence mean?

a. excitedb. nervousc. sleepyd. sad

The Champion

(1) Sandra stood nervously near the ice, watching Angela Martin skating. It was Angela’s first time competing in the city championships, but she didn’t look nervous at all. Sandra was sitting next to her coach, remembering the first time she competed. Even though she was still in high school, she felt old. All of the other competitors were two or three years younger than her. This would be her last competition. Skating took long hours of practice and college was on her mind now.

(2) Angela Martin looked so confident. She looked graceful and landed every jump perfectly. After every jump, the crowd cheered. (2) Sandra was next. She skated onto the ice just as Angela was leaving the rink. She had to admit that Angela was hard to beat. The music began and she started to skate. But, she was still thinking about Angela’s performance and about how well she had skated. Her

B Instructions: Read the selection carefully. For each question choose the correct answer.

The club members were gloomy.

program was good, but not perfect. As Sandra skated off the ice, she knew she had lost her title. She didn’t want to cry as she stood to hear the winners.

(3) Finally, the scoreboard flashed the results. Sandra had finished second. Angela was the new city champion. Everybody cheered for the winners. Sandra approached Angela to congratulate her. She shook her hand and they embraced. Now it was Angela’s turn to represent their city in the National championships.

15. What is the selection MOSTLY about?a. skatingb. cryingc. friendshipd. competition

16. What can be CONCLUDED regarding Angela from this sentence?

a. She was happy.b. She was anxious.c. She was arrogant.d. She was confident.

17. Why was this Sandra’s last competition?a. She was going to college.b. She did not have a coach.c. She was not good anymore.d. She was too old to compete.

18. What PROBABLY affected Sandra’s performance?a. She was not practicing enough.b. Skating was too difficult for her.c. She was distracted by Angela’s performance.d. The crowd was too noisy when she performed.

19. How did Sandra PROBABLY feel when she finished skating?a. She felt confident.b. She felt nervous.c. She felt happy.d. She felt disappointed.

20. What do you think will PROBABLY happen after the competition?a. Angela will go to college.b.Sandra will become a coach.c. Angela will go to the National Competition.d. Angela and Sandra will become best friends.

“It was Angela’s first time competing in the city championships, but she didn’t look nervous at all.”

21. Which of these statements is a FACT?a. Ice skaters are all teenagers.b. Ice skaters practice long hours.c. Ice skaters become too confident when they win.d. Ice skaters stop skating after they finish college.

22. Which of these statements is an OPINION?a. Sandra is very sensitive.b. Angela won the competition.c. Sandra wants to go to college.d. Angela is younger than Sandra.

Azure and GoldBy Amy Lowell

April had covered the hillsWith flickering yellows and reds,The sparkle and coolness of snow

Was blown from the mountain beds.

Across a deep-sunken streamThe pink of blossoming trees,

And from windless apple bloomsThe humming of many bees.

1. What is the MAIN IDEA presented in the poem?a. changing of the seasonsb. the life of a flowerc. animals in the wildd. music is beautiful

The air was of rose and goldArabesque with the song of birdsWho, swinging unseen under leaves,Made music more eager than words.

C. Instructions: Read carefully the following poem. For each question choose the correct answer.

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2. What kind of sensory image does the poet use in stanza 1 when he writes the phrase… “coolness of snow”?

a. auditoryb. tactilec. visuald. smell

3. What do you think is the author’s message?a. preserve the treesb. feel the musicc. enjoy natured. recycle

4. What is the poet’s tone in the last stanza?a. very coldb. very happyc. very depressedd. very mysterious

Part III.

1. Which of these sentences is correct?a. Get out of the car?b. Lost last night I was.c. Where is the city park?d. Carmen look very anxious.

2. What is the underlined word in the sentence?

a. a verbb. an adjectivec. an adverbd. a noun

3. Which of these sentences is a complex sentence?a. Amelia bought a new iPod to give to her sister the day of her graduation.b. Saint John is a very small and beautiful island in the Caribbean.c. After Vanessa writes her letter, she will take it to the post office.d. Carol will prepare a big surprise party for her brother. .

A. Instructions: Read the questions carefully. For each question choose the correct answer.

Writing

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B. Instructions: Choose one of the two prompts listed below. Write a three (3) paragraph narrative about the topic. Use appropriate descriptive details and word choice to create a vivid picture in the readers mind. Be careful with the grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure in the paragraph. Each paragraph must be at least five (5) sentences long.

a) Think about a time when something unexpected happened. Write a narrative in which you tell about an unexpected event that happened to you or someone you know. Be sure to include specific details so that a reader can follow your story.

b) Think of your best day in school. What happened that makes this day stand out in your memory? Write a story for a friend that tells about what happened on this day in school.

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SHORT-ANSWER FOR WRITTEN PRODUCTION RUBRIC

RESPONSES SHOULD WRITTEN IN ENGLISH. SPANISH RESPONSES ARE NOT CONSIDERED WHEN ASSIGNING A SCORE TO A SHORT-ANSWER WRITTEN PRODUCTION ITEM MEASURING.

SCORE

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CRITERIA

Full Written Production – A thorough written production of the concept has been demonstrated. The student’s response is correct and complete and provides evidence related to the question/task. Details in the response are clear accurate.

1Partial Written Productions – Partial written production of the concept has been demonstrated. The student’s response provides some information that is accurate. However, the response is not complete and may not provide clear evidence related to the questions/task.

0 No Written Production – The student’s response demonstrates no written production or no understanding of the concept being assessed. The response is

inaccurate or unrelated to the question/task.