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Nonfiction Article of the Week8-22: Standardized Test Practice

Table of Contents

Terms of Use 2

Table of Contents 3

Digital Components/Google Classroom Guide 4

About This Resource: Teacher’s Instructions 5-6

Article: The Battle of Mogadishu 7-8

Excerpt from “The Lost Lessons of Black Hawk Down” – War On the Rocks 9

RI.8.1 Test Practice & Question Analysis/Tips 10






Article: Apartheid in South Africa 16-17




Answer Keys for RI.8.1-RI.8.9 Practice 21-29

Test Questions Only Practice Test (without Question Analysis & Tips) 30-35



Teacher’s Guide

Instructions for Google Classroom Digital ComponentsAll student activities are available in digital format compatible with Google Classroom. They are available in two formats: Google Slides and Google Forms.

Google SlidesFirst, I have made all student pages available in Google Slides format. Students can simply add text boxes to any area they wish to type on. To access the Google Slides for this article, copy and paste the link below into your browser. *Note that you’ll need to make a copy of the folder or slide before you can use it.*

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Google FormsI have made the assessments available in Google Forms. Here, they are self-grading, and I have set them all up with answer keys so they are ready to go for you. You’ll need to find these two files in your download folder to use Google Forms. The first file contains the links to the Forms, and the second file is explicit instructions for use. Look inside the Google Forms folder.



Teacher’s Guide

About This Resource

Self-grading Google Forms assessment included for test practice.Includes test-only version, too. (right)

Answer key includes specific standard tested for each page/set (in green)

Question Analysis & Tips Prompts help students to understand and analyze each question deeply.

*I recommend doing one page (3 questions) daily for 9 days.



Teacher’s Guide

About This Resource

27 Total Questions3 Questions for RI.8.1 (2 multiple choice, 1 open-ended)3 Questions for RI.8.2 (2 multiple choice, 1 open-ended) 3 Questions for RI.8.3 (2 multiple choice, 1 open-ended)3 Questions for RI.8.4 (2 multiple choice, 1 open-ended)3 Questions for RI.8.5 (2 multiple choice, 1 open-ended)3 Questions for RI.8.6 (2 multiple choice, 1 open-ended)3 Questions for RI.8.7 (2 multiple choice, 1 open-ended)3 Questions for RI.8.8 (2 multiple choice, 1 open-ended)3 Questions for RI.8.9 (2 multiple choice, 1 open-ended)

This resource includes 2 articles that have been featured in previous Article of the Week Units. However, students will analyze these articles in brand new ways.

For example, “The Battle of Mogadishu” was previously used to teach RI.8.7 (Evaluate Mediums, Compare Video/Audio), but here it is used to review these other standards: RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, RI.8.4, RI.8.5, and RI.8.9.

Brand new supplementary material is included to help students practice standards RI.8.7 and RI.8.9

VideoClipLinksforApartheidExplained:Youtube:https://youtu.be/S7yvnUz2PLEBackup:https://drive.google.com/file/d/10HmVOYwAbP49RV86E5ovufcypGmjCVdk/view?usp=sharing

Article 1

Article 2



Informational TextSkill: Analyze Test Questions

Test PracticeQuestions 1-18 pertain to the article “The Battle of Mogadishu.” To complete each item, read the question and answer choices in the left column first. If you have a hunch, go ahead and circle your answer in pencil. Then, answer the Question Analysis item or read the Tip in the right column. Last, circle your final answer.

1. The Americans were most surprised that the Somalis…

a. were well-prepared to fight back.b. were angry with the United Nations.c. were willing to help the wounded

Americans.d. did not want the food and medicine

being delivered to them.

2. Some American soldiers died simply because…a. they had not been updated on the change

of plans.b. they could not be extracted from the city

quickly enough.c. the Malaysian troops did not speak

fluent English.d. General Aidid was not where

intelligence officers expected him to be.

3. In the article excerpt below, underline or highlight the evidence that most strongly supports your answer to the previous question.

Chaos ensued. The convoy was under heavy fire and unable to reach the crash site due to well-planned Somali roadblocks. A second Black Hawk helicopter was hit and crashed. Neither crash site was reachable.

The convoy limped back to base, leaving 99 U.S. troops trapped and surrounded in the city. Some were wounded and died while waiting for help. Over 8 hours later, U.S. forces finally managed to rescue those stranded. In all, the Battle of Mogadishu lasted 15 hours. 18 American soldiers were killed, 73 were wounded, and one (the only survivor of both helicopter crashes, Mike Durant) was captured.

Test Questions Question Analysis/TipsQ: Does this question require you to make an inference, or is the literal answer included in the article? How do you know?

TIP: This question requires you to make an inference about the article. These answers are very hard to find when skimming the article.

Q: Does the next question (Question 3) relate to this question? How can another question about text evidence help you to answer this question?




Test PracticeQuestions 1-18 pertain to the article “The Battle of Mogadishu.” To complete each item, read the question and answer choices in the left column first. If you have a hunch, go ahead and circle your answer in pencil. Then, answer the Question Analysis item or read the Tip in the right column. Last, circle your final answer.

1. The Americans were most surprised that the Somalis…

a. were well-prepared to fight back.b. were angry with the United Nations.c. were willing to help the wounded

Americans.d. did not want the food and medicine

being delivered to them.

2. Some American soldiers died simply because…a. they had not been updated on the change

of plans.b. they could not be extracted from the city

quickly enough.c. the Malaysian troops did not speak

fluent English.d. General Aidid was not where

intelligence officers expected him to be.




Test Questions Question Analysis/TipsQ: Does this question require you to make an inference, or is the literal answer included in the article? How do you know?

TIP: This question requires you to make an inference about the article. These answers are very hard to find when skimming the article.

Q: Does the next question (Question 3) relate to this question? How can another question about text evidence help you to answer this question?

RI.8.1

I have to make an inference to answer this question because the article does not state outright an incident that any specific incident most surprised the American troops.

Yes, Question 3 relates to Question 2 by asking for the strongest text evidence to support my answer to Question 2. The text in Question 3 helps me by providing me with the exact paragraph from which the answer can be found.




25. The article “Apartheid in South Africa” provides sufficient evidence to support which of the following claims?a. Physical separation between races was

established under apartheid.b. Nelson Mandela was the best president

South Africa has had yet to date.c. Under apartheid, people living in

homelands were worse off than those living in townships.

d. Many whites married non-whites in secret.

26. Select three of the following details from the article that most strongly support the claim that you identified in the previous question.a. They organized large protests, strikes, and

boycotts of white-owned businesses. b. Many were moved to far-off settlements

called homelands. Others were forced to live in large slums outside the major cities called townships.

c. Without political power, it was hard for Native Africans to try to improve their circumstances.

d. Native Africans and white Europeans were not allowed to get married.

e. The Native African schools did not teach many important subjects like science and math.

27. Read the following excerpt. Underline one piece of evidence that strongly supports the claim that European colonizers disrupted government systems already in place.

Test Questions Question Analysis/TipsTIP: A statement can be true but a wrong answer if the article does not include evidence to support it.

Think about this: Which statement(s) do you now know to definitely be true after reading the article?

Claim:

Evidence 1 Evidence 2

Q: Write the claim you chose in question 25 in the box below.

Think about this: Which two pieces of evidence belong in the evidence boxes above?

European nations like Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany colonized Africa against the will of the people already living there. They set up their own governments. They created new borders that did not match the borders that Native Africans had already created. European governments gave Native African people less power and rights in society. Europeans also enslaved Africans and sold them in Europe and the Americas. By 1914, 90% of Africa had been colonized by European nations.

TIP: Be careful to avoid selecting weakevidence.

Q: One of the sentences in this paragraph simply restates in different language the claim that European colonizers disrupted government systems already in place. Write that sentence (weak evidence) below.

RI.8.8

Physical separation between races was established under apartheid.

They set up their own governments.




Test PracticeQuestions 1-18 pertain to the article “The Battle of Mogadishu.” Use “Apartheid in South Africa” to help you answer questions 19-27 as needed. Choose the best answer or answer each question completely.

1. The Americans were most surprised that the Somalis…a. were well-prepared to fight back.b. were angry with the United Nations.c. were willing to help the wounded Americans.d. did not want the food and medicine being delivered to them.

2. Some American soldiers died simply because…a. they had not been updated on the change of plans.b. they could not be extracted from the city quickly enough.c. the Malaysian troops did not speak fluent English.d. General Aidid was not where intelligence officers expected him to be.


4. Which sentence belongs in an objective summary of the article?a. Operation Gothic Serpent was considered a failure due to the loss of lives.b. 99 U.S. troops were temporarily trapped in the city.c. The Americans should have never planned to remove General Aidid from power.d. Three convoy vehicles left the convoy to rush the wounded soldier back to base.

5. Which two statements below are central ideas of the article?a. In 1993, a planned 90-minute raid turned into a 15-hour major American battle in the African

nation of Somalia.b. Somalia is located on the central eastern coast of Africa.c. Black Hawk helicopters were provided by the United Nations.d. American troops were in Somalia as part of a UN mission to deliver food and medical supplies

to people in need.



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