Selection: HiC-23

HiC-23

Grade level: 3

Word count: 1364 words

Author: Diane Lang

Synopsis: What happens when a young teen boy joins an all-girl roller derby team?

Excerpt: His father buttered his bread and took a bite. "Your brothers never quit."

Jake's eyes stung with tears. His twin brothers were the college basketball stars of the town. "I'll never be good at basketball like they are. I don't even like the game. I'm a skater and skate boarder."

"Skater," his father said. "Skaters are a bunch of punks. Or girls." For the rest of dinner, Jake played with his vegetables and barely ate his chicken. "May I be excused?" he finally asked.

Question: The word "bias" means a way of thinking about someone or something that is based on personal feelings instead of facts. Which of the following shows an example of bias?

1. "Skater," his father said. "Skaters are a bunch of punks. Or girls."
2. His father buttered his bread and took a bite.
3. His twin brothers were the college basketball stars of the town.
4. "May I be excused?" he finally asked.

Selection: C-39

C-39

Grade level: 3

Word count: 1114 words

Author: Nancy McCloskey

Synopsis: Some horses live and work in the city.

Excerpt: No excerpt is available for this question.

Question: The author's main purpose for writing this selection is to

1. show that horses are important animals for people.
2. explain why city horses are in great danger.
3. show how horses make the best kind of pets.
4. explain why people no longer need horses.

Selection: C-2

C-2

Grade level: 3

Word count: 1123 words

Author: Ann Fields

Synopsis: Golfer Michelle Wie has never backed down from a challenge, and she's not about to start now.

Excerpt: In high school, many young athletes work hard to improve their skills. In college, they work even harder. After college, some of them become professional athletes, who get paid to play their sport.

Michelle isn't just good at golf. She's great! She became a professional athlete while she was in high school. How did she do it?

Michelle was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1989. Her parents were from South Korea, where her mother was very good at golf too. Michelle started to play golf when she was four years old.

Question: Read this excerpt from the selection. Which of the following include the author's opinion?

1. Michelle isn't just good at golf. She's great!
2. She became a professional athlete while she was in high school. How did she do it?
3. After college, some of them become professional athletes, who get paid to play their sport.
4. Michelle was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1989. Her parents were from South Korea, where her mother was very good at golf too.