2024: NY Grade 7 - ELA

by referring to the altitude to which Coleman flew

by describing Coleman’s popularity with crowds

by indicating the types of planes Coleman flew

by demonstrating Coleman’s skills as a pilot

By referring to the thousands of people watching the first female African-American aviator.

By indicating that Coleman was prohibited from flying the plane without another pilot.

By illustrating how the first female African-American pilot flew in loops while tilting the plane.

By describing how Coleman wanted to fly a type of plane with which she was unfamiliar.

Anxious, due to the dangerous jump of the stuntman.

Tense, because of the height to which the airplane flew.

Delighted, due to the reaction of the crowd to the stuntman.

Enthusiastic, because people were excited for the opportunity to fly.

She knows there are more aircraft manufacturers in France.

She is denied the opportunity to train as a pilot in the United States.

She believes flying is more popular in France than in the United States.

She knows she will be able to learn by observing her instructors in France.

Coleman first takes flying lessons in a twenty-seven-foot biplane.

Coleman claims flying in France is as popular as driving cars in America.

Coleman is described by newspapers as a careful but skilled pilot.

Coleman is the first African-American woman to perform a solo flight.

“Always meticulously neat, six-year-old Little Man never allowed dirt or tears or stains to mar anything he owned.” (paragraph 1)

“If I hadn’t known the cause of it, I could have forgotten very easily that he was, at twelve, bigger than I...” (paragraph 5)

“An ancient oak tree on the slope, visible even now, was the official dividing mark between Logan land and the beginning of a dense forest.” (paragraph 10)

“...for the past three years there had not been enough money from the cotton to pay both and live on too.” (paragraph 11)

by indicating their feelings about school

through descriptions of their personalities

by indicating her disagreements with them

through descriptions of their appearances

The narrator describes the traits of each brother as they walk to school.

The narrator and her brothers understand the importance of the land to their family.

The narrator realizes why her oldest brother is feeling unhappy.

The narrator and her brothers respect their father’s decision to work in other states.

He prefers working on the railroad to growing cotton.

He was not surprised when the price of cotton changed.

He is determined to keep the land his father purchased.

He was not able to talk to his other children about the land.

She struggles at her school.

She becomes frustrated easily.

She wants to have more choices.

She thinks carefully before acting.

to agree to something less

to separate materials

to become quiet

to find a place to stay

". . . she’d received twelve years of strict training and guidance in history and philosophy and psychology . . ." (paragraph 1)

"The students who select the wisest answer will become Deciders." (paragraph 2)

"Lee’s face flushed, and his lips trembled. He ran out of the room . . ." (paragraph 6)

"The Proctor sat at a red table. Behind him there was an exit." (paragraph 10)

"Persephone’s mind raced and she felt a flush across her skin." (paragraph 3)

"Persephone thought about protesting, but something held her back." (paragraph 4)

"Persephone knew it couldn’t be that easy." (paragraph 8)

"Persephone watched them go into the room one by one." (paragraph 10)

agreement

fairness

intelligence

tolerance

At first she is afraid of the test, but then she succeeds at it.

At first she is uncertain about the test, but then she understands it.

At first she is suspicious of the test, but then she cares about it.

At first she is angry at the test, but then she finds it amusing.

“Prairie dogs got their name because people thought their calls sounded a little like a dog’s bark.” (paragraph 1)

“It’s hard for humans to hear the differences between the calls, though, because they only last about half a second . . .” (paragraph 3)

"The prairie dogs watched regular dogs the same way they watched coyotes, but not as intensely.” (paragraph 7)

“Slobodchikoff also thinks prairie dogs pay attention to the order of the sounds . . .” (paragraph 11)

Prairie dogs have almost the same response to coyotes as they do to the regular dogs they encounter.

Prairie dogs have similar reactions to airborne predators, although they have a variety of responses to land animals.

Prairie dogs have unique responses to people wearing different colors as well as to various types of dogs.

Prairie dogs have alarm calls they use to warn their colonies, although their calls provoke little response.

by explaining that prairie dog alarms appear to contain specific details

by indicating the similarity of prairie dog alarm calls about airborne predators

by explaining that prairie dogs may make a continuous sound when they communicate

by indicating that prairie dog calls distinguish between land animals and birds

“Actually, maybe they should’ve been called prairie watchdogs because they bark to alert the colony . . .” (paragraph 1)

“After all, prairie dogs are just rodents, like mice and rats, and aren’t supposed to be that smart.” (paragraph 9)

“Although the calls are a single sound, or at least a continuous one, they seem to carry a lot of information.” (paragraph 10)

“Besides studying alarm calls, he has also recorded the little noises, the chitter-chattering . . .” (paragraph 11)

The noises prairie dogs make to each other consist of predictable patterns.

Prairie dogs are unable to reverse the order of the sounds they make to each other.

The noises prairie dogs make to each other are less important than their alarm calls.

Prairie dogs usually ignore the sounds that are unrelated to the presence of predators.

suggest to researchers that prairie dogs respond to different clothes.

help researchers analyze prairie dog alarm calls from several miles away.

enable researchers to hear slowed-down prairie dog alarm calls.

allow researchers to compare many prairie dog alarm calls.