Read the text below.The car journey was long and tiring, as Suzy was squeezed into the back seat surrounded by all of the luggage and boxes. They were on a long straight road that ran for miles and miles. They had been on it forever, with flat farmland stretching in every direction as far as she could see. Suzy began to nod off, her head lolling, until it finally settled against the window as she fell asleep.A small bump in the road woke her. She opened her eyes to a wall of giants staring down at her - huge mountains that stretched into the sky. They were passing through a deep valley, in the middle of which, a raging torrent of icy water flowed. Suzy had never seen anything like it before.Select the group of words which show that Suzy has moved to a different place.Suzy began to nod off, her head lolling, until it finally settled against the window…She opened her eyes to a wall of giants staring down at herThe car journey was long and tiring, as Suzy was squeezed into the back seatThey had been on it forever, with flat farmland stretching in every direction as far as she could see…

For the last hour she had been so intent on the changing countryside that she forgot to buy gas. The gauge said empty. She drove on, dreading the moment when the motor would draw on the last drop of gasoline and give up. She was driving on a narrow country road lined with tall eucalyptus trees and nothing else. Then in a clearing on the left side of the road, she saw a battered old sign with faded red letters: G-A-S. No, it wasn’t a mirage; it was more like a miracle. With a grateful sigh she turned into the run-down station, bumping over broken concrete and coming to a stop by one of two pumps.A weary-looking old man in grease-spotted overalls appeared beside her. “Fill ‘er up?”“Is it cheaper if I pump it myself?” It didn’t look as if he’d take a credit card and she was low on cash.“All the same here, missy,” the man called, rounding the car. “Fill ‘er up?”Maggie said yes, please go ahead, and climbed out of the blue VW. Good thing I didn’t splurge on lunch, she thought, staring at the pumps. Gas is almost twice as high up here as it is in Los Angeles. But I’m not complaining. When she had driven mile after mile without finding a gas station, she had begun to think that maybe being sixteen and a half didn’t make her that smart; maybe a trip like this was a little much for her. Now she felt better. She stretched and thought, Dad would be proud of me. I’m doing what is right for me. Oh, I’ll miss my friends, especially Mim and Lorena. I’ll even miss Ryan. I wonder if he was really going to ask me to the TGI June bash? Well, that’s history. Now is now.    5Select the correct answer.Which statement best expresses why the author most likely includes the last paragraph in this excerpt? A. to create a sense of tension about Maggie’s decision to leave home B. to create a sense of tension regarding Maggie’s need for gas C. to create conflict between the gas station attendant and Maggie  D. to create conflict between Maggie and her friends at home

You go by your day, rushing through the busy streetsand pay no mind to those who stop halfwayunravel in dark corners and let themselves breathbut if you looked in those corners,You'd find her right there,Disguised by the darknessand the curls in her hairHer nose in a book,With her head in the clouds,hiding her feelings,away from the menacing crowdIf you sat by her side,While the world went awry,She'd tell you the story, behind the pain in her eyes.If you peered through her ribcage, you'd see an empty space,from those she gave her heart towho didn't put it back in its placethe brain within her skull is so flooded it could drown In names of people who said they loved her,but didn't stick around.If you gave her five minutes of your time, You'd see how her smile,makes the worst things in existenceseem worthwhileBut you don't look in those corners,You don't even spare her a glanceSo she sits and waits in those corners, waiting to be given a chance

by Ofelia Dumas Lachtman (excerpt)The gas station attendant kicked a couple of tires. “Guess it’ll make it,” he said. “But last I heard that road was bad. Watch yourself.”The old man’s words stayed with her as she drove up into the mountains. She began to feel shaky. This was the first time she had driven outside of Los Angeles. Still, last night she had poured over maps and written everything down; she knew exactly where she was going. So far, everything had been all right.1Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.Read the excerpt. Then choose the correct way to complete the sentence.The author uses the gas station attendant’s warning to create tension by foreshadowing that .Reset Next

Use the text to answer the question that follows.The Raceby A. Gautam     Suri was nowhere close to finishing the race. First, her shoelace came off. Then, her calves started feeling stiff. The farther she tried to get, the slower she moved. Suri looked up at the sky. When she saw the dark clouds, she felt even worried. But, I want to win, she thought. Today just isn't my lucky day.     As her heart began to give up hope, Suri saw lightning in the sky. The white flash reminded her of her grandmother."You must act without thinking about the result," her grandmother had once said.     "I must run because I want to," Suri told herself. "I shouldn't run because I have to win." Just like the flash of lightning, Suri felt a sudden rush of strength. She smiled and decided to run.What characteristic from the piece proves it is a work of fiction?*It is made up entirely of dialogue.It has a plot and a definite setting.The passage has many line breaks.Each sentence is written in meter.

Read the passage and choose the correct answer.Last night, before she went to sleep, Holly read her new library book. It was a story about an exciting camping adventure in the mountains. When she finished reading, Holly closed her eyes and went to sleep.In Holly's dream that night, she woke up in a tent in the middle of a jungle. She left the tent and climbed a mountain like the person in her book. When she was climbing, she saw lots of rivers and lakes!When Holly went down the mountain in her dream, her new pet kitten, Hero, entered her bedroom. Hero was hungry. He jumped on Holly's bed to wake her up. He wanted some food! But Holly didn't wake up. She was still dreaming.When Hero jumped on Holly's bed, in her dream, an enormous crocodile jumped out from a cave in the mountain. Holly was frightened, and she woke up suddenly! But there was no crocodile on her bed. There was only a hungry Hero!The following day she told her family about her strange dream. 'In my dream, I was climbing down a mountain when Hero jumped on my bed!' she laughed. 'In my dream, I thought that hungry Hero was a hungry crocodile! I woke up, went downstairs to give Hero food, and then went back to bed. What an adventure!'Question 25:What did Holly do after reading her new library book?She closed her eyes and opened them again.She closed her eyes and went to sleep.She woke up in the middle of the night.She went to sleep and woke up again.Question 26:Where was Holly sleeping in her dream?In her houseIn a cabinIn a tentIn a buildingQuestion 27:What did she see when she was climbing in her dream?The characters in her book.A large and dark jungle.A lot of rivers and lakes.A lot of trees and flowers.Question 28:What did Hero do to wake up Holly?Jump on Holly's bed.Jump on Holly's face.Jump on Holly's tent.Jump on Holly's head.Question 29:In her dream, she thought Hero was __________.a friendly crocodilea hungry crocodilea thirsty crocodilea frightening crocodile