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Practice Test – English 2 Answer Key
Item
Position
Item Type TEKS Alignment
Maximum
Number
of Points
Correct Answers(s)
1 Multiple Choice E2.R.7.Di 1 C
2 Multiple Choice E2.R.5.C 1 B
3 Multiple Choice E2.R.4.G 1 A
4 Multiple Choice E2.R.4.G 1 C
Multiselect E2.R.8.C 2
B, E
See Appendix 1.1
6 Multiple Choice E2.R.8.F 1 A
7 Multiple Choice E2.R.8.A 1 B
8 Multiple Choice E2.R.7.Dii 1 D
9 Multiple Choice E2.R.4.E 1 C
Multiple Choice E2.R.2.B 1 C
11 Multiple Choice E2.R.5.D 1 B
12 Multiple Choice E2.R.4.F 1 D
13 Multiple Choice E2.R.7.Eiii 1 A
14 Multiple Choice E2.R.7.Ei 1 A
Multiple Choice E2.R.7.Eii 1 D
16 Multiple Choice E2.R.5.C 1 D
17 Multiple Choice E2.R.8.G 1 B
18
Extended Constructed
Response
E2.W.10.C ,
E2.W.10.D
5 See Appendix 1.2
19 Multiple Choice E2.R.2.A 1 C
Multiple Choice E2.R.6.B 1 C
21
Short Constructed
Response
E2.R.6.A 2 See Appendix 1.3
22 Multiple Choice E2.R.6.C 1 A
23 Multiple Choice E2.R.6.D 1 B
24 Multiple Choice E2.R.8.E 1 A
Multiple Choice E2.R.8.F 1 C
26 Multiple Choice E2.R.7.B 1 A
27 Multiple Choice E2.R.8.D 1 C
28 Multiple Choice E2.R.8.B 1 D
29 Multiple Choice E2.R.4.H 1 C
Multiple Choice E2.R.4.H 1 A
31 Multipart E2.R.4.H 2 C, B
32 Multiple Choice E2.R.4.H 1 D
33
Short Constructed
Response
E2.W.9.C 1 See Appendix 1.4
does the
aut
hor
mo
st
li
ke
ly include
the
illust ra
ti
ons in
the
ex
ce
rpt?
Select TWO
co
rre
ct
answers.
O
To
e
xp
la
in
how
the
Ances
tra
l
Pu
ebloans u
se
d
differe
nt
r
es
ources
ca
To
show
how
the Ancestral Puebloans designed and bu ilt structures
0
To
demonstrate t he ch
al
lenges of buil
di
ng
dwellings in the
cli
ff
O
To
show
how
the
di
fferent pa r
ts
of
the
c
li
ff
dwel
li
ngs
fit
to
get
her
ca
To
co
ntrast di
ffe
rent
ty
pes
of
bui l
di
ngs built
by
the An
ce
str
al Puebloans
Item
Position
Item Type TEKS Alignment
Maximum
Number
of Points
Correct Answers(s)
34 Multiple Choice E2.W.9.Bi 1 A
35 Multiple Choice E2.W.9.Bi 1 C
36 Multiple Choice E2.W.9.C 1 C
37 Multiple Choice E2.W.9.Bii 1 C
38 Multiple Choice E2.W.9.Bi 1 A
39 Multiple Choice E2.W.9.C 1 B
40 Inline Choice E2.W.9.Bi 1 See Appendix 1.5
41 Multiple Choice E2.W.9.Bii 1 A
42 Multiple Choice E2.W.9.Bi 1 D
43 Multiple Choice E2.W.9.C 1 B
44 Multiple Choice E2.W.9.Bii 1 B
45 Multiple Choice E2.W.9.Di 1 A
46 Multiple Choice E2.W.9.Dvi 1 D
47 Multiple Choice E2.W.9.Diii 1 D
48 Multiple Choice E2.W.9.Dv 1 A
49 Multiple Choice E2.W.9.Dvi 1 D
50 Multiple Choice E2.W.9.Di 1 C
51 Multiple Choice E2.W.9.Dv 1 B
52 Multiple Choice E2.W.9.Div 1 C
Practice Test – English 2
Appendix
1.1
 
 
Read
the
article "Volunteering Is
Its
own
Rewa
rd." Based on
the
information in
the
article,
writ
e a response
to
the
following:
Write a l
etter
to
your
principal in which you argue who would benefit most from a volunteering prog
ra
m
at
school :
student
part
i
ci
pa
n
ts
or
mem
be
rs of
the
commun
it
y they
could
se
rv
e.
Write a wel
l-o
rganiz
ed
l
ette
r
th
at responds
to th
is
pr
ompt
. Use specific evidence
from
the
article
to
support
your
answer.
Remember to -
clearly state your opinion
orga nize
your
wr
iti ng
develop
your
ideas in detail
use evidence
fr
om
the
selection in your response
include a coun
te
rar
gument
use correct spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and gr
ammar
Ma
nage
your
time carefully
so
that you can -
review
the
selection
plan yo
ur
respon
se
wri
te
your response
revise and
ed
it
your
response
Write
your
respon
se
in
the
box provided.
1.2
Rationale: This prompt will allow students to write a letter to their principal stating and supporting a
position about who a volunteer program at school could most benefit to a clearly identified audience.
Students could argue that student volunteers will benefit most from the program. The article includes
several examples of how volunteers can benefit from helping others. Students could include support
about how volunteering relieves stress, results in greater happiness, and better physical and mental
health. In another paragraph, the student could explain how students could include community service
on their resumes and to learn skills they could use in the future. A counter argument students could
address is found in paragraph 6, where the author provides reasons some people use for not
volunteering including being too busy and too stressed. There is plenty of information to respond to that
counterargument.
Other students could describe ways the community benefits when students volunteer. The author
describes programs that have positively affected millions of people such as AmeriCorps and Senior
Corps. Other examples of how the community benefits are included in paragraph 3. Students can offer a
variety of examples of how people could benefit from student volunteers if they choose.
In conclusion, students have the opportunity to write a letter to choose a position about who would
benefit most from a volunteer program at school and then use the article to support that position.
How a school volunteer program would most benefit students:
Students would have accomplishments to include on a resume
Students would have stress relief
Students would have longer good health and lower blood pressure
Students would be happier
Students will feel a sense of community
A school volunteer program would most benefit community members:
 
     
Read
the
ques
ti
on
carefu
ll
y. Th
en
e
nt
er
your
ans
wer in the box provid
ed
.
Ho
w
do
es
th
e risi
ng
action in p
arag
r
ap
hs 3
and
4
de
vel
op
a
the
me in t
he
ex
ce
rpt? Su
pport
your answer
wi
th
ev
idence from
th
e ex
cer
pt
.
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rs.
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ente
nc
e 2
needs
to
be
revi
sed
. In t
he
spa
ce provide
d,
rewri
te
se
n
te
nc
e 2 in a clear
and
effective way.
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Julia has used a weak transitional phrase
at
the
beginning
of
sentence 17. Select
the
phrase that BEST replaces
In
addition
to
thi
s in
this
sentence.
[
As
the year
went
on ~L Natalia continued to work on her technique and learn more about Georgia O'Keeffe.
1.3
1.4
Millions have already been helped by youths in AmeriCorps
Students would deliver meals to community members
Students would help out with community animals
People in hospitals benefited would benefit from student volunteers
Community members will feel a sense of community
Community members would become healthier and happier
A complete response will provide one of the following explanations about how the rising action
in paragraphs 3 and 4 develops a theme in the excerpt:
The rising action shows the theme of removing barriers when Marcovaldo walks without
constraint in the middle of the road.
A complete response will include at least one piece of supporting evidence from the text.  
A complete response may include, but is not limited to, the following evidence cited or
paraphrased from the text:
As Marcovaldo walked to work, “he felt free as he had never felt before.” (paragraph 3)
He “had become master” instead of being a poor laborer. (paragraph 3)
“Marcovaldo felt the snow was a friend, an element that erased the cage of walls which
imprisoned his life.” (paragraph 6)
Evidence is accurately used to support the response.  
The response and the evidence to support it is based on the text.  
The response is a complete sentence that expresses the ideas in a clear and effective way.
1.5