Module 5

CORE Reading Maze Comprehension Test

SKILL ASSESSED

Reading Comprehension Grade Level

2-10

Language

English

Grouping

Individual/Group

Approximate Testing Time

3 Minutes

Materials

• a copy of the appropriate passage

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Michael Milone, Ph.D.

W H A 7 A maze reading assessment is a task that measures how well students understand text they read silently. The maze task differs from traditional comprehension in that it is based completely on the text. After the first sentence, every seventh word in the passage is replaced with the correct word and two distracters. Students choose the word from among the three choices that fits best with the rest of the passage.

\i\1' · Y Capable readers understand the syntax of what the:· read and the meanings of the words as they are used in the text. Some students with reading difficulties can't comprehend what they read well enough to choose words based on semantic and syntactic accuracy. A maze reading assessment can identify these students and measure changes in their reading behaviors as the result of instruction or practice.

0 "! Students read one passage that has been modified in a specific way. The first sentence of the passage is left intact to

provide a meaningful start to the reading. For the rest of the passage, every seventh word is replaced with parentheses in which are found the correct word from the passage and two distracters arranged randomly. The student circles one word within the parentheses that makes sense with the rest of the passage.

Neither of the distracters maintains the meaning of the passage. One is a near disrracter that is the same part of speech or other- wise resembles the correct word. The other is a far distracter that is chosen randomly from a pool of words that are comparable to

the words in the passage.

The length of the passages varies from around 150 to 400 words; the passage is chosen depending on the grade placement or reading

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ability of the student. The student has three minutes to complete the task (reading the passage). The student's score is the number of correct words circled in three minutes. The grade levels and titles of the passages are shown below. For each grade, two equivalent passages (A and B) are provided; these may be used for pre- I post-testing and/or progress monitoring. Passages are provided starting on page 158.

A Teaching Passage is also provided (on page 156) to use with students who may not understand the task initially; you may use that passage (and that passage only) to teach the task if necessary.

Administration instructions to be used with the teaching passage are on page 155.

List of Passages at each Grade level Grade A B

2 A City Walk Rabbits in the Garden

3 Their First Train Ride The Fish Kite

4 Playing the Game The Best Picture

5 The Big Move A Great Day

6 Not So Boring The Morning News

7 The People at the Top of the Hill The Islanders

8 Basketball Saturday The Perfect Trip

9 A Circle of Friends A Strange Place to Practice

10 Their First Century College Girl

Give each student a copy of the appropriate maze passage. Be sure each student has a pencil. Have the students write their names and the date on the page. Ask the students to put the passage face-down on the desk. Read the directions below to the students.

Say: For this activity, you will read a special kind of story. Some of the words in the story have been replaced with a group of three words. You are to decide which word in each group fits best in the story. You will circle the word you think is best.

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Scoring the Maze Reading Assessment

Be sure the students understand the task. (You may restate the directions, if necessary).

Say: When I tell you to begin, read the story to yourself When you come to each group of three words, circle the word that fits best with the rest of the story. WOrk quickly, but not so fast that you make mis- takes. Think about the word in each group that is correct. Circle this word and continue working. !fyou see the words GO ON at the bot- tom of a page, go on to the next page.

You will have three minutes. After three minutes, I will say ((Stop working. "Ifyou finish before the three minutes are up, you can check your work. Do you have any questions? (Answer any questions the students have.) Turn your papers over. You may begin.

Start timing and allow three minutes. Check the students as they work to be sure the students understand the task, but do not help them choose any answers. For passages that are more than one page long, remind the students to go on to the next page when they see the words "GO ON".

When three minutes have elapsed, say: Stop working now. Thank you for completing the activity.

Collect the completed maze assessments.

Compare the student's responses to the answer key (provided on pages 176-180) for the passage. Count any correct answer that is circled, underlined, or otherwise indicated. Put a check beside each correct response and a line through each incorrect response. Record the number of correct responses and number of errors on the corresponding lines at the bottom of the page. For ninth and tenth grade students, use eighth grade scoring.

An example of a scored passage is provided on page 157.

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2 Benchmark 4 10 13 Strategic 2 6 9 Intensive 1 3 5

3 Benchmark 11 13 15 Strategic 8 9 10 Intensive 5 6 7

4 Benchmark 13 16 19 Strategic 10 12 14 Intensive 5 8 9

5 Benchmark 15 17 20 Strategic 12 15 18 Intensive 8 10 12

6 Benchmark 16 18 21 Strategic 10 13 14 Intensive 7 9 10

7 Benchmark 17 19 22 Strategic 13 14 15 Intensive 9 10 12

8 Benchmark 18 20 22 Strategic 14 15 17 Intensive 10 11 13

• \PJ H AT I T M E A N S The results of the maze assess- ment are reported as the number of correct replacements. This measure is consistent across assessment passages and grades, so a student's understanding of the text can be compared to prior or subsequent assessments and with other students in the same grade. A student with few correct responses may be experiencing reading difficulties, so the measure can be used for screening. Over time, the number of correct responses should increase as the student is able to read more text in the same period of time and understand it better.

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The scoring table on p.153 shows typical grade-level expectations for the number of correct replacements in a maze assessment. If the assessment is used for screening purposes, a reasonable guide- line is that students whose score is significandy lower than expected (about half of the values shown in the table), will probably be having reading difficulties. If scores fall between those shown on the scoring table, teachers should take into account other sources of information in order to make instructional decisions.

For progress monitoring purposes, the maze assessment may be used more than once if the students receive no feedback about their responses. Goal setting can be accomplished using the infor- mation in the table. Typical students will show a score increase from the beginning to the end of the school year.

W H AT ' S N E X T 1 A useful strategy to improve students' understanding of text is to pair reading with compre- hension checks through peer questions, summarization, or retelling. Another good strategy is to create practice maze passages or have the students create the passages. Have the students collab- orate to read the passages and choose the correct words. Ask the students to explain to one another why the correct answer fits best with the rest of the selection. If capable cross-age or adult readers are available, they can discuss why certain words don't fit because they are the wrong part of speech and why others don't match the meaning of the text.

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Teaching Passage Administration (Optional)

Use this passage to teach the task to some younger students or older students with reading difficulties who may need a practice (teaching) activity before attempting the maze assessment. For these students, duplicate the teaching passage on page 156 and distribute it to the student/s. Be sure each student has a pencil. The directions are below.

Say: For this activity, you will read a special kind ofstory. Some of the words in the story have been replaced with a group of three words . You are to decide which word in each group fits best in the story. You will circle the word you think is best.

We will begin with the practice story I gave you. Read the first sen- tence to yourself while I read it out loud.

The bird landed on the ground.

Now read the second sentence.

It picked up a piece of (book, grass, tired) in its bill.

The word grass fits best with the rest of the story. Draw a circle around the word grass. (Check ro be sure the students have circled the correct word.)

Let's read the next sentence.

The bird flew (back, when, shirt) to its nest.

Which word fits best in the sentence? (Encourage a volunteer to choose the correct answer.) Yes, the word back is correct. Draw a circle around the word back. For the last sentence, I want you to read it to yourself and circle the word that fits best in the sentence. Work quickly, but not so fast that you make mistakes. Now read the sentence and circle the word. (Allow time for the students to read the sentence and circle the word.)

The third word, the, is correct. Ifyou circled another word, cross out your answer and circle the now.

Check to be sure the students have circled the correct answer. It may be helpful to read the passage aloud with the correct words in place to ensure that the students understand the task.

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Teaching Passage The bird landed on the ground.

It picked up a piece of (book, grass, tired) in its bill. .. The bird flew (back, when, shirt) to its nest with the grass. -(Rug, So, The) nest was in a tall pine tree.

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The light changed to green, and Ted and his mother walked across the street. They were on their way to met) food store.

Ted liked walking to (and, store. The city was a busy hat, want). He saw lots of different things. (Them, He, Say) also saw many of the people

,JVIIO) worked near his house. "Hello Ted, (once,(heiid)_you) Mrs. Gomez," said

Mr. Hill. He (grow, standing outside his store. He sold bookS name, stay). On rainy days after school, Ted (bark, ollld cold) visit the store. Mr. Hill would frog) him books that he thought Ted (got, glad, :woUld like.

A little bit later, the (mat,Q soon) of them reached the food store. rs, How, Noise) King ran the store, and she (but, truck, wa s had a special treat for Ted. she gave him some fresh grapes. (day, be, Ted) thanked her and shared the grapes (out, with, fish) his mother. She said they were (just, the, chair) best grapes she had ever tasted. (Ted, Girl, See) thought they were really good, too. (Let, Cry, Then) Ted and his mother got a (duck, cart, late) and started their shopping .

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CORE Reading Maze Comprehension 2-A

Name _________________________ Grade ________ Date ________________ __

A City Walk The light changed to green, and Ted and his mother walked

across the street. They were on their way to (for, the, met) food store.

Ted liked walking to (and, is, the) store. The city was a busy (place, hat, want). He saw lots of different things. (Them, He, Say) also saw many of the people (bad, fat, who) worked near his house.

"Hello Ted, (once, hello, you) Mrs. Gomez," said Mr. Hill. He (grow, happy, was) standing outside his store. He sold (books, name, stay). On rainy days after school, Ted (bark, would, cold) visit the store. Mr. Hill would (show, ride, frog) him books that he thought Ted (got, glad, would) like.

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CORE Reading Maze Comprehension

Name ________________________ Grade _______ Date ________________ _

Rabbits in the Garden The rabbit hopped across the lawn. It looked around

carefully. Then it (following, hopped, shorter) to the garden. Fred and his (pen, full, mother) sat on the porch. They

didn't (sent, quick, move) at all. They were watching the (rabbit, balloon, fight).

((Won't the rabbit eat your plants?" (drown, whispered, tricky) Fred.

((Maybe," said Mother. ((But I (splash, nest, have) lots of

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(By, At, Two) now, the rabbit had reached the (lunch, 11

garden, seven). It sniffed the air before hopping (with, over, 12

flied) to a plant. The plant had (pretty, glad, keep) green leaves n and purple flowers. The (dinner, dip, rabbit) nibbled some of 14

the leaves. 15

Mother (bought, tapped, thing) Fred on the arm. She 16

pointed (to, until, duck) the lawn. Two baby rabbits were 17

(thanked, hopping, book) across the grass. Soon they reached 18

(the, shiny, mail) garden and hurried over to the (many, card, 19

big) rabbit. Each of the little rabbits (whisper, sniffed, gold) , 20

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CORE Reading Maze Comprehension 3-A

Name _______ ______ Grade. ___ Date ________ _

Their First Train Ride The train made a lot of noise as it carne to a stop at the station. : 2

Martha waited for a moment until (it, in, her) father held her 3

hand. They walked (onto, with, sad) the train together. Her 4

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This was the (first, hungry, seat) train ride for Martha and her (horse, brother, still), Brian. They were going to ride (close, farmer, the) train to the city and visit (he, rock, their) grandpar- ents. They usually went by car, (but, if, street) today, Mom and

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Dad said they (shop, would, clock) like to try something different. · 10

The (four, wild, truck) of them walked to the middle (until, . 11

clap, of) the train car. They found some (tent, seats, sorry) 12

together and sat down. In a (few, father, pat) minutes the train 13

began to move. (Grass, Camp, Martha) and Brian felt a little · 14

nervous, (what, but, guess) their parents said they would enjoy 1s

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"The train isn't as noisy (how, as, mat) I thought it would be," 17

said (Martha, bunny, bark). "And I can stand up and (walk, i 18

break, faster) around. With all the windows, I (believe, can, sweet) see everything."

"I like it because (pail, I, time) can relax," said Dad. Mom added, "(I, hair, cup) can talk to you two children

(under, road, without) turning around to the back of (how, the, hunt) car."

"The train really goes fast," (said, petted, four) Brian. "I like that best of (sad, all, pond)."

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CORE Reading Maze Comprehension 3-B

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The Fish Kite The sky was filled with colorful kites. Laura had never seen

so many (kites, wood, pass) in one place. "This is wonderful," (their, she, burn) said to her uncle, "almost like (in, paw, a) dream."

Aunt Marian handed Laura a (wagon, kite, raced) and some string. The kite had (so, an, use) unusual shape and looked like a (fish, shoe, listen).

"It looks like a fish, so (them, wild, it) is called a fish kite," said (toast, Uncle, feel) Juan. He held the kite and (told, must, white) Laura to walk backward into the (bottle, wind, chase). When she was about twenty yards (with, hay, away), he told Laura to stop.

Laura (had, walk, bank) seen her uncle fly a kite (loud, before, pretty), so she knew what to do. (Bank, She, True) waited until a breeze came along, (while, peep, and) then she asked Uncle Juan to (rake, hold, brave) the kite high and let go. (Ride, Bear, "When) he did, she pulled on the (string, people, empty) a few times. In just a (bush, wait, moment), the kite was up in the (face, air, over). Laura let more string out, and (the, none, mud) kite climbed higher and higher.

"How (high, new, wife) do you think it can go?" (cares, asked, quiet) Laura.

''I'm not sure," answered Aunt (butter, but, Marian), "but I am sure of one (board, thing, else). You have the only fish kite (unless, forest, in), the sky today."

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CORE Reading Maze Comprehension 4-A

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Playing the Game Patrick put the game controller down and turned on the television.

He clicked through the channels and (cry, hurry, saw) nothing interesting. He couldn't believe it, (more, but, name) he was bored with his games (and, no, hunt) television.

The voices and laughter from (pie, thank, upstairs) drifted down. o

The rest of the (family, ladder, above) was playing a board game. He (landed, thought, bottle) the game was silly, so he (said, mail, thing) s he didn't want to play. Instead, (their, have, he) went down the basement by himself (enough, step, to) play video games. 10

Taking a deep (hall, breath, baby), he decided he would go upstairs 11

(to, for, toast) see what they were doing. Maybe (yet, the, fan) game 12 wasn't as silly as he (thought, shouted, lunch). n

When he reached the dining room, (bowl, everybody, red) stopped for a moment. Then Aunt (pencil, Lydia, while) pulled an empty chair 15 to her (edge, make, side) and said, "Over here, Patrick. We (want, 16

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Before long, (clown, Patrick, tomorrow) understood why everyone 18

was laughing. The (game, money, teach) was challenging and fun. He 19 loved (for, paint, the) way everyone teased one another, and (he, their, 20

bone) felt proud when he answered a (radio, question, drove) right 21

and put his team ahead. 22

"(Stone, Way, Patrick), you are actually pretty good at (this, when, 23

candle) game. Have you ever played it (under, before, mean)?" asked his father. 25

Blushing a little, (Patrick, clothes, play) admitted he had played it 26

a (loud, few, air) times at school, but it was (near, join, never) this n much fun. His aunt gave (cake, him, scare) a hug and said, "Well, we 2s

(don't, using, bell) care if you played before. We're (rocky, track, 2?

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CORE Reading Maze Comprehension 4-B

Name _ ___________ Grade __ Date _ _______ _

The Best Picture The picture was really funny. Sheri was sitting on a pony (earlier,

outside, sweet) her grandmother's house. It was taken {when, those, shoe) she was about a year old. (Store, Bigger, Grandfather) was holding her so she wouldn't (answer, fall, hen) out of the saddle. Grandmother was (with, on, job) the other side of the horse (holding, suppose, never) its bridle. It was Sheri's favorite (step, stay, picture).

"Do you remember when this picture (was, help, dish) taken, Dad?" she asked.

"Of course (Them, I, Put) do. I took the picture." Sheri's (tree, drop, father) walked over to look at it (more, then, cold) closely. "Your grandparents certainly look happy (down, luck, in) that picture, don't they?"

"Tell me (over, about, glove) that day again, Dad," asked Sheri. (She, Their, Boat) was too young to remember, but (that, she, ride) loved hearing about it.

"Yes," said (it, sell, her) little brother, "tell us about the (hurt, pony, chase) picture." Rodney liked the story as (much, where, glass) as Sheri did.

"Let me tell (yet, the, lamb) story," suggested Sheri's mother. "Your father (always, soon, trick) leaves out the good part."

Mother (slept, leg, began) telling the story as she always (rest, did, skate) . They drove to the farm where (Father, nail, pay) grew up. They had a picnic (since, coat, under) the tree behind the house. Grandfather (diving, brought, funny) a pony over and put Sheri (in, without, hear) the saddle. He and Grandmother posed (unless, with, push) Sheri and the pony. Father took (why, your, the) picture. Then Father asked everyone to (hold, climb, farm) still. He backed up to take (few, another, long) picture. As he walked backward, he (fell, have, mouth) into the pond, dropping the camera (early, old, just) before he did. And as always, (country, everyone, off) laughed, even Father.

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CORE Reading Maze Comprehension 5-A

Name _ ____________ Grade. ___ Date ________ _

The Big Move It looked like a parade. People lined the streets, traffic was (stopped, splash,

storm), and utility wires had been raised (untll, send, by) supporting them with tall poles. Police (waved, were, today) stationed at every intersection, and news (mountains, trucks, reached) were parked beside the street. A (reporter, cookie, wrong) stood on the street beside the (year, break, truck), microphone in hand.

From far down (Main, crawled, spoon) Street came the sound of people (saved, clapping, another). It rolled up the street like (a, so, eat) wave, and soon everyone on the {basket, sidewalks, chase) could see the object of the (football, clip, applause). The applause wasn't for a parade, {but, his, city) for something much more exciting. The (wonder, Torrey, gave) House was being moved from its (kind, paper, original) site to a vacant lot in (red, the, draw) center of town.

Ken held his (video, boat, around) camera as high as he could (over, after, take) his head while Mona talked into (why, an, for) audio recorder. They were capturing the (shady, came, big) move for their school's digital yearbook.

"(Pick, River, Do) you really think you are getting (young, good, carry) pictures?" asked Mona. She had turned (off, at, chip) the recorder for a moment and (joined, looked, window) at Ken.

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She smiled as she spoke, (walk, fair, knowing) they were recording one of the (most, young, toy) important events in the history of {hard, give, their) town.

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CORE Reading Maze Comprehension 5-B

Name _____________ Grade. ___ Date _ _______ _

A Great Day The snow couldn't have been better. Peter stepped into the front binding (up, of, tag) his 2

snowboard and fastened the toe (pail, write, strap). Standing up, he pushed off with (his, sure, top) other foot and drifted into the (ship, line, plant) for the chairlift. 4

"Hey, Peter, are (who, cat, you) all set for an enormous day?" (asked, stood, fence) Stacy. 1 5

She glided up beside him (if, and, ten) pulled her goggles up onto her (noise, under, hat). 6

"This is the best snow of (so, the, dish) year," insisted Peter, "and we're supposed (to, at, 7

we) get more tomorrow. It's fabulous that (who, this, hurt) is our vacation week." s The two (under, light, of) them continued to talk as the (chairlift, ship, round) line 9

moved forward. It wasn't long (at, name, before) the two of them were waiting (not, for, week)1 10

a chair. When it arrived, they (said, dropped, bottom) back slightly as the chair scooped 11

(them, why, feed) up and started moving toward the (fruit, stick, top) of the mountain. ; 12 I As they neared (my, the, hit) summit, the two boarders turned slightly (in, until, hat) 13

the chair to prepare for getting (as, off, cry). When the surface of the snow (was, parted, 1 14

this) close enough, they stood up on (girl, and, their) boards and pushed away from the 15

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"Let's drop into the sunny side (of, so, pig) the bowl and make a few (woods, black, , 17

turns) to warm up before we head (down, after, cover) to the terrain park," suggested Stacy. 1 1s

"(When, That, Start) sounds pretty good," agreed Peter. "While (to, move, we) were on 19

the lift, I saw (Sarah, bell, middle) and her brothers heading that way. (Plant, Story, Maybe) 2o

we can catch up with them." 21

(Try, Mad, The) two of them scooted down a (hardly, nearby, fright) slope and then 22

came to a (stop, wing, cry). They sat on the snow and (strapped, neared, real) in the other 23 boot. Using the (dance, angle, warm) of the slope to help them (wave, stand, aunt) up, they , 24

rose and made a (sat, ship, few) slow turns. Spotting Sarah and her (present, brothers, winter)' 25 a few hundred yards down the (hill, pen, drop), they headed almost scraighr down the 26

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CORE Reading Maze Comprehension 6-A

Name ___________ _ _ Grade ___ Date ________ _

Not So Boring Sighing deeply, Jill sat on the bench in the park. A few of her school friends (been, were, 2

scent) lounging on the grass. Spending time (in, off, shy) the park was something they did 3

(floor, ruler, almost) every evening during the summer, and (green, tonight, course), they 4

were waiting for a local (DJ, bat, fear) to put on some music. 5

"This (bird, fact, town) is so boring," said Jill, and (next, most, pine) of the others 6

agreed, adding that (there, else, case) was nothing to do other than (wish, cow, hang) out in 7

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"I don't (know, plan, spill)," suggested Larry, "how about hiking to (ran, the, fold) top of 9 the cliff? We all (call, harm, like) to do that, and what about (name, tonight, blaze)? We're 10

going to get to dance (to, up, bud) music that we picked out." 11

Rita (think, flower, nodded) her head and smiled. "The best (miss, hike, belt) is the 12

one we take after (the, sit, cart) last day of school. "What about (catch, dark, rafting) down 13

the river? I think that's (open, even, while) better than hiking the cliff, and (it's, lines, age) 14

a lot easier. Besides, our parents (step, wait, neat) for us and have a picnic (sadly, throat, 15

afterward)." 16

Almost everyone agreed with Rita except (every; wear, Gary), who argued for cross-country 17

skiing across (less, the, bay) lake. "Skiing across Lake Washington is (something, party, hold) 18

that most people have never done. (Toe, I, Cab) love calling my cousin in Texas (and, why, 19 top) telling her how much fun it (bow, lap, is) every time we do it." 20

By (if, now, tie), Jill was rethinking her comment. "Okay, (under, argue, maybe) this isn't 21

as boring a place (as, so, cane) I suggested. After all, we're only (hot, a, side) few hours from 22

New York City, (low, dart, and) all of us have taken the (bus, air, main) there with our 23

parents. Remember when (those, ugly, we) went in for that ice-skating show? (Above, From, 24

Seem) now on, when I do that (logged, room, boring) thing, maybe you should remind me 25

(to, in, as) think before I start complaining." 26

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Name _____________ Grade. ___ Date ________ _

The Morning News As he walked in from of the camera, Matthew felt a little nervous. Even though this was 2

just the (school, cold, ever) news broadcast, he was still worried. (To, Add, He) didn't like speaking in from of (cover, groups, joke), and now he would be speaking (almost, in, sun) 4

front of thousands of people. He (wouldn't, paint, song) see them, but they could see (by, 5

ship, him). 6

The school news broadcast was an (deer, idea, weigh) that started two years ago. A 7

(dean, need, few) students and the technology teacher thought (of, or, hop) the idea while s watching the local (deer, news, cloud). They decided a show that reported (the, wet, hello) 9

news for their school and town (reach, full, would) be interesting to other students and 10

(own, the, hair) people in the town. The students' (spin, your, news) broadcast was soon 11

showing on the (school, line, belong) network and the local cable system. 12

(Ticket, Students, Brave) in the school took turns doing (the, why, lion) jobs needed to 13

make the broadcast. (Where, Hold, Each) student signed up for several jobs, (to, and, like) 14

names were selected at random for (each, then, ring) job. The newer students received 15

training (off, read, from) more experienced students. Over the past (sleepy, two, paint) years, 16

every student in the school (had, show, thin) been part of the broadcast. 17

Catherine (hide, table, was) the director of today's show. She (sinks, hurried, soft) 1s around, getting things in order, including (showing, easier, long) Matthew where to sit. She 19

could (wag, big, see) he was a little nervous, so (bit, she, glad) tried to help him feel more 20

(secretly, garden, confident). "You always do a wonderful job (when, around, spot) we make 21 1

presentations in class, so (you, than, past) won't have any problems," she said. (Who, Stay, 22

Their) teacher agreed and helped straighten out (jokes, Matthew's, painted) collar and tie 23

while they were (waiting, sleepy, deeper) for the broadcast to begin. 24 ,

Everyone (began, clock, walked) away from the desk where Matthew (thought, sat, doll), 25

and the spotlight came on. He (tripped, magic, cleared) his throat, waited for Catherine's 26 '

signal, (and, with, bark) then began speaking. "Good morning, everybody. (Why, This, 27

Smell) is Matthew, and I'm today's morning (log, news, swing) reporter." 28

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The People at the Top of the Hill Tamara wondered about the people who lived at the top of the hill. She saw them every

once in (a, is, red) while in town, and they seemed (youngest, interesting, listen) in an 3

unusual way. The man (rode, lied, bear) his bike almost everywhere, and when (part, cook, 4

he) brought the car to town, he (ready, always, office) had two dogs with him. The (block, 5

woman, little) worked at the hospital, and every (once, now, keep) in a while Tamara would 6

see (for, sky, her) running on Saturday morning. 7

"George, what (red, do, glad) you know about the people who (live, carry, short) in the 8

old Stevens place?" Tamara (asked, was, foot) tying the laces of her athletic (kinds, play, 9

shoes) in preparation for an afternoon training (bird, run, want) with her friend. 10

"Not much," answered (George, diver, shiny), who was leaning against a tree (sit, and, 11 •

us) stretching. "He rides his bicycle everywhere, (over, pond, even) in the most dreadful · 12 .

weather, and (at, I, if) think he's some kind of scientist (save, fly, and) does research at the 13 .

university. She (arm, dish, is) a big deal at the hospital, (maybe, today, rider) even the 14

president or whatever they (join, call, warm) the person who is the boss." 15

"(Let's, Fix, Joke) run up the hill and take (if, a, or) look at their place," suggested 16

Tamara, (drink, adding, chair), "we have to do more hill (running, skate, spring) anyway." 17

The hill was steeper than (trip, band, they) thought, and they were breathing roo (hard, 18

end, rest) to talk until they reached the (game, going, Hat) part at the top. As they (snowed, 19

slowed, without) down, a voice behind them said, "(That, Him, Oven) hill doesn't leave 20

much breath for (cooked, talking, shop), does it?" 21 ·

A man on a (money, laugh, bicycle) pulled up beside them, breathing much (long, more, 22 ·

sign) easily than anyone should have after (a, if, to) climb like that. Before the two (at, spin, 23 1

of) them could say a word, the (cage, man, cross) added, "Come on up to the (fruit, house, 24 .

felt). You can get a drink of (leaf, tiny, water) and then run down with my (wife, sled, cook) 25

You two are training for the (loud, state, draw) cross-country championships, right? I don't 26

read (minds, wishes, shut), I just recognize you from the (deep, sports, point) page of the 27 papers." 28

With that, (he, on, pick) sped ahead of them, and the (stormy, jump, two) runners 29

couldn't wait to meet his (wife, ranch, green) and find out more about the (classes, people, 30 :

pretty) at the top of the hill. 31

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Name ______ _____ __ Grade ___ Date ________ _

The Islanders --

The ferry slowly pulled into the dock on the island. Mrer it stopped and was tied (recently; 2

whisper, securely), a few cars and dozens of (quarters, between, passengers) left the ferry and 3

headed to (except, wherever, yellow) they were going on the island. (As, By, Our) soon as 4

they had cleared the (ferry; balloon, bright), a few cars and some foot (snowshoe, written, s passengers) from the island got aboard the (kitchen, ferry; music). 6

Among the passengers were a group (so, use, of) students who traveled every day from 7

(why, the, cap) island to the mainland for school. (Not, Him, Far) enough people lived on 8

the island (to, it, tall) justifY building a school, so the (hunter, students, penny) crossed to 9

the mainland by ferry. (They, Such, Duck) were met at the dock by (if, leg, a) school bus 10

that took them the (than, help, rest) of the way. 11

The Islanders, as (when, they, drop) were often called, were admired by (most, slow, 12

nice) of the other students at the (teeth, being, school) because of their different style of 13

(life, world, able). There were only a few roads (as, win, on) the island, and almost all the , 14

(colors, cars, dogs) were parked beside the ferry dock. (Why; Fit, The) cars were used mostly 15

when people (smiled, went, roar) to the mainland or for emergencies. (Everyone, Princess, 16

Telephone), young and old alike, either walked (at, or, owl) used mountain bikes to get 17

around. 18

(A, In, Fly) second unusual thing about living on (what, the, log) island was the water 19 supply. There (nail, buy, was) no central source of water. Instead, (butter, people, empty) · 20

collected rainwater in big tanks. They (pumped, raked, night) it from the big tanks into . 21

(jumping, smaller, doctor) tanks where it was filtered and (hunted, began, purified) before 22

being used. Needless to say, (remember, conserving, presents) water was important to every- 23

one on (the, ago, let) island. 24

The students who lived on (son, wear, the) island enjoyed their quiet life and (natural, 25

dancing, turtle) surroundings. They sometimes missed the things (when, cold, that) students 26

on the mainland rook for (leafed, granted, family) . There were no movies or malls (up, on, 27

old) the island, and it was a (hammer, challenge, throwing) to be part of activities after 28

(school, minute, whistle) . Their lives were defined by ferry (schedules, neighbor, bicycle), so 29

whenever they had a chance (if, to, way) do something with other students their (any; each, 30

age), they really enjoyed it. 31

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CORE Reading Maze Comprehension 8-A

Nrune ________________________ Grade. ______ Date ______________ __

Basketball Saturday On almost every Saturday morning, Henry and his friends did the same thing. As soon as

there was enough (light, bridge, warm) to see, they met at the (nest, park, brown) near his house for a few (stares, games, knock) of basketball. Afterward, they went down (an, mud, to) the firehouse for a pancake breakfast.

(About, When, Spot) Henry arrived at the park, Christie (was, land, few) already there. They were usually the (first, great, empty) to arrive, and the rest of (way, took, the) players

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trickled in over the next (cloudy, fifteen, stopped) minutes. Christie was standing beside a B

(picnic, kitten, threw) table laying out enormous sheets of (soup, round, poster) paper. On 9

the paper were the (station, results, closer) of games that had been played (up, am, day) to 10

the current date. 11

The most (hungry; numbered, interesting) part of this basketball league was (some, that, 12

camp) every player was a member of (several, frightened, evening) reams. On the same 13

Saturday, each (circus, slowly, player) would be part of at least (sky, two, get) teams. 14

Although it sounds confusing, the (system, branch, already) worked well for a number of 15

(sounds, reasons, terrible) . Everybody got to play on at (least, bounced, rocky) one winning 16

team. Players who weren't (if, bus, so) good were often on a team (down, with, ready) some 17

of the best players, and (paints, nights, players) never became angry with members of (the, 18

hot, face) other teams because they would eventually (if, put, be) on the same team as the 19

(others, changes, picked). 20

Henry helped Christie pur the poster (brother, string, paper) up on the bulletin board 21

near (are, the, wait) basketball court. If someone who didn't (ring, afraid, know) the system 22

looked at the team (cutting, standings, planted), they would think that hundreds of (players, 23 ·

footprints, answers) were involved. 24

"Your record keeping system (is, or, ate) very impressive," said a voice from (into, 25

behind, card) them. Henry and Christie turned to (bat, fill, see) one of the high school bas- 26 ketball (breads, coaches, silver) behind them. She was a regular (visitor, haircut, widest) to 27

the Saturday morning games, as (ride, face, was) the coach of the boys' team. (Us, In, Lay) 28

addition to these coaches, some of (the, car, lion) parents often came to the games (try, and, 29 sure) joined the players for breakfast afterward. 30

(Day, Jar, All) of the players were a little (embarrassed, snowflake, mountain) to be playing 31

in front of (mouths, adults, closes), bur they also felt a sense (of, an, fun) pride. Over the 32

years, many of (rat, the, like) players from the Saturday league were (points, chosen, shade) 33 for the high school teams. Christie (bat, lake, and) Henry spent a few minutes talking (with, 34

since, well) the coach, and then they excused (anybody, themselves, frightened) when other 35

players started arriving. They (would, hurry, bumpy) warm up for a few minutes, (sea, give, 36 ,

and) then the first game of the (Saturday, ground, wonder) Morning Basketball League 37

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Name _ _ _ __________ Grade ___ Date ________ _

The Perfect Trip The bus climbed to the top of the hill and made a sharp left turn. Everyone on the bus

caught a (chuckle, glimpse, sighing) of one of the most spectacular (sights, crowd, become) they would ever experience. Before them (tear, bow, lay) the sea, glistening in the sunlight. 4

(But, Sir, The) rocky coast here tumbled below them (with, for, tea) hundreds of feet. On the 5

other (side, note, cause) was a sheer cliff rising for (a, if, to) thousand feet. 6

The students were on (on, a, by) class trip to Europe, something that (speak, damp, none) 7

of them could have imagined. They (act, milk, had) entered a contest to come up (down, 8 ·

with, stuff) a practical solution to a problem (up, lap, in) their area, and their submission had 9

(been, speak, cellar) the national winner. The solution they (exercised, developed, passenger) · 10

and implemented was so simple that (they, sank, best) couldn't believe no one had done (am, 11

it, jet) before. ! 12

The students had requested that (the, why, beg) town council let them adopt a (holiday, 13

borrow, network) of connected sidewalks. They would turn (the, map, lie) sidewalks into 14

multiuse paths that led (or, to, mix) the busiest parts of town, including (was, shy, the) ' 15 schools. With relatively little expense, the (carvings, sidewalks, certain) became attractive and ; 16

! safe places for (rewards, charged, walkers), skaters, and boarders. A bicycle lane (was, for, air) i 17

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marked on the road beside each (it, pan, of) the sidewalks, and parking was restricted (am, to, ! 18

not) the other side of the street. 19

(Under, Catch, Within) a matter of months, something remarkable (had, feed, swim) 20

happened in the town. The number (her, of, all) cars had diminished considerably, and the 21

(basket, number, shape) of walkers had increased more than (tonight, bring, anyone) had 22

imagined. Downtown no longer had (traffic, minute, engine) congestion and parking . 23

problems, but it (dry, fire, was) busier than ever because more people (were, fish, box) 24

walking. Even the school buses had (shopped, changed, spring) their routes and no longer : 25

came (but, zoo, all) the way to school. They stopped (unless, cover, instead) at a parking area 26

several blocks (away, when, swim). Students walked the rest of the (bed, way, cow) to school 27

on the multiuse path. 28

(Just, Been, When) they heard they had won the (contest, light, silly), the students in the · 29 class had (if, add, a) unanimous vote and decided to do (a, to, nap) tour of some towns in 30 .

Europe. (Or, It, Pat) was these towns, with a long (kitchen, history, welcome) of walking and 31

convenient public transportation, (leaf, deck, that) had been the inspiration for their Oourney, 32

project, disappear). They couldn't think of a better (straw, nearly, place) to take a vacation ; 33 and see (at, in, job) person where their ideas had come (from, past, dust). 34

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Name ___________ __ Grade ____ Date ________ _

A Circle of Friends The wagon train had reached the foothills of the mountains. Rather than attempting 2

to begin rhe (grinning, uphill, package) climb with fading daylight, the wagon (master, 3

harness, elevator) decided to make camp for the (pitch, mail, night) . 4

With the rest of the families, (the, how, flat) Wilsons maneuvered their wagon into a s (leader, fortune, circle) , a formation that was the traditional (body, way, older) for travelers 6

in the West to (suppose, protect, flower) themselves. In addition to providing a (line, floor, 7

call) of defense against enemies from the (outside, anywhere, narrow), the circle of wagons s created a (sailor, sense, purple) of community for the families, if (while, fold, only) for a 9

night. It was almost (as, or, pot) if they were within the walls (be, of, tug) a small town, with 10

a bonfire (letter, burning, searched) in the middle and people wandering (around, above, 11

lesson) making small talk with one another. 12

(Sugar, Scatter, Abby) finished her chores and asked her (brook, mother, scratch) if she n could walk among the (hanging, other, crown) wagons. With her regular warning to (be, off, 14

herd) careful and stay inside the circle (as, of, shy) wagons, Mother approved her request. 15

Abby's (mirror, wiggle, father) smiled and winked at her, having (much, fine, post) more 16 confidence in her judgment than (why, dot, her) mother did. 17

As she wandered from (route, speed, wagon) to wagon exchanging greetings, Abby 18 was (folding, joined, reason) by a few other young people (eager, giant, forget) to have l9 ·

something to do other (what, than, fail) chores. It wasn't long before a (group, rule, learn) 20 of a dozen or so was (batted, sharp, sitting) by the central bonfire sharing their (shelves, , 21

thoughts, possible) about what would happen the following (comb, stir, day). 22

"The mountains seem unbelievably high," suggested (Martin, judge, stretch), "and from 23

here, there seems to (an, ice, be) no obvious way to cross them." 24

"(Father, Fellow, Squeak) promised me that there is a (beast, pass, must) that is difficult , 25 but not dangerous (when, heat, this) time of year," replied Abby. "It (will, lose, spray) take 26

us several days to reach (were, the, fog) summit." 27

"Has anyone considered the difficulty (do, owl, of) the walk that lies ahead of (in, us, 28 ear)?" wondered Susan. "Have any of us (attempted, circled, glances) to scale mountains 29

this high?" 3o

William (handled, plenty, laughed), and looking around at the other (teenagers, someone, 31 sandwich), said confidently, "We've walked for a (delighted, thousand, adventure) miles in 32

the last few months, (are, lip, so) I don't think the mountains will (be, up, seal) much of a ; 33

challenge. The real (vegetable, matter, difficulty) will lie beyond the summit when (to, we, 34

fold) are going downhill. Who will restrain (the, was, hour) horses and the wagons?" 35

With that, (meadows, understand, everyone) laughed and rose to their feet. (It, Web, Net) was a pleasant moment before an (evening, traveling, ascent) that would undoubtedly be the hardest (drip, part, cave) of their journey.

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A Strange Place to Practice The beach wasn't very crowded because the weather was horrible. A few people bundled

up in (out, pat, bad) weather gear were fishing in the (surf, dress, avoid). They must have been very uncomfortable, (belonging, considering, bracelet) the crashing waves, the low temperature, (and, for, hunt) the blowing wind.

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she came (he, win, to) this section of beach, day or (bird, night, slide), at least one person was 10

fishing (from, bake, hall) the shore or the jetty of (edge, listen, rocks) that reached several hundred yards into (the, man, roof) ocean.

About ten minutes later, Joanne (backed, reached, bravest) the jetty and scrambled up some (huge, slow, stop) rocks to the relatively flat part (on, if, rag) top. She stepped carefully from rock (to, be, sing) rock until she reached the far (mill, tired, end) of the jetty. Several of her (lower, friends, across) were already there, sitting with their (backs, wave, drink) to the driving rain. They greeted {when, her, soon) as warmly as possible, given the (bundle, conditions, haystack), and made room for her to (sit, pole, plan) among them.

"Whoever had the brilliant (shadow, stove, idea) to have rehearsal for the school (note,

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As she pretended (up, to, in) get up and leave the gathering, (health, decide, Daniel) 23

grumbled, "Not on your life." He (alarmed, throat, shifted) a bit to find a more (comfortable, 24

astonished, growling) position and insisted, "Nobody gets to (squeeze, plain, leave) under any . 25 circumstances, especially the genius (saw, who, rob) suggested this location." · 26

"Actually, this is (a, or, say) pretty good location to rehearse, considering (wet, the, curl) 27

play is about a shipwreck in (stormy, managed, growl) weather," argued Elizabeth. "The ' 28 weather should (trade, cave, help) us get into our roles more (disappointed, thoroughly, 29

cardboard)." , 30

The rain slowed down and then (bundled, stopped, hollow), although the wind continued 31

to blow. (The, Why, Bed) six of them pulled their scripts (they, from, flow) under their coats 32

and formed a (circle, visitor, lovely). As they did, Joanne began to (blossom, careless, · 33

understand) a little better what motivated the (space, people, steer) who were fishing. Despite · 34

the weather, (this, why, bead) was a beautiful spot, especially if (dog, paid, you) were doing 35

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Their First Century The sound of so many riders clicking into bicycle pedals took Madeleine by (surprise,

weather, clean). She had always ridden alone or (unless, with, wall) a few friends, and she never (called, realized, gone) that when hundreds of riders started (at, card, up), the sound would be both unusual (and, for, cop) satisfYing. 5

This was Madeleine's first century, (shy, top, the) name given to a hundred mile (hope, 6

ride, hand). She was riding with her cousin, (hill, crow, Luke), to raise money for cancer research. (They, Hers, Cold) had raised more than a thousand (noise, dollars, stare) each s in pledges from friends, family (bench, threw, members), and neighbors. Now they had to 9

(look, bread, earn) the pledges by actually completing the (bark, ride, king), an accomplishment 10

that neither of them (had, pump, save) ever attempted before. 11

Doing the ride (use, was, dive) Luke's idea, and he had to (do, hurt, early) some serious 12

convincing to get Madeleine (of, bat, to) agree to participate. He took the (lead, creek, rest) 13

in training for the ride, but (them, it, we) wasn't long before Madeleine became enthusiastic 14

(about, beside, aim) cycling. Her parents bought her a (new, kind, form) bicycle, which she 15

was due for (either, anyway, lost), and she used her allowance to (leak, bill, get) some new 16

cycling clothes and shoes. (Yet, The, Feel) shoes took a while to get (used, saw, apple) to 17

because they had cleats on (but, roll, the) bottom that clipped into the pedals (of, up, air) 18

her new bike. Her greatest fear (use, hay, was) forgetting to unclick when they came (up, to, · 19

our) a traffic signal, but so far, (us, rag, she) had avoided this embarrassment. 20

The first (desk, cluster, begin) of riders started to pedal, and (each, chair, joke) successive 21 group followed along. Madeleine and (Plant, Watch, Luke) were in the middle of the (all, 22

pack, bird) and waited for a moment to (allow, sing, piece) the riders ahead of them to 23

(jump, get, bath) a few yards away before starting (yet, fog, up). They were both surprised at 24 the (sign, after, tingle) of exhilaration they experienced as they (fed, joined, lion) the other 25

riders, and it wasn't (long, how, pony) before they were pedaling at the (cruising, buy, take) 26

pace for which they had trained. 27

(Less, House, As) the miles passed, Madeleine and Luke (wrote, made, cheer) dozens of 28

new friends. Neither of (he, them, want) had ever thought about how much (bus, pie, time) 29

they would have to chitchat with (the, or, fear) other riders, but when you have (a, it, ran) , 30 hundred miles to cover on a (stone, bicycle, decide), there's a lot of conversation going (on, 31

long, open). 32

By late afternoon, all the cyclists (hike, lion, were) feeling exhausted, yet none gave the 33

(wider, slightest, visitor) thought to dropping out of the (gold, need, ride). As they reached 34 the crest of (the, hard, mean) last hill, Madeleine and Luke caught (hat, sight, enjoy) of 35

the finish area a few (grab, frown, downhill) miles away. Their families would be (hunt, 36

gathered, reason) to greet them and they began (the, hole, dot) descent to the finish. The 37

cousins (mailed, sister, had) no doubt that they would remember (but, this, pole) day for the 38

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College Girl "Do any of you have exciting plans for the summer vacation?" asked Mark. He and several 2

of his friends (throw, bench, were) wandering along the embankment beside the (reservoir, astronaut, contented), one of their favorite recreational walks. 4

(Doubt, Linda, Flavor) was about to make her announcement (when, those, firm) Kate 5 blurted out, "You won't believe (such, grape, this), but I managed to get a (jingle, position, 6

gradual) at the hospital. I'm going to (be, at, kit) kind of an assistant to any (up, of, ice) the 7

professional staff who need me, (mostly, slowly, groan) physicians and administrators. The s position description (exchanges, favorite, suggests) that I'll probably be doing recordkeeping 9

(and, who, fact) carrying documents from one location to (everything, another, difficult). I 10

submitted my application last year, (down, clue, but) they said I was too young." 11

"(Why, That, Size) sounds interesting, especially because you want (of, sun, to) be a 12

physician eventually," suggested Linda. "(This, When, Cost) will you start?" ; 13

"Approximately two weeks (after, upon, free) school finishes, so I'll have some (pool, lose, 14

time) to visit my aunt and uncle (in, with, ink) California," responded Kate. She glanced at 15

(hive, crown, Linda) and asked, "Didn't you say you (load, meal, had) some remarkable 16

inspiration for the summer?" 17

(Under, Before, Giant) Linda could say anything, Steve answered, "(My, Is, Dip) brother 18

invited me to spend the (reason, summer, imagine) with him at the lake. He's (print, beard, 19

renting) a condominium there while he completes (his, they, tip) research internship for the 20

university. I'll (loudly; probably, tunnel) work as a lifeguard and spend (has, the, pale) remainder 21

of my time training for (do, net, the) rowing team." 22

As soon as Steve (drifting, finished, bunch), Linda muttered as rapidly as she (could, spill, . 23

porch), "All of you should be in (bad, the, hose) fast talking friends association. I can't (sew, age, 24

get) a word in, and I really (have, paid, dust) some big news: I'm starting college." (For, The, · 25

Mad) entire group suddenly came to a (gift, copy, halt), mrned to Linda, and looked at (her, why, 26

rug) quizzically. Almost in unison, they said (or, rip, in) a questioning tone, "Starting college?" 27

With (a, to, fog) tinge of pride in her voice, (arrow, Linda, wink) answered, "The 28

community college has a (roomy, danger, special) program for high school students who (rule, 29

have, path) earned good grades in advanced placement (courses, shore, upper). I can take 30

introductory courses in (struggle, mathematics, pleasant), language, chemistry, and other 31

subjects where (I, if, ran) have the required qualifications. These are (cup, hat, all) courses that 32

I'll have to take (at, no, old) matter where I attend college, so (it, or, pin) will save me time and 33

money (am, in, she) the long run. Besides, when I (cut, sip, get) to college full time, I'll be (able, 34

clean, suit) to take more advanced courses or (smooth, optional, balcony) courses in subjects in 35

which I'm (interested, whirled, afterward)." 36

When she stopped to take a (wheel, breath, twist), everyone began bombarding her with 37

questions (and, for, tray) expressed their admiration for what she (let, tub, was) planning. Kate · 38

even called her college (sour, girl, tore). 39

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3 the 3 hopped 3 her 3 kites 5 the 4 mother 4 onto 4 she a r 6 place He 5 move 5 brother 6 kite 7 who 6 rabbit 6 first 7 an t 9 hello 7 whispered 7 brother 8 fish

10 was books 9 have 8 the their 9 lt 11 would 10 if 9 but 10 Uncle told .. ... 12 show 11 By 10 would 11 wind 13 would 12 garden over 11 four 12 away ... ... 14 two 13 pretty 12 of seats 14 had 15 Mrs. 14 rabbit 13 few 15 before She ..

16 tapped 14 Martha ...

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3 saw 3 outside when 2 stopped 2 of

4 but 4 Grandfather 3 by 3 strap his 5 and 5 fall on 4 were 4 line

:! 6 upstairs 6 holding 5 trucks reporter 5 you asked 7 family 7 picture 6 truck 6 and hat 8 thought said 8 was 7 Main 7 the to = 9 he 10 I 8 clapping a 8 this

10 to 11 father more 9 sidewalks 9 of chairlift 11 breath 12 in 10 applause but 10 before for 12 to the 13 about She 11 Torrey 11 dropped = 13 thought 14 she 12 original the 12 them top 14 everybody 16 her pony 13 video over 13 the In

15 Lydia 17 much 14 an 14 off was 16 side want 18 the 15 big 15 their 18 Patrick 19 always 16 Do good 16 lift 19 game 20 began did 17 off 17 of

:::! 20 the he 21 Father 18 looked 18 turns down 21 question 22 under brought 19 weeks 19 That we 23 Patrick this 23 m 20 this month 20 Sarah Maybe 24 before 24 with 21 chalk same 22 The nearby 26 Patrick 25 the hold 22 I I 23 stop strapped 27 few never 26 another 23 it 24 angle stand 28 him 27 fell 24 eyes 25 few brothers

::1 29 don't 28 just everyone 25 talking had 26 hill 30 happy 26 she was 27 mountain with

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6-A 6-B 7-A 7-B Line Line Line Line

2 3 school He 3 . .

3 securely were a mteresnng passengers 3 m 4 groups m 4 rode 4 wherever As 4 almost tonight 5 wouldn't 5 he always 5 ferry 5 DJ 6 him 6 woman once 6 passengers ferry 6 town most 7 idea 7 her 7 of 7 there hang 8 few of 8 do live 8 the Not

9 know the 9 news the 9 asked 9 to stud ems 10 like tonight 10 would 10 shoes run 10 They a 11 to 11 the news 11 George and 11 rest • 12 nodded hike 12 school 12 even 12 they most 13 the rafting 13 Students the 13 I and 13 school I 14 even it's 14 Each and 14 IS maybe 14 life on 15 wait 15 each 15 call 15 cars The 16 afterward 16 from two 16 Let's a 16 went Everyone 17 Gary 17 had 17 adding runmng 17 or \W 18 the something 18 was hurried 18 they hard 19 A the • 19 I and 19 showing 19 flat 20 was people 1 20 IS 20 see she 20 slowed That 21 pumped 21 now maybe 21 confident when 21 talking 22 smaller purified 22 as a 22 you 22 bicycle more 23 conservmg ' 23 and bus 23 Their Matthew's 23 a 24 the 24 we From 24 wamng 24 of man house 25 the natural 25 boring 25 walked sat 25 water wife 26 that 26 to 26 cleared 26 state 27 granted on

"' 27 and This 27 minds sports 28 challenge 28 news 29 he two 29 school schedules

30 wife people 30 to 31 age

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= Line Line Line Line 3 light park 3 glimpse sights 3 uphill 3 bad surf master

= 4 games 4 lay 4 night 4 considering 5 to 5 The for 5 the 5 and

= 6 When was 6 side a 6 circle way 6 ratncoat 7 first the 7 a none 7 protect line 7 be awfully 8 fifteen 8 had 8 outside 8 catch == 9 ptcmc poster 9 with m 9 sense only 9 every almost

10 results up 10 been developed 10 as of 10 to night

== 12 interesting that 11 they 11 burning around 11 from rocks 13 several 12 It 13 Abby mother 12 the = 14 player two 13 the 14 other be 13 reached 15 system 14 network the 15 of 14 huge on

= 16 reasons least 15 to the 16 father much 15 to end 17 so with 16 sidewalks 17 her 16 friends backs

== 18 players the 17 walkers was 18 wagon 17 her 19 be 18 of to 19 joined eager 18 conditions sit

= 20 others 20 Within had 20 than group 19 idea 21 paper 21 of 21 sitting 20 play the 22 the know 22 number anyone 22 thoughts day 21 moment was = 23 standings players 23 traffic 23 Martin 22 should I 25 lS 24 was were 24 be 23 to Daniel

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= 33 the chosen 32 that 32 thousand 29 help thoroughly 34 and with 33 project place 33 so be 31 stopped

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2 surpnse 3 were reservou 3 with 5 Linda when 4 realized up 6 this position 5 and 7 be of 6 the 8 mostly 7 ride Luke 9 suggests 8 They dollars 10 and another 9 members 11 but

10 earn ride 12 That to 11 had 13 When 12 was do 14 after 13 to lead 15 time lll

14 it 16 Linda had 15 about new 18 Before My 16 anyway get 19 summer 17 The used 20 rennng his 18 the of 21 probably the 19 was to 22 the 20 she 23 finished could 21 cluster each 24 the 22 Luke 25 get have 23 pack allow The 24 get up 26 halt her 25 tingle joined 27 in 26 long crmsmg 28 a Linda 28 As made 29 special 29 them nme 30 have courses 30 the a 31 mathematics 31 bicycle on 32 I all 33 were 33 no it 34 slightest ride 34 lll get able 35 the sight 35 optional 36 downhill 36 interested 37 gathered the 37 breath 38 had this 38 and was 39 lives 39 girl

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