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My Father's MiracleCCSSR2--infer a lesson from a story.
In school we learned about the earth. We learned that rivers flow from higher ground tolower ground. They usually end at a bigger river or go into a lake or ocean. I can see that everyday in Chicago. Our river goes into the lake. It's a giant lake.
We used to go fishing on the river every summer. Most days you would find me and mygrandfather there, fishing. My father was busy working for the city. I did not know what his jobwas. He said it was in the Sanitary and Ship Canal. He left early each morning and came home at
night, always very dirty.
My grandfather would take me to the river. We'd sit all day and catch fish. I would listento my grandfather tell about the times he had when he first came to Chicago. He had built ourhome by himself. "In the old days," he said, "This was a clean stream. "Now look at it. It is filthy."
That day was the end of our fun. We would see boxes floating by. Sometimes we evensaw dead fish floating on it. When we brought the fish home, my mother would throw them out."We can't eat this. This is d!rtyÿbad fish." She sounded angry. But I thought she really liked my
grandfather.
So my grandfather and I stopped bringing the fish home. Sometimes we would go to fishand throw them back. But mostly we just stayed at home. We were sad about it.
Then one Christmas my father was so busy he was not home. He even went to work onChristmas day. That New Year's day he worked, too. My mother was worried. "It is too cold."
But he went anyway.
Then two days later the newspaper said, "It is a miracle!" That was the headline. I readthe article. It told how the workers on the Sanitary and Ship Canal had done somethingimpossible. They had reversed the Chicago River. They dug such a great hole that the riverrushed away from the lake. It now went to the west. Now you could go on the river and canal all
the way to the Mississippi River.
I was excited. So was my grandfather. He said, "Now we can go fishing this summer." We
both laughed. So did my mother. My father smiled a lot, all day long.
What is a lesson people can learn from this story?
Underline the parts of the story that show that is the lesson you can learn.
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Directions: Use "My Father's Miracle" to answer questions.
1. What does the flashback in the third paragraph of "My Father's Miracle" reveal aboutgrandfather?
A. he does not like fishing
B. he enjoys spending time with grandson
C. he started fishing when he was older
D. he lived in Chicago his whole life
2. The reader can tell that the story is told from first person point of view because the narrator
A. knows one character's perspective and motivations
B. knows everything about all the characters and events
C. uses the pronouns "I" and "we"
D. uses the pronouns "he, she, they"
3. What external conflict does the nmTator face in the story?
A. narrator is worried about his father's job
B. grandfather is sick
C. the river was polluted
D. his dad did not get to spend Christmas with family
4. h: paragraph 3, the word sanitary means
A. full of germs
B. militm'y
C. captain of a ship
D. free from dirt, infection, disease
5. The reader can conclude that grandfather and the narrator worked ÿo
A. stop bringing fish home
B, will invite the father fishing
C. will be fishing a lot in the summer
D. not fish
6. The words in paragraph 8 work together to convey the message that Dad is feeling
A. very upset the Chicago River was reversed
B. happy that his family was smiling and excited to go fishing again.
C. surprised the article made the headline of the newspaper
D. happy that his family was smiling and excited to go fishing again.
7. Which is the best summary of this story?
A. The narrator and grandfather use to fish on the river each summer. That ended when the riverbecame dirty. Afler working long hours, workers on sanitary and ship canal reversed the river
making it clean again.
B. The narrator learned about the earth in school. He and his grandfather use to go fishing everysummer on the river.
C. The narrator and grandfather had to stop fishing because the river was dirty. After workinglong hours, workers on sanitary and ship canal reversed the river making it clean again.
D. The narrator father was busy working for the city he helped dig a hole in the river to reversethe flow.
Name: Period:
Directions: Use "Amazing Penguin Rescue" to answer questions 8-12.
8. Which sentence expresses a change in the author's tone?
A. You feel bitterly cold.
B. That's when something happens.
C. A penguin is cleaned.
D. You're hungry, so you head down to the water's edge.
9. The story is set on an island in the South Atlantic Ocean the setting is important to the story because
F. the beach is invaded by enormous creatures
G. dozens of people are capturing the penguins
H. this is where the oil spill occurred,
J. it is large enough to accommodate 100 penguins,
10. How does the oil spill influence the African penguin breeding ground?
A. It traps the penguin and soaks with poisonous oil.
B. The warehouse have been designated for washing penguins.
C. By saving nearly 40,000 penguins.
D. By causing damage to cargo ship, Treasure.
11. Which of the following themes is communicated by the wild territory of the story's setting?
F. The search for truth.
G. Overwhelming problems can be solved by worldng together.
H. Freedom is free.
J. Humanity's desire to control nature.
12. Which is the best summary of the story?
A. A devastating oil spill affects the world's largest African Penguin Breeding ground on an island in theSouth Atlantic Ocean. Scientists and volunteers arrived to help. Time helps heal the penguins, and they
are soon released on the shores of a rocky island,
B. Human swarmed the beach and penguins are overcome with panic. All across the beach, dozens of
people are capturing penguins, enduring bites and wing slaps as they load terrified birds into crates.
C. A devastating oil spill affects the world's largest African Penguin Breeding ground on an island in theSouth Atlantic Ocean. A cargo ship called the Treasure suffered serious damage. It spilt apart, and it
sank.
D. A devastating oil spill 'saffects the world largest African Penguin Breeding ground on an island in the
South Atlantic Ocean. Nearly 40,000 penguins were saved.
Directions: "Use Saving Penguins" to answer questions 13-18.
13. Which main idea about saving penguins is supported by details under the subheadirÿg "Sweater
Success"?
F. Oil spills are the most devastating of environmental disasters.
G. At first the birds were determined to tear them off with their beaks.
H. The sweaters warm the penguins giving the workers time to clean the oil from each bird,
J. Ingesting even a small amount of oil can be deadly to seabirds.
14. Which of the following statements from the article is a fact?
A. Little penguins are so named because they are 10 to 12 inches tall.
B. Penguins are cute.
C. The penguins look warm in their sweaters.
D. Oil spills are the nastiest of the environmental disasters.
15. Look at this graphic organizer based on the information from the article.
An oil spilloccurred
inSeptember1998 nearPhillipIsland.
Theworkers
were
scramblingto save
the oil-
slickedbirds.
The workers
came up
with an ideato make
wool
sweaters.
Sweater
donations
came pouring
in.
What belongs in the empty box?
F. Oil clogs the blowholes of dolphins and whales, interfering with their ability to breathe.
G. Penguins were swallowing the oil which will slowly kill them.
H. The sweaters did the trick, warming the penguins and keeping them from preening.
J. An oil spill near the island was threatening the little penguins that lived there.
16. Based on the context of paragraph 11, the word enduring communicates which meaning?
A. Respecting
B. Freeing
C. Tolerating
D. Denying
17. Which statement best expresses the main idea in paragraph 6?
F. Your eyes hurt because the oil has burned them.
G, You are shivering because the oil has caused your feathers to clump and separate.
H. Your wings are heavy because they are coated with oil.
J. The impact of oil on a penguin is immediate and devastating.
18. Based on the evidence in the article, the reader can conclude that the humansi
A. was afraid of the penguins.
B. determination pushed them to endure the pain to save the birds.
C. tolerance did not last long so they gave up.
D. wanted to exchange the penguins for whales.
Directions: "The Amazing Penguin Rescue" and "Saving Penguins, One Sweater At a Time" to
answer questions 19-24.
19, What is the subject of both the story and the article?
F. Saving Penguins
G. Enormous Creatures
H. Sweater Success
J. Heading Home
20. What is one difference between the penguin in "The Amazing Penguin Rescue" and the penguin in
"Saving Penguins, One Sweater at a Time"?
A. Humans worked together to save the penguins.
B. Rescue workers was on a mission to save as many penguins as possible.
C. Dozens of people are capturing penguins, enduring excruciating bites and wing slaps.
D. Volunteer workers poured in to help the penguins.
21. Which theme is developed in both selections?
F. Ideas can be big or small
G. Confronting nature can be dangerous
H. Mild soap and sweaters, help penguins.
J. Problems can be solved by working together
22. What do the African penguins and little penguins from each article have in common?
A. Both become angry and frustrated with the rescue workers.
B. Both are tired of oil spills.
C. Both are threatened by an oil spill,
D. Both can make good pets,
23, Which of the following elements is similar in both selections?
A. Both share the same external conflict,
B. Both include dramatic confrontations between penguins ad their predators.
C, Both show realistic descriptions of penguin noises.
D. Both are set in Australia.
24. What do the rescue workers in each article have in common?
A. Both are motivated by money
B. Both respect nature
C. Both are tired of capturing and fighting with penguins
D, Both become angry and frustrated with their fruitless efforts
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$A devastating oil spi
stubby for flying--but in tlie water, you
can swim faster and dive deeper than
any bird on Earth. As you plunge into
the sea, your wings become powerful
propellers. You shoot through the
water at 12 mÿles an hour, a black-and-
white blur, snatching sardines ÿom
the surface, swaÿowing them whole, "
catchÿ.ag more. Your tightly packed
feathers protect you from
the freezing water. You
remain in the sea for hours,
until your belly is full,
. before heading back to
shore.
That's when something "
thick', it burns your eyes.
You try to swim awaÿ but'
suddenly your wings have
become too heavy to lift.
Your bodywobbles androlls. You feel bitterly cold.
You shiver and gasp for breath.
.ÿat you do not know is that a few hours ago, a
cargo ship caÿ.ed the Treasure'suffered serious damage
to its hull in the rough winter seas: It split apm't, and
as it sank, about 1,300 tons oftoxic oil gushed into the
ocean. Now that oil surrounds your bree. ding ground--
the largest Africanpenguin breeding ground in theworld. You and thousands of other penguins have been
tÿapped in the massive oil slick and axe soaked with
poisonous oil.The impact ofoil on a penguin (or ansÿbird) is
immediate and devastating.You are shi;cering because
the oil has causedyour'feathers to'clump and separate,
allowing the freezing water to lash at your sensitive
skin. Your eyes hurt because the oil has burned them.
goes wrong.
As you come to the
surface for air, the water
feels unfamiliar. It is too
The oit spill hit the wor|d's largestAfrican penguin breeding ground.
ABOVE: Oit-coveredpenguins BELOW: Apenguin is cteaned.
Your wings are heavy
because they are
coated with .oil and
waterlogged.
But your instinct
for survivalis slxong, :
and somehow youstruggle back to shore, fighting against the current.
The journey, usually effortless, is an agonizing ordeal.
You manage to stagger onto the beach and back to
your nest, where you lick .and peck at your feathers,
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desp.erate to clean them. Finally, you give up. There is
nothing to do but stand there, terrified, dazed, silent.
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Strange CreaturesThen the beach is mvaded by enormous creaÿes.
• They are humans, bfit you don't know that. You
have never seen a human before. These' men and
women understand what you don't: ÿat this oil:spill is
a catastrophe for you and your species. Some of these
people, have dedicatedtheir lives to helping birds likeyou, birds imperiled by oil spills and other human-
made disasters. They haye participated in bird rescues
• around the world. All they care about is saving your life.
But how could you know this?
Asthese humans swarm the beach,
you are overcome with panic. Whena
man catches you, yo.u viciously fight
him off with your powerful jawsand razor-sharp beak. You bite his
arm, ripping his skin through the fabricof his thick coat. He doesn't let go, so you
strike again, biting his leg and ".mfiic 'ring.
a wound that ÿ leave a scar for the rest
of his life. But he cares more about you
than h/ms elf.
All across.the beach, dozens of people
are capturing penguins, enduring
excruciating bites and wing sl.aps as they load terrified
birds into crates. It is painful, exhausting work, and the
sight of all of these scared and injured penguins is
heartbreaking to the humans. Some--grown men
and women--fight back tears.
But they don't give up. Tens of thousands of
penguins are in danger. And these people intend to
save every single one.
Ten miles from the island, outside the city of Cape
Town, a team of scientists and volunteers
has transformed a warehouse into a penguin
rescue center: They work with astonishing
speed. The warehouse contains hundreds
of round enclosures, each large enough
to accommodate 100 penguins. Other areas of
the warehouse have been designated for washing
penguins. One room is filled with 10 tons of frozen
fish, the arriount needed daily to feed the penguins.
Acquiring this enormous quantity of fish every day willbe among the workers' great challenges.
Actually; everything is a challenge. Simply gettingone penguin to eat is a monumental task. In the wild,
penguins hunt for sardines, gobbling them up while
the fish are still alive and wriggling. Thesepenguins won't accept dead fish from human [ÿJ
hands, so they must be
penguin, aworker must
restrain it, pry its beak open,
and shove fish down its
throat Feeding one penguin
can take an hour. Feeding all
the penguins takes an army
of workers 15 hours- •
Andthen there is thesmell. Tile combined scent
of penguin .droppings, dead
sardines, andhuman sweat
permeates the facility--a
stench so revolting that
nanypeople vomit when they first arrive.
As news of the rescue effort spreads, thousands of
Volunteers flock to the warehouse, eager to help. They
are a diverse group, including wealthy women from
fancyneighborhoods and poor teenagers from the
streets of Cape Town. Some volunteers have experience
rescuin, g wildlife; others have never owned a pet. All
llave one thing in common: a mission to save as many
penguins as possible.
inch by inch. She care .flzlly cleans your eyes and ears
With a too thbrflsh. You do not bite her. The next daÿafter your feathers are clean and ÿ this woman picks
you up and holds you close to her chest. You do not try
to get away.
Terror and HeelingFor you, one of thousands of oil-soaked penguins,
evezyhour brings new terrorsÿthe force feedings, the
ointment applied to your eyes, the tube stuck down
your throat to pump liquid charcoal into your stomach."But as time passes, you begin to feel better. The
ointment heals your eyes, and the liquid charcoal helps
your bod3r rid itself of the oilyou swallowed. You feelstronger. The humans win your trust and you accept fish
from.their hands. There is one woman who comes every
day. You recognize her voice and greet her with a bark
After many weeks, iris, at last, your turn to be
cleaned. You are taken to a room and placed into a
plastic tub. Awoman pours vegetable oil over you to
loosen the caked-on oil She washes you with mild soap
and ÿ water, her gentle hands scmbbingyour body
Heading for.HomeOne da3ÿ after several weeks have gone.bsfi you are
put into a boz You feelyourself being moved. When
the box is opened, you are on an unfamiliar beach. You
stand there until your instinct takes over; then you run
to the water and plunge in. Soon you are on the shores
of a rocky island.
Your island.While you were gone, humans cleaned up the off that
had covered the beach. The ocean carried the rest away.
Before long, thousands of other penguins arrive
on the island. The air is filled once again with honks
and barks. You have no idea that you have been part
of the greatest animal rescue in history. Nearly 40,000
penguins were saved. In the coming weeks, researchers
will be elated to observe that many of the rescued birds
are paired up with mates and sitting- on eggs.
You don't think about any of this because you are a
penguin. All you know is that your world is finally as it
should be. o
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October 1, 2014
I was September 1998, and the
rescue workers at phfllÿp Island
Nature ParkinAustralia had a
big problem: An oil spill near theisland was threatening the little penguins
that lived there. (I¢'ttle penguins axe a1
species of penguin, so named because
, ttiey are only.10 to 12 inches ta!l.) The
workers were scrambling to save the off-
slicked birds, but the penguins were in
bad shape. They couldn't keep warm. T6
make matters worse, they were trying to
preen their feathers to get rid of the off.
In the process, theywere swallowing the
toxic oil, which would slowly ldll. them.
If the workers didn't act quicldy;.the little
penguins were not going to survive.?
Then the workers had an unusual[
Teeny-tiny penguin
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i Off spills in the ocean are, amongthe most devastating
j of environmental disasters.
When a large quantity of off leaks
into the sea, it can decimate fÿagile
ecosystems and injure or kill marine
life. Oil clogs the blowholes of dolphins?(.
and whaies, interfering with their abilityto breathe. It coats the fur of otters
and seals, maldngit impossible for
them to warm up or cool ofÿ Oil can
also contaminate the food supply. Sea
mammals, for example, become gravely
i!! after eating an oil-coated fish or plant.
Of all the creatures that make
their home in the ocean, seabirds like
penguins are especially ÿinerable in an
off spill. Off strips feathers of the natural •
otis that keep birds warm. This leads to
hypothermia, a fatal condition. Plus,
ingesting even a small amount of oil can
be deadlyto seabirds. "-
Sweater Success
Volunteers got busy with their
knitting needles, and within days
the first penguins at Phfllip Islandwere outfiRed in their new wool
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sweaters. I;utting the sweaters on the
penguins was tricky;, at first the birds
were determinedto tear them offwith
their beaks. But amazinglÿ the sweaters
did the trick, warming the penguins
and keeping them from preening.
This bought workers time to careflflly
clean the oil from each bird. Over time,
the birds grew strong and healthy.
E ventuallÿ the penguins were well
enough to return to-the wild."
News of the sweaters' success spread.
_ny sweater patterns were posted
online so that penguin-loving knitters
all over the world could help with rescue
efforts. Span, sweater donations were
p ouring in.
Enough Sweaters for NowOver the past 15 years, workers on
Pb31lip Island have put the sweater
donations to good use, helping
save more than 1,000
little penguins. (Sadly.
oil spills are not
with tankers tran@oriifig:.oli.ÿ2: -'
. Today; the nature park has more• sweaters than it fieeds. Infact,.a
message on its website kindly asks
volunteers to refrain fronÿ sending
sweatgfs for now. Surplussweaters
have been donated to other wildlife
conservation groups, or sold in the gift
shop, which raises money for the park.
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DtR_IÿCITONS Read Raese.p?emÿ ,-tug ,'mÿwer the ct.ÿtions thaÿ felIOÿ
Ode to enchanted light
Under the trees ligbÿhas droppd from d-x cop ofÿhe sky,[igtÿtlike a gxeenJatficÿvo,.'k ofbxanchea,
shhÿgon every Ieÿ,drÿhlg down like "deanwklÿe ÿ,ld.
A dcÿda,s endsks sawing soaÿghigh into the empty s}+
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The ÿ+ÿlda g1:a,ÿs overflowingwit]k winter,
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Snow in the Suburbs
Every, braÿ& ÿ wkh k,Beÿ eveÿ- twigwith it;
E.vely fork like a white web4ootÿEvery ÿreet aad pavemeat mute.
s Some liakes Nave lo,t their away/, and grope badÿ upward, whenMeeung those meandering dov, il they turn and dÿcend ÿaiÿu
• The palhuÿ are ÿued together like a wall,
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A sparrow eÿes.'s ÿe tree,
10 Wheaeoxl Luÿ-medL_ÿdyA snow-lump thrice Ms own dight ,izeDescends onhim and -showers his head and ,yea,
And overmrm- him,,And near haurm li'im,
Artd lights on ÿ nether twig, when itÿ brushStatxs offa voEW oforker lodging_ lumps with a rush,
The seeps are a blanehed dope,Up wh[&, wiflÿ feebIe hope,
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Use "Ode to enchanted light" to answer questions 1-.
, The imagery in Neruda's poem appeals primarily to the senses of-
a. Taste and sight
b, Touch and taste
c. Sight and hearingd. Smell and touch
, Whicha,
b.
C.
d.
of the following lines contains alliteration?Latticework of branches (line 5)Drifting down like clean (line 8)High into the empty air (line 12)A glass of overflowing (line 14)
. In linesa,
b.
C,
d.
13-15, what does the author mean by saying "The world is / a glass overflowing / with water"?
The world is made of more water than land.
The wonder and beauty of nature are endless.
Very few people can understand what the world is made of.Everyone in the world should appreciate it.
. The varyinga. The
b. The
c, The
d. The
lengths of lines in the poem emphasize
worldsights and soundswater
light
, In linesa,
b.
C,
d,
1-5, the. speaker expresses the thought that
Light shines on a fenceLight only shines under the treesThe light shines through the treeThe sky is falling
1 Whicha,
b.
C.
d.
line contains an example of imagery that appeals to the sense of hearing?"A cicada sends its sawing song high into the empty air""Shining on every leaf"
"A glass overflowing with water"
"A cicada sends"
Use "Snow in the Suburbs" to answer questions #-#,
, The repetition of beginning sounds in line 8 emphasizes -
a. Coldness
b. Danger
c. Softness
d. Speed
, Which type of mood does the figurative language in lines 5-8 create?eo Humorous
f. Mysterious
g. Peaceful
h. Cheerful
, The figurative language in line 5 suggests that the snow flakesi. are lost
j. are heavy
k. are thick1. are flying everywhere
Use both "Ode to enchanted light" and "Snow in the Suburbs" to answer the following questions.
10. Whicha,
b.
C.
d.
lines should be read together to learn a complete thought of the speaker?Lines 1-6 inthe first poemLines 1-8 in the second poemLines 13-14 in the first poemLines 17-19 in the second poem
11. Based
light and snow can-
e. Flood natural habitatsf. Destroy animals' food sources
g. Comfort people who are sadh. Transform a landscape
on both poems, you can best make the inference that the speakers suggest the natural elements such as
12. Which of the following is found in both poems?a. Rhyme scheme
b. Onomatopoeia
c. Imagery
d. Repetition
13. "A cicada sends its sawing song" in "Ode to enchanted light" and "Meeting those meandering" in "Snow in the
Suburbs" are examples of
a. Alliterationb. Repetitionc. Similes
d. Onomatopoeia
