BOOKLET 1 Reading Subtest
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Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test: ReadingTABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction .1Purpose of the Practice Test .1Taking the Practice Test .1Incorporating the Practice Test in Your Study Plan .1Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test: Reading Subtest.3General Test Directions .4Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet.5Directions for the Reading Subtest .6Multiple-Choice Questions .7Practice Test Results .28Practice Test Results Overview .29Multiple-Choice Question Answer Key Worksheet .30Multiple-Choice Question Practice Test Evaluation Chart.32Practice Test Score Calculation .33Readers should be advised that this practice test, including many of the excerptsused herein, is protected by federal copyright law.Test policies and materials, including but not limited to tests, item types, and item formats, are subject tochange at the discretion of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test: ReadingINTRODUCTIONThis document is a printable version of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL )Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Online Practice Test.The MTEL Communication and Literacy Skills test consists of a reading subtest and a writing subtest. To passthe Communication and Literacy Skills test, you must pass both the reading and writing subtests.This practice test for the Communication and Literacy Skills reading subtest is a sample test consisting of42 multiple-choice questions.To assist you in recording and evaluating your responses on the practice test, a Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet, anAnswer Key Worksheet, and an Evaluation Chart by test objective are included for the multiple-choice items.Lastly, there is a Practice Test Score Calculation Worksheet.PURPOSE OF THE PRACTICE TESTThe practice test is designed to provide an additional resource to help you effectively prepare for the MTELCommunication and Literacy Skills (01) test. The primary purpose of the practice test is to help you becomefamiliar with the structure and content of the test. It is also intended to help you identify areas in which to focusyour studies. Education faculty and administrators of teacher preparation programs may also find this practicetest useful as they help students prepare for the official test.TAKING THE PRACTICE TESTIn order to maximize the benefits of the practice test, it is recommended that you take this test under conditionssimilar to the conditions under which the official MTEL tests are administered. Try to take the practice test in aquiet atmosphere with few interruptions and limit yourself to the four-hour time period* allotted for the officialtest administration. You will find your results to be more useful if you refer to the answer key only after you havecompleted the practice test.INCORPORATING THE PRACTICE TEST IN YOUR STUDY PLANAlthough the primary means of preparing for the MTEL is your college education, adequate preparation prior totaking or retaking the MTEL test is strongly recommended. How much preparation and study you need dependson how comfortable and knowledgeable you are with the content of the test.The first step in preparing to take the MTEL is to identify what information the test will address by reviewing theobjectives for your field. A complete, up-to-date list of the Test Objectives is included in the Test InformationBooklet for each test field. The test objectives are the core of the testing program and a helpful study tool.Before taking or retaking the official test, focus your study time on those objectives for which you wish tostrengthen your knowledge.* For the Communication and Literacy Skills test, candidates may take one or both subtests during the four-hoursession.1
Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test: ReadingThis practice test may be used as one indicator of potential strengths and weaknesses in your knowledge of thecontent on the official test. However, because of potential differences in format and difficulty between thepractice test and an official MTEL Communication and Literacy Skills (01) test, it is not possible to predictprecisely how you might score on an official MTEL Communication and Literacy Skills (01) test. Refer to theTest Information Booklet for additional information about how to prepare for the test.2
Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test: ReadingCOMMUNICATION AND LITERACY SKILLS (01)PRACTICE TESTREADING SUBTEST3
Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test: ReadingGENERAL TEST DIRECTIONSThis practice test consists of two subtests: reading (booklet 1) and writing (booklet 2). Each multiple-choicequestion on the practice test has four answer choices. Read each question carefully and choose the ONE bestanswer. Record each answer on the answer sheet provided.Sample Question:1.What is the capital of Massachusetts?A.B.C.D.WorcesterNew BedfordBostonSpringfieldThe correct answer to this question is C. You would indicate that on the answer sheet.The short-answer and open-response items on this practice test require written responses. Directions for the openresponse items appear immediately before those assignments.You may work on the multiple-choice questions and open-response items in any order that you choose. You maywish to monitor how long it takes you to complete the practice test. When taking the actual MTELCommunication and Literacy Skills (01) test, you will have one four-hour test session in which to complete thetest.4
Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test: ReadingMULTIPLE-CHOICE ANSWER SHEETReading 32333435363738394041425YourResponse
Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test: ReadingDIRECTIONS FOR THE READING SUBTESTThe reading subtest consists of seven reading selections. Each reading selection is followed by several multiplechoice questions related to the selection. Read each question carefully and choose the ONE best answer based onthe information contained in the selection you have just read. You may refer back to the selection to answer thequestions.There are a total of 42 multiple-choice questions in this section of the reading subtest, numbered 1 to 42. Recordyour answer to each question on the answer sheet provided in this booklet.In the multiple-choice section of the reading subtest, the order of information requested by the questions does notnecessarily correspond to the order of information in a given selection.6
Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test: ReadingMULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONSRead the passage below; then answer the six questions that follow.Ibn Battuta1sultan in Delhi, India, he was enthralled bythe magnificent surroundings. Among theremarkable scenes he recorded in his journalwas the sultan's returning to court amid aprocession of elephants outfitted withcatapults that tossed gold coins into thecrowds.Anyone who has traveled by plane, train,or automobile might find it hard to imaginewhat travel was like seven hundred years ago.One way to find out is by reading the memoirsof Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta, whocovered approximately 75,000 miles between1325 and 1353. Fortunately for historians, IbnBattuta was an attentive observer of peopleand their customs, and the written record ofhis travels has long been an invaluable sourceof information about everyday medieval life inplaces as diverse as India, Egypt, and China.2Born in Tangier, Morocco, in 1304, IbnBattuta initially planned to follow familytradition by pursuing a law career. His lifewas changed forever by a pilgrimage to Meccathat he made at age twenty-one. The journeytook him across North Africa through Egypt.At the ruins of the ancient lighthouse inAlexandria, a stranger asked him to visit theman's brothers in India and China. Suddenly,Ibn Battuta was seized with a wanderlust thatlasted his entire life.3One of Ibn Battuta's most memorabletrips took him to India. Sailing across theMediterranean to Turkey, he encounteredfour-wheeled, covered carriages for the firsttime. He was so impressed that he had oneoutfitted for himself before continuing on incomfort to Constantinople. There he gainedthe trust of the emperor, who presented himwith a guide and an umbrella, a sign of royalprotection. He also visited Persia, where heobserved a cooking competition in which twomen attempted to outdo each other's culinaryskills, serving gorgeously prepared dishes onbeautiful table settings. When Ibn Battutafinally arrived at the court of the reigning74Ibn Battuta stayed in Delhi for ten yearsand was eventually appointed Indianambassador to China. As he sailed eastward,however, a series of misadventures caused himto abandon his mission and sail instead to theMaldive Islands, from which he traveled toSoutheast Asia. Eventually he boarded a boatfor China, a country he found particularlyenjoyable because of the settled conditionsestablished by government authorities. Hemight have stayed there some time, but afterarriving in Beijing, the inveterate travelerbecame homesick. Shortly afterward, hebegan the slow westward journey towardhome, arriving in Morocco five years later.5Ibn Battuta's travels, however, were notyet over. In later years, he made two moretrips—one across the Sahara Desert to what isnow Mali, and the other to Spain—all thewhile continuing to take careful notes aboutthe people, customs, and lands that he visited.When his touring days had finally come to anend, he dictated his travel memoirs to a scribe.The finished product is a fascinating look atwhat the world was like before planes, trains,and automobiles. Without his informativeaccount, we would know much less about theworld of the fourteenth century than we doand be much the poorer for it.
Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test: Reading1.2.Which of the following words is closest inmeaning to enthralled as it is used in thethird paragraph of the .Information presented in which of thefollowing paragraphs best supports theauthor's statement that Ibn Battuta was"an attentive observer of people and theircustoms"?A.Paragraph 2B.Paragraph 3C.Paragraph 4D.Paragraph 54.8The author's main purpose in this passageis to:A.analyze the observations of IbnBattuta.B.raise questions about the writings ofIbn Battuta.C.describe the journeys of Ibn Battuta.D.evaluate the travel memoirs of IbnBattuta.Which of the following lists the correctorder of Ibn Battuta's first visits to thecountries and regions listed below?A.1.2.3.4.Egypt and the Middle EastIndia and the Maldive IslandsChina and Southeast AsiaMali and SpainB.1.2.3.4.India and the Maldive IslandsEgypt and the Middle EastMali and SpainChina and Southeast AsiaC.1.2.3.4.Mali and SpainEgypt and the Middle EastChina and Southeast AsiaIndia and the Maldive IslandsD.1.2.3.4.China and Southeast AsiaMali and SpainIndia and the Maldive IslandsMali and Spain
Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test: Reading5.Which of the following statementsprovides the best evaluation of the author'sobjectivity in the passage?6.Which of the following types of graphicscould best be used to present informationcontained in the passage?The excessive amount of spacedevoted to Ibn Battuta's travels inAsia raises questions of authorialbias.A.a timeline of the period from 1325to 1353B.a flowchart of the stages of a tripB.The author provides a straightforward, unbiased account ofIbn Battuta's travels and writings.C.a circle graph of countries visited byIbn BattutaC.The author provides a moreevenhanded account of the placesIbn Battuta visited than of thepeople he met.D.a map of Asia, Africa, and EuropeD.The account is somewhat subjective,with the author clearly overstatingthe significance of Ibn Battuta'swritings.A.9
Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test: ReadingRead the passage below; then answer the six questions that follow.Rainbows123is bent at a slightly different angle. As aresult, the colors in the light separate, and itis then that the eye sees the spectrum of lightwe call a rainbow. In the spectrum, red lightbends the least and violet light bends the most.Orange, yellow, green, and blue—always inthat order—range between them. Hence, arainbow is red along the top and violet onthe inner side of the arc. In every rainbow,whether caused by sunlight striking raindropshigh in the sky or water dripping from agarden hose in the backyard, the colors appearin the same order.Does a rainbow point the way to a pot ofburied gold, as claimed in popular folklore?Or is it the multicolored serpent some peoplein Asia, Australia, and Brazil see streakingacross the sky? Others see a rainbow as aheavenly bridge connecting this world and theworld beyond. Among Arabs and some Bantuin central Africa, it is the bow for God's arrow;to early Christians, it was the throne of Christ;and among the Nandi, Masai, and CaliforniaYuki, it is the robe of God. To twenty-firstcentury scientists, it is something quitedifferent. For them, the band of soft colorsthat arcs across the sky simply shows thespectrum of the colors in sunlight spread outby raindrops.How does it happen? Perhaps the bestplace to begin is by understanding thatsunlight is white light. Although white lightcontains colors, they are blended together; nocolor is visible until the light strikes an object.When that occurs, the object struck reflectsone or more colors in the light while absorbingor refracting the others. The reflected light isthe color the object appears to be when viewedwith the human eye. Whereas solid objectssend unabsorbed colors back to the eye,transparent objects such as glass or waterbend the light as it passes through them. Thisbending is called refraction. A rainbow iscaused by drops of water that both refractand reflect the light rays that enter them.Of the two processes, refraction plays aparticularly important role in the formation ofrainbows. When light is refracted, each color104Rainbows appear only when the viewer isbetween the sun and the moist air. They are,therefore, most often seen early or late in theday, when the sun is low and there is rain inthe area of the sky toward which the sun isshining. Each point on a rainbow is caused bythe interaction of sunlight with a different dropof water. Sometimes only a short length ofcolor is visible, which means that no drops ofwater are in adjacent areas of the sky.5As to the pot of gold, even if such atreasure were buried at the end of a rainbow, itcould never be found. Any effort to discoverthis treasure is doomed to failure: whenevera viewer moves underneath the drops thatform a rainbow, it disappears. Rainbows existonly when the positions of the light rays, theraindrops, and the observer align in the properangles. When the angles change, the spectrumof visible colors vanishes.
Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test: Reading7.8.Which of the following words is the bestmeaning of adjacent as it is used in thefourth paragraph of the h of the following phrases bestdescribes the author's main purpose in thepassage?A.to explore the significance ofrainbows in various culturesB.to analyze a popular fable aboutrainbowsC.to describe how rainbows areformed and appear to the human eyeD.to examine the spectrum of colorsrevealed in rainbowsWhich of the following statements fromParagraph 2 of the passage best expressesthe main idea of that paragraph?A.Although white light containscolors, they are blended together; nocolor is visible until the light strikesan object.B.The reflected light is the color theobject appears to be when viewedwith the human eye.C.D.10.Whereas solid objects sendunabsorbed colors back to the eye,transparent objects such as glass orwater bend the light as it passesthrough them.A rainbow is caused by drops ofwater that both refract and reflectthe light rays that enter them.11According to information presented in thepassage, all rainbows are red along the topbecause the color red:A.is more visible to the eye than othercolors in a rainbow.B.is refracted less than other colors ina rainbow.C.is both refracted and reflected by thewater in a rainbow.D.is the brightest of the differentcolors in a rainbow.
Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test: Reading11.12.Which of the following facts best supportsthe author's contention that even if a pot ofgold were buried at the end of a rainbow,it could never be found?A.When light is refracted, each ofthe colors in the light is bent ata slightly different angle.B.Regardless of where a rainbowappears, its range of colors willalways be in the same order.C.Whenever a viewer moves underneath the raindrops that form arainbow, it disappears.D.Each of the points on a rainbow isformed by the interaction of sunlightwith a different drop of water.12Which of the following lists best outlinesthe main topics addressed in the passage?A.— The folklore of rainbows— The formation and arrangementof the colors in a rainbow— When rainbows appear— The reason why one can neversee the end of a rainbowB.— The fable of the pot of goldburied at the end of a rainbow— Conditions under whichreflected and refracted light arevisible to the eye— Rainbows and the interaction ofsunlight and drops of waterC.— The scientific definition of arainbow— The different colors in whitelight— The different colors in arainbow— When rainbows are most visibleD.— Pots of gold and multicoloredserpents— The bending of light as it passesthrough transparent objects— The different colors in arainbow— Looking at rainbows fromdifferent perspectives
Communication and Literacy Skills (01) Practice Test: ReadingRead the passage below; then answer the six questions that follow.365 Days/365 Plays12Carolinas. Large theaters with substantialresources volunteered to serve as networkhubs, helping to recruit local performancegroups and to distribute each week's plays.Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks has neverbeen one to take th
To assist you in recording and evaluating your responses on the practice test, a Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet, an Answer Key Worksheet, and an Evaluation Chart by test objective are included for the multiple-choice items. Lastly, there is a Practice Test Score Calculation Worksheet. PURPOSE OF THE PRACTICE TEST. The practice test is designed to provide an additional resource to help you .
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