FCAT Practice, Grade 10



FCAT Practice, Grade 10

UNIT 1 TEST

READING

DIRECTIONS

Read the passage below. Then read each question that follows the passage. For Multiple-Choice Items,

decide which is the best answer to each question. Mark the letter for that answer. For Read, Think, and

Explain Performance Tasks, write your responses to the questions in the space provided.

from Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory

HOW AFTER, SIR GAWAIN’S GHOST APPEARED TO KING ARTHUR,

AND WARNED HIM THAT HE SHOULD NOT FIGHT THAT DAY

And then King Arthur drew him with his host down by the seaside westward toward Salisbury; and

there was a day assigned betwixt King Arthur and Sir Mordred, that they should meet upon a down

beside Salisbury, and not far from the seaside; and this day was assigned on a Monday after Trinity

Sunday, whereof King Arthur was passing glad, that he might be avenged upon Sir Mordred.

Then Sir Mordred araised much people about London, for they of Kent, Sussex and Surrey, Essex,

and of Suffolk, and of Norfolk, held the most part with Sir Mordred; and many a full noble knight

drew unto Sir Mordred and to the king; but they loved Sir Launcelot drew unto Sir Mordred.

So upon Trinity Sunday at night, King Arthur dreamed a wonderful dream, and that was this: that

him seemed he sat upon a chaflet in a chair, and the chair was fast to a wheel, and thereupon sat King

Arthur in the richest cloth of gold that might be made; and the king thought there was under him, far

from him, an hideous deep black water, and therein were all manner of serpents, and worms, and wild

beasts, foul and horrible, and suddenly the king thought the wheel turned up so down, and he fell

among the serpents, and every beast took him by a limb; and then the king cried as he lay in his bed

and slept, “Help.”

And then knights, squires, and yeomen, awaked the king; and then he was so amazed that he wist

not where he was; and then he fell on slumbering again, not sleeping nor thoroughly waking.

So the king seemed verily that there came Sir Gawain unto him with a number of fair ladies with

him. And when King Arthur saw him, then he said, “Welcome my sister’s son; I weened thou hadst

been dead, and now I see thee alive, much am I beholding unto Almighty Jesu. O fair nephew and my

sister’s son, what be these ladies that hither be come with you?”

MULTIPLE-CHOICE ITEMS

1. What is the meaning of the phrase might be avenged upon as used in this sentence?

…this day was assigned on a Monday after Trinity Sunday, whereof King Arthur was passing

glad, that he might be avenged upon Sir Mordred.

A. might understand

B. might punish

C. might be slain

D. might be recognized

2. How does the beginning of King Arthur’s dream compare to the ending?

F. The beginning is pleasant; the end is hideous.

G. The beginning is vague; the end is clear.

H. The beginning is violent; the end is romantic.

I. The beginning is long; the end is short.

3. What does King Arthur’s dream MOST LIKELY mean?

A. that King Arthur will become richer

B. that King Arthur will turn into a sea serpent

C. that King Arthur’s death is near at hand

D. that King Arthur will soon fall in love

4. The author MOST LIKELY wrote this selection in order to

F. teach readers about King Arthur

G. entertain readers with a story about King Arthur

H. persuade readers to travel to Salisbury

I. inspire readers to become knights

5. What does King Arthur see in the water?

A. a chaflet

B. knights

C. gold

D. hideous creatures

6. How does the reader know King Arthur was troubled by his dream?

F. He was crying hysterically when he awoke.

G. He immediately went to talk to someone about it.

H. He couldn’t talk about anything else when he awoke.

I. He woke up crying “Help.”

7. What was the cause of King Arthur’s troubled state of mind when Sir Gawain came to see him?

A. financial worries

B. a recent death in the family

C. a dream

D. his health

8. Which word BEST describes the tone of the story?

F. understated

G. lighthearted

H. dramatic

I. sarcastic

READ, THINK, AND EXPLAIN PERFORMANCE TASKS

9. Why is King Arthur upset when he awakes? Use information from the story to support your answer.

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10. How does Arthur probably feel about fighting Mordred? How does Arthur’s dream contribute to his

feelings? Use details and information from the story to support your response.

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READING

DIRECTIONS

Read the passages below. Then read each question that follows the passages. For Multiple-Choice Items,

decide which is the best answer to each question. Mark the letter for that answer. For Read, Think, and

Explain Performance Tasks, write your responses to the questions in the space provided.

“Success is counted sweetest…” by Emily Dickinson

Success is counted sweetest

By those who ne’er succeed.

To comprehend a nectar

Requires sorest need.

Not one of all the purple Host

Who took the Flag today

Can tell the definition

So clear of Victory

As he defeated—dying—

On whose forbidden ear

The distant strains of triumph

Burst agonized and clear!

“Emily Dickinson”

Most of Emily Dickinson’s work focused closely on one aspect of life or human nature, such as love,

death, or spirituality. Because of the quiet, secluded life Dickinson led, people are often amazed at the

power, diversity, and timelessness of her poetry. Her work has been translated into other languages

and read by millions of people around the world. “Success is counted sweetest…” discusses the true

nature of success and those who can really appreciate it.

Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. At the time of her death, she left behind one

thousand one hundred and seventy-five poems. Dickinson’s life was outwardly rather uneventful, and

she wrote most of her poems in the same house. Only once did she venture outside of Massachusetts,

and only a few times did she leave her small village. Dickinson consciously chose to live in a quiet,

secluded manner, associating with a small circle of friends and family. Her surprisingly passionate,

witty, and insightful verse reveals an eventful inner life, nourished by seclusion and privacy. Seven of

her poems were published in her own lifetime without her knowledge. A complete collection of her

work (edited by Thomas Johnson and Theodora Ward) was available for the first time in 1955.

Dickinson’s poems explore a tremendous range of subjects in language remarkable for its wit, inventiveness,

and economy of expression. Taken as a whole, her verses, most of them quite brief, present a

complex self-portrait, a sort of spiritual autobiography. Her voice is alternately humble and proud,

intimate and aloof, ecstatic and sorrowful, but always questioning, reflective, and intensely alive. She

was a keen observer of particulars, but capable of sudden, breathtaking generalizations that synthesized

these particulars into truths.

MULTIPLE-CHOICE ITEMS

1. What is the meaning of the word synthesized as used in this sentence?

She was a keen observer of particulars, but capable of sudden, breathtaking

generalizations that synthesized these particulars into truths.

A. separated

B. combined

C. stopped

D. opened

2. Why did Dickinson remain secluded her entire life?

F. Her parents wouldn’t let her out of the house.

G. She preferred to be out of the spotlight.

H. She was unaware of her talent.

I. She did not consider herself worthy of being in the public eye.

3. Emily Dickinson’s poetry is

A. reserved, dull, and predictable

B. surprisingly passionate, witty, and insightful

C. mostly about relationships between mothers and daughters

D. mostly about animals and how they interact with nature

4. The author MOST LIKELY wrote “Emily Dickinson” in order to

F. entertain readers with a fictional account of Dickinson’s life

G. persuade readers to buy Emily Dickinson’s poetry

H. inform readers about Emily Dickinson’s works and life

I. inspire readers to write poetry

5. Seven of Dickinson’s poems were published

A. by her father

B. under a different name

C. in a book Dickinson put together herself

D. during her lifetime, but without her knowledge

6. According to the evidence in the article about Emily Dickinson, what kind of life did Emily Dickinson

lead?

F. quiet and secluded

G. adventurous and fast-paced

H. monotonous and sickly

I. demanding and tiresome

7. According to the poem, who can provide the clearest definition of victory?

A. someone who is defeated or dying

B. someone who comes in first place

C. someone who comes from a noble family

D. someone who is sad and depressed

8. The MOST LIKELY main idea of the poem is

F. identifying the importance of claiming victories

G. identifying defeat

H. staying away from those who succeed

I. seeing that the value of success increases with one’s distance from it

READ, THINK, AND EXPLAIN PERFORMANCE TASKS

9. Analyze how distance and need apply to the idea of success as expressed in the poem. Use

information and details from the poem to support your answer.

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10. Using information from “Emily Dickinson,” explain how Emily Dickinson’s views of success most

likely compare with those of the speaker in the poem. Include information and details from both

passages to support your answer.

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