Good Earth Necklace
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North Carolina Testing ProgramEOG Reading Grade 3 Sample ItemsRead this selection and answer the questions that follow.<strong>Good</strong> <strong>Earth</strong> <strong>Necklace</strong>Here is what you need:clean dirt,such aspackagedpotting soilglue2. Paint the ball blue. When the bluepaint has dried, paint on green landforms. Let the green paint dry.white gluecup and spoonbluePOSTERPAINTgreenPOSTERPAINTnailpolishold plasticor china platefor dryingpaintbrushclearnail polishbluePOSTERPAINTgreenPOSTERPAINTblue and greenposter paint3. Tie a long piece of blue yarn throughthe paper clip to make your necklace.Paint the ball with clear nail polishand hang it up to dry.small paper clipscissorsblueyarnblue yarnHere is what you do:1. Use the cup and spoon to mix about twotablespoons of dirt with enough whiteglue to hold it together. Roll as much ofthe dirt mixture as you need to form asmall ball for your necklace. Push oneend of a paper clip into the ball to form ahanger. Wash the cup and spoonimmediately. Let the ball dry on an oldplate for several days until it is very hard.Remember to wash off your dryingplate to save and use with otherprojects.“<strong>Good</strong> <strong>Earth</strong> <strong>Necklace</strong>” from Every Day Is <strong>Earth</strong> Day,published by the Millbrook Press. Copyright © 1995by Kathy Ross. Illustrations copyright © 1995 bySharon Lane Holm. All rights reserved.Page 1Published January 2004. May reproduce for instructional andeducational purposes only, not for personal or financial gain.
North Carolina Testing Program1. What is the main purpose of thisselection?Ato entertain the reader with astoryEOG Reading Grade 3 Sample Items4. What is the main reason the authorsays to wash the cup, spoon, and plateimmediately after using them?AMost parents follow this rule.Bto show that necklaces areimportantBThe dirt will keep people fromusing them.Cto show the reader that crafts canbe funnyCThe glue will harden and bedifficult to get off.Dto explain to the reader how tomake somethingDThe necklace will stick to them.2. What would most likely happen if aperson skipped the last part of step 1before starting step 2?5. What other type of necklace is similarto the necklace made in this selection?AflowerAThe ball would not harden.BanimalBThe ball would get too hard.CinsectCThe paint would not stick.DsunDThe paint would crack.End of Set3. What does the nail polish do?ABIt holds in the dirt with a cleanlook.It covers the paint with a clearcoating.In compliance with federal law, including the provisions of Title IX ofthe Education Amendments of 1972, the Department of PublicInstruction does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, religion,color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, or military service inits policies, programs, activities, admissions or employment.CDIt removes the bad dirt and keepsthe ball together.It removes the paint and keepsthe ball from crumbling.Page 2Published January 2004. May reproduce for instructional andeducational purposes only, not for personal or financial gain.
Answers toGrade 3 Reading Comprehension Sample ItemsQuestion Correct ObjectivePassage Title Number Answer Category Thinking Skill Number<strong>Good</strong> <strong>Earth</strong> <strong>Necklace</strong> 1 D Cognition Analyzing 2.04<strong>Good</strong> <strong>Earth</strong> <strong>Necklace</strong> 2 A Interpretation Generating 2.02<strong>Good</strong> <strong>Earth</strong> <strong>Necklace</strong> 3 B Interpretation Generating 2.02<strong>Good</strong> <strong>Earth</strong> <strong>Necklace</strong> 4 C Interpretation Applying 2.04<strong>Good</strong> <strong>Earth</strong> <strong>Necklace</strong> 5 D Connections Generating 2.02Wednesday, January 14, 2004 Page 1 of 1
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