The PetsPal Project

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The PetsPal Project by Cyndy Hall
Grade 5 Sample Test
Lindsey and one of her rescued puppies
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• 13 Who would find the information in the
  selection most useful?
• A. Someone who receives a new pet
• B. Someone who plans to open an animal clinic
• C. Someone who wants to help homeless animals

IA20 Extend information beyond textapply
information, give a response to reading, express
insight gained from reading (Reading GLEs 2.4.1,
2.4.5)
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14 According to the selection, what are three
steps, in order, Lindsey took to find homes for
animals in shelters? Include information from the
selection in your answer. _______________________
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IC15 Order steps, sequence, and/or process from
the reading (Reading GLE 2.2.1)
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• Text-based steps may include, but are not limited
  to the following
• Saw a photo of a starving puppy/she knew she had
  to do something
• Investigated volunteer opportunities at area
  animal shelters
• Wrote to her local newspaper suggesting an animal
  adoption column
• Started an Adopt a Pet column
• Setup a PetsPal Web site for homeless animals
• Helped Casey get adopted by teacher

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14 According to the selection, what are three
steps, in order, Lindsey took to find homes for
animals in shelters? Include information from the
selection in your answer. _______________________
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The first step Lindsey took to find homes for
animals in shelters is she invetegated voulunteer
opportuounities at animals shelters. The second
step was she worte to her local newspaper
proposing an Adopt a Pet collumn. To her
surprise the newspaper editor tolled her to
submit a trial column. The column was a start for
her. The third step was a family friend helped
her set up a webisite called Petspal on the
internet which helped find homes for animals in
shelters.
It provides more than three steps, in order, from
the selection. (B) invetegated voulunteer
opportuounities (C) worte to her local newspaper
proposing an Adopt a Pet collumn (D) The column
was a start and (E) a family friend helped her
set up a webisite called Petspal.
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14 According to the selection, what are three
steps, in order, Lindsey took to find homes for
animals in shelters? Include information from the
selection in your answer. _______________________
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Lindsey wrote to the newspaper proposing a
column, then wrote the column, and made a site on
the internet.
It provides three steps, in order, from the
selection. (C) Lindsey wrote to the newspaper
proposing a column (D) then wrote the column and
(E) made a site on the internet.
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14 According to the selection, what are three
steps, in order, Lindsey took to find homes for
animals in shelters? Include information from the
selection in your answer. _______________________
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Three steps Lindsey took in order to find homes
for animals in shelters were starting a website
called PetsPal. Writing a local newspaper
proposing Adopt a Pet. Investigating volunteer
opportunities at area animal shelters.
It provides three steps, out of order, from the
selection. (E) starting a website called
PetsPal (C) writing a local newspaper proposing
Adopt a Pet and (B) Investigating volunteer
opportunities at area animal shelters.
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14 According to the selection, what are three
steps, in order, Lindsey took to find homes for
animals in shelters? Include information from the
selection in your answer. _______________________
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She wrote a column, started a web site, and
thats it.
It provides two steps, in order, from the
selection. (D) She wrote a column and (E) started
a web site
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14 According to the selection, what are three
steps, in order, Lindsey took to find homes for
animals in shelters? Include information from the
selection in your answer. _______________________
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Showed pictures of the animals on a website. Put
descriptions about the animal She wrote to the
newspaper
The response provides two steps, out of order,
from the selection.
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• 15 Which idea is included in the section under
  the heading The
• Next Step?
• A. Lindsey received many awards.
• B. Lindsey set up her own Web site.
• C. Lindsey wrote to her local newspaper.

IA16 Demonstrate understanding of text features
(titles, headings, and other information
divisions, table of contents, captions) and
graphic features (Reading GLE 2.2.2)
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IA18 Make connections (cause and effect) within
a text (Reading GLE 2.3.1) NOTE Extended
response items are no longer used on the Reading
WASL for grades 3 5. You may use them as a
training tool for students to go above and
beyond, or adjust this item to be worth 2 points.
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• Text-based details may include, but are not
  limited to
• Made decision to do something after seeing a
  photo of a starving puppy
• Investigated volunteer opportunities at area
  animal shelters
• Started the Adopt a Pet column
• Set up a PetsPal Web site for homeless animals
• Helped her teacher, Sue Hervieux, adopt Casey
• 21 different shelters signed up for Lindseys
  free service
• Almost 300 cats, dogs, rabbits, and birds have
  been adopted/found homes for animals
• Shes a non-stop worker/ miracle worker
• Shes (a fifteen-year-old that has) done more for
  animals than most people have in their whole
  lives.

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Lindsey received the Be Kind to Animals Kid
aware because she was already dedicated to
helping animals. I know this because when Lindsey
received a picture of a harmless animal in the
mail, she did everything in her power to help.
Though she could not get a job at an animal
shelter, (she was only ten at the time) Lindsey
wrote to a newspaper proposing a column featuring
a different homeless pet every issue. The column
was successful and Lindsey even wrote the first
article to it herself. Despite this she wanted to
do more to help, with a little assistance, she
created a PetsPal website featuring homeless
pets. Almost 300 animals were adopted through
this website. Lindsey has done more for animals
than most people do in a lifetime.
The student lists more than four text-based
details. (A) when Lindsey received a picturedid
everything in her power to help (B) Though she
could not get a job at an animal shelter (C)
wrote to a newspaper proposing a column
...Lindsey even wrote the first article (D)
created a PetsPal website (G) Almost 300 animals
were adopted and (I) Lindsey has done more for
animals than most
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Lindsey got a picture of a starving puppy in the
mail and decided to do something. She started the
Petspal website and helped her teacher adopt a
dog. The animal control officer said she never
stops working.
(A) Lindsey got a pictureand decided to do
something (D) She started the Petspal website (E)
helped her teacher adopt a dog and (H) animal
control officer said she never stops working.
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Lindsey recieved the award Be Kind to Animals
Kid because she did so many things for animals.
from volunteering for animal shelters to writing
in newspaper showing homeless pets, and to making
a website showing homeless animals.
(B) from volunteering for animal shelters (C) to
writing in newspaper showing homeless pets and
(D) making a website showing homeless animals.
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Lindsey received this award, because of what all
she has done for homeless animals. Like when she
volunteered to help at animal shelters. Or when
she made her own website. The last reason why I
thought she got the award was because she helped
over 300 animals up for adoption find good homes.
(B) like when she volunteered to help at animal
shelters (D) she made her own website and (G)
she helped over 300 animals up for adoption find
good homes.
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Lindsey received the Be Kind to Animals Kid
award because she started an animal saving
website and found homes for hundreds of animals.
(D) she started an animal saving website and (G)
found homes for hundreds of animals.
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She won the award because she helped animals find
good homes. Also because she diesided to take a
stand for animals.
(G) she helped animals find good homes and (A)
she diesided to take a stand for animals.
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She was a kid who acomplished so much at such a
young age. She tried her hardest and thats what
counts
(I) She was a kid who acomplished so much at such
a young age.
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Lindsey started hleping when she saw the little
dog and she flet like she had to do something and
I think it was nice of her to do that.
(A) Lindsey started hleping when she saw the
little dog and she flet like she had to do
something.
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Lindsey received the be kind to animals kid
award because a person who does that much for a
animal or any animal deserves and award like
that. Another reason is just because not any
person would go out and do that much for an
animal.
The response includes no text-based details.
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• 17 What is the meaning of the word launched in
  paragraph 8?
• A. Started
• B. Finished
• C. Improved

IC14 Interpret vocabulary critical to the
meaning of the text (Reading GLE 1.3.2)
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• 18 Which sentence explains why Lindsey will most
  likely accomplish
• her goal to open her own animal clinic?
• A. Lindsey believes she can achieve her dreams.
• B. Lindsey started her own Web site for homeless
  animals.
• C. Lindsey wrote a newspaper article about
  animals up
• for adoption.

IC13 Make inferences or predictions based on the
reading (Reading GLE 2.1.5)