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    G R A D E

    4

    & READING SAMPLE TEST BOOK

    Student Name

    MATHEMATICS

  • FCAT Sample Test Materials These sample test materials are designed to help you prepare to answer FCAT questions. These materials introduce you to the kinds of questions you will answer when you take FCAT and include hints for responding to the different kinds of FCAT questions. The FCAT sample test materials for Grade 4 are composed of the books described below:

    ✓ Sample Test Book Includes a mathematics sample test, a mathematics sample answer sheet, a reading sample test, and instructions for completing the sample tests. (Copies are available for all students in the tested grade.)

    Sample Answer Key Includes answers and explanations for the questions in the sample tests. (Copies are available for classroom teachers only.)

    ✓= This book

    Every effort has been made to trace the ownership of all copyrighted material and to secure the necessary permissions to reprint selections. In the event of any question arising as to the use of any material, the publisher expresses regrets for any inadvertent error and will make the necessary correction(s) in future printings.

    Copyright Statement for This Assessment and School Performance Publication

    Authorization for reproduction of this document is hereby granted to persons acting in an official capacity within the Uniform System of Public K–12 Schools as defined in Section 1000.01(4), Florida Statutes. The copyright notice at the bottom of this page must be included in all copies.

    All trademarks and trade names found in this publication are the property of their respective owners and are not associated with the publishers of this publication.

    Permission is NOT granted for distribution or reproduction outside of the Uniform System of Public K–12 Schools or for commercial distribution of the copyrighted materials without written authorization from the Florida Department of Education. Questions regarding use of these copyrighted materials should be sent to the following:

    The Administrator Assessment and School Performance

    Florida Department of Education Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400

    Copyright © 2003 State of Florida

    Department of State

  • FCAT Mathematics & Reading

    Sample

    Test Book

    SAMPLE

    44Taking the FCAT Mathematics Sample Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 2

    This section introduces the FCAT Mathematics Sample Test. It includes hints for answering FCAT Mathematics questions and an estimate of the time required to complete the sample test.

    FCAT Mathematics Sample Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3

    The Mathematics Sample Test consists of 15 practice questions that are similar to questions on the FCAT. It includes a perforated (tear-out) Mathematics Sample Answer Sheet found on page 4.

    Taking the FCAT Reading Sample Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18

    This section introduces the FCAT Reading Sample Test. It includes hints for answering FCAT Reading questions and an estimate of the time required to complete the sample test.

    FCAT Reading Sample Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 20

    The Reading Sample Test contains two reading passages and 16 practice questions that are similar to passages and questions on the FCAT.

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  • Taking the FCAT Mathematics Sample Test

    Hints for Taking the FCAT Mathematics Test Here are some hints to help you do your best when you take the FCAT Mathematics test. Keep these hints in mind when you answer the sample questions.

    ✓ Read each problem carefully and think about ways to solve the problem before you try to answer the question.

    ✓ Answer the questions you are sure about first. If a question seems too difficult, skip it and go back to it later.

    ✓ Be sure to fill in the answer bubbles correctly. Do not make any stray marks around answer spaces.

    ✓ Think positively. Some problems may seem hard to you, but you may be able to figure out what to do if you read each question carefully.

    ✓ When you have finished each problem, reread it to make sure your answer is reasonable.

    ✓ Relax. Some people get nervous about tests. It’s natural. Just do your best.

    Directions for Taking the Mathematics Sample Test

    This Sample Test contains 15 questions. It should take about 15 to 20 minutes to answer all the questions. You will mark your answers on the Mathematics Sample Answer Sheet found on page 4 of this book. If you don’t know how to work a problem, just ask your teacher to explain it to you. Your teacher has the answers to the sample questions.

    Calculators and rulers are NOT to be used on the Mathematics Sample Test.

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  • FCAT Mathematics

    Sample

    Test

    SAMPLE

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    The Mathematics Sample Answer Sheet is on the back of this page.

    Carefully tear along the dotted line to remove the Sample Answer Sheet from this book.

    After you have removed the Sample Answer Sheet, begin the Sample Test. You may write in the

    test book, but be sure to bubble your answers on the Sample Answer Sheet.Fo

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    SAMPLE 4 FCAT Mathematics Sample Answer Sheet Name _______________________________

    Answer all the questions that appear in the Mathematics Sample Test on this Sample Answer Sheet.

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    n in front of the school looked like this.

    FCAT Mathematics Sample Test Book SAMPLE 4

    ● When Keith got to school, he noticed the sign in front of the school looked like this.

    Which of the following best describes, in geometric terms, what happened to the “H”?

    A. a single flip

    B. a single slide

    C. a single 90° turn (rotation)

    D. a single 180° turn (rotation)

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  • SAMPLE 4 FCAT Mathematics Sample Test Book ● 2 Sarah is growing a bean plant for a science project.

    Which of the following units would be the most appropriate for measuring the height of the bean plant?

    F. liter

    G. meter

    H. kilogram

    I. centimeter

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    FCAT Mathematics Sample Test Book SAMPLE 4

    ● In science class, Sam recorded the following amounts of rainfall for one 4-day period.

    AMOUNT OF RAINFALL RECORDED

    Day of Week Amount of Rainfall

    Monday 0.12 inches

    Tuesday 0.02 inches

    Wednesday 0.21 inches

    Thursday 0.11 inches

    On what day of the week did Sam record the least amount of rainfall?

    A. Monday

    B. Tuesday

    C. Wednesday

    D. Thursday

    ● The average temperature during January in Pensacola, Florida, is 61° 4 Fahrenheit. The average temperature during January in Miami, Florida, is 76° Fahrenheit. Let d represent the difference between the average temperatures in Pensacola and Miami during January.

    Which of the following expresses the difference between the average temperatures in Pensacola and Miami during January?

    F. d � 76 � 61

    G. d � 76 � 61

    H. d � 76 � 61

    I. d � 76 � 61

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  • SAMPLE 4 FCAT Mathematics Sample Test Book ● 5 The bar graph shows the number of seats for 4 major stadiums in Florida.

    SEATING IN MAJOR STADIUMS 90

    80

    70

    60

    50

    40

    30

    20

    10

    0 Citrus Florida Orange Pro Player Bowl Field Bowl Stadium

    Stadium

    Which stadium holds the second greatest number of people?

    A. Citrus Bowl

    B. Florida Field

    C. Orange Bowl

    D. Pro Player Stadium

    Num

    ber

    of S

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    FCAT Mathematics Sample Test Book SAMPLE 4

    ● Javier is getting new carpet for his bedroom. The shaded area in the picture below shows the size and shape of his bedroom.

    JAVIER'S BEDROOM

    = 1 square foot

    What is the area of Javier’s bedroom?

    Area of a rectangle � length � width

    F. 100 square feet

    G. 80 square feet

    H. 72 square feet

    I. 64 square feet

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  • SAMPLE 4 FCAT Mathematics Sample Test Book ● 7 Sean’s mother sent him to the grocery store to buy 2 pounds of apples.

    Which of the following scales shows 2 pounds of apples?

    A. 0

    1

    2

    34

    5

    6

    7

    C. 0

    1

    2

    34

    5

    6

    7

    B. 0

    1

    2

    34

    5

    6

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    D. 0

    1

    2

    34

    5

    6

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    FCAT Mathematics Sample Test Book SAMPLE 4

    ● David and his older sister, Claire, went to a store with their mother. She told them to meet her in the shoe department in fifteen minutes.

    10

    9

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    2

    1

    0

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Toys Ladies' Clothes

    Children's Clothes

    Men's Clothes Shoes

    Which ordered pair on the grid represents the shoe department?

    F. (2, 8)

    G. (3, 9)

    H. (8, 2)

    I. (9, 3)

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  • SAMPLE 4 FCAT Mathematics Sample Test Book ● 9 Pat is making a key ring by stringing beads on a leather strip. He may choose

    one of the following 2 colors for the leather strip.

    BLACK WHITE

    Then he may choose one of the following 3 colors for the beads.

    RED BLUE YELLOW

    How many different color combinations can Pat make?

    A. 8

    B. 6

    C. 4

    D. 2

    ● Mr. Nacarrato is lining up his students in this order: 10 girl, girl, boy, boy girl, girl, boy, boy girl, girl, boy, ? ?

    If he continues the same pattern, what are the next two students in line?

    F. boy, boy

    G. boy, girl

    H. girl, boy

    I. girl, girl

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    FCAT Mathematics Sample Test Book SAMPLE 4

    ● One of the largest black sea bass ever caught in Florida weighed 5 pounds, 1 ounce.

    1 pound = 16 ounces

    Which of the following shows the weight of the black sea bass in ounces?

    A. 81 ounces

    B. 86 ounces

    C. 91 ounces

    D. 96 ounces

    ● There are about 20 times as many species of ants as there are species of bats. 12 Let b represent the number of species of bats. Which expression represents the number of species of ants?

    F. b � 20

    G. b � 20

    H. 20 � b

    I. 20 � b

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  • SAMPLE 4 FCAT Mathematics Sample Test Book ● 13 About 7 of the Earth’s crust is made of silicon. Which of the following has the 25

    same value as 7 ?25

    A. 0.07

    B. 0.18

    C. 0.25

    D. 0.28

    ● The two smallest planets in the solar system are Pluto and Mercury. Pluto has a 14 diameter of 1,413 miles. Mercury has a diameter of 3,032 miles.

    Sun

    Pluto

    Neptune

    Uranus

    Saturn

    Jupiter Earth

    Mercury

    Mars Venus

    How much larger is the diameter of Mercury than the diameter of Pluto?

    F. 1,519 miles

    G. 1,619 miles

    H. 1,621 miles

    I. 2,629 miles

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  • FCAT Mathematics Sample Test Book SAMPLE 4

    ● A tangram is an ancient Chinese puzzle. It is made of seven pieces that fit together to make a square.

    A

    B

    D

    C

    Which of the angles marked in the tangram puzzle above is an obtuse angle?

    A. Angle A

    B. Angle B

    C. Angle C

    D. Angle D

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  • SAMPLE 4 FCAT Mathematics Sample Test Book

    STOP

    Until time is called, go back and check your work or answer questions you did This is the end of the Mathematics Sample Test.

    not complete. When you have finished, close your Sample Test Book.

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  • FCAT Reading

    Sample

    Test

    SAMPLE

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  • Taking the FCAT Reading Sample Test

    Hints for Taking the FCAT Reading Test Here are some hints to help you do your best when you take the FCAT Reading test. Keep these hints in mind when you answer the sample questions.

    ✓ Learn how to answer each kind of question. FCAT Reading tests have three types of questions: multiple choice, short-response, and extended-response.

    ✓ Read the directions carefully. Ask your teacher to explain any directions you do not understand.

    ✓ Read the passages and questions very carefully. You may look back at a passage as often as you like.

    ✓ Answer the questions you are sure about first. If a question seems too difficult, skip it and go back to it later.

    ✓ Be sure to fill in the answer bubbles correctly. Do not make any stray marks around answer spaces.

    ✓ Think positively. Some questions may seem hard, but others will be easy.

    ✓ Check each answer to make sure it is the best answer for the question.

    ✓ Relax. Some people get nervous about tests. It’s natural. Just do your best.

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  • How to Answer the “Read, Think, Explain” Questions Answers to the short- and extended-response questions can receive full or partial credit. You should try to answer these questions even if you are not sure of the correct answer. If a portion of the answer is correct, you will get a portion of the points.

    • Allow about 5 minutes to answer the short “Read, Think, Explain” questions and about 10 to 15 minutes to answer the long questions.

    • Read the question carefully.

    • If you do not understand the question, go back and review the passage.

    • Think carefully and organize your thoughts before starting to write your answers.

    • Write your answer on the lines provided.

    • Remember to include details and information from the passage in your answer.

    • Use clear, concise language to explain your answer.

    • Be sure to answer every part of the question.

    • Reread the answer to make sure it says what you want it to say.

    Directions for Taking the Reading Sample Test

    The Sample Test contains two reading passages and 16 sample questions. It should take about 30 to 45 minutes to read the passages and answer all the questions. You will mark your answers in this book. If you don’t understand a question, just ask your teacher to explain it to you. Your teacher has the answers to the sample test questions.

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  • FCAT Reading

    Sample

    Test

    SAMPLE

    44Here is a list with pictures to help you locate the passages in your Reading Sample Test. The questions follow each passage.

    The Red Fox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 21

    Living on the Edge of Danger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 27

    After you have read each passage, read and answer the questions.

    This symbol appears next to questions that require short written answers. Use about 5 minutes to answer each of these questions.

    A complete and correct answer to each of these questions is worth 2 points. A partially correct answer is worth 1 point.

    This symbol appears next to questions that require longer written answers. Use about 10 to 15 minutes to answer these questions.

    A complete and correct answer to each of these questions is worth 4 points. A partially correct answer is worth 1, 2, or 3 points.

    READ THINK EXPLAIN

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    FCAT Reading Sample Test Book SAMPLE 4

    Read the story “The Red Fox” before answering Numbers 1 through 8.

    The Red Fox by Donna Stringfellow

    IT WAS COLD in the forest. A bitter March wind rattled bare trees like skeletons and whipped up the dark clouds in an iron gray sky.

    The approaching snow storm probably would not be the last one of the winter.

    The red fox couldn’t have chosen a worse time to bring a litter of kits1 into the world. Nestled in a

    small hollow beneath a hickory tree, curled against their mother’s plush fur, the three young kits were

    warm and comfortable. But when the freezing storms came, the shallow nest would surely let in the snow.

    And it would be too easy for predators to find the babies when their mother left them to search for food. The fox knew she would have to seek a new home, and soon.

    She nuzzled her kits, whose eyes were not yet open. She licked them, and they mewed about her like kittens. Then she left them. Outside her den, cold air stung her nose as she sniffed about for danger. Then she padded off into the gray, wintry forest.

    She ducked beneath a wooden fence and followed a path across a familiar field, where during the summer she’d chased rabbits. She was near a farm, a place she’d always avoided because of the fearful smell of humans. But now, the warmth and protection of the barn drew her close.

    Squeezing through the gap where a board was missing, she sneaked into the barn. The straw was deep and soft, a perfect bed for fox kits. 1 kits: young animals, such as kittens or baby foxes

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    SAMPLE 4SAMPLE 4 FCAT Reading Sample Test Book The red fox hurried back to her

    babies. One by one she carried them under the fence, across the field, and through the hole in the barn wall. And when all three kits were snuggled down in the blanket of straw, she licked them and felt safe. Even when the farmer came to milk his cows, the silent fox knew her family would be unnoticed, hidden in the farthest and darkest corner of the barn.

    One snowy evening, the farmer turned off his lantern and hung it on the wall as he left the barn, just as he did every night. But as he closed the door, the lantern slipped from its hook and shattered on the floor. A tiny spark danced across the pool of kerosene2 and nibbled at the scattered straw.

    The fox watched with wide, yellow eyes as the straw curled and caught flame. Wisps of smoke reached her nostrils, and she became fearful. Slipping through the hole in the wall, she ran outside and howled. Her voice carried across the barnyard, and the farmer turned around. He was surprised and angry to see a fox. He was even more angry to see it run into his barn.

    2 kerosene: a thin oil used for fuel

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    Setting down his milk pail, the farmer headed back to his barn, determined to chase away the unwelcome visitor. But when he threw open the barn door, fire danced about his feet. Grabbing a shovel, he beat the flames until they were out. Once again, the barn was safe and dark.

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    FCAT Reading Sample Test Book SAMPLE 4

    Taking up a flashlight, the farmer shone its beam about the barn. It finally came to rest on the fox, her family nestled close, her eyes shining gold. The farmer smiled. He flicked off the light and walked away, quietly closing the barn door behind him.

    Winter’s harshness gave way to spring’s gentle warmth. One day the farmer glanced into the darkest corner of the barn and found it empty. But for a time it had been a place to feel safe. It had been home to a red fox family.

    “The Red Fox” reprinted by permission of SPIDER magazine, March 1995, Vol. 12, No. 3, © 1995 by Donna Stringfellow, art copyright © 1995 by Sylvia Long-Spain and reprinted by permission.

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    SAMPLE 4 FCAT Reading Sample Test Book Now answer Numbers 1 through 8. Base your answers on the story “The Red Fox.”

    ● 1 Which words from the story have almost the same meaning? A� carried, hurried

    B� curled, snuggled

    C� found, followed

    D� sniffed, nibbled

    ● 2 What did the farmer do RIGHT AFTER he put out the fire? F� He chased the kits away.

    G� He opened up the barn door.

    H� He looked around for the fox.

    I� He hung the lantern on the wall.

    ● 3 Why are the fox kits compared to kittens in the story? A� They live in a shallow nest.

    B� They are afraid of humans.

    C� They sleep in a soft blanket of straw at night.

    D� They make a soft sound when they are licked.

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    ● In the story, both the fox and the farmer help each other. Use details and information from the story to explain how they help each other.

    ● 5 It was hard to see the kits in the barn because F� they stayed in a dark corner.

    G� the farmer’s lantern was out.

    H� they hid behind the mother fox.

    I� the farmer’s flashlight was broken.

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    SAMPLE 4 FCAT Reading Sample Test Book ● In the story, the fox had two homes. Tell how the two homes were

    DIFFERENT. Use details and information from the story to support your answer.

    ● 7 Why did the mother fox usually stay away from the farm? A� She was afraid of people.

    B� She did not like the cows.

    C� She was afraid to go under the fence.

    D� She did not like the smell of kerosene.

    ● 8 Why did the farmer smile when he saw the fox and her kits in his barn? F� The farmer thought the kits looked funny.

    G� The farmer was glad to have the kits as pets.

    H� The farmer understood why the fox had howled.

    I� The farmer knew the fox would protect his cows.

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    FCAT Reading Sample Test Book SAMPLE 4

    Read the story “Living on the Edge of Danger” before answering Numbers 9 through 16.

    By Jack Myers LIVING ON Senior Science Editor THE EDGE OF

    DANGER The silver ant survives in heat that would kill

    A nts probably aren’t your favorite insects. But you can’t help being interested in the story of one spunky kind of ant. It has some special tricks for living in the hot, dry sands of the Sahara, in Africa. This desert is one of the most difficult places on Earth for animals to live.

    Most desert animals have learned how to beat the heat by

    early morning. Of course those animals include the predators, which come out at the same time to hunt. So ants and other small insects searching for their food are in danger of becoming food for larger animals, especially the desert lizards.

    Head for Home As the morning sun rises, the

    sands heat up rapidly, and almost every creature scurries back to its burrow.1 Those that are still hungry and keep looking for food risk the danger of dying of heat shock before they get home.

    Most desert ants and other insects head for home when the temperature gets up to about 95 degrees Fahrenheit. They must sneak past the ant lizards and win the race against rising temperature to get home safely. By the time the temperature gets to about 113 degrees, most ants are safe in their underground nests—except for one special kind, the Saharan silver ant.

    The silver ant stays out in higher temperatures than any other desert ant does. In fact, it feeds on insects that died in the heat. How does it survive? And why does it do it?

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    other ants. burrowing and living underground during the hottest part of the day. They come out to hunt for food at night and in the

    climbed onto the stalk of a This Saharan silver ant has

    plant to cool off.

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  • SAMPLE 4SAMPLE 4 Cool Tricks

    One trick of the silver ant is that it can withstand higher temperatures—no one knows how—even up to 128 degrees.

    And it knows how to find places where it can rest and cool off. Down on the surface of the sand, where the ant lives, is the hottest place around. Just a few inches up above the sand the air is a lot cooler. So the silver ant spends a part of its hunting time climbing up on plants, like the one in the photograph on the previous page.

    Silver ants have another trick that is even more surprising. Their whole colony stays in the nest until the sand temperature outside gets to about 116 degrees. Then a few scouts give a signal, and hundreds of ants come pouring out. This usually happens about noontime, when the temperature is rising rapidly.

    Silver ants have a busy time of it, hunting and climbing up on grass stalks to cool off. Then they must hurry home again before the temperature gets to 128 degrees. That gives them just a short hunting time

    FCAT Reading Sample Test Book

    the ant lizard, is asleep in its burrow. Then the ants can safely go out hunting.

    ants than it does—if the ants would come out of

    outside their nest, often only about ten minutes.

    to

    When the desert sand gets that

    the rising temperature, will

    home before the sand gets to a killing temperature. Lots of

    their hunting and searching

    a hunting time as the Saharan

    The ant lizard would eat more silver

    their nests when the desert is cooler.

    Naturally you havewonder why the silver ants

    Magic Temperature You can see why 116

    degrees becomes a magic temperature for silver ants.

    warm, one of their enemies,

    Of course their safety doesn’t last long. Their other enemy,

    tell them they must start for

    animals have special times of day or night when they do

    for food. But there can’t be very many that have as short

    don’t come out of their nest silver ant. until the temperature gets so Many animals live very high. Scientists who studied close to danger, especially them wondered, too. They those that live in the icy cold found an answer in the of the Arctic or in the hot, dry behavior of the ant lizard. It sands of the desert. Even so, is especially fond of silver the silver ant may hold some ants and often has its burrow kind of record for living on the close to one of their nests. But edge of danger. the ant lizard has to worry about getting overheated, too. By the time the temperature gets to 116 degrees, all the ant lizards are back in their burrows.

    to come out and hunt—after the ant

    Second, the ant lizard stops huntingoften get only about ten

    First, most ants head for home between the temperatures of 95 and 113 degrees Fahrenheit.

    Finally, the silver ant has a few minutes

    lizard goes home and before the temperature gets too high.

    and goes into its burrow at about 116 degrees.

    When the desert heats up, silver ants

    minutes to hunt for food.

    “Living on the Edge of Danger” by Jack Myers, November 1995, copyright © 1995 by Highlights for Children, Inc., Columbus, Ohio.

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    Now answer Numbers 9 through 16. Base your answers on the story “Living on the Edge of Danger.”

    ● 9 Read these sentences. Most desert animals...come out to hunt for food at night and in the early morning. Of course those animals include the predators, which come out at the same time to hunt.

    What does the word predators mean?

    � animals that eat plantsA

    B� animals that dig burrows

    C� animals that hide from insects

    D� animals that feed on other animals

    ● 10 The article says that silver ants are “living on the edge of danger’’ because they

    � live near the desert’s border.F

    G� live in an underground burrow.

    H� have only a short time to cool off.

    I� have only a short time to find food.

    ● 11 How are silver ants different from other desert ants? A� They hunt in hotter weather.

    B� They can die in the desert heat.

    C� They are hunted by ant lizards.

    D� They nest in underground burrows.

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    SAMPLE 4 FCAT Reading Sample Test Book ● 12 What do the ant lizards and silver ants of the Sahara Desert do when

    the sand temperature reaches 116 degrees? Be sure to include details and information from the article.

    ● 13 Why is the night a dangerous time for the silver ant to hunt? F� It is too dark to see enemies.

    G� It is too cold to move around.

    H� There are too many other ants hunting for food.

    I� There are too many ant lizards hunting for food.

    ● 14 Which of these is an enemy of BOTH the silver ant and the ant lizard? A� other ants

    B� the desert’s heat

    C� research scientists

    D� the night’s darkness

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    ● 15 Silver ants have a special way to hunt. Use information and details from the article to explain:

    READ THINK EXPLAIN • each step of the silver ants’ hunt, and

    • the reasons why silver ants hunt the way they do

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    SAMPLE 4 FCAT Reading Sample Test Book ● 16 Why did the author write “Living on the Edge of Danger’’?

    F� to alert people that deserts are dangerous places

    G� to compare the many ways African animals hunt

    H� to convince students that ants are smart creatures

    I� to describe the different habits of a Saharan insect

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    STOP

    Until time is called, go back and check your answers or answer questions you This is the end of the Reading Sample Test.

    did not complete. When you have finished, close your Sample Test Book.

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