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FL 2001 Reading Grade 8

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  • What did the mill described in this article do?

    grind wheat
    press flour
    sift flour
    sort wheat


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  • Read this sentence.

    Some of my earliest memories are of the millrace that ran about 6 feet from our back door.

    What is a millrace?


    a boating competition
    a channel of water
    a dam on a river
    a sporting event


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  • What is the most important difference between the king and the knight?

    The king is wealthy; the knight is poor.
    The king is powerful; the knight is weak.
    The king values justice; the knight values wealth.
    The king admires horses; the knight dislikes his horse.


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  • What is the main idea of the story?

    Everyone should be treated fairly.
    Money should not be valued too highly.
    Animal cruelty should never be tolerated.
    Every town should have a ruler to enforce justice.


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  • What changed in the town of Atri once the bell was hung?

    The townspeople seldom rang the bell.
    The townspeople behaved justly to one another.
    The townspeople had to replace the rope frequently.
    The townspeople were able to receive justice for their wrongs.


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  • What causes the knight to neglect his duty to his horse?

    his love for gold
    his loss of income
    his plans for the future
    his failing memory of the past


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  • What causes the horse to pull the vine that rings the bell?

    The horse is hungry.
    The horse wants justice.
    The horse hopes to attract attention.
    The horse wants the knight to be punished.


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  • How did the knight change after he retired from riding and fighting?

    from noble to selfish
    from brave to cowardly
    from miserly to generous
    from warlike to peace-loving


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  • Read the sentence.

    His best friend through all that time had been his horse—a strong, noble steed that had borne him safe through many a danger.

    What is the meaning of the word borne?


    dragged
    carried
    thrown
    pushed


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  • What is the main reason the author includes the story about the veterinarian?

    to demonstrate the skill of this animal doctor
    to prove that people should see medical doctors
    to show that the machinery was very dangerous
    to illustrate the importance of the harvest season


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  • In what part of the article can you find information about the author’s family
    tradition of milling?

    the “A Doc’s a Doc” subsection
    the caption above the photographs
    the introductory paragraphs
    the “Ready and Waiting” subsection


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  • According to the article, what experience does the author remember
    MOST fondly?

    the sight of the wagons
    the smell of the flour
    the sound of the conveyor belt
    the warmth of the summers


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  • What was the author's contribution to the work in the mill?

    pouring wheat into the hoppers
    putting flour into sacks
    stacking bags on a hand truck
    sticking papers on the spindle


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  • What is the author's attitude toward having been a miller's daughter?

    amusement
    indifference
    pride
    snobbishness


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  • Why did the author’s father write names on the wall?

    to make writing checks easier
    to disguise the number for opening the safe
    to make people feel important to his business
    to record the highest producers of flour each week


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