SBAC Grade 8 ELA Practice Test

Question 1

1. What can be inferred from the fact that the men’s faces turned “white” in the underlined sentence?

Accepted Answer

The men were afraid that Clara would be seriously hurt or killed by going to help.

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The men had not wanted Clara to tend to them or order them around when she first arrived.

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The men were terrified of the coming war and wanted Clara to escape with them.

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The men did not want to be moved to the hospital on the other side of the bridge.

Question 2

2. Which of the following might be a good title for the above selection?

Accepted Answer

Clara Barton: "The Angel of the Battlefields"

Answer

"The Angel of the Civil War"

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Civil War Nurses and the Work of Clara Barton

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“When the Fighting Was Over: Clara Barton, Civil War Hero”

Question 3

3. Why does the author mention the instances when Clara’s life had been in danger on the battlefield?

Accepted Answer

To compare how many battles she lived through with how many armed men had not.

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To show that Clara was an unwilling participant in the initial war effort.

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To help the reader picture how Clara seemed to not really be a part of the battle.

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To illustrate how battles were turned through the care she provided.

Question 4

4. Which of the following best explains why the author referred to one of the soldiers as “the poor lad”?

Accepted Answer

She wanted to build sympathy for the young man who died.

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She wanted to show that the man had little or no material belongings.

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She wanted to show that the soldier had only been a young boy, not a man.

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She wanted to create an image in the mind of the reader about the soldier.