1. In Their Hands
by Emily Will

2. 8 What is the author’s purpose for writing this selection?
A. To explain challenges of life in a Nicaraguan village
B. To persuade people to become mechanical engineers
C. To show how Christy’s dad inspired her to become an engineer
D. To inform the reader about how Christy uses her talents to help others
LT08: Analyze author’s purpose and evaluate effectiveness for different audiences (includes fact/opinion, author’s point of view, tone, and use of persuasive devices) (Reading GLEs 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4)

3. 9 Which sentence tells how Christy’s childhood experiences and her career as
an engineer are similar?
A. Both involve shelling corn and mixing cement.
B. Both involve attending seminars and giving speeches.
C. Both involve testing new stoves and microwave ovens.
D. Both involve being artistic and traveling on uneven terrain.
LA06: Compare and contrast elements of text (Reading GLEs 2.3.1, 2.4.6)

4. 10 The selection shows teamwork
10 The selection shows teamwork. Provide two examples from the selection
that support this idea.
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LC01: Demonstrate understanding of theme or message and supportive details (Reading GLE 2.1.3)

5. 2
A 2-point response provides two text-based examples from the selection that show teamwork.
Example: The women worked together to make a rat-proof cement silo. They also built a corn sheller. 1
A 1-point response provides one text-based example from the selection that shows teamwork.

6. Text-based examples may include, but are not limited to:
10 year old girl stayed home from school to help shell corn
Christy encouraged them to work together to find solutions to each other’s problems / helped women with their ideas / find appropriate technology to make their lives easier
Christy worked with the women to show them how to mix cement
Christy worked with the women to show them how to saw lumber
Working together to make rat-proof cement silo / to store corn / storage space
Working together to make a corn sheller
Working together to assemble a fuel-efficient stove
She helped test her father’s new designs for stoves or other machinery
She helped build a stove for a children’s dining hall
She made water tanks for a church group
She helped build a latrine for a co-worker’s home

7. 2
10 The selection shows teamwork. Provide two examples from the selection that support this idea.
This response provides two text-based examples from the selection that show teamwork.
E. …a group of women came together, and with a little of Christy’s help, they build a cement silo to keep the rats out.
H. …when Christy was a little girl, she helped her father determine how long it took to boil water on a homemade stove.

8. 10 The selection shows teamwork
10 The selection shows teamwork. Provide two examples from the selection
that support this idea. 2
This response provides two text-based examples from the selection that show teamwork. The response refers to the 10 year old girl in the selection that stays home from school to shell corn.
A. The children helped the mothers shell corn
The response also provides another text-based example.
B. Christy encouraged the women to work together

9. 1
10 The selection shows teamwork. Provide two examples from the selection that support this idea.
This response provides one text-based example for the selection that shows teamwork.
E. …one of the groups of women were helping to make a rat-proof cement silo for storeing corn

10. The response does not provide text-based examples from the selection.
10 The selection shows teamwork. Provide two examples from the selection that support this idea.
The response does not provide text-based examples from the selection.

11. 11 What is the meaning of the phrase ready-made in paragraph 7 of the selection?
A. Difficult
B. Existing
C. Pretend
D. Simple
LC04: Interpret vocabulary critical to the meaning of the text (Reading GLE 1.3.2)

12. LC03: Make inferences or predictions based on the reading
12 Based on the information in the selection, what will the Nicaraguan women most likely do after Christy leaves?
A. They will stop working together to solve their problems.
B. They will wait for another engineer to help them solve their problems.
C. They will continue to work together to find solutions to their problems.
D. They will keep their children out of school to help solve their problems.
LC03: Make inferences or predictions based on the reading
(Reading GLE 2.1.5)

13. LA07: Make connections (cause and effect) within a text
13 Explain how Christy’s childhood influenced her career choice. Include two details from the selection in your answer.
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LA07: Make connections (cause and effect) within a text
(Reading GLE 2.3.1)

14. 2
A 2-point response provides two text-based details to explain how Christy’s childhood influenced her career choice.
Example: Christy’s dad was a mechanical engineer. She often helped her father test new designs for stoves. 1
A 1-point response provides one text-based detail to explain how Christy’s childhood influenced her career choice.
Text-based details may include, but are not limited to:
As a child Christy lived in several countries, including Guatemala, Philippines and Peru / traveled to other countries
Her father was a mechanical engineer / did similar work to Christy’s / followed in father’s footsteps
She often helped her father test designs for stoves / machinery
She loved driving Matchbox cars as a child / drove cars on rugged terrain
As a child she enjoyed sketching and drawing cartoons

15. 13 Explain how Christy’s childhood influenced her career choice
13 Explain how Christy’s childhood influenced her career choice. Include two details from the selection in your answer. 2
This response provides two text-based details to explain how Christy’s childhood influenced her career choice.
D. When Christy was little she loved to drive matchbox cars over rough, uneven terran.
E. …when she was a child she loved to draw cartoons…

16. 2
13 Explain how Christy’s childhood influenced her career choice. Include two details from the selection in your answer.
This response provides two text-based details to explain how Christy’s childhood influenced her career choice.
B. …her father…was an engineer
C. …she helped him time how long it took to boil water on the new stove

17. 1
13 Explain how Christy’s childhood influenced her career choice. Include two details from the selection in your answer.
This response provides one text-based detail to explain how Christy’s childhood influenced her career choice.
…she had to travel to a lot of different contries…

18. 1
13 Explain how Christy’s childhood influenced her career choice. Include two details from the selection in your answer.
This response provides one text-based detail to explain how Christy’s childhood influenced her career choice.
B. Her father was just like her, and she was following her fathers footsteps.

19. 13 Explain how Christy’s childhood influenced her career choice. Include two details from the selection in your answer.
The response does not provide text-based details to explain how Christy’s childhood influenced her career choice.

20. 14 Which statement is the most important conclusion the reader may draw from the selection?
A. Volunteering in many countries is a valuable experience.
B. Following in a parent’s footsteps leads to career satisfaction.
C. Mechanical engineering enables rural people to use old technology.
D. Helping people find solutions is better than providing solutions for them.
LT09: Evaluate reasoning and ideas/themes related to the text (Reading GLEs 2.4.1, 2.4.5)