1. EOG Moments May 4-6

2. Monday 5/4 1. Which of these may the reader best conclude about the food activity in section 2? F Food sharing is not allowed. G New recipes must be created. H American foods are not allowed. J Greek or Roman names must be used. 2. In section 2, what does the word authentic mean? 3. Which piece of art would not be shown in the museum? A A drawing of ancient Greek buildings B A model of an ancient Egyptian sculpture C A sculpture of an ancient Roman athlete D A painting of the ancient Olympic games 4. Which of these best summarizes this flier? F Students participate in a festival to learn about Greeks and Romans. G Students use creativity to make foods and perform. H Students learn about Greek and Roman works of art. J Students wear clothing to symbolize past cultures 5. What is the main purpose of this flyer?

3. Recycled Shoes Adapted from released Virginia SOL tests Nike®, a major United States sportswear company, has spent the last several years doing some serious “sole” searching. In other words, the company wants your smelly, old sneakers. Why would anyone want dirty, worn-out shoes? The material used to make most sneakers is extremely flexible. Nike, in its “Reuse-a-Shoe” program, uses this soft, shock-absorbent material for creating playgrounds and high-performance athletic surfaces. 2 People are encouraged to drop off their unwanted shoes at one of the company’s collection sites. Any used shoes are welcomed as long as they do not have metal cleats or eyelets. After approximately five thousand pairs of shoes have been collected, Nike sends a huge tractor-trailer to pick up the shoes and take them to the company’s recycling plant in Oregon. Since 1993, millions of pairs of shoes have been recycled. The company currently has more than 50 collection sites located throughout 35 states. It also has similar collection programs in the United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan. 3 Pellets made from the fabric or leather tops of the shoe are used to make padding that goes underneath hardwood basketball floors. The foam middle of the shoe is used to make artificial basketball courts, tennis courts, and soft playground surfaces. The pellets made from the heavy rubber bottoms, or soles, of the shoes are made into football, baseball, and soccer fields. These pellets are also used to make running tracks. 4 Each year Nike selects neighborhoods that could benefit from having new sports surfaces. So far, the company has helped build more than 170 sports surfaces in communities around the world. Tuesday 5/5 1. The soles of sneakers are used A for football, baseball, and soccer fields B as padding below basketball courts C to create soft playground surfaces D in the production of new sneakers 2. The company does not recycle metal cleats because — F metal cleats are not worn by many people G metal is much more expensive than rubber H the metal cannot be separated from the rest J the metal parts are not used to create sports surfaces 3.What is one thing you can conclude about Nike based on this article? 4.What is the purpose of the first sentence of this article?

4. Saturday Afternoon, When Chores Are Done By Harryette Mullen I’ve cleaned house and the kitchen smells like pine. I can hear the kids yelling through the back screen door. While they play tug-of-war with an old jump rope and while these blackeyed peas boil on the stove, I’m gonna sit here at the table and plait my hair. 2 I oil my hair and brush it soft. Then, with the brush in my lap, I gather the hair in my hands, pull the strands smooth and tight, and weave three sections into a fat shiny braid that hangs straight down my back. 3 I remember mama teaching me to plait my hair one Saturday afternoon when chores were done. My fingers were stubby and short. I could barely hold three strands at once, and my braids would fray apart no sooner than I’d finished them. Mama said, “Just takes practice, is all.” Now my hands work swiftly, doing easy what was once so hard to do. 4 Between time on the job, keeping house, and raising two girls by myself, there’s never much time like this, for thinking and being alone. Time to gather life together before it unravels like an old jump rope and comes apart at the ends. 5 Suddenly I notice the silence. The noisy tug-of-war has stopped. I get up to check out back, see what my girls are up to now. I look out over the kitchen sink, where the sweet potato plant spreads green in the window. They sit quietly on the back porch steps, Melinda plaiting Carla’s hair into a crooked braid. 6 Older daughter, you are learning what I am learning: to gather the strands together with strong fingers, to keep what we do from coming apart at the seams. 1.Explain the flashback in this poem. How does the flashback contribute to the mood of the poem? 2.In stanza 4, the author uses a simile. What is it? What does she mean?