This section of this test assesses your skill to comprehend reading passages and use information from the passages
to write an informational explanatory essay.
Which sentence BEST explains why the author of "The
Hardy Live Oak" says that the live oak trees are "a treasure
in hot places with harsh sunny weather"?
They provide shade in the summer heat.
Before you begin typing your essay, you will read two
passages and answer three multiple-choice and one
short-constructed response question about what you have
read.
O They also provide food for many animals.
Live oak trees just blend into the landscape.
d Each live oak tree can produce thousands of acorns.
As you read the passages, think about details you may
use in an informational / explanatory essay about the
northern red oak and the live oak tree. The informational /
explanatory essay will be the final writing task in this
section.
These are the titles of the passages you will read:
1. The Northern Red Oak
2. The Hardy Live Oak
Read the first passage.