Compare Structure of Multiple Texts Practice Test
•10 QuestionsRead the two texts.
Text A
Jay walked home the long way, past the corner store and the basketball court, because he needed time to decide. The letter in his pocket was thin but heavy: an invitation to audition for the city music program. He pictured his mom’s face when he told her. He pictured his friends rolling their eyes, calling him “fancy.”
At the crosswalk, the light changed. He didn’t move. He listened to the traffic hiss and the distant thump of a ball on pavement. Finally he crossed, climbed the steps to his apartment, and knocked.
His mom opened the door with flour on her hands. Jay pulled out the letter. “I got something,” he said.
She read it slowly, then looked up. “You worked for this,” she said, like it was a fact.
Text B
crosswalk light red
red like the inside of a drum
like the warning label on the elevator
like the word audition in my pocket
mom will say bills
friends will say who do you think you are
my hands say shake
my feet say run
green
my heart doesn’t believe it
my legs do
stairs
knock
door flour on her hands
letter thin as a song
“You worked for this”
her voice a steady beat
Which choice best explains how the structure of each text contributes to its style and pacing?
Read the two texts.
Text A
Jay walked home the long way, past the corner store and the basketball court, because he needed time to decide. The letter in his pocket was thin but heavy: an invitation to audition for the city music program. He pictured his mom’s face when he told her. He pictured his friends rolling their eyes, calling him “fancy.”
At the crosswalk, the light changed. He didn’t move. He listened to the traffic hiss and the distant thump of a ball on pavement. Finally he crossed, climbed the steps to his apartment, and knocked.
His mom opened the door with flour on her hands. Jay pulled out the letter. “I got something,” he said.
She read it slowly, then looked up. “You worked for this,” she said, like it was a fact.
Text B
crosswalk light red
red like the inside of a drum
like the warning label on the elevator
like the word audition in my pocket
mom will say bills
friends will say who do you think you are
my hands say shake
my feet say run
green
my heart doesn’t believe it
my legs do
stairs
knock
door flour on her hands
letter thin as a song
“You worked for this”
her voice a steady beat
Which choice best explains how the structure of each text contributes to its style and pacing?