READING Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills 3 Form B Practice and Mastery Name
To the Student TAKS Practice and Mastery in Reading is a review program for the TAKS Reading test. This book has five practice lessons. In each practice lesson, you will read a selection and answer 10 multiple-choice comprehension questions. The practice selections and questions are similar to those you will find on the TAKS Reading test. Becoming familiar with the TAKS format will help you succeed on the TAKS Reading test. Your teacher will explain how you will do the practice lessons and how to record your answers. Be sure to follow the directions for each lesson. As you complete the lessons, read the selections and answer the questions carefully. Record your answers in your book. Remember to fill in the answer bubbles completely. If you change an answer, you must fully erase your first answer. While you work on the practice lesson, use the Testing Tips below. Read these helpful tips carefully. They can make you a better test taker. Testing Tips for Answering Multiple-Choice Questions Read each question carefully before you try to answer it. Be sure you know what the question is asking you to do. Cross out any answer choices that are not reasonable. Then make your choice from the remaining choices. Read the question again. Check that your answer makes sense. Table of Contents Practice 1... 1 Practice 2... 8 Practice 3... 14 Practice 4... 22 Practice 5... 30 This TAKS Practice and Mastery in Reading, Grade 3 was prepared for students by Jeanine Farley. Illustrated by Lisa Greenleaf ISBN 0-7609-2643-3 2004 Curriculum Associates, Inc. North Billerica, MA 01862 No part of this book may be reproduced by any means without written permission from the publisher. All Rights Reserved. Printed in USA. 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Practice 4 Matthew Bones Hooks: Cowboy and Leader 1 Matthew Bones Hooks was born in Robertson County, Texas, in 1867. His parents had been slaves. Hooks grew up to be a man who was respected and loved all over Texas. 2 At the age of seven, Hooks got his first job. He drove a meat wagon for a butcher. At eight, he learned to ride a horse. At nine, he drove a chuck wagon. A chuck wagon carries food to workers on a ranch. Although horses pull many wagons, two old oxen pulled this chuck wagon. 3 Matthew Hooks was not able to go to school. But he wanted to read and write. Every night after working all day on the ranch, Hooks studied. The ranch owner s young brother went to school. The boy shared his lessons with Hooks. Hooks was an eager student. 4 Later, Hooks worked as a ranch hand. While still a boy, he worked harder than most of the grown men. One day, a cattleman from a visiting ranch noticed the hardworking but barefoot boy. He said to Hooks, I ll buy you a pair of boots and make a real cowboy out of you if you come to work at my place on the Pecos. 22
5 Hooks accepted the offer. He began training horses. He herded cattle on trail drives to Kansas. He raised horses. He broke wild horses. He became one of the best horsemen around. 6 Hooks had a way with horses. Cowboys from all over Pecos County brought him wild horses to tame. There was never a horse that Hooks could not ride. Hooks had a way with people too. He was well liked. He worked on some of the most famous ranches in Texas. 7 When Hooks was 43, he started another career. He worked for the Santa Fe Railroad. That job lasted 20 years. Once, during the train s rest stop, Hooks broke a horse that no one else could ride. Hooks said that he rode the horse to a standstill and was back on the train when it pulled out seven minutes later. 8 In 1930, he retired from the railroad. He settled in Amarillo, Texas. There, he began his third career. He started a club called the Dogie Club. (Dogie is a word cowboys use to describe an orphaned calf.) The club was for African-American boys in Amarillo. 23
9 Hooks took the Dogies on camping trips. He held barbecues for them. He helped the boys plant trees in parks. The Dogies played football and formed wrestling teams. 10 One former Dogie, Charles Kemp, said, He made you feel like you were somebody. It was the biggest thing that ever happened to me. 11 Hooks was a peaceful man. He talked to the boys about life and good citizenship. Life wasn t always easy for African-American boys in the 1930 s and 1940 s, but Hooks led by example. He wanted the boys to live useful, happy lives. 12 Hooks had a way with horses. He had a way with cattle. He had a way with people. But his greatest success might have been with the boys in the Dogie Club. If it hadn t been for the Dogie Club, said former member Eddie Moore, a lot of us would have gone astray. 13 Besides being generous with his time, Hooks was also generous with money. Hooks had seven younger brothers and sisters. He gave them money so that they could go to school. One of his brothers became a doctor. 14 Hooks also gave money to needy friends. In fact, he gave away so much money that he had very little left when he got old. Late in life, Hooks got sick. An Amarillo newspaper raised money to take care of him. Hooks died in 1951, at the age of 83. His funeral was crowded with his many friends from all over Texas. 24
31 Look at these pictures of a wagon. Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 Which picture is most like the wagon described in paragraph 2? Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4 32 This story was written mainly to describe the life of Matthew Hooks explain what cowboy life was like in Texas in the 1900 s make the reader laugh tell what boys in Texas did for fun in the 1930 s 33 Paragraph 3 is mostly about driving a chuck wagon taming wild horses the ranch owner s young brother how Hooks learned to read and write 25
34 Read the meanings below for the word broke. broke (bro k) verb 1. escaped 2. tamed 3. cracked 4. canceled Which meaning best fits the way broke is used in paragraph 5? Meaning 1 36 Which statement is true of Matthew Hooks? He liked people and animals. He became wealthy late in life. If he had been born 100 years later, he would not have gone to school. Hooks argued with other people too much. Meaning 2 Meaning 3 Meaning 4 35 In paragraph 4, the word hand means fingers and thumb type of writing helper skill 26
37 Look at this diagram of information from the article. went on camping trips had barbecues formed football and wrestling teams Which of these belongs in the empty box? What Hooks did as a boy What most boys in the 1930 s did What cowboys did What the boys in the Dogie Club did 27
38 Why did Matthew Hooks most likely begin a new career at age 43? He wanted to move out of Texas. He wanted to make some new friends. He was ready to settle down and get married. He was getting too old to ride wild horses and herd cattle. 39 Which sentence from the story shows that Hooks wanted very much to learn to read and write? While still a boy, he worked harder than most of the grown men. Hooks took the Dogies on camping trips. In fact, he gave away so much money that he had very little left when he got old. Every night after working all day on the ranch, Hooks studied. 28
40 Read the first sentence of the summary below. Summary of Matthew Bones Hooks Matthew Hooks was a Texas horseman. Which of the following completes the summary above? He broke horses that no one else could ride. He herded cattle. He also trained horses. Matthew Hooks was a superb cowboy. He didn t go to school, but he learned to read and write. He helped his brothers and sisters attend school. One brother became a doctor. He later worked for the Santa Fe Railroad. Still later, he helped boys in Amarillo, Texas. Matthew Hooks was a much-admired cowboy and leader. He formed the Dogie Club. He took members of the Dogie Club on trips. He helped the boys plant trees in parks. He taught them how to be useful citizens. 29