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STAAR

State of Texas

Assessments of

Academic Readiness

GRADE 7

Reading

Administeed ay

RAS

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READING

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Page 3 Read the selection and choose the best answer to each question. Then fill in theansweronyouranswerdocument. More

Than a Whistle

1 ust off the coast of Africa lies a small group of islands known as the anary slands. The second smallest of these islands is a omera. f you were to visit a omera, you might expect to hear the whistles of birds, such as canaries, in the air. Although you may indeed hear tweets drifting through the deep valleys and ravines, you would also hear a unique whistle not heard anywhere else in the world"and one that has nothing to do with birds. This whistle is called Silbo Gomero, or just el Silbo (the whistle) by the islanders. ts far more than an ordinary whistle. ts a spoken language. Afica

A a of te anay sands

tlantic Ocean a omea 2 El Silbo has a history that reaches back for many generations. o one is certain of its origin. Some speculate that it began as a northern African language. istorians do know that the whistled language was used by the original inhabitants of the island. When the Spanish explorers arrived during the 1500s and

1600s, they adopted the language and el Silbo was widely spoken for

centuries after. 3 El Silbo translates a dialect of Spanish by assigning whistles of different pitch and length to each vowel or consonant sound. The whistle language contains up to four vowels and up to ten consonants used to compose words. ne of the advantages to el Silbo is that the sounds can travel up to two miles. Without using much energy, it can be heard much farther away than a shout. While there are a few other whistling languages in the world, el Silbo is spoken by the largest group of people and is the only one that contains every vowel and consonant in the local spoken language. R eading age 4

A Ravine on La Gomera

Juliet Ferguson/Alamy Stock Photo

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1 ased on the selection, why is the title ore Than a WhistleŽ appropriate?

A El Silbo is a whistled language produced with specialized sounds. B El Silbo is a whistled language, but it also represents a traditional way of life in a omera. C El Silbo is a language that uses whistles of different pitches, but it is used less often than it once was. D El Silbo is a whistled language that can be heard over long distances. 2 Which inference about yro is supported by the information in paragraph 6? F e is using the language of his ancestors in new ways. Gslanders see him as a role model for young people. He uses the language of his ancestors to entertain tourists. Je thinks preserving his heritage is more important than living in a modern place. 3 Which key idea is best supported by information in paragraphs 4 through 6? A

Tourism is the major industry in a omera.

BEl Silbo is more difficult to learn than most other languages. CThe people of a omera have differing ideas about the value of el Silbo. Darning a living is easier now than in the past for the people of a omera. 4 Which phrase from paragraph 2 helps the reader understand the meaning of speculate? F l Silbo has a history

Gfor many generations

HNo one is certain

Jthe original inhabitants

R eading age 6

5 Read these sentences from paragraph 4.

Before

long only a few people could still whistle this unique language. To preserve the language, the government took action and required that el Silbo be taught in the schools. Which central idea do these sentences help the reader understand? A eople can adapt a language to their changing needs. Beople can understand a language without needing to speak it. CA language can help connect people in different places with different ways of life. DA language can disappear over time if people no longer use it. 6 The author includes the photograph of the ravine most likely to support which idea? F The people of a omera needed a language that could travel long distances. GEl Silbo is spoken only by the people on the island of a omera. HYou can hear the whistles of canaries and other birds on the island of a omera. JThe landscape of a omera is different from the other islands that make up the anary slands. R eading age 7quotesdbs_dbs14.pdfusesText_20

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