Answer Key
Formative Assessment Answer Key
1. I wanted to go swimming, but the water was too cold.
2. I love to read; it is my favorite pastime.
3. I studied very hard for the exam; therefore, I did well.
4. He bought her roses, and she forgave him.
5. The doctors ran many tests; he was relieved they were all negative.
6. The dog snuck out, yet he did not run away.
Summative Test Answer Key
Teacher Exemplar
Passage I by Da Chen and Passage II: “At the San Francisco Airport” by Yvor Winters both focus on the difficulties that parents face when their children have reached adulthood. In each passage the parents struggle with letting their children go even though it is for the child’s best interests. In Passage I, the narrator has received a letter which informs him that he has been accepted to study English at the Beijing Language Institute. Although this is a joyous time for the family, it is also very difficult for the narrator’s parents; they love their son very much, but they also know they must let him go to college so he will have greater opportunities than they had. On the day the narrator is leaving, the family is very upset. His parents, who “rarely showed emotion,” both cry on the day he leaves and hug each other. This emphasizes that although the narrator’s parents know what is best for their son, it is not easy to let him go. This is also seen in Passage II. In a similar situation to Passage I, a father must let his daughter go off to college. He struggles with memories from their past when she was still young. He finds it hard to believe she has aged so quickly and is ready to leave him: “Yet going whither you are bent./ I am the past, and that is all.” He is left only with the pain and memories; she is off to a bright new future. He knows that this is what is best for her, but he cannot help his sadness. Although the parents in these passages realize what is best for their children, they have a difficulty in letting go. They love their children dearly and do not want them to experience the real world and hardships that they have already gone through. They want to protect their children forever, but they know this is not possible; no matter how difficult it may be, they must let go.