ASC University of California

Please read the following passage and answer the questions. Try to be as detailed as possible in your answers. Imagine that your audience knows very little about the subject of the text. You will be given 1 minute.

In their biggest victory in 46 years, the routed the Cleveland Indians, 21- 1, Saturday as Chili Davis went 5-for-6 with six RBIs. had a career-high four hits and drove in three runs, and and Davis homered in the Yankees biggest victory since routing the Washington Senators, 21-1, on August 12, 1953. , backed by 21 hits, won his seventh consecutive decision, taking a shutout into the seventh as New York won its fifth straight. Irabu allowed Jacob Cruz's RBI single in the seventh and seven hits in seven innings.1

1. What is the subject of the event being described? Explain.

2. What does it mean to drive in three runs?

3. What does it mean to go five-for-six with six RBIs?

4. What is a shutout in the seventh?

1 Associated Press, 1999.

ASC University of California

Please read the following passage and answer the questions. Try to be as detailed as possible in your answers. Imagine that your audience knows very little about the subject of the text. You will be given 1 minute.

A hair raising century by Australian opener Graeme Wood on Friday set England back on its heels in the third test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Unfortunately, living dangerously eventually cost the Australians the match. Wood was caught out of his crease on the first over after lunch. Within ten overs, the Australians were dismissed. Four were dismissed by dangerous running between the creases. Two were dismissed when English bowlers lifted the bails from the batsmen's wickets. The three remaining batsman were caught by English fieldsmen. One was caught as he tried for a six. When the innings were complete the Australians had fallen short of runs scored by the English.*

1. What is the subject being described? Explain.

2. What does it mean for a batsman to "try for a six"?

3. Explain the significance of "lifting bails from a batsman's wicket".

4. What does it mean to be caught out of your "crease"?

*Hayes, D, & Tierney, R (1982). Developing Readers' Knowledge through Analogy. Reading Research Quarterly. 17, 256-280.