Assessment #111 Quote Accurately to Support Inferences and ConclusionsCompare and Contrast Primary and Secondary Sources Watchful Eyes in Boston Formatted: Font: 11 pt (By Mike Winstein. Taken from Toolkit Texts: Short Nonfiction for American History) Formatted: Font: 11 pt 1 The city of Boston was a dangerous place in the 1770s. Unruly mobs roamed the streets. They threatened violence to Formatted: Font: 11 pt supporters of England. Meanwhile, British soldiers armed with guns patrolled the city. Formatted: Font: 11 pt 2 The patriots were gathering equipment for war. At the same time, more and more British soldiers were arriving in Boston. Each side wanted to figure out what the other was going to do. Formatted: Font: 11 pt 3 Because the British and the patriots were living in the same city, they could watch each other. Because they spoke the same language, they could listen to each other. They could also use spies. Formatted: Font: 11 pt 4 Some of the Americans living in Boston supported the British. They were known as Loyalists. Some were merchants, some were farmers, and some were craftsmen. They lived among the patriots. But often they were not publicly known as Loyalists. Formatted: Font: 11 pt 5 On the patriot side, Paul Revere joined a group of craftsmen who held meetings at a Boston tavern. They took turns wandering the city streets at night to watch the movements of British soldiers. 6 Unknown to Revere and his friends, there was a Loyalist spy in their midst. Dr. Benjamin Church was trusted by Formatted: Font: 11 pt Revere’s group. But secretly he was giving information to the British about patriot activities. 7 Two British soldiers, disguised as civilians, walked around the countryside outside Boston to learn about the military Formatted: Font: 11 pt planning by the patriots. The spies were quickly identified as British agents. They were closely watched during their entire journey by keen-eyed patriots. 8 Watchful ears and eyes gave Revere a signal to begin his “midnight ride.” Some historians say that a patriot who Formatted: Font: 11 pt worked in a Boston stable heard two British soldiers talking about their plans to march on Concord. He passed the word to Revere, and the patriots’ warning system went into high gear. Formatted: Font: 11 pt (Passage retrieved from California Department of Education State Test Released Item) Formatted: Left 1 Elijah Raine sat scratching his name into the hard-packed dirt with a pointed stick. High on a hill in the middle of nowhere, all he could hear was the shrill cry of a hawk soaring overhead in search of prey. 2 “Elijah!” his mother called. Elijah glared at the yellow farmhouse that was now supposed to be his home. His mother stood in the doorway. She called him again. As he finished the last letter, he noticed something in the curve of the “h” he had written. Something metal glinted in the rosy late-afternoon sunlight. Elijah picked it up: a rusty old key. He stuck it in his pocket and walked down the hill. 3 Grandpa Joseph had passed away last year, leaving the house and farm to his daughter Rebeccah, Elijah’s mother. Elijah had hoped that she would just sell it and use the money to buy a house in the city. She had chosen instead to quit her job at the newspaper and move to the farm. She could write in the country, she said. Elijah had been very unhappy about leaving his friends, his school, and the third-story apartment where he had always lived. 4 In the city, dinnertime had always been an opportunity for conversation between Elijah and his mother. Here, though, he had nothing to say. He knew his silence hurt his mother, but surely, it was better than the angry stream of words that lay in wait behind it. It was best to keep quiet. After gobbling up a plateful of spaghetti, his favorite dinner, he quickly Formatted: Left muttered, “Thanks,” and went to his room. Formatted: Font: Bold 5 Later, he went down the creaky stairs to look for something to read. In the deep silence, his mother sat alone on the Formatted: Font: Bold living-room sofa. On her lap lay a photograph album. Looking up, she smiled hopefully and said, “See what I found in the attic?” He nodded but remained standing at the bottom of the stairs. 6 “Here’s your great-grandfather Elijah, the one you were named after,” Rebeccah said. “He’s about your age in this 1. Read the sentence from paragraph 2 of the story. Formatted: Space After: 0 pt, Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style, Line spacing: “Elijah glared at the yellow farmhouse that was now supposed to be his home.” single Formatted: Don't add space between paragraphs of Which inference type of can be madesource is the passage “Watchful Eyes in the same style Boston”? A. Primary SourceElijah is unhappy about the new farmhouse being his home. Formatted: Font color: Auto, Pattern: Clear B.A. B. Elijah is excited that the new farmhouse will be his home.Secondary Source Formatted: Font color: Auto, Pattern: Clear C. Neither Primary nor Secondary D. Both Primary and Secondary C. Elijah will grow up to be a farmer. Formatted: Font: 14 pt, Font color: Gray-80% Elijah does not like the yellow color of the farmhouse. Formatted: Normal, Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style, No bullets or numbering 2. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the written account in Formatted: Font: 14 pt “Diary Entry of William Dawes”dialogue between Elijah and his mother? Choose Formatted: Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style onetwo. Formatted: Space After: 0 pt, Don't add space A. William Dawes played an important role in Paul Revere’s ride. between paragraphs of the same style, Line spacing: B. Elijah and his mother are excited the music box works. single C.B. William Dawes figured they would be captured by the British. Formatted: Font: 14 pt D.C. Dr. Samuel Prescott was captured, along with Paul Revere. Formatted: Font: 14 pt E.D. Dr. Samuel Prescott made it back to Lexington too. Elijah and his mother are planning to move back to the city. Formatted: Font: 14 pt 3. In comparing “Watchful Eyes in Boston” and “Diary Entry of William Dawes”, Formatted: Don't add space between paragraphs of what information is the same in both accounts?Read the sentences from the same style paragraph 4 of the story. “He knew his silence hurt his mother, but surely it was better than the angry Formatted: Don't add space between paragraphs of stream of words that lay in wait behind it. It was best to keep quiet.” the same style, Line spacing: single Based on the quotation, which inference can be made about Elijah? Formatted: Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style E.A. Dr. Benjamin Church was a spy for the British. F.B. Joseph Warren contacted William Dawes to tell him which route to ride. G.C. Spying techniques were often used to find out what the other side was planning. H.D. Paul Revere was given a tip from a patriot that the British had a plan to march on Concord. Formatted: Don't add space between paragraphs of 4. Which quotation from the text, “Diary Entry of William Dawes”, explains why the same style William Dawes was chosen to go on the ride? shows Elijah’s mother, Rebeccah, was emotional about the music box A. “I had made a few rides for the freedom fighters before, but my face was not as well known as that of Paul Revere, so Warren thought my chances of being recognized by the British were less.”With trembling hands, Rebeccah fit the key into the slot and wound up the B.A. B. “He instructed me to take the land route out of Boston, and toward the Formatted: Numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering Style: A, B, C, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: towns of Roxbury, Cambridge, and Menotomy (now called 0.26" + Indent at: 0.51" Arlington).”music box.” Formatted: Font: 14 pt C. “By 12:30 AM, I had reached Lexington and joined Revere.”Elijah sat down beside her and opened his hand.” D. “I lost my watch and my horse, but I was able to walk back to Lexington.” Formatted: Don't add space between paragraphs of the same style 5. Read paragraph 8 from the passage “Watchful Eyes in Boston”. How does the information from the source, “Diary Entry of William Dawes” show a difference in this account?the sentence from paragraph 15. “The silence had been broken.” The reader can conclude that the author chose this phrase because it has two meanings. Choose the two meanings of this sentence. A. William Dawes provides a firsthand account of what happened on the ride. B. William Dawes gave an interview after the assassination.The music box worked and the silence in the room was broken by its sound. B. The music box was loud. Formatted: Font: 14 pt C. Paul Revere was on the ride to alert the patriots. D.C. E. D. There is no difference between the accounts.The music box was still Formatted: Normal, Indent: Left: -0.25" broken.Elijah and his mother were loud and no longer silent. 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