1. Waste Not, Want Not by Earl M. Weber

2. 08 What is the meaning of the word necessities in paragraph 4?
A. Extras
B. Seasonings
C. Supplementals
D. Essentials
IC14: Interpret vocabulary critical to the meaning of the text (Reading GLE 1.3.2)

3. 09 According to the text box, which statement is true?
A. Ice cream cones in the 1930s cost one dollar.
B. A woman in the 1930s could sell a pie for thirteen cents.
C. Kids with a job in the 1930s could earn ten cents an hour.
D. A feed mill salary in the 1930s was eighteen dollars a week.
IA15: Apply understanding of text features and graphic features (titles, headings,
subheadings, informational divisions, captions, maps, charts, graphs) (Reading GLE 2.2.2)

4. 10 Any of these titles could be another title for the selection
10 Any of these titles could be another title for the selection. Choose the title you think best fits the selection.
Every Penny Counts
Recycling Helps
We All Worked Together
Provide two details from the selection to support your answer.
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IC11: Demonstrate understanding of major ideas and supporting details (Reading
GLE 2.1.3)

5. 2
A 2-point response states or implies which title best fits the selection, and provides two text-based details to support the answer.
Example: Every Penny Counts would be a great title because the family barely had enough to pay the mortgage. Momma also used the chicken feed sacks to make nightgowns for the children. OR
Recycling Helps would be a great title because the family saved string. They used flattened tin cans to nail over holes in the barn roof to stop leaks.
We All Worked Together would be a great title because Momma sells pies and bread at the local market and Father worked at the feed mill. 1
A 1-point response states or implies which title best fits the selection, and provides one text-based detail to support the answer.

6. Text-based details may include, but are not limited to:
Every Penny Counts or Recycling Helps or We All Worked Together
Millions of Americans were jobless / penniless
Homeless
Had own supply of food from farm / food was not a problem
Momma gave us two pennies for Sunday School / “every penny was important” / careful not to lose pennies
Father had a job at the feed mill / earned 18 dollars a week / earned barely enough to pay mortgage, electric bill, and buy necessities / money was scarce
Momma sold pies and bread for 20 or 10 cents each / helped at the market / helped Momma
Momma used the market money to buy clothing for the family / she seldom bought anything new
Most of our clothing was patched, darned and mended
Made nightgowns out of chicken feed sacks
Removed buttons from old clothes
Made rugs from old clothes / made rugs
Save string
Used tin cans to fix roof / corncrib / store nails
Took apart crates for future projects / crates considered a real prize
Straightened nails
“Waste not, want not” was a familiar phrase during the Depression
In the 1930s recycling was a part of everyday life / almost nothing in our house was thrown away
Ice-cream cone cost 5 cents / worth one dollar today
Chocolate bars cost 5 cents / worth one dollar today
Children earned 10 cents an hour for farm labor
Kids today earn 5 dollars for babysitting/mowing lawns

7. 10 Any of these titles could be another title for the selection
10 Any of these titles could be another title for the selection. Choose the title you think best fits the selection.
Every Penny Counts
Recycling Helps
We All Worked Together
Provide two details from the selection to support your answer. 2
E. “ ‘Money was scarce.’ ”
G. “ ‘Momma… seldom bought anything new…’ ”

8. 1 D. “ ‘In the 1930’s every penny was important.’ ”
10 Any of these titles could be another title for the selection. Choose the title you think best fits the selection.
Every Penny Counts
Recycling Helps
We All Worked Together
Provide two details from the selection to support your answer. 1
D. “ ‘In the 1930’s every penny was important.’ ”

9. This response is a 0. The student did not use text-based details.
10 Any of these titles could be another title for the selection. Choose the title you think best fits the selection.
Every Penny Counts
Recycling Helps
We All Worked Together
Provide two details from the selection to support your answer.
This response is a 0. The student did not use text-based details.

10. 11 Which sentence tells how the author and his sister are similar?
A. Momma would give both a nickel for an ice cream cone.
B. Both of them received two pennies for Sunday school.
C. Both of them received a new pair of knee-length pants.
D. Momma made clothes for both from colorful calico.
IA16: Compare/contrast elements within and between text(s) (Reading GLEs 2.3.1,
2.4.6)

11. IC12: Summarize with evidence from the reading (Reading GLE 2.1.7)
12 Which sentence best summarizes this selection?
A. People ate well during the Great Depression.
B. Families wasted nothing during the Great Depression.
C. Bread lines were common during the Great Depression.
D. Items were recycled for money during the Great Depression.
IC12: Summarize with evidence from the reading (Reading GLE 2.1.7)

12. 13 Is this statement a reasonable conclusion that may be drawn from the selection?
People could live a rewarding life during the Great Depression.
Provide two details from the selection to support your answer.
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IT19: Evaluate reasoning and ideas/themes related to the informational text (Reading GLEs 2.4.1, 2.4.5)

13. 2
A 2-point response provides two text-based details to support whether or not the statement is a reasonable conclusion that may be drawn from the selection.
Example: Yes, people could live a good life. The young boy’s family lived on a farm and never went to bed hungry. The family’s father made 18 dollars a week. OR
No, people could not live a good life during a time when there were food lines and jobless people.
Some people could live a good life while others had a hard time. Food was not a problem for the boy’s family because they lived on a farm, but others had to stand in line for bread. 1
A 1-point response provides one text-based detail to support whether or not the statement is a reasonable conclusion that may be drawn from the selection.

14. Text-based details may include, but are not limited to:
Banks were closed
Stores were closed
Factories were closed
Homeless
One in four Americans who wanted to work was unable to find a job/ jobless/penniless
I didn’t think of our family as poor/even though we never seemed to have money/his father made 18 dollars a week/his salary was barely enough to pay the farm mortgage and the electric bill and to buy necessities/money was scarce
We had an old horse/a cow/a few pigs/a flock of chickens/a big garden/food was not a problem/we never went to bed hungry/we didn’t stand in line for bread/we lived in the country
Momma would give us each two pennies for our Sunday School offerings/every penny was important
Weekly newspaper pictured people standing in breadlines
Sold pie and bread/helped at the market/helped Momma
20¢ a pie/10¢ a loaf
Momma would give me a nickel for an ice-cream cone
Excited to see a package from Sears, Roebuck and Company/new pair of pants was very special/new clothes/new clothing for one at a time
We always went to school looking neat and clean/most of our clothing was patched, darned or mended
Got new socks at Christmas
Made nightgowns out of feed sacks
Clothing not thrown away/buttons put in cans and jars/best parts of clothing cut into strips and saved for rugs
Used tin cans to fix roof/holes in corncrib
A wooden crate considered a prize/taken apart for future projects
Straightened bent nails and stored them
“Although we tend to think of recycling as something fairly new, in the 1930s it was part of everyday life.”
Ice-cream cone cost 5 cents
Chocolate bar cost 5 cents
Kids made 10 cents an hour
Used the barrel as the support for a seesaw

15. People could live a rewarding life during the Great Depression.
13 Is this statement a reasonable conclusion that may be drawn from the selection?
People could live a rewarding life during the Great Depression.
Provide two details from the selection to support your answer. 2
H. “...on Sunday mornings, Momma would give each of us two pennies for our Sunday
school offerings.”
S. “A wooden create was considered a real prize.”

16. People could live a rewarding life during the Great Depression.
13 Is this statement a reasonable conclusion that may be drawn from the selection?
People could live a rewarding life during the Great Depression.
Provide two details from the selection to support your answer. 1
F. “...their father’s salary, ‘of eighteen dollars a week was barely enough to pay the farm
mortgage and the electric bill.’ ”

17. People could live a rewarding life during the Great Depression.
13 Is this statement a reasonable conclusion that may be drawn from the selection?
People could live a rewarding life during the Great Depression.
Provide two details from the selection to support your answer.
This response is a 0. This student did not use text-based details to support the conclusion.

18. 14 What is the author’s purpose for writing this selection?
A. To entertain with stories about recycling during the 1930s
B. To describe a family’s resourcefulness during the 1930s
C. To demonstrate how to make clothes from feed bags
D. To persuade the reader to waste nothing
IT18: Analyze author’s purpose in an informational text, and/or evaluate effectiveness
for different audiences (includes fact/opinion, author’s point of view, tone, and use of persuasive devices, and/or author’s assumptions and beliefs) (Reading GLEs 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4)