Florida Treasures Grade 2 Student Books Sample Answers for Constructed-Response Questions Grade 2, Unit 1 Week 3: Time for Kids Test Prep Different Ways to Put Out a Fire Question 4 Putting out a fire in a tall building is different from putting out a wildfire. In tall buildings the firefighters use trucks with long ladders. In a wildfire, firefighters use helicopters to fly above the fire. They drop water and chemicals on it. Firefighters use fire trucks and ladders in the city. They use helicopters for wildfires. Week 6: Show What You Know (Blackline Masters) Puggles and Schnoodles Matty talks about her dog. It s a puggle. The other kids laugh at her dog. At lunch, Jenna tells Matty that she has a dog with a funny name, too. Her dog is a schnoodle. They write a report together about mixed breed dogs. First Matty tells about her puggle and the kids laugh at her. Then Jenna says she has a schnoodle. They write a report about their dogs. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Page 1 of 12
Animal Parents and Their Babies This picture is about an animal mother protecting her baby. She is teaching the baby giraffe to run faster. My caption would say A mother giraffe teaches her baby to run from enemies. This picture could be showing a mother giraffe running with her baby. The caption says the mother runs fast with her baby. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Page 2 of 12
Grade 2, Unit 2 Week 3: Time for Kids Test Prep A Visit to the Dentist Question 4 A dentist gives out toothbrushes so you can clean your teeth better after you have a checkup. The dentist checks your teeth and gums and cleans and shines them. You get a new toothbrush keep them healthy. A dentist gives toothbrushes to remind you to brush your teeth. This keeps you healthy. Week 6: Show What You Know (Blackline Masters) Plant Kingdom The teacher said there are seeds in every patch of dirt. Frankie took dirt from the lot behind his building. He watered it and covered it with plastic. That made it warm and humid so the seeds grew. There were secret seeds in the dirt. Frankie covered and watered the dirt. It was warm and the seeds grew. Go Fly a Kite This article is mostly about new ways to fly a kite. You can kite surf with a surfboard and a kite. You can kite board with a skateboard or Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Page 3 of 12
roller skates. The kite pulls you. This article is mostly about kites. It tells different ways to fly kites. Kites can pull your surfboard. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Page 4 of 12
Grade 2, Unit 3 Week 3: Time for Kids Test Prep Some Strange Teeth Question 4 Dinosaur fossil hunters were digging on Madagascar. They found a bone that they think is a dinosaur jawbone from 70 million years ago. It was not a very big dinosaur. They will keep looking on Madagascar for more bones. Dinosaur hunters found a bone from a jaw on Madagascar. They think it is very old. They keep looking on Madagascar because they can find things there. Week 6: Show What You Know (Blackline Masters) The Win Erica hurt her ankle in the playoff game. The team did not think it could win without her. Then Erica saw that the team was good. So she cheered the team on and told them they were the best. They began to win the game. It was a win for the whole team. Erica hurt her ankle playing basketball. Then her team was losing because she was good. Erica cheered. Then the Hoopers won. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Page 5 of 12
Make a Piñata To make a piñata, first you blow up a balloon to make the shape. Next you cover the balloon with newspaper strips dipped in flour glue. Then you make a hole in the balloon. Fill the piñata with treats. Next, you decorate it and hang it up. Finally you break the piñata and everything falls out. You blow up a balloon and cover it with newspaper. You make a hole and put in treats. Then you break it and get the treats. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Page 6 of 12
Grade 2, Unit 4 Week 3: Time for Kids Test Prep Water Troubles Question 4 Cormelia Gogu s school did not have clean water to drink. The water pipes were too rusty. Workers came from other countries to replace the pipes. Now Cormelia s school has water they can drink. Cormelia went to an old school. The water was rusty. Workers came and replaced the pipes. Week 6: Show What You Know (Blackline Masters) Watching Whales Whales are different from elephants because they are twenty times bigger than elephants. They have blowholes and can spout water through them. Elephants use their trunks to do that. Whales are twenty times larger than elephants. They have blowholes. Elephants don t. The Story of the Umbrella The first umbrellas were different from today s umbrellas because they were used in the sun. The umbrella made a shade like a tree. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Page 7 of 12
They were made out of paper. You couldn t use them in the rain. Umbrellas today can be used in the rain. Umbrellas used to be for the sun. They were paper. Now they are used in the rain. They are different. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Page 8 of 12
Grade 2, Unit 5 Week 3: Time for Kids Test Prep The Roof of the World Question 4 Mount Everest is the tallest place in the world. It is 29,035 feet high. The highest part of a building is called the roof. Mount Everest is the highest place so it is called the roof of the world. Mount Everest the highest mountain in the world. It is like the roof because it is so tall. Week 6: Show What You Know (Blackline Masters) A Birthday Treat Jessie was sad at the beginning of the story because she could not invite her friends to the museum for her birthday. When she got to the cafeteria her friends surprised her with a birthday party. So at the end of the story she was very happy! Jessie was sad first without her friends. Then there was a surprise party. Then she was happy. The Invention of Hook-and-Loop Tape Hook-and-loop tape is like a bur sticking to a dog because it has hooks on one side and loops on the other side. The hooks are like the Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Page 9 of 12
part of the bur that George saw under the microscope. The loops are like the dog s fur. They stick together with a strong grip. Hook-and-loop tape is like a bur. It has hooks on one side. It has loops on the other side. It sticks together. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Page 10 of 12
Grade 2, Unit 6 Week 3: Time for Kids Test Prep The Art of Recycling Question 4 John Kearny recycles by turning junk into art. He used chrome automobile bumpers to make three giant dinosaur sculptures. He called them Chromosaurs. One was 18 feet tall. John Kearny makes dinosaurs. He uses car bumpers to make them. They are called Chromosaurs. Week 6: Show What You Know (Blackline Masters) Rico s Zebra Rico s zebra was different from everyone else s art project because he cut it out of cardboard. He used colored paper and glue to make the stripes. Other kids made their animals with paper, markers, paint, or clay. Rico made a zebra. It was different from everyone else s project. He made it out of cardboard. The Mother of the Baby Backpack The baby carriers that Ann Moore made in 1965 were different from the ones made in 1979. Ann and her mother sewed the first ones. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Page 11 of 12
Later they added leg holes and adjustable straps. By 1979 the carriers were being made in a factory. Ann Moore made baby carriers. Her mother helped her sew them. Now a factory makes them. Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Page 12 of 12