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Test: Common Core: 4th Grade English Language Arts
| 1. | Wanderlust When I was seven, my father brought home from a business trip a wooden boomerang painted with the Australian flag's image. All summer long, I carried that gift with me. I was fascinated by this piece of a continent all the way on the other side of the world. Despite promises that if I threw it would immediately return, I had no intention of throwing it, only carrying and admiring it. What if it became stuck in a tree or carried away by a stiff wind? There would go my connection to the magical land of kangaroos, barrier reefs, and untold other pieces of wonder. As I walk the shores of Bondi Beach or watch the tourists purchase kangaroo-themed apparel in my adopted hometown of Sydney, I often think back to that boomerang and the world to which it opened my eyes. As an airline pilot, I am fortunate to live out my childhood dream – inspired by that boomerang – of exploring faraway lands. Whenever I do, I bring home a trinket for my young daughter such that she might be similarly struck by wanderlust. Which of the following describes a theme from this passage? |
A simple gesture can stay with you and change your life forever.
A gift during your childhood can determine your career as an adult.
Though your hometown may be great, there is always somewhere better.
Australia is one of the best places to move to.
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