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Field 124: Hebrew CST
Interpretive Reading

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For the Interpretive Reading section of the test, you will read passages written in the target language and answer selected-response questions written in the target language based on each passage.

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Sample Interpretive Reading Selected-Response Questions

Competency 0002 
Interpretive Reading

 start bold Read the passage below from ?? ???? ???? , a novel by ???? ??? (Amos Oz); then answer the five questions that follow. end bold 

???? ????? ??????. ????? ?????? ?? ??????. ????? ???? ?? ????, ?????? ???? ?? ????? ?????: ??? ???? ???? ?????. ????? ???? ????? ???? ?? ??? ???? ??? ?? ?????. ??? ??? ?? ?????? ?????? ?? ?????? ?????, ??? ?? ??? ?????? ?? ??? ?????? ???? ?? ?????? ????, ???? ???? ?????????? ?? ??? ??? ???? ??? ???? ???? ?? ??? ?? ?????? ?????.

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??? ???? ????????? ?? ???: "?????? ?????, ??? ????, ????? ?? ?? ???????. ?? ?? ??. ??? ???? ??? ????. ???, ??? ??? ????." ??? ????? ?? ?? ??? ???? ???????? ????? ????? ????? ?? ???????????, ???????? ?????, ??????? ???"????, ???? ??? ?????? ??????????? ??? ?????. […]

??? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ????. ????????? ???????? ?? ????? ?????? ????? ????, ?????? ?????. […]

????? ???? ????? ????? ?????? ??????? ?? ????? ???????????. ??? ??????? ??????? ??? ?????? ?? ??? ?? ??? ??? ??????? ????? ????? ??????. ??????. ??? ????? ??. ????? ????? ????? ?? ???. ??????? ?????????. ??? ??? ???? ?? ????? ????? ????? ????, ??? ???? ????. ??? ???: "?? ??? ????. ?? ?? ??????."

Extract from A TALE OF LOVE AND DARKNESS by Amos Oz. Copyright 2002, Amos Oz, used by permission of The Wylie Agency (UK) Limited.

1. ??? ????? ????? ??? ????? ?? ?????

  1. ??? ????? ????? ???? ?????? ????? ????? ????? ??????.
  2. ????? ??? ????? ???? ???? ?????? ?????? ?????? ?????.
  3. ???? ???? ????? ????? ????? ????? ????? ??????.
  4. ???? ???? ???? ????? ?????? ????? ????? ???.
Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded
Correct Response: D. This question requires examinees to summarize or paraphrase the theme(s) or central idea(s) in a text. The passage is about a doctor who responds to a request to assist a woman in a theater who becomes ill. This is partly established from the very first lines of the passage:

(???? ????? ??????. ????? ?????? ?? ??????. ????? ???? ?? ????, ?????? ???? ?? ????? ?????: ??? ???? ???? ?????.)

2. ????? ?????? ????, ?? ?????? ?????? ????????? ?? ????

  1. ???????? ???????
  2. ??????? ???? ????
  3. ?????? ????
  4. ?????? ????????
Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded
Correct Response: C. This question requires examinees to draw logical inferences or conclusions based on the context, situation, and information given in a text and identify evidence to support inferences drawn from the text. The father is strongly characterized as someone who is magnanimous and sensitive, giving help without expectation of reward. This is evident from his immediate answer to the call for a doctor,

(???? ????? ??????. ????? ?????? ?? ??????. ????? ???? ?? ????, ?????? ???? ?? ????? ?????: ??? ???? ???? ?????. ????? ???? ????? ???? ?? ??? ???? ??? ?? ?????.)

his care for his son and wife,

(??? ??? ?? ?????? ?????? ?? ?????? ?????, ??? ?? ??? ?????? ?? ??? ?????? ???? ?? ?????? ????, ???? ???? ?????????? ?? ??? ??? ???? ??? ???? ???? ?? ??? ?? ?????? ?????.)

his sensitive attention to Lady Bromley,

(??? ???? ???, ????? ????????, ?????? ???? ???? ?????. ??? ??? ????? ????????? ????? ?????? ?? ?????? ????? ??????. ?? ???? ?????? ??????.)

and his silence in response to the impatient and sharp tones of the British officer and Lady Bromley herself.

(??? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ????.)

He also displays his noble spirit in refraining from correcting Lady Bromley in her address of him as ??? ???? (young man) and ??? ???? (nice boy). Finally, his magnanimity is evident when he downplays his role in helping Lady Bromley as he returns to his seat and tells his son and wife that the problem was simply the climate. He conceals the fact that Lady Bromley's tight corset was the real problem.

(??? ??? ???? ?? ????? ????? ????? ????, ??? ???? ????. ??? ???: "?? ??? ????. ?? ?? ??????.")

3. ???? ????? ?????? ???? ?? ??? "??? ????"?

  1. ??????? ???? ????? ??????.
  2. ????? ?? ??? ???? ????.
  3. ??? ???? ???? ???? ?????.
  4. ??? ???? ?? ??? ???? ?????.
Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded
Correct Response: B. This question requires examinees to analyze the communicative strategies and the social and cultural contexts of a text to determine an assumption, an intent, a perspective, or a point of view in the text, including how the author's point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text. In the fourth paragraph, Lady Bromley addresses the narrator's father as "young man" and "nice boy." The narrator states that she assumed that his father was younger and of a lower status than he really was because of the clothes that he wore.

(??? ???? ????????? ?? ???: ''?????? ?????, ??? ????, ????? ?? ?? ???????. ?? ?? ??. ??? ???? ??? ????. ???, ??? ??? ????.'' ??? ????? ?? ?? ??? ???? ???????? ????? ????? ????? ?? ???????????, ???????? ?????, ??????? ???"????, ???? ??? ?????? ??????????? ??? ?????.)

4. ???? ????? ????? ????? ??????? ?? ????? ?????? ???????? ??????? ????? ?????? ??:

  1. ???? ????????? ?? ??????.
  2. ????? ????????? ?? ???????.
  3. ????? ???????? ?? ??????.
  4. ???? ????? ?????? ????? .
Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded
Correct Response: C. This question requires examinees to analyze the ways in which an author's point of view or perspectives are influenced by the products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture(s). The presence of members of the British Mandate authority highlights the historical context of the story. It is reasonable to assume that, through the interaction described in this passage, the author is trying to convey the dynamic between the British and others who live under Mandate rule in Israel.

5. ???? ????? ???? ???? ?????

  1. "?????? ?? ??????"
  2. "????? ??????? ????????"
  3. "??? ???? ???"
  4. "??? ????? ?? ?????"
Enter to expand or collapse answer.Answer expanded
Correct Response: A. This question requires examinees to demonstrate knowledge of the form and use of a variety of linguistic structures used in the target language, including how these linguistic structures are used to achieve particular effects in a text. The word ?????? is a verb in the passive voice (???? ????).It is a regular passive verb, in the past plural form, of the ????? type.