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Copyright © 2019 by the New York State Education Department. Permission is hereby granted for school administrators and educators to reproduce these materials, located online at [http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/nyseslat](http://www.p12.nysed.gov/assessment/nyseslat), in the quantities necessary for their school’s use, but not for sale, provided copyright notices are retained as they appear in these publications. This permission does not apply to distribution of these materials, electronically or by other means, other than for school use.  \nSPEAKING  \nDirections  \nI am going to ask you some questions. Listen and then answer. Be sure to answer in English using your own words.  \nDifferent countries have different natural resources. Natural resources include food and building materials that come from that country’s land and water. People use theresources that are available to them.  \n1.  \n3.  \n2.  \n4.  \n1  \nGoOn  \nTell me what is happening in the pictures.  \nNYSESLAT Test Sampler • Grades 7–8 • Speaking Page 1  \nSPEAKING  \nEvery country needs sources of energy. Energy is used to power our homes, factories, and cars. In our homes, gas can be used for heating and for cooking. Solar panels or wind turbines can make electricity.  \n1.  \n3.  \n2  \nTell me about the ways energy can be made.  \nPage 2 NYSESLAT Test Sampler • Grades 7–8 • Speaking  \nSPEAKING  \nThe striped bass is a fish that takes a long journey every year. These fish like to be in water that is not too hot and not too cold, so they swim to a different location every season. Some striped bass are born near the Chesapeake Bay. In summer, they travel all the way to Maine to avoid the summer heat. In the fall and winter, they travel south and return to the ocean near their birthplace once temperatures cool down.  \n1.  \n3.  \n2.  \n4.  \n3  \nTell me about the fishes’ year-long journey.  \nGoOn  \nNYSESLAT Test Sampler • Grades 7–8 • Speaking Page 3  \nSPEAKING  \nStriped bass travel all the time. Each season, these fish migrate to different locations along the Atlantic coast of the United States, looking for water that is at a certain temperature. Striped bass also travel back and forth between fresh water and salt water. They are born in freshwater rivers but spend their adult lives in the saltwater ocean where they have more space. When they are ready to lay their eggs, the striped bass travel back to fresh water again.  \n4  Tell me why striped bass travel so much during their lifetime.  \nPage 4 NYSESLAT Test Sampler • Grades 7–8 • Speaking  \nSPEAKING  \nDirections  \nNow let’s talk about honeybees.  \nHoneybees make honey by collecting nectar from flowers. 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