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K-4 -- Alternative Geography Assessment Items Imaginary Pen Pal Pretend you have a pen pal living in another country. You have been pen pals for a long time, and you have learned much about each other’s culture and how each other lives. In the space below, use your imagination and do the following: 1. Give your pen pal a name. 2. Identify the country in which your pen pal lives. 3. List 5 ways in which your pen pal’s culture or life is very much like yours even though he or she lives in a different country. 4. List 5 ways in which your pen pal’s culture or life is very different than yours      because he or she lives in a different country. 1. Your pen pal’s name is __________________________________ 2. Your pen pal lives in ____________________________________ 3. Five ways in which your pen pal’s culture or life is very much like yours: (1)______________________________________________________ (2)______________________________________________________ (3)______________________________________________________ (4)______________________________________________________ (5)______________________________________________________ 4. Five ways in which your pen pal’s culture or life is very different than yours. (1)______________________________________________________ (2)______________________________________________________ (3)______________________________________________________ (4)______________________________________________________ (5)______________________________________________________ Classification: Nat. Std. 10, KS 2; State Std. 17 C STUDENT SAMPLES [Level Four] [Level Three] [Level Two] [Level One]