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GENERAL QUESTIONS
PSSA QUESTIONS
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What is the genre of the passage?
expository nonfiction
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What type of figurative language has a nonhuman object doing something a human would do?
personification
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About how many baskets will a weaver finish in a year.
one or two
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Is the passage real or make believe?
real
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Find an example of alliteration on page 254.
baby baskets, bowls
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How do you know the passage is expository nonfiction?
Because it gives information about a topic.
200
Is this sentence a fact or opinion? - "After the materials have been split, scraped, or peeled, they are tied into coils or bundles for drying."
fact
200
Identify the Indian instrument which was described on page 253.
a clapper stick
200
Is the passage fiction or nonfiction?
nonfiction
200
What is a simile?
a comparison that uses like or as
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Is this sentence a fact or opinion? - "The Western Monos are one of many California Indian tribes."
fact
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Why do weavers make only a few baskets a year?
Because it takes a long time to gather the materials and make the basket.
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Is this sentence a fact or opinion? - "It also inspires others to learn to weave."
opinion
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Why does Carly's mom work for the Forest Service?
So she can work with them to help keep the plants healthy.
300
What is a metaphor?
a comparison that does not use like or as
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What is the first step in making a basket?
to gather the plants
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What two types of plants are used to weave a sumaya basket?
redbud and chaparral
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Identify the word on page 252 which means "in a quick way".
What is quickly?
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How does the author feel about basket weaving?
She feels it is important to carry on the tradition in the family.
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Spongebob Squarepants is an example of ___.
alliteration
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Name one type of plant that is used to weave a basket.
What is: deergrass, chaparral, sourberry, redbud, sedge or bracken fern.
500
What are the two ways of constructing baskets that the Indians use?
coiling and twining
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Why do weavers have a hard time getting good basket materials?
Because they are not allowed to burn the fields every year to help the plants grow.
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What is the main reason the author wrote this passage?
to explain an ancient art form
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"My dad is like a bear when he gets up in the morning." is an example of a ____.
simile