Character
Motivation/Behavior
Motivation/Behavior
_____________ is what a character says and does.
a.Motivation
b.Behavior
c.Conflict
d.Word choice
b.Behavior
Which of the following is NOT a theme in Annabel Lee?
A.Love can withstand death
B.Nothing can separate true love
C.Love can overcome all challenges
D.Annabel Lee died and broke the speaker’s heart
D.Annabel Lee died and broke the speaker’s heart
Which definition best matches the word sheepishly used in the paragraph?
Soon after we visited him, Grandpa decided that he would like to see where his only living descendants lived and what our home was like. Besides, he admitted sheepishly, he was lonesome after we left.
A in an embarrassed way
B Jokingly
C Full of contempt
D With excitement
A in an embarrassed way
Read this sentence about heroes from paragraph 9.
“They truly hold our world together, through their unselfish devotion to
helping others, supporting families, teaching children, protecting the
environment.”
The author includes this sentence most likely to emphasize that —
A heroes affect many people
B everyone is a hero in some way
C heroes must believe in themselves
D most heroes focus on working with children
A heroes affect many people
_____________ is the reason(s) for a character’s feelings and action. Characters usually want or fear
something.
a.Motivation
b.Behavior
c.Conflict
d.Word choice
a.Motivation
What is a theme in Tell-Tale Heart?
Affects of guilt or conscience and the descent into madness
5 Her market of choice
a vegetable post by the side of the road
Year after year you can find
the old man there
under a perennial baking sun
10 his makeshift market in the wind
This information helps the reader determine that the word perennial in
line 9 means —
A not measurable
B highly desirable
C not easily avoided
D continually present
D continually present
The title of the selection, “Breaking Out of the Box,”
highlights the idea that shipping containers —
A are not as sturdy as people assume
B can function in ways that are not commonly considered
C are useful for creating large pieces of art
D should be deconstructed before they are used for projects
B can function in ways that are not commonly considered
Read the following excerpt:
“Grandpa did most of the talking. I was proud of him and amazed at how respectfully quiet my friends were.
Which of the following explains Martin’s behavior in regard to Grandpa?
A.He wants to fit in.
B.He listens with pride and respect.
C.He wants his friends’ approval
D.He wants to follow Grandpa’s wishes.
B.He listens with pride and respect.
How does the medicine bag increase Martin’s internal conflict?
A He thinks his younger sister is more deserving of the bag
B He is ashamed
C He is forced to take the bag but does not want to
D He is embarrassed
B He is ashamed
What is the meaning of the word incorporate in the following paragraph ?
“It makes me feel good knowing I can
incorporate myself into those communities,
by doing something that means something,
giving back.”
A include
B take in or contain
C to constitute
D having a bodily form
A include
Which sentence from the selection supports the idea that creating structures from shipping containers is cost-efficient?
A Shipping containers are used to haul cargo on ships, trains, and trucks.
B One trend that has gained popularity is creating houses from retired shipping containers.
C With all these options and new purposes, fewer shipping containers will be headed to the junkyard.
D Urban areas and colleges that struggle to provide affordable housing have also begun to explore building container housing and work spaces.
D Urban areas and colleges that struggle to provide affordable housing have also begun to explore building container housing and work spaces.
Read the following excerpt:
“His getup wasn‘t out of place on the reservation, but it sure was here, and I wanted to sink right through the pavement.”
Which of the following explains Martin’s behavior?
A.He wants to fit in.
B.He feels and act embarrassed.
C.He wants his friends’ approval
D.He wants to follow Grandpa’s wishes.
B.He feels and act embarrassed.
Which is an example of conflict found in the text.
A.The desire to fit in and the desire to follow tradition.
B.Martin deliberates on his return to the reservation
C.Grandpa takes a long bus ride to visit Martin’s family.
D.Should the Lakota tradition be passed along
A.The desire to fit in and the desire to follow tradition.
Why doesn’t Grandpa give Martin the medicine bag when he first arrives?
A He wants to give Martin some time to prepare for his death
B Grandpa is tired from his travels and wants to take some time to rest before passing the bag
C Grandpa sees Martin’s reluctance and knows that he is not ready to accept responsibility
D Grandpa isn’t sure whether or not he should give the medicine bag to Martin
C Grandpa sees Martin’s reluctance and knows that he is not ready to accept responsibility
The author uses sensory language in paragraph 7 help the reader understand something. Which of the following answers can be eliminated as they do NOT relate to sensory language?
F The doubts the author had about being able to complete his adventure
G The difficulty the author had pushing his wagon along the street
H The distance between the author’s house and the store
J The details that the author remembers most vividly about that day
F The doubts the author had about being able to complete his adventure
Read the following excerpt:
“His getup wasn‘t out of place on the reservation, but it sure was here, and I wanted to sink right through the pavement.”
Which of the following explains Martin’s motivations?
A.He wants to fit in.
B.He feels and act embarrassed.
C.He wants his friends’ approval
D.He wants to follow Grandpa’s wishes.
A.He wants to fit in.
What is Martin’s initial issue with Grandpa?
Grandpa isn’t “Indian” enough for his friends to see him.
Which is the best summary of Annabel Lee?
The speaker describes himself as a young man who falls in love with a young woman named Annabel Lee. They live in a kingdom by the sea. They are very much in love until jealous angels make her sick and kill her. He feels that their two souls are inseparable. Every night he dreams of her next to her tomb.
B Two kids who live in a kingdom by the sea love each other more than those who are older and wiser. She catches a cold and dies, and her family members take her body away. The speak is left to weep next to her body every night.
B Two kids who live in a kingdom by the sea love each other more than those who are older and wiser. She catches a cold and dies, and her family members take her body away. The speak is left to weep next to her body every night.
Read this sentence from the selection.
Or perhaps she saw, in a way that we could not, that the photograph misrepresented her in some crucial respect, that in its dim, mechanical eye it had failed to see into her real being.
Which of these is the author suggesting in this sentence?
F The woman saw herself as something more than could be captured in a photograph.
G Something may have gone wrong when the photograph was developed.
H Many people are dissatisfied with their appearance in photographs.
J The woman will eventually decide that she likes the photograph.
F The woman saw herself as something more than could be captured in a photograph.