Questions 1-5
Questions 6-10
Questions
11-15
Questions
16-20
Questions 21 and bonus questions
100
Wetlands and Wetheads: Why does the author begin this selection by explaining what wetlands are?
H. To give important background information about wetlands
100
Wetlands and Wetheads: The author emphasizes the idea that wetlands --
J. will disappear if people don't work to preserve them
100
Using "Finally Home": The story reaches its climax when--
G. Matt asks whether Cassie plays drums
100
Thumbprint: The last two lines of the poem suggest that the thumbprint referred to in the title is a symbol for --
A. a person's individuality
100
Finally Home and Thumbprint: One difference between Cassie in the story and the speaker in the poem is that the speaker --
G. embraces the qualities that make her different from everyone else
200
Wetlands and Wetheads: How does the author support the idea that Wetheads enjoy volunteering at the Tantramar Wetlands Centre?
G. By including a quote from a student who works at the center.
200
Wetlands and Wetheads: Which sentence shows that the author believes that the Wetheads are doing exceptional work at the Tantramar Wetlands Centre?
C. Through their enthusiasm and dedication, these high school students have done more to change how people think about wetlands than any other youth group in Canada.
200
Thumbprint: What does line 6 suggest about the "whorls", "whirls", and "wheels" on the pad of the speaker's thumb?
G. They represent more than physical indentity.
200
Finally Home and Thumbprint: Which line from the poem best expresses Cassie's feelings at the end of the story?
A. I am myself,
200
Identify the type of figurative language: "Micaela and I are going to hang out and shoot the breeze before the movie since we arrived early to the theater."
What is an idiom?
300
Wetlands and Wetheads: What is paragraph 2 mostly about?
A. How the Tantramar Wetlands were created.
300
Wetlands and Wetheads: Which of these is the best summary of the selection, "Wetlands and Wetheads"?
C. In 1997 retired biologist Al Smith had the idea to create a man-made and helped found the Tantramar Wetlands Centre. Today high school students who volunteer at the center help with research and lead educational programs for thousands of visitors. These students, who are known as Wetheads, have received recognition for their efforts to teach others who wetlands need to be preserved.
300
Finally Home: Which sentence from the story provides the best evidence that Cassie feels insecure?
B. I slid my hands into my pockets and attempted to smile confidently.
300
Finally Home and Thumbprint: Read these lines from the poem: What a treasure to own! My own flesh, my own feelings. Which sentence from the story relates a similar idea?
H. Behind my drum set was the one place I felt completely like myself.
300
Identify the figurative language: "The thunder clapped angrily in the distance."
What is personification?
400
Wetlands and Wetheads: What is the most likely reason the author wrote this selection?
D. To highlight a group of volunteers who help maintain wetlands.
400
Using "Finally Home": Cassie's thoughts in paragraph 14 show that she --
is reluctant to let people get to know her.
400
Thumbprint: The poet chose an irregular and inpredictable rhyme scheme most likely to --
C. emphasize the poem's message
400
Finally Home and Thumbprint: Cassie in "Finally Home" and the speaker in "Thumbprint" both --
G. recognize their own uniqueness
400
Identify the figurative language: "Her hair was as soft as a spider web."
What is a simile?
500
Wetlands and Wetheads: What do the words "came to fruition" mean in paragraph 2?
F. Became a reality
500
Using "Finally Home": In paragraph 16, the word nonchalantly means--
H. casually
500
Thumbprint: The repetition of the words "my" and "my own" emphasizes the speaker's desire to --
F. show appreciation for something that is personal and unique.
500
Finally Home and Thumbprint: Unlike the speaker in "Thumbprint", Cassie in "Finally Home" expresses--
D. a fear of being judged
500
Identify the figurative language: "Alice's aunt ate apples and acorns around August."
What is alliteration?
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