Passage A
The sentence, "the building had no electricity, but its hallways did not seem dark," has what tone?
Tone = emotion
a. hopeful
b. angry
c. sad
Select a statement supported by passage B.
a. volunteers helped with the storm crisis
b. the library fixed the power
c. some residents translated information
What piece of evidence supports the idea that people are not allowed to talk at council meetings?
a. the new rules gave people less time to talk
b. the chair is beside the microphone
c. some people started to applaud (clap their hands)
What is conflict?
a. The big idea or lesson
b. The problem in the story
c. The main idea of the story
Why does Mara give away the lantern?
a. she does not like stairs
b. she sees an old man having a hard time finding medicine
c. she wants to impress her brother
Which detail best supports the idea that volunteers helped with different needs in the community?
a. The power outage lasted a long time
b. The library had public access
c. People translated instructions for their neighbors
Which detail shows an unequal relationship between the council and the people in the community?
a. the microphone is beside the chair
b. the council decides how long people talk
c. jonah wrote a speech
What does "retain" mean?
a. keep
b. lose
c. create
What theme is supported in Passage A?
a. In a crisis, you have to make difficult decisions
b. technology always stops problems
c. when people are scared, they stop being nice
What is the central idea of passage B?
central idea = main idea (what it talks about)
a. libraries are the safest place during a storm
b. volunteers helped fix the electricity
c. the community worked together to help people
How does the sixty-second limit change Jonah's speech?
a. it makes him say a short, specific statement
b. he reads every page of his speech
c. it makes the people leave
What is theme?
a. The big idea or lesson
b. The problem in the story
c. The main idea
The sentence, "hallways no longer looked so dark" most strongly shows that...
a. mara does not remember the storm damage
b. people working together creates hope in the community
c. the building is abandoned
In passage B, "retain" most likely means...
a. keep
b. create
c. lose
What inference supports the idea of why people on the council looked down after Jonah said something?
a. they fall asleep
b. some of the council feel shame
c. they cannot hear the speech
What is inference?
a. the main idea
b. the problem in the story
c. a guess
What detail from the story supports the inference that mara does not know why she makes certain decisions?
a. the storm lasted three nights
b. her brother slept under a jacket
c. she did not know if she was brave or afraid
Which detail from the story supports the inference that the community had a lot of people that spoke different languages?
a. the library let people stay there
b. some people translated information
c. the electricity did not work
What does the empty chair most likely symbolize in passage C?
a. a missing chair
b. all the people the council did not want to hear talk
c. Jonah wanting to leave the meeting early
What is symbolize?
a. a guess
b. the problem in the story
c. representing something else