6.2(B) - Vocabulary
6.6(A) - Plot
6.6 - Fiction
Compare & Contrast
Fiction & Plot
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As used in paragraph 3 of "A Snowy Day", what does the word preserve mean?
What is "to can".
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What is one way that Jame's situation in "A Snowy Day" is different from that of Eliza?
What is "his desk is far away from the stove".
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In "A Snowy Day", which word best describes Eliza?
What is "grateful and determined".
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Eliza in a "A Snowy Day" is like Debra in "Just Another Day" because they both -
What is "are interested in music".
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What is the best summary of the story "Just Another Day"?
What is "Debra wakes to the light of the moonlight reflecting off the snow. Her brother is not allowed to drive in the snow, so she has to take the bus to school. Things do not go well at school, and she vows that tomorrow will be better. She cannot change the weather, but she can do a better job with her homework".
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As used in paragraph 1 of "A Snowy Day", what does the word unwary mean?
What is "careless".
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In "A Snowy Day", at school, James sits and stares "out the window, watching the gusting snow." He does this because he-
What is "would like to be home doing his chores".
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What is the best summary of the story "A Snowy Day"?
What is "on a snowy winter day, Eliza luckily gets to go to school while other children have to stay home and help on their parents' farm. Eliza works hard and does her best. She is rewarded at the end of the day when her father brings the sleigh to carry her and her friends through the snow back home".
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Both selections are told from the point of view of -
What is "a narrator that knows the main character's thought".
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How is Debra's math class in "Just Another Day" similar to her language arts class?
What is "she does not do well on her assignments".
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As used in paragraph 5 of "A Snowy Day", what does the word gingerly mean?
What is "cautiously".
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In "A Snowy Day", why does Eliza want to go to a school in town?
What is "she wants to take music and drawing".
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In "A Snowy Day", what is the author's most likely purpose for writing this selection?
What is "to entertain the reader with a story about a girl's day at school".
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How are the beginnings of both "A Snowy Day" and "Just Another Day" alike?
What is "both girls face a problem".
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In "Just Another Day" Debra plans to make the next day better by -
What is "doing her assignments carefully".
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As used in paragraph 6 of "Just Another Day", what does the word reluctantly mean?
What is "unwillingly".
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The story "Just Another Day" is mostly about -
What is "Debra's problems".
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In "A Snowy Day", how is Eliza different than many other children her age?
What is "she goes to school".
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The author organizes both of these selections by -
What is "describing each girl's experience on a snowy day".
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Read this sentence from the story "Just Another Day": "All of her work and her textbooks were packed like bricks into her backpack". Which literary device is used in this sentence?
What is "simile, comparing her work and books to bricks".
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As used in paragraph 3 of "Just Another Day", what does the word creasing mean?
What is "wrinkling".
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In "Just Another Day", why does Debra have to carry most of her books all day?
What is "her winter things take up too much room in her locker".
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After the story "Just Another Day" ends, what does Debra most likely do?
What is "begin her homework".
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What is one difference between the school life described in the two selections?
What is "Eliza's school has only one teacher".
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The author of "Just Another Day" organizes the story by -
What is "telling what happens one snowy day when Debra goes to school".
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