Plot/Character/Decision
How do paragraphs 8-10 further develop the passage?
A - They show how the musicians will feel disconnected from Toby.
B - They hint at how toby will move back the date of the guitar concert.
C - They reveal that Toby will soon lose interest in his job as Guitar Choir Director.
D - They suggest that toby will have trouble preparing the Guitar Choir in time for the concert
D - They suggest that toby will have trouble preparing the Guitar Choir in time for the concert
Part A -
What do the author's physical descriptions of Toby suggest about how he feels in the passage?
A - They indicate that he is irritated but trying to hold the group together.
B - They indicate that he is proud of the progress that his music group has made.
C - They indicate that he feels deeply connected to the music that he has chosen.
D - They indicate that he is easily distracted by the problems that his music group causes.
A - They indicate that he is irritated but trying to hold the group together.
The feelings that a particular character has about an individual, event, or idea presented within the story.
What is perspective?
Read the following sentence from the passage:
"It is one of those moments where effort turns to music, and they feel it, hardly dare to hope it will continue." (Paragraph 15)
What does the phrase "hardly dare to hope" show about the musicians?
A - They are pleased with their progress, but they are unsure if they want to continue.
B - They are very confused about which parts of the music they need to play, but they are excited to find out.
C - They badly want to perform well, but they know how challenging it can be.
D - They are aware that they need to improve their skills, but they want to avoid future practice sessions.
C - They badly want to perform well, but they know how challenging it can be.
What to the details provided in Paragraph 15 reveal about Toby?
A - He focuses on and cares most about his parts of the music.
B - He is a capable leader able to help his group make adjustments.
C - He remains unsatisfied with the group's performance during their practice.
D - He enjoys directing popular music more than he enjoys arranging classical music.
B - He is a capable leader able to help his group make adjustments.
Part B -
Select two sentences from the passage that support the idea in Part A
A - "Toby taps his baton on the side of his own stand." (P1)
B - "Last night was ball hockey, and he feels it in his upper arms and left sheen, where someone nailed him with a stick blade." (P10)
C - "Toby runs a hand through what's left of his hair and gives Pamela a meaningful look." (P13)
D - "He continues to wave his baton, but it's no use." (P18)
E - "Where do we pick it up?'
C - "Toby runs a hand through what's left of his hair and gives Pamela a meaningful look." (P13)
D - "He continues to wave his baton, but it's no use." (P18)
The indication of who is telling the story. (First, Second, Third)
What is point of view?
How does the author's use of words such as "chugs" (paragraph 15), "staggers" (paragraph 17), and "laboured" (paragraph 33) affect the tone of the passage?
A - It creates a sorrowful tone by showing how certain music affects emotions.
B - It creates and exhausting tone by emphasizing how the musicians struggle to learn the music.
C - It creates a dramatic tone as more parts are added to the music over the course of the practice.
D - It creates a humorous tone as the tension between individual characters begins to develop among them.
B - It creates and exhausting tone by emphasizing how the musicians struggle to learn the music.
What does the discovered in paragraph 2 reveal about Fritz and his father?
A - They are impressed by what they have found on the island.
B - They have traveled to a variety of places on the island.
C - They have spent several months exploring the island.
D - They are unsure how to navigate around the island.
A - They are impressed by what they have found on the island.
Part A
What does the discussion of rubber in paragraph 8 emphasize about the narrator?
A - He is resourceful.
B - He is a skilled woodworker.
C - He has traveled extensively.
D - He misses the comforts of home.
A - He is resourceful.
Select the sentence from the passage that reveals that Toby wants the members of the Guitar Choir to have a good experience.
23 - Last time it was over seating arrangements; another time he got the idea they should all use the same kind of strings, the most expensive ones available.
24 - "I'm not fond of what happens when classical players get hold of pop music," Matthew adds.
25 - Toby secretly agrees with this, but still feels a flare of irritation. He'd been so sure they would love playing the songs of their youth.
26 - There is a short, tense silence, then Toby jumps in, tapping the stand with his baton. "Where do we pick it up?" he asks cherrily.
He'd been so sure they would love playing the songs of their youth.
Which emotion does the word lamented emphasize?
"With great pleasure I gathered a bag of these berries, knowing how my wife would appreciate this acquisition; for the often lamented that we were compelled to go to bed with the birds, as soon as the sun set." (paragraph 1)
A - Anger
B - Confusion
C - Denial
D - Dissatisfaction
D - Dissatisfaction
How do paragraphs 4 through 8 contribute to decisions regarding the island's resources?
A - The paragraphs compare two important ideas.
B - The paragraphs describe a solution to a problem.
C - The paragraphs highlight an upcoming obstacle.
D - The paragraphs provide details about the setting.
B - The paragraphs describe a solution to a problem.
Part B
Select a sentence from paragraph 10 that provides the strongest evidence for Part A.
10 - This occupied us an hour; and, weary and hungry, I thought it prudent not to push our discoveries farther this day. We therefore returned to the Gourd Wood, placed all our treasures on the sledge, and took our way home. We arrived without more adventures, and were warmly greeted, and our various offerings gratefully welcomed, especially the green parrot. We talked of the caoutchouc, and new boots, with great delight during supper: and afterwards my wife looked with exceeding content at her bag of candle-berries, anticipating the time when we should not have to go to bed, as we did now, as soon as the sun set.
We talked of the caoutchouc, and new boots, with great delight during supper: and afterwards my wife looked with exceeding content at her bag of candle-berries, anticipating the time when we should not have to go to bed, as we did now, as soon as the sun set.
In this sentence from paragraph 2, the author refers to a nest as a "wonder." What tone does this word emphasize?
"And now we met with another wonder: a number of birds who lived in a community, in nests, sheltered by a common roof, in the formation of which they had probably laboured jointly."
A - Amazement
B - Confusion
C - Curiosity
D - Uncertainty
A - Amazement
The five main elements of a plot map are.....
What are the Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution?