Comprehension
How does James feel at the beginning of the passage?
a. lucky to be leaving home.
b. nervous about going to New York.
How does James react when he learns Aunt Nanette will miss his birthday?
a. He tries to take the train home.
b. He feels homesick and lonely.
b. He feels homesick and lonely.
a. A LOUD
b. a LOUD
b. a LOUD
What is the correct way to stress the syllables in the word walrus?
a. WAL rus
b. wal RUS
a. WAL rus
What does the idiom chowed down mean in the sentence below?
Tony chowed down at lunch.
a. ate a lot
b. ate slowly
a. ate a lot
How can you tell that this passage is told in first-person point of view?
a. because the narrator describes the setting.
b. because the narrator is one of the passage characters.
b. because the narrator is one of the passage characters.
Why is first-person point of view important in the sentences below?
I saw saxophones, birds, fire escapes, and brown faces. Its Harlem, I thought. The people, the music, the rooftops, and the stoops. Looking at Uncle Romie's paintings, I could feel Harlem, its beat and bounce.
a. It shows how James feels about his uncle's art.
b. It is the only way to describe Harlem accurately.
a. It shows how James feels about his uncle's art.
What is the correct way to stress the syllables in the word playground?
a. play GROUND
b. PLAY ground
b. PLAY ground
What is the correct way to stress the syllables in the word faster?
a. FAST er
b. fast er
a. FAST er
What does the idiom face the music mean in the sentence below?
Deion decided to face the music and tell his mother the truth.
a. play some loud music
b. take responsibility for his actions
b. take responsibility for his actions
At the beginning of the passage, what does James think about Uncle Romie's artwork?
a. It sounds easy.
b. It sounds important.
a. It sounds easy.
What happens when James and Uncle Romie have breakfast together?
a. They have an argument.
b. They learn about each other.
b. They learn about each other.
What is the correct way to stress the syllables in the word admire?
a. AD mire
b. ad MIRE
b. ad MIRE
What is the correct way to stress the syllables in the word pronounce?
a. PRO NOUNCE
b. pro NOUNCE
b. pro NOUNCE
What does the simile as sly as a fox mean in the sentence below?
Dad was as sly as a fox while he planned the surprise party.
a. kind and loving
b. clever and sneaky
b. clever and sneaky
a. He fears and dislikes his uncle intensely.
b. He feels he and his uncle have nothing in common.
b. He feels he and his uncle have nothing in common.
Which sentence describes a change in the way James feels about Uncle Romie?
a. "My Uncle Romie stayed hidden away in his studio."
b. "It turns out Uncle Romie knows all about baseball- he was even a star pitcher in college."
b. "It turns out Uncle Romie knows all about baseball- he was even a star pitcher in college."
What is the correct way to stress the syllables in the word happen?
a. hap PEN
b. HAP pen
b. HAP pen
What is the correct way to stress the syllables in the word button?
a. BUT TON
b. BUT ton
b. BUT ton
What does the metaphor a ray of sunshine mean in the sentence below?
a. warm and cheerful
b. glaring and painful
a. warm and cheerful
Whay does Uncle Romie usually close his studio door?
a. because he is angry with Aunt Nannette.
b. because he doesn't want to be disturbed.
b. because he doesn't want to be disturbed.
Which sentence BEST expresses the theme, or message, of the passage?
a. Sometimes our first impressions of people can be wrong.
b. Cities are more exciting places to live than small towns.
a. Sometimes our first impressions of people can be wrong.
What is the correct way to stress the syllables in the word total?
a. to TAL
b. TO tal
b. TO tal
Which words BEST complete the sentence below?
My brothers _________________their chores when I arrived home.
a. is doing
b. were doing
b. are listening
What does the idiom cracked the case mean in the sentence below?
The detective was happy when he finally cracked the case.
a. opened a briefcase.
b. solved a crime.
b. solved a crime.