The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind & A Girl from Yamhill.
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind takes place in Malawi, where the country had just experienced a famine. What is a famine?
A. a widespread shortage of food
B. a widespread shortage of water
C. a contagious disease
D. an invasion
A. a widespread shortage of food
Condoleezza's parents waited for her birth with anticipation in Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family. What describes their feelings about her upcoming birth?
A. feeling joy
B. looking forward
C. waiting nervously
D. planning for
B. looking forward
How did the narrator, Peg, feel after her father told her she had polio?
A. angry and mean
B. tired and hungry
C. panicked and sad
D. hopeful and ready
C. panicked and sad
edible
possible to eat
Is a personal narrative fiction or nonfiction?
Nonfiction
What character trait does the narrator's father show in A Girl From Yamhill when he laughs because she tried to walk around the world?
A. Forgiveness
B. Patience
C. Cheerfulness
D. Curiosity
C. Cheerfulness
What event in "All the Pretty Ponies" shows how the narrator changed?
A. doing tricks at work on the ponies while Mr. De La Rosa is away
B. listening to his father and practicing on real ponies the morning of the parade
C. wearing a costume in the Charro Day Parade with the boys and Mr. De La Rosa
D. getting back on his pony after he was thrown off the ride in the parade
D. getting back on his pony after he was thrown off the ride in the parade
Why does Peg finally try to play the accordion?
A. Her father learns to play a song on the accordion in seven days.
B. Her mother thinks Peg will like it because she likes playing the piano.
C. Peg likes accordion music.
D. Peg can already read music.
A. Her father learns to play the accordion in seven days.
woozy
If someone has a headache, is that a physical or an emotional feeling?
A physical feeling
What does the word plunge mean in the following sentence from A Girl from Yamhill?
"I came to the fence that marked the boundary of our land and bravely prepared to climb it and plunge into foreign bushes."
A. bounce over
B. march through
C. hide or stow away
D. jump or dive energetically
D. jump or dive energetically
Which of the following is an example of sensory details in "All the Pretty Ponies"?
A. "the bridge then stayed open for everyone"
B. "their images blazing across the screen"
C. "the chain-like fence"
D. "our white shirts"
B. "their images blazing across the screen"
What character trait does Peg's mother show when she ignores the rules of the hospital to give her a milkshake?
A. patient
B. brave
C. strict
D. relieved
B. brave
paralysis
being unable to move
Is a personal narrative written from a firsthand account or a secondhand account?
A firsthand account
What does the narrator in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind discover he can do with the wind using a windmill?
He can convert wind into energy or electricity.
Why did Condoleezza's father originally want a son in Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family?
He wanted to play sports with his son.
What was a cause of Peg's improvement according to Dr. Beavis?
Identify at least one reason.
(All correct)
Peg's parents took her to the hospital immediately.
She got oxygen quickly.
She got a less severe case of polio, where her nerve damage was not total.
bulbar polio
a type of polio that affects the brain
What is the transitional word in the following sentence? "Before you add the sugar, stir in the eggs."
Before
Identify at least one way harnessing the wind helps the narrator in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.
(All correct)
It brings light into homes.
It can pump water into fields to help grow food to eat and sell.
He won't have to drop out of school.
He can eat breakfast.
What did Condoleezza's father in Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family realize about his daughter after she was born?
She could do anything a boy could.
Identify one way Peg has grown "stronger" from her time away.
(All correct)
Peg is now ahead in school.
Peg's singing has improved.
She learned how to overcome temporary obstacles such as paralysis.
excruciating
extremely painful
Name at least two reasons a narrator would choose to share something in writing.
(All correct)
It is important to them.
It made them think.
It makes others think.
It is specific, beautiful, or funny.