Theme
2. What is a possible theme of the story?
a. People who are dishonest are not rewarded.
b. It is okay to take shortcuts.
c. Kim cheated in the race, so she was disqualified.
d. People who take shortcuts are often rewarded.
A.
6. What evidence from the text best supports the inference that the narrator is a painter?
a. Mostly, I'll just use words to describe what I see as best I can.
b. When the water is choppy, it's almost as if the light is shattered like broken glass across the sea.
c. Only then will I return to my studio.
d. There, I'll select an empty canvas from my storage closet, mix my colors, and finally get to work.
What is "There, I'll select an empty canvas from my storage closet, mix my colors, and finally get to work?
D.
a. surprise b. gift
c. disaster d. plan
B.
a. Motivated
b. Energetic
c. Lazy
d. Malicious
C.
C.
a. It is okay to play tricks on your friends if you have done it before.
b. When you mess up make it right.
c. Don't be late to your baseball game, or you may not be able to start.
d. Lois played a trick on Sally that turned out to be a terrible idea.
B.
a. Omar has terrible stage fright.
b. Omar's chicken sandwich made him sick.
c. Omar is late for his appearance on stage.
d. Omar's bandmates have not arrived yet.
A.
a. The phrase means that this is the extent of what they have in common.
b. The phrase means that the narrator and Dr. Stevenson have more interests in common.
c. Th phrase means that the narrator and Dr. Stevenson share all the same interests.
d. The phrase means that the narrator and Dr. Stevenson have the same goal in mind.
What is the phrase means that this is the extent of what they have in common?
A.
a. Opinionated
b. Cowardly
c. Heroic
d. Indecisive
C.
a. 1st person POV through the perspective of a basketball coach.
b. 3rd person POV through the perspective of a basketball coach.
c. 1st person POV through the perspective of a basketball player.
d. 3rd person POV through the perspective of a basketball player.
D.
a. Even if you are disappointed, things will work out in the end.
b. A young girl told the truth and was rewarded for it.
c. Honesty is the best policy.
d. Elderly people love buying lemonade.
C.
a. I still had an hour to get there, so I was in good shape.
b. I was in Boston, and Claire was in Chicago, but my new Trasnsway 5000 could send me there instantaneously.
c. I tried the code again and still nothing.
d. Then I entered my office, a total and complete mess, and started looking for that stupid manual.
What is I was in Boston, and Claire was in Chicago, but my new Trasnsway 5000 could send me there instantaneously?
B.
a. Then Larry will get to work.
b. In fact, each version will usually use completely different instruments to get a different sound.
c. Larry and my dad will then listen to each song playing over the words and images they'd already chosen.
d. When my dad has to create TV ads for cars, hamburgers, or whatever, he goes to Larry for the music.
What is in fact, each version will usually use completely different instruments to get a different sound?
B.
D.
a. Hyperbole
b. Simile
c. Personification
d. Metaphor
C.
a. Practice can make you better.
b. You should give up if you are not goos at something.
c. Sometimes it helps to buy more things.
d. Simon didn't give up and eventually got better at juggling.
A.
a. Looking east, he could see nothing but waving grasslands all the way to the horizon.
b. Somewhere far past that endless grass was Indiana.
c. However, that was in the past now.
d. Caleb and Mary had stopped their covered wagon for the night on the near side of a gentle creek.
D.
a. reckless
b. well-behaved
c. energetic
d. defiant
B.
B.
B.
a. You should give up on your first choice for a career.
b. Sometimes mistakes can turn out for the best.
c. Paperwork mix-ups are the best way to find your future career.
d. Stephanie realized she loved flying a helicopter after a mix-up.
B.
a. Ralph is about to be fired from his job.
b. Ralph is lost.
c. It's Ralph's first day at his job.
d. Sheila is not doing a good job at explaining things to Ralph.
C.
a. Throwing while standing still is easy for Linus now.
b. Throwing while standing is difficult, like baking a cake.
c. Throwing while standing makes Linus feel like a piece of cake.
d. When Linus practices throwing, it makes him hungry for cake.
What is throwing while standing still is easy for Linus now?
A.
B.
B.