Comprehension
Comprehension
Figurative Language
Vocabulary
100

Pg. 20 paragraph 3

What is the central idea?

  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude never give up easily.
  • The artists signed a 43 page contract.
  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude felt defeated.
  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude were famous artists.
  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude never give up easily.
100

Page. 49

How would you describe the narrator’s voice?

  • Casual
  • Upset
  • Excited
  • Frustrated
  • Casual
100

Page. 24 Christo says that the Gates is “like a painting.”  What is this an example of?

  • Metaphor
  • Personification
  • Hyperbole
  • Simile
  • Simile
100

It was vital that she remembered every detail of her poems when taking the examination.

What does vital mean in the sentence?

  • Related to your life
  • Full of life
  • Very important
  • Deadly
  • Very important
200

Page. 21 Paragraphs 7-8

What is the text structure?

  • Cause and Effect
  • Problem and Solution
  • Sequencing
  • Compare and contrast
  • Sequencing
200

Page. 45

Who are the “cats in paragraph 8?

  • The cats on the street
  • The audience
  • The members of Joe Oliver’s band
  • The people who hated him
  • The members of Joe Oliver’s band
200

Page. 61 paragraph 16

What kind of figurative language is “danced in her head?”

  • Hyperbole
  • Idiom
  • Personification
  • Metaphor
  • Personification
200

No one knows the exact details of the examination.

What does exact mean in the sentence?

  •  Neither more nor less
  • Completely clear
  • Strictly faithful
  • Correct in detail
  • Completely clear
300

Page. 25  Paragraph 20

What is the author’s tone toward the subject?

  • Admiring
  • Disappointment
  • Questioning
  • Happiness
  • Admiring
300

What is the theme in paragraphs 9 and 10?

  • Proving oneself and persevering
  • Giving up
  • Don’t treat others how you don’t want to be treated
  • Go for the gold!
  • Proving oneself and persevering
300

Page 43

What does the authors mean by stating that the musical notes “turned colors?

  • It created colors when he played
  • It created various feelings in listeners
  • The instrument didn’t work correctly
  • He played like painting a picture
  • It created various feelings in listeners
300

Christo and Jeanne Claude had to know exactly what to do in order to conduct the workers when installing the gates.

What does conduct mean in the sentence?

  • Park
  • Guide
  • Secure
  • rescue
  • Guide