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Rick Van Winkle - A Cautionary Tale-
In paragraph 6, what does the word trembled mean?
shook
Read the following sentence from the text. Which detail is supported by including this sentence?
By the time she was three years old, Jessica had grown so large that she broke a couch.
A. Jessica is violent
B. Jessica doesn't like the couch.
C. Jessica is too big to go on the furniture
D. Jessica will no longer be allowed inside
C. Jessica is too big to go on the furniture
Rick Van Winkle -- A Cautionary Tale
What does the reader learn from the mockingbird's words in paragraph 11?
A. That his home in the forest will soon be filled with houses
B. that the mockingbird is going to build a house here as well
C. That the forest has now become a town with homes
D. That Rick should move to the suburbs
C
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?
Then he heard the music start and remembered what his instructor had taut him.
F Change him to himself
G Change start to started
H Change taut to taught
J Add a comma after start
H Change taut to taught
Use Jessica the Hippo
Read this dictionary entry for the word free.
Free\ ;fre\adjective
1. not costing any money
2. controlled by others
3. not exact
4. not busy
Which meaning of free is used in paragraph 9?
F. meaning 1
G Meaning 2
H. Meaning 3
J. Meaning 4
Jessica the Hippo
Which sentence best explains why Joubert was able to provide the care Jessica needed?
A. He had nursed many orphaned animals back to health.
B. He knew the baby hippo was very young and weak.
C. He carried the 26-pound animal into his house and named her Jessica.
D. He mixed egg yolks and cream and fed it to Jessica from a bottle.
F. He had nursed many orphaned animals back to health.
Jessica the Hippo
The reader can conclude that it is unusual for
A a hippo to live with humans
B a hippo to appear on tv
C mother hippos to have their babies in the water
D people to fear large animals
F
What change, if any, should be made to the following sentence?
"Remember, you're excepshional," he said to himself.
A. Delete the quotation marks
B. Change excepshional to exceptional
C. Change you're to your
D. Chang he to He
B. Change excepshional to exceptional
Jessica the Hipp
What does the word fortunate mean in paragraph 1?
A. Wise
B. Happy
C. Lucky
D. Proud
Which sentence from paragraph 2 supports how Rick's friends and family feel about Rick before his hibernation.
A. His brothers, sisters, and many cousins spent their days harvesting acorns and scavenging pine nuts.
B. Rick, though, would just smile, lean his head against a soft bit of bark and listen to the wind blow.
C. His friends and neighbors would spend their days reminding Rick Van Winkle to get his work done.
D.He spent his days in idle happiness, preferring to tell fantastic stories and munch on old, sour persimmons and plums.
C. His friends and neighbors would spend their days reminding Rick Van Winkle to get his work done.
Jessica the Hippo.
According to the selection, the problem with having Jessica in the house was that she
A ate food that was not good for her
B. wanted to be left alone
C. bothered the family dogs
D broke things
Use text evidence to support your answer for full credit
D
p. 7 - that is until she started breaking stuff
What is the best way to combine the following sentences?
Thanksgiving has not happened yet. People are already putting up Christmas decorations.
Thanksgiving has not happened yet, but people are already putting up Christmas decorations.
In paragraph 3, what does the word hibernate mean?
State your proof from the text for full credit.
Sleeping for a long period
Slept through 20 years of progress
Which sentence supports a change in Rick Van Winkle?
A. Rick's little paws trembled, and his tail twitched as remembered the forest as it used to be.
B. The dog soon lost interest in the motionless squirrel and wandered away.
C. The mockingbird looked at the neighborhood subdivision.
D. Rick Van Winkle quickly began gathering acorns.
D. Rick Van Winkle quickly began gathering acorns.
Rick Van Winkle -- A Cautionary Tale
The ending of the story suggests that Rick Van Winkle--
A will eventually be able to find his family again
B will become friends with the dog in the backyard around his tree
C will be too old to live much longer in the oak tree
D. will have to work hard to make a life for himself in the new neighborhood
Provide evidence from the text for full credit
D
Rick Van Winkle quickly began gathering acorns.
What is the best way to combine the following sentences?
The classroom needed a big social contract. It had to be seen from all around the classroom.
The classroom needed a big social contract, and it had to be seen from all around the classroom.
or
The classroom needed a big social contract, for it had to be seen from all around the classroom.