hey b.o.t Which analogy would help to convey a disappointed tone?
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She looked at me like a young child after he's just asked his mom for one more cookie.
She looked at me like a teacher staring at a sea of confused faces, searching for a raised hand.
She looked at me like a bride gazing into the eyes of her groom.
She looked at me like a mother glaring at her child after she's broken curfew.
Which sentence is an example of a theme?
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James changes from being shy and timid to being confident and assertive.
Staying true to what you believe no matter the consequences is an example of bravery.
A student who has always struggled in school is inspired by his science teacher who encourages him to apply for a marine biology scholarship.
The story takes place in modern-day Australia in a beach town.
Staying true to what you believe no matter the consequences is an example of bravery.
Use this passage from your curriculum to answer questions 3, 4, and 5.
Reid stood in the doorway of the kitchen and took a deep breath. Then he took another deep breath. Crystal, his little sister, was standing in the middle of what looked like a cloud of flour. Her face looked like it was about to crumble. "The bag fell when I was trying to get a box of cereal, and when I tried to clean it up I just made it worse!"
Reid walked to the broom closet and took out a broom, dustpan, and the vacuum cleaner. "Go get some towels and a bucket of water. It's okay. We will get this cleaned up together."
Crystal no longer looked like she would cry. "Thanks, Reid!" She ran to the linen closet to gather more supplies.
3. Which theme is developed in the excerpt?
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Being careless will cause unexpected problems.
It is important to keep a clean home.
Big problems seem smaller with help.
It takes time to do a job well.
4. Which idea is stated explicitly in the text?
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Reid offered to help his little sister clean up.
Crystal did a bad thing.
Reid is angry about the mess.
Crystal is worried she will get in trouble.
5. Which inference can be made about Crystal in this text?
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Crystal refused to clean up the mess.
Crystal didn't know where the box of cereal was located.
Crystal was grateful for the help.
Crystal was upset that she got caught.
3. Big problems seem smaller with help.
4. Reid offered to help his little sister clean up.
5. Crystal was grateful for the help.
6. Use this sentence to answer the question:
A gymnast suffers an injury and is unable to compete in the state meet. She spends the next year training even harder and overcoming many obstacles until she is finally healthy enough to compete again.
This passage is most likely an example of which element?
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a setting
a theme
an analysis
a main idea
7. Use the paragraph to answer the question.
It was way past her bedtime, but Trishna could not put the book down. The suspense was building, and she had to find out what happened to the girl who was lost in the forest. Luckily Trishna was a night owl, so she had no problem staying up until the book was finished.
What is the meaning of the metaphor in this paragraph?
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Trishna is compared to a night owl to show that they both have excellent hearing and sight.
Trishna is compared to a night owl because both Trishna and the night owl prefer to spend time alone.
Trishna is compared to a night owl because both Trishna and the night owl are extremely intelligent.
Trishna is compared to a night owl to show that they both can stay awake all night long.
8. Which sentence contains an analogy?
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The spelling bee is Sam's favorite event of the year.
The spelling bee is to Sam as the Super Bowl is to a football player.
Sam is the new Geno Smith.
Sam is a human spell-checker.
hey b.o.t 6. Use this sentence to answer the question:
A gymnast suffers an injury and is unable to compete in the state meet. She spends the next year training even harder and overcoming many obstacles until she is finally healthy enough to compete again.
This passage is most likely an example of which element?
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a setting
a theme
an analysis
a main idea
7. Use the paragraph to answer the question.
It was way past her bedtime, but Trishna could not put the book down. The suspense was building, and she had to find out what happened to the girl who was lost in the forest. Luckily Trishna was a night owl, so she had no problem staying up until the book was finished.
What is the meaning of the metaphor in this paragraph?
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Trishna is compared to a night owl to show that they both have excellent hearing and sight.
Trishna is compared to a night owl because both Trishna and the night owl prefer to spend time alone.
Trishna is compared to a night owl because both Trishna and the night owl are extremely intelligent.
Trishna is compared to a night owl to show that they both can stay awake all night long.
8. Which sentence contains an analogy?
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The spelling bee is Sam's favorite event of the year.
The spelling bee is to Sam as the Super Bowl is to a football player.
Sam is the new Geno Smith.
Sam is a human spell-checker.
6. a theme
7. Trishna is compared to a night owl to show that they both can stay awake all night long.
8. The spelling bee is to Sam as the Super Bowl is to a football player.
Use this paragraph from your curriculum to answer questions 9 and 10.
Daniella sat on her bedroom floor, her math book and scrap paper scattered around her. She buried her head in her hands. She couldn't wait until Jorge, her next-door neighbor and math genius, got there. She had texted him a few minutes ago asking if he could come help her study for her math exam, and, as always, he responded right away with an enthusiastic yes. He had helped her out so many times over the last few years.
"Hi!" Daniella said cheerfully, her stress melting away at the sight of her neighbor at her door.
"Hey," Jorge replied as he walked in her room. "Let's get to it!"
"Thank you so much. I know I can always count on you to help me out!". Daniella said as she put her arm around Jorge.
Jorge smiled. "I'm happy to help. Math is sort of my thing, you know."
9. What do the events and the dialogue reveal about Jorge?
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Jorge is reliable.
Jorge is courageous.
Jorge is dishonest.
Jorge is quiet.
10. Which important detail should be included in a summary of this passage?
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Daniella put her arm around Jorge.
Jorge had helped Daniella many times over the last few years.
Daniella's math book and scrap paper were scattered around her.
Jorge was Daniella's next-door neighbo
9. Jorge is reliable.
10. Daniella asked her neighbor Jorge, who is a math genius, to help her study for her math exam, and he gladly agreed because math is "sort of his thing."
Which important detail should be included in a summary of this passage?
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Daniella put her arm around Jorge.
Jorge had helped Daniella many times over the last few years.
Daniella's math book and scrap paper were scattered around her.
Jorge was Daniella's next-door neighbor.
Jorge had helped Daniella many times over the last few years.
Please use the passage below to answer questions 11-12.
Fellowship by Franz Kafka
We are five friends, one day we came out of a house one after the other, first one came and placed himself beside the gate, then the second came, or rather he glided through the gate like a little ball of quicksilver, and placed himself near the first one, then came the third, then the fourth, then the fifth. Finally we all stood in a row. People began to notice us, they pointed at us and said: Those five just came out of that house.
Since then we have been living together, it would be a peaceful life if it weren’t for a sixth one continually trying to interfere. He doesn’t do us any harm, but he annoys us, and that is harm enough; why does he intrude when he is not wanted? We don’t know him and don’t want him to join us.
There was a time, of course, when the five of us did not know one another, either, and it could be said that we still don’t know one another, but what is possible and can be tolerated by the five of us is not possible and cannot be tolerated with this sixth one. In any case, we are five and don’t want to be six. And what is the point of this continual being together anyhow? It is also pointless for the five of us, but here we are together and will remain together; a new combination, however, we do not want, just because of our experiences.
But how is one to make all this clear to the sixth one? Long explanations would almost amount to accepting him in our circle, so we prefer not to explain and not to accept him. No matter how he pouts his lips we push him away with our elbows, but however much we push him away, back he comes.
11. In 3-5 sentences, write a summary of the provided excerpt.
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12. In one to two sentences, identify a theme of the excerpt and explain your choice citing text evidence.
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11. Five friends come out of a house and stand in a row, but an unwanted sixth friend continually tries to join them and annoys them. They do not want him to be part of their group and cannot make this clear to him.
12. One possible theme of the excerpt is exclusion. The five friends refuse to accept the sixth one and do not want him to join their group, going so far as to physically push him away. They are resistant to change and prefer their current group dynamic. This is shown in the text when the narrator says, "In any case, we are five and don’t want to be six. And what is the point of this continual being together anyhow? It is also pointless for the five of us, but here we are together and will remain together; a new combination, however, we do not want, just because of our experiences."
Please use the passage below to answer question 13.
Storm
Like a strong wind, Dad
rises from the clouds, strikes
down the stairs, swift and
sharp and mad as
lightning. Flagrant foul, ref!
he yells to everyone in the
gym. Now he's hail and blizzard.
His face, cold and hard as ice.
His hands pulsing through
the air. His mouth, loud as thunder.
He tackled JB --
this ain't football.
Dad roars in the face
of the ref, while JB
and his attacker do
the eye dance. I want to
join in, offer my squall,
but mom shoots me a look
that says, Stay out of the rain,
son. So, I just watch
as she and Coach chase
Dad's tornado. I watch
as she wraps her arm
around Dad's waist. I watch
as she slowly brings him back
to wind and cloud. I watch
Mom take a tissue from
her purse to wipe her tears,
and the sudden onset of
blood from Dad's nose.
Alexander, Kwame. The Crossover. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
13. In three to five sentences, identify two examples of figurative language from the passage above and explain what each example of figurative language means.
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Two examples of figurative language in the passage are "His face, cold and hard as ice" and "Dad's tornado." The phrase "cold and hard as ice" is a simile that compares Dad's facial expression to ice, suggesting that his anger is severe and unrelenting. The phrase "Dad's tornado" is a metaphor that compares Dad's angry outburst to a tornado, suggesting that he is destructive and uncontrollable. Both figurative language examples add imagery and depth to the description of Dad's emotional state and behavior.
Please use the passage below to answer question 14.
Article # 1 in the Daily News (December 14)
The Reggie Lewis Wildcats
capped off their remarkable season
with a fiery win against
Olive Branch Junior High.
Playing without suspended phenom
Josh Bell didn't seem to faze
Coach Hawkins' undefeated 'Cats.
After a brief melee caused by a hard foul,
Josh's twin, Jordan, led the team,
like GW crossing the Delaware,
to victory, and to their
second straight playoff appearance.
With a first-round bye,
they begin their quest
for the county trophy
next week
against the Independence Red Rockets,
the defending champions,
while playing without
Josh "Filthy McNasty" Bell
the Daily News's
Most Valuable Player.
Alexander, Kwame. The Crossover. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
14. In three to five sentences, identify and explain one example of analogy and one example of allusion. Explain the meaning of each.
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One example of analogy in the passage is "like GW crossing the Delaware" which compares Jordan leading his team to victory despite missing Josh to George Washington leading troops across the Delaware during the Revolutionary War. The analogy highlights Jordan's leadership skills and determination in the face of adversity.
One example of allusion in the passage is "Josh 'Filthy McNasty' Bell, the Daily News's Most Valuable Player" which alludes to the basketball player "Pistol" Pete Maravich who was given the nickname "Mr. Showtime" and is considered one of the best basketball players of all time. The allusion adds an element of humor and exaggeration to Josh's nickname and suggests that he is an exceptional player.