All the Broken Pieces

Where is Matt Pin originally from?

• China
• The Philippines
• Malaysia 
• Vietnam

What is Matt's baby brother's name?

• Johnny
• Tommy
• Donny
• Ronnie

Who is the person that convinced Matt to try out for his school's baseball team?

• Matt's brother
• Matt's mother
• Matt's father
• Jeff

What is a recurring insult that the bullies on the baseball team call Matt?

• "Frog-Face"
• "Dweeb"
• "Slow-Poke"
• "Lint-Licker"

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Matt's real father...

• ...is an American who was left behind in Vietnam to help Matt's familiy. 
• ...was a war hero that died trying to defend Matt's village from an attack. 
• ...told his mom that he would come back for them, but never did. 
• ...is actually former White Sox closer, Bobby Jenks. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.W.7.1B

Find the Figurative Language!
"The game between 
the Lynbrook Lions
and the Plymouth Pirates–
our biggest rivals–is about to begin."

• Alliteration
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Personification

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Find the Figurative Language!
"These pitches sail
through the air and drop
at the batter's feet
like a wounded bird."

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Idiom

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Find the Figurative Language!
"In less than five minutes, the Lions have pounded the pirates to dust."

• Simile
• Alliteration
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia 

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Find the Figurative Language!
"And right there in that moment, rain, like a thousand bullets, bounces around me."

• Simile
• Idiom
• Hyperbole
• Onomatopoeia 

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Find the Figurative Language!
"Scars run in every direction on Christopher's face."

• Hyperbole
• Idiom
• Simile
• Personification

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4