QPA 1

Who is the narrator of the selection?

• A. Dad

• B. David

• C. Aunt Claudia

• D. Dad's Cousin

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How do you know this passage is written in first person?

• Use evidence from the passage

• to support your answer

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

In the father's poem, the simile "sunsets like fire" means-

• F. the temperature is hot

• G. the sky is the color of flames

• H. he can see fire in the distance

• J. the sunsets are difficult to watch

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CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The rhyming words fast and last in the poem emphasize that-

• A. the poet wants the sun to stay up longer

• B. the poet is impatient for the summer to end

• C. the poet knows he will never return to Lisbon

• D. the poet does not want his time in Lisbon to end

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

What can the reader conclude about Misty's owners?

• F. They are concerned about Misty.

• G. Misty is not often allowed to play in the park.

• H. The parents make the children walk the dog often.

• J. The children care more about the dog than their parents do.

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

When Chester and his family realize that Misty is missing, they-

• A. work together to find her

• B. decide to split up to look for her

• C. argue where she liked to go

• D. accuse each other of letting her run away

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which sentence best shows the Walker family's conflict in the story?

• F. Chester ran into his older brother Trent's room, and he tried to shake him awake.

• G. Trent rolled over and pulled the blankets over his head, but Chester was relentless.

• H. Trent finally opened his eyes and groggily asked Chester what all the shaking was about.

• J. When Chester informed him that their dog, Misty, was missing. Trent jumped out of bed and the two boys ran out of the house in their pajamas.

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

The main purpose of this selection is to-

• A. explain constellations and their uses

• B. describe the myths of Ancient Greece

• C. show how to make a map of the night sky

• D. compare using a map to using the stars for travel

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

The author most likely included the drawings of the constellation Orion to help the reader understand=

• F. hard-to-find constellations

• G. what Greek myths were about

• H. why constellations are named

• J. what a constellation looks like

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CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

The details about stars in paragraph 2 support the idea that-

• A. all star patterns are easy to spot

• B. Orion's Belt includes the North Star

• C. stars are arranged in patterns that never change

• D. using a telescope helps you look closely at the stars

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1