Unit 2 Midunit Common Assessment Review Game

Hypothesize which of the following best describes the theme of “Little Things are Big.”

• People need to remain guarded in unfamiliar or scary situations in order to protect themselves.

• Puerto Rican culture stresses that people should be kind and friendly towards one another.

• It is important not to lose sight of one's values in an uncertain situation, even when one is afraid of the outcome.

• Little events can have big impacts on people but they rarely change how people act in the moment.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Deduce what type of figurative language is present in the following line from “Little Things are Big.”

“Would the stairs be angered by their weight?”

• Personification

• Pathetic Fallacy

• Idiom

• Metaphor

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the personification “the cold air slapped my warm face” used in paragraph 4 mean?

• The air punished him for not helping the mother.

• The air was so cold it hurt him.

• The air was refreshing after the warm subway ride.

• The air felt shocking to him after he was thinking deeply.

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

After reading the following moral of “Little Things Are Big,” choose the BEST piece of text evidence to support it.

Moral: Always lend a helping hand to those in need.

• Courtesy is important to us Puerto Ricans. And here I was, hours past midnight, and the white lady with the baby in her arm, a suitcase and two white children badly needing someone to help her.

• Two children, a boy and a girl about three and five years old trailed after her. Her suitcase looked like it was about to run off.

• And there I was also preparing to get off at Atlantic Avenue. I couldn’t help but imagine the steep, long concrete stairs going down to the Long Island Railroad and up to the street.

• Anyway, at Nevins Street I saw her preparing to get off at the next station, Atlantic Avenue.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

If “Little Things Are Big” was a drama, which of the following would be a prop?

• The train

• A suitcase

• Concrete steps/stairs

• The actors’ clothes

• Seats on the train

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Extract two words from “Time to get jiggly with it, Fat Bear Week is upon us” that demonstrate a silly and lighthearted connotation.

• Rippling and spring

• Plump and chubbers

• Packing and pounds

• Roly-poly and lean

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Based on the article, “Time to get jiggly with it…,” which can most likely be inferred about the chubby bear contest?

• The park rangers have been overfeeding the bears

• The bears have more food than ever before in Katmai

• People can find and enjoy humor in ordinary situations

• The contest will likely spread to other nations around the world

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Articulate the difference between the subject and the central idea of “Time to get jiggly with it, Fat Bear Week is upon us”?

• The subject is Alaska while the main idea is the fat bear crisis in a national park in Alaska.

• The subject is bears while the main idea is the amount of salmon bears can eat in Alaska before they go into hibernation

• The subject is obesity while the main idea is there is a fat bear competition in Alaska and the most obese bear wins.

• The subject is Fat Bear Week while the main idea is there is a competition in Alaska for the Fattest Bear as they prepare for hibernation in the winter.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Which of the following best changes the bolded sentence in “Time to get jiggly with it, Fat Bear Week is upon us” to employ the literary technique of euphemism?

• The passed away bruiser

• The small bear bruiser

• The fatty pants bruiser

• The big-boned bruiser

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Which of the following would be considered a subjective statement when summarizing “Time to get jiggly with it, Fat Bear Week is upon us”?

• There is a yearly competition in Katmai National Park for the fattest bear before hibernation begins.

• The winner in 2018 was 409 Beadnose, a plump mother bear.

• Otis, the runner-up was the fan favorite because he truly deserved to win.

• Putting on weight helps the brown bears in Katmai survive the harsh winter months.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2