"What Happened During the Ice Storm" - Review

This word means to appear shiny or wet.

Tree branches ___________ like glass.

• harvest

• glazed

• livestock

• clinging

• glistened

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

This word means the action of gathering a ripened crop

Some farmers went ice-skating down the gravel roads with clubs to ____________ the pheasants that sat helplessly in the roadside ditches.

• harvest

• glazed

• livestock

• clinging

• glistened

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

This word means to coat something, as for ceramics or metal.

And the pheasants looked like unborn birds __________ in egg white.

• harvest

• glazed

• livestock

• clinging

• glistened

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

This word refers to any animals that are kept for use or profit.

Farmers moved their ______ into the barns, and most animals were safe.

• harvest

• glazed

• livestock

• clinging

• glistened

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CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.6

This word means to hold on tightly or tenaciously.

They ran across the slippery fields, unsure of their footing, the ice _________ to their skin as they made their way toward the blurry lights of the house.

• harvest

• glazed

• livestock

• clinging

• glistened

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Which sentence from "What Happened During the Ice Storm" is an example of a simple sentence?

• People said when things outside started to shine with ice.

• Farmers moved their livestock into the barns, and most animals were safe.

• Some farmers went ice-skating down the gravel roads with clubs to harvest the pheasants that sat helplessly in the roadside ditches.

• The boys slid their feet along slowly, trying not to break the ice that covered the snow.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Which sentence from "What Happened During the Ice Storm" is an example of a complex sentence?

• One winter there was a freezing rain.

• Tree branches glistened like glass.

• The boys slid their feet along slowly, trying not to break the ice that covered the snow.

• The grass seeds looked like little yolks inside gelatin whites.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which sentence from "What Happened During the Ice Storm" is a compound sentence?

• Ice thickened on the windows until everything outside blurred.

• Farmers moved their livestock into the barns, and most animals were safe.

• They stood over the pheasants, turning their own heads, looking at each other, each expecting the other to do something.

• Ice was hardening on the boys’ caps and coats.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Which sentence from "What Happened During the Ice Storm" is a compound and complex sentence?

• Some of them lifted their heads and turned them from side to side, but they were blindfolded with ice and didn’t flush.

• To pounce on a pheasant, or to yell Bang!

• He was taking off his coat, the thin layer of ice splintering in flakes as he pulled his arms from the sleeves.

• Now the boys felt the rain soaking through their shirts and freezing.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which two words best describe the boys?

• hungry and cold

• innocent and uncertain

• playful and adventurous

• wild and violent

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.4