The Game of Silence Quiz

At the beginning of the story, Omakayas is playing the game of silence with her brother. The author describes her words as buzzing bees caught in her throat. What does this say about Omakayas?

• She is sick.

• She sounds like an insect.

• She cannot swallow, but needs to.

• She really wants to speak, but cannot.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

What does Omakayas think of her brother while they are playing?

• He is scary.

• He is curious.

• He is pleasant.

• He is annoying.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.9B

The narrator says that it had been raining heavily ever since the raggedy people visited Omakayas’s family. How does the rain affect the story?

• It builds a peaceful mood.

• It causes Pinch to stay by his mother’s side

• It makes the mood gloomy.

• It makes the characters in the story leave their home.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

Why did each of the children receive a prize after playing the game of silence?

• so they could learn how to share with each other

• so they could be comforted before losing their home

• so the losers could feel better about the results of the game

• so they could have something to do while the adults talked

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.2

Why does the author use non-English words in the story?

• to truly represent the Native American characters

• to clearly show where Native Americans lived

• to add mystery for the reader

• to surprise the reader

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.4

I meandered through the mall taking my time looking at all the clothes in the windows. What does the word meandered mean?

• hurried

• wandered

• ran

• jogged

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.4

If you have trouble understanding a word in a passage or sentence of a story, you may want to read previous words or the end of the sentence to determine what the word means. What is this strategy known as?

• text messaging

• context clues

• content origins

• scanning

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RF.4.4C

At the restaurant we were offered a variety of beverages, like milk and ice tea. What does the word beverages mean?

• bread

• drinks

• silverware

• milk

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.4

When I fell off the trampoline, I fractured my arm and wore a cast. What does fractured mean?

• rested

• avoided

• broke

• looked at

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.4

What do you call a word that has the opposite meaning of another word?

• homonym

• synonym

• antonym

• explanation

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CCSS.L.4.5C