RL 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 & 6.4

Henry swung open the heavy metal door of the warehouse and stepped inside, carrying a large black plastic garbage bag over his shoulder. He walked up to a large desk, where a woman greeted him. "Morning, Henry," she said. "Looks like you got a big bag today, young man!"

Henry smiled, "You bet! Actually, I think this will be my last bag. I should have enough for the ticket after this."

The woman shook her head. "I've never seen anyone your age work so hard to watch an old man play guitar. I will never understand. Go put your bag on the scale."

Henry walked over and dropped his bag onto a large metal scale next to the woman's desk. The cans in the bag crunched and rattled as the bag settled. The weight flashed up on the digital screen, and Henry smiled. "I knew it!" he yelled. "That's all I'm going to need!"

The woman opened a cash register and began counting out Henry's earnings. "Go throw your bag in the recycling bin," she said. "You know, I'm going to miss seeing you around here."

"I'll miss you too," Henry said, "but I sure won't miss digging around in the garbage for cans. It's too much work!"

"Well, you wanted something, and you worked hard until you got it. You should be proud of yourself."

"I am," said Henry, "and when I see G.G. Johnson play tomorrow night, I'm going to know what he means when he sings about working!"

Why does the woman say that Henry should be proud of himself?

• A. because he has worked hard to complete a task

• B. because he has helped save the environment

• C. because he is always helping other people

• D. because he is the best guitar player she knows

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Henry swung open the heavy metal door of the warehouse and stepped inside, carrying a large black plastic garbage bag over his shoulder. He walked up to a large desk, where a woman greeted him. "Morning, Henry," she said. "Looks like you got a big bag today, young man!"

Henry smiled, "You bet! Actually, I think this will be my last bag. I should have enough for the ticket after this."

The woman shook her head. "I've never seen anyone your age work so hard to watch an old man play guitar. I will never understand. Go put your bag on the scale."

Henry walked over and dropped his bag onto a large metal scale next to the woman's desk. The cans in the bag crunched and rattled as the bag settled. The weight flashed up on the digital screen, and Henry smiled. "I knew it!" he yelled. "That's all I'm going to need!"

The woman opened a cash register and began counting out Henry's earnings. "Go throw your bag in the recycling bin," she said. "You know, I'm going to miss seeing you around here."

"I'll miss you too," Henry said, "but I sure won't miss digging around in the garbage for cans. It's too much work!"

"Well, you wanted something, and you worked hard until you got it. You should be proud of yourself."

"I am," said Henry, "and when I see G.G. Johnson play tomorrow night, I'm going to know what he means when he sings about working!"

Henry decides to stop working when

• A. he gets sick of digging through garbage.

• B. he has paid back the money he owes.

• C. he has earned the money he needs.

• D. he needs to go back to school.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

A Wolf found great difficulty in getting at the sheep that were protected by the shepherd and his dogs. But one day it found the skin of a sheep that had been shaved and thrown aside, so it put in on over its own fur and strolled down among the sheep. The Lamb that belonged to the sheep, whose skin the Wolf was wearing, began to follow the Wolf in the Sheep's clothing. So, leading the Lamb a little apart, he soon made a meal off her, and for some time he succeeded in deceiving the sheep, and enjoying hearty meals.

What is the main theme of this passage?

• A. Wolves are very creative and sneaky.

• B. Good cannot always overcome evil.

• C. Hunger can drive animals to do crazy things.

• D. Appearances can be deceptive.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

King Midas wants more and more gold and is finally granted his wish: Everything he touches will turn to gold. The Midas touch! He is ecstatic, as even the flowers become gold under his powerful touch. Unfortunately, when King Midas touches his daughter, she turns into a gold statue, and it is at that moment he realizes that all the gold in the world does not compare to his daughter or her love.

What is the main theme of this passage?

• A. Gold is worth more than love.

• B. Golden statues are expensive.

• C. Be careful what you wish for.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Tina was not in the mood to be helping her Mom paint her bedroom.However, her mom told her that if she wanted hot pink bedroom walls, she

would have to help. The main problem was that Tina’s mom was such a perfectionist that it would take forever! Tina asked if they could split the room in half, with each of them painting two walls. To her surprise, her Mom agreed!

Tina didn’t waste any time with her two walls. Except for a couple of mistakes where her roller of paint hit the ceiling, she was pleased with how nice her two walls of wet paint looked. Her mom, who was just finishing her first wall, told her she could go to a movie with her friend as promised.

After the movie, Tina invited her friend to see her new hot pink colored room. When she walked in, she couldn’t believe what she saw. In front of her were two

walls that looked just as she had imagined they would; those were the two walls her mom had painted. The two walls she had painted, though, didn’t look so hot. Instead

of being a bright solid pink, she saw a lot of areas where she did not use enough paint, so bits of the previous white wall color showed through. Tina couldn’t deny the fact that she would have to apply another coat of paint to the walls she had done.

What is a theme of this passage?

• A. Splitting the room in half can be a good way to tackle a painting job.

• B. It’s better to do things right the first time.

• C. If you have a good suggestion, adults will agree with it.

• D. Painting a room can be a time-consuming task.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Josie was upset with herself. When she started the test, she was nervous that everything she had studied would slip from her mind. Therefore, she had only skimmed the directions. Because she did not read the directions

thoroughly, she missed the fact that there was a second step to be completed for every question. When Mr. Baxter returned the test, Josie was shocked to

see that she had earned a failing grade on it. She answered every single question correctly, but had simply failed to do the second task! This was the first time she had ever failed a test. Before Josie knew it, she was in tears.

Josie’s teacher pulled her into the hall to console her. “Josie, don’t beat yourself up about this. It’s good that you care, but you need to remember that

it’s just one test. You’re not going to fail the class because of your grade on this one test. Besides, I figure everyone has a bad day every now and then, so I always drop each student’s lowest score when figuring grades.”

Josie brightened a bit. “Well, I guess I should be glad it happened in your class then. This will make me read the directions carefully from now on.”

What is a theme of this text?

• a. Crying is a sign of weakness.

• b. Mistakes are okay as long as you learn from them.

• c. A failing grade is not worth crying over.

• d. It’s important to console others when they are upset.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

“Once upon a time, there were three bears. There was a Daddy Bear, who was very big, a Mama Bear, who was middle-sized, and a Baby Bear, who was very small. They all lived together in a little cottage in the middle of the woods."

This is an example of . . .

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Rising Action

• Resolution

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CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Soon after this the three bears returned. Father bear looked down on his bowl. “Someone's been eating my porridge,” he growled. Mother bear looked down on her bowl. “And someone's been eating my porridge too,” she said. And then baby bear cried, “And someone's been eating my porridge and at it's all gone!”

This is an example of . . .

• Rising Action

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Conflict

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The Field Trip

It was still dark when the school bus pulled out of the school parking lot. Most of the students inside rested their heads against the windows, trying to fall asleep. The students had an hour ride ahead of them, and they weren't used to getting up that early.

When they pulled into the parking lot of their destination, the Washington Natural History Museum, the sun was above the trees, revealing a beautiful spring morning. The students looked out at the enormous building they were about to enter. Energy flowed through their bodies and took away the last traces of sleepiness.

Joel and Manuel headed together into the prehistoric portion of the museum. Here, the fossilized skeleton of a gigantic Tyrannosaurus rex towered overhead. Manuel felt how the beast could have eaten him in one bite. A large, winged pterodactyl hung from the ceiling. It could have swooped down and carried him off as easily as he carried his notebook.

The sun was beating down when the students left the museum. The temperature had climbed, warming up the day considerably. The energy the students received by being in such an exciting and interesting place slowly began to leak away. Each student climbed back onto the bus, ready again to sleep during the return trip home.

Which of these statements best describes the way the setting makes Manuel feel when he and Joel are in the prehistoric portion of the museum?

• A. It makes him feel important.

• B. It makes him feel angry.

• C. It makes him feel bored.

• D. It makes him feel small.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Bryan lay in bed, very sick, with a thermometer extending from his mouth and a cool, wet rag resting on his forehead. The curtains were drawn shut, but because they were thin, sunlight still streamed into the room. Bryan's eyes ached from the glare. His mother was running a humidifier in the room, causing the air to be thick and wet. Bryan was sure this air was much harder to breathe than normal air, but his mom insisted. She had rubbed mentholated gel under his nose and on his chest, and the vapors made him nauseous. I can't take it, Bryan thought to himself. I'm going to have to do something!

Bryan's mother walked into the room and withdrew the thermometer from his mouth. "How are you feeling?" she asked.

"Better," Bryan replied, trying to smile. "Think I'll be ready to go to school after lunch!"

Based on information in the selection, the reader can tell that the story takes place

• A. at midnight.

• B. in the morning.

• C. after lunch.

• D. in the evening.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3