Roald Dahl

7. How was Dahl’s career at the oil company similar to his military career?

• A. Both careers gave Dahl experience as a spy.

• B. Both careers put Dahl in dangerous situations.

• C. Both careers required Dahl to have excellent writing skills.

• D. Both careers presented Dahl with opportunities to learn new skills.

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8. In paragraph 5, the word endless means —

• F. nearing the end

• G. able to end

• H. without end

• J. after the end

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9. The author included the information about Dahl becoming a father to explain —

• A. what types of stories Dahl most enjoyed writing

• B. how Dahl’s children helped him improve his stories

• C. when Dahl decided to become a writer

• D. why Dahl was inspired to write children’s literature

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10. The photographs of two of Dahl’s books after paragraph 3 are included most likely to —

• F. suggest that they were the first stories written by Dahl

• G. encourage the reader to buy the books that Dahl wrote for his daughters

• H. show which books Dahl wrote while he was a spy

• J show examples of Dahl’s books that the reader may recognize

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11. The author organizes the selection by —

• A. listing Dahl’s accomplishments as a writer

• B. comparing Dahl’s life as a fighter pilot to his life as a writer

• C. describing Dahl’s life from his childhood through his adulthood

• D. explaining how Dahl’s job at the Shell Oil Company led to new discoveries

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12. Which sentence from the selection best shows that Dahl was a daring person?

• F. While Dahl may be best known as an author of famous children’s books, he also had an interesting life unrelated to his writing.

• G. Before he started writing, he traveled to other countries, flew fighter planes, and worked as a spy

• H. Dahl soon learned that Africa had many new things to see.

• J. The mystery stories were quite popular

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