Benchmark Review 4

PART A:

Which sentence is a theme of the passage?

• Greed can make one overlook treasures in life.

• Self-control can help one gain perspective.

• Disbelief can lead to a lack of motivation.

• Optimism leads to positive outcomes.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

PART B:

Which quotation supports the answer to PART A?

• "...on one side of the hollow, the herd-boy tending the cattle nearest to me was sitting among the grass and singing with all his might."

• "Then the boy near me gave a glance to his own cattle, which were quietly grazing on the slope, a little below him, and went on with his knitting."

• "But although I asked him again, and offered to help him hunt it, he would tell me nothing."

• "'So the shepherd laid the flower on the table, and went to work and filled his pockets with the gold and diamonds.'"

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How does the phrase "rattled of the stitches" affect the meaning of paragraph 6?

• It emphasizes the narrator's desire to continue talking to Otto.

• It emphasizes Otto's focus in the midst of Hans's distractions.

• It emphasizes Hans's frustration with the narrator's questions.

• It emphasizes Otto's disappointment in Hans's herding skills.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which two quotations support the inference that Otto often must help Hans?

• "They were near each other, but not on the same pasture, for there was a deep hollow, or dell, between."

• "He lifted his head, looked across to the opposite pasture and cried out, 'Hans! The cows!'"

• "'I suppose the cattle over on the other pasture don't know their boy? He has not got them all out of the woods yet.'"

• "When he had no more, he stuck his hands in his pockets and whistled loudly, to draw Otto's attention; but the latter pretended not to hear."

• "His cattle, this time, were not straying; but neither did he appear to be minding them in the least."

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

How do paragraphs 8-12 affect the development of the passage?

• They develop Hans's belief that the key-flower is nearby.

• They highlight a shared experience between Hans and the narrator.

• They reveal Hans's lack of interest in the narrator's intentions.

• The reveal the narrator's interest in finding the key-flower.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does the phrase "plucked up heart" mean in paragraph 21?

• swallowed pride

• gathered courage

• followed advice

• accepted facts

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

How does the setting of the open pasture help shape the plot of the passage?

• It provides unlimited possibilities for finding the key-flower.

• It leads to the conflict of the characters losing cattle from their herds.

• It confirms the narrator's doubts about the key-flower.

• It leads to a solution by offering herding jobs for the characters.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does the author develop Otto's point of view in the passage?

• by describing the way his peer

  reacts to him.

• by including dialogue to reveal his thoughts

• by revealing his previous experiences

• by detailing his daily rituals and habits

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which quotation supports the inference the narrator can be cunning?

• "Then I turned to the other side to discover what Hans was doing."

• He appeared also to be a little surprised; but probably he reflected that I was a stranger, and could not be expected to know everything..."

• "But I wanted to know what Otto had heard of the story, and therefore said to him, 'I wish you would tell me.'"

• "'Now he had been over on the ground a hundred times before band had never seen anything of the kind.'"

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6