The One and Only Ivan CH 1-9 (pages 1-19)

Look at the following text from the story.

"Humans waste words. They toss them like banana peels and leave them to rot."

What kind of figurative language did the author use?

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

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CCSS.L.4.5A

What does Ivan compare chimps to?

• wild horses

• barking dogs

• ill mannered clowns

• slippery seals

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.RL.4.3

Look at the following text from the story.

"Humans speak too much. They chatter like chimps. Crowding the world with their noise even when they have nothing to say."

What kind of figurative language did the author use?

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

Look at the following text from the story.

"Gorillas are patient as stones. Humans not so much."

What kind of figurative language did the author use?

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

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CCSS.L.4.5A

Where does the story take place?

• a jungle

• a zoo

• a mall

• an amuzement park

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CCSS.RL.4.3

Read the following sentence from the story.

"After our show, humans forage through the stores."

What does the word forage mean?

• a wooded area where animals live

• jog or run

• search or look through

• try to escape

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.4

Read the following sentence from the story.

"The freeway billboard has a drawing of Mack in his clown clothes, and Stella on her hind legs, and an angry animal with fierce eyes and unkempt hair."

What does the word unkempt mean?

• angry

• messy

• neatly combed

• thin

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.4

Read the following sentences from the text.

"At present, I do not have any gorilla friends.

My domain is made of thick glass and rusty metal and rough cement."

What inference can you make based on this information?

• Ivan enjoys eating bananas.

• Ivan likes to draw.

• Ivan loves his home.

• Ivan is lonely and is not completely happy in his domain.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

How does Ivan describe himself?

• fierce and funny

• never angry

• wild and untamed

• clumsy

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

From what point of view is this novel written? (Please take a moment to look back in the text for clues!)

• first person

• third person

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CCSS.RL.4.6