Day 10 ELA CRM 1.1

How does the setting of the tree contribute to the plot? 

• Ⓐ It is the reason that the Box-Zip can’t land on the planet Earth

• Ⓑ It shows them how to get Box-Zip to land on the planet Klugger.

• Ⓒ It leads to Dr. Tank and Shine getting purple frozen beverages.  

• Ⓓ It helps Dr. Tank and Shine accelerate to warp speed seven blinkers.

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2. Why is meeting the creature Mortimer important to the story’s plot? 

• Ⓐ It leads to Dr. Tank and Shine learning why they are stuck. 

• Ⓑ It leads to Dr. Tank and Shine getting Box-Zip stuck in a tree. 

• Ⓒ It leads to Dr. Tank getting a purple frozen beverage for Shine.

• Ⓓ It leads to Dr. Tank and Shine doing a trail run to Klugger and back. 

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How does Mortimer telling Dr. Tank and Shine to rock back and forth       contribute to the plot of the story? 

• Ⓐ It helps develop the characters in the story. 

• Ⓑ It leads to a new problem being introduced. 

• Ⓒ It leads to the conflict being introduced in the story.

• Ⓓ It helps the characters solve the conflict within the story.  

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This question has two parts. First answer Part A and then answer Part B. 

Part A: What main conflict is Dr. Tank and Shine trying to solve? 

• Ⓐ They cannot get the Box-Zip to land on Earth.

• Ⓑ They are trying to get purple frozen beverages. 

• Ⓒ They want the Box-Zip to accelerate to five blinkers.

• Ⓓ They cannot get the Box-Zip to accelerate through galaxies. 

Part B: Select a piece of evidence from the text that supports your response to Part A : They cannot get the Box-Zip to land on Earth.

• Ⓐ “The world was a distorted blur of colorful motion.”

• Ⓑ “‘Accelerate to warp times five blinkers,’ Dr. Tank advised.” 

• Ⓒ “Now he regretted not letting Shine get a purple frozen beverage on Klugger.”

• Ⓓ “Every time they attempted landing on that bizarre planet they could only get so close.” 

Read this sentence from the passage. 

To prove their successful landing the robots had photographs made with the Earth creature, whose name turned out to be Mortimer.

What is the meaning of the word successful as it is used in the sentence? 

• Ⓐ It was full of success.

• Ⓑ It was without success. 

• Ⓒ It was the most success.

• Ⓓ It was a person who has success.

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Read this sentence from the passage.  

“But, honestly, I think we’ll figure out the problem with this silly machine today.”

What is the meaning of the word honestly as it is used in this sentence? 

• Ⓐ full of honesty

• Ⓑ in an honest way

• Ⓒ not in an honest way

• Ⓓ as one who is honest

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Read this sentence from the passage.  

“The robots looked at each other doubtfully.”

What is the meaning of the word doubtfully as it is used in this sentence?

• Ⓐ full of doubt

• Ⓑ in a way without doubt

• Ⓒ having the most doubt

• Ⓓ in way that was full of doubt

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