Pax Chapter 1 Comprehension Quiz

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6th Grade
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Julie Kennedy
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read this sentence from paragraph 1.
He stretched up from his boy’s lap and sniffed at threads of scent leaking in through the window, which told him they were now traveling into woodlands.
The figurative language in the sentence emphasizes the —
fox’s ability to know where they are
fox’s dislike of being in the car
way the boy feels about the fox
way the fox feels about the woodlands
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The word sensitive comes from the Latin word sentire, which means “to feel or perceive.” What does sensitive mean as it is used in paragraph 1?
Able to understand how other animals feel
Able to have deep feelings or emotions
Able to perceive small changes in the environment
Able to see things for a long distance
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Select the TWO inferences that can be made from the information in paragraph 7.
The boy and his father will soon be separated
The boy’s comfort is very important to the fox.
The fox’s comfort is very important to the boy.
The fox does not know the boy very well.
The boy is going somewhere away from home.
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RI.7.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Read this sentence from paragraph 10.
The car juddered to a full stop and tilted off to the right, a cloud of dust rising beyond the window.
What is another correct way to write this sentence?
The car juddered to a full stop, tilted off to the right, and a cloud of dust rising beyond the window.
When the car juddered to a full stop and tilted off to the right, a cloud of dust rose beyond the window.
The car juddered to a full stop and tilted off to the right. A cloud of dust rising beyond the window.
The car juddered to a full stop and then it tilted off to the right when a cloud of dust rose beyond the window.
Tags
CCSS.RI.4.5
CCSS.RI.5.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What effect does the point of view have on the reader in paragraph 10?
It allows you to see what the fox is feeling and smelling, but prevents you from understanding what the people are doing or saying.
It allows you to understand what the boy and his father are saying and feeling but it prevents you from seeing what the fox's feelings are.
It allows you to hear and understand the feelings of all three characters.
It prevents you from really seeing or understanding what anyone is saying or feeling.
Tags
CCSS.RL.1.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Select the two statements that can be determined about the fox from his reaction in paragraphs 10–11.
He is very trusting of the boy.
He likes the boy’s father.
He is not easily scared or upset.
He studies his humans carefully.
He enjoys being in the woods.
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.1
CCSS.RI.6.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.6.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
In paragraph 11, the Latin prefix dis- signifies what in the word displease?
Emphasis on
Same as
Opposite of
More of
Tags
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
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