Smog City

Which statement best expresses the theme of "Smog City"?

• Helping others helps ourselves.

• Good friends make everything better.

• Protecting our planet protects our future.

• Returning to places we love brings happiness.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

Which detail from the text gives the reader the best clue that the narrator is not a human being?

• "When you're hungry, nothing tastes as good as the emissions from a diesel engine." (Paragraph 1)

• "I take my umbrella from my pocket, open it up, and listen as the raindrops bounce noisily off the acid resistant shelter." (Paragraph 4)

• "I've been told that it is still beautiful, even now, with the waves breaking against the shore, but I'm no judge of that." (Paragraph 12)

• "I sit down on one of the gnarled and twisted logs scattered on the beach." (Paragraph 16)

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

What does the word "bulletin" mean as it is used in paragraph 2?

• cork board

• report

• song

• weapon

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

How does the following sentence add to the reader's understanding of the text?

"People do still come to the city, still driving in their cars, spewing carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, and particulates into the air." (Paragraph 12)

• It supports the idea that people's actions are one of the main causes of air pollution.

• It supports the idea that people do not like breathing in the smoke from other cars.

• It supports the idea that people should not drive cars because they are dangerous.

• It supports the idea that chemistry experiments are bad for the natural world.

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CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

What does the narrator most likely mean when he says, "I liked the way she called me 'mister.' Like I was one of them, a real person." (Paragraph 16)

• He liked that Emily treated him with respect.

• He liked that Emily turned him into a human.

• He liked that Emily brought him home with her.

• He liked that Emily asked about his life as a machine.

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which statement best describes how Emily feels about Vancouver?

• She feels proud of how much the city has changed for the better.

• She is relieved that she no longer has to visit the city.

• She is frightened of the crowds and the noise in the city.

• She is disappointed about how polluted the air in the city is.

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3