The Drummer Boy of Shiloh

Complete the sentence: Carol's eyes were ________ on the stage where the prima ballerina gracefully moved across the stage.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Complete the sentence: After the blessed sacrament was replaced in the tabernacle, the priest gave a _________ to the assembly.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Stories that take place in the past and include characters that may be basded on real people, and reflect real events.

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What does muted mean?

• divided

• muffled

• combined

• subtracted

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does Joby feel at the beginning of the story?

• sleepy

• calm

• excited

• scared; nervous

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which statement best describes the General's attitude toward Joby?

• He is disappointed in a boy who cries on the eve of a battle.

• He is encouraging to help the boy understand his key role in the battle.

• He is upset thinking that his side will probably lose this battle and eventually lose the war.

• He is angered that his soldiers are not better prepared for battle and yells at them all to shape up now.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Who wrote "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh?"

• Stephanie Meyer

• JK Rowling

• Ray Bradbury

• Ray Lewis

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Why did the General cry?

• He loves his army and just learned that he is being transferred.

• The troops think there will be an easy victory, but he knows better.

• He was injured in the last battle.

• His troops are well trained

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which of the following pieces of evidence best supports the theme that "True courage is overcoming fear, not the absence of it"?

• A. “You want to cry some more, go on ahead. I did the same last night.”

• “Sir, is that you?” he said.

• “I assume it is.” The man’s knees cracked as he bent still closer.

• “Now, boy,” said the General quietly, “you are the heart of the army. Think of that. You’re the heart of the army.”

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

In lines 133-139, the General describes the soldiers as "wild horses on a loose rein" to explain that they are:

• new to riding horses

• inexperienced in battle

• impulsive and uncontrollable

• looking like figures on a carousel

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3