TN REady Practice 1-18

1. Part A: The author says that Nagaina "flew like an arrow down the path." What figure of speech is this description?

• metaphor

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

1. Part B: Which example from the text uses same figure of speech as the answer in Part A?

• She goes like a whiplash flicked across a horse's neck.

• She flew off her nest as Nagaina came along...

• Then the grass by the mouth of the hole stopped waving...

• Rikki-tikki shook some of the dust out of his fur and sneezed.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

Which part of the story does this passage most likely represent?

• the exposition

• the falling action

• the climax

• the development

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Part A: Which literary theme do Rikki- tikki's actions illustrate?

• creativity

• friendship

• courage

• wisdom

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Part B: Which excerpts from the text BEST supports the answer to Part A? Choose two options.

• Rikki-tikki knew that he must catch her, or all the trouble would begin again.

• His little white teeth were clenched on her tail, and he went down with her...

• ... Darzee said: "It is all over, Rikki-tikki! We must sing his death- song."

• So he sang a very mournful song that he made up all on the spur of the minute...

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CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Which of the following is the conflict that MOST CLEARLY drives the action in this paragraph?

• a conflict between Jason and his mother

• a conflict between Jason's habit of waking up late and his desire to make the bus

• a conflict between Jason and his alarm clock

• a conflict between Jason's desire to do well i school and his desire to sleep

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5. How do readers know that this story is told from the third-person point of view?

• The narrator is not a character in the story.

• The narrator participates in the action.

• The story is told by Jason himself.

• The mother appears in the story.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which prediction is MOST REASONABLE, based on the passage?

• Jason will decide to walk to school in the future.

• Jason will never miss the bus again.

• Jason will miss the bus another day

• Jason's mother will stop waking him up.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which excerpt from the text BEST supports the answer to Part A?

• Jason woke up to the sound of his mother calling his name.

• "Not again!" he groaned

• His bus was going to be there in five minutes!

• He heard the sound of his bus as it drove away without him

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

7. How would the story MOST LIKELY be different if it were told from Jason's point of view?

• It would tell what happens when he gets to school

• It would include additional characters.

• It would show Jason's thoughts and feelings.

• It would describe Jason's room in more detail.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6