ELA Review Quester 1

Read the sentence below.

Armani's heart dropped as soon as she saw Bugger reading Sealy's journal. "No one messes with my little sister," she thought to herself. She knew right then what she had to do. She marched right up to Bugger and snatched Sealy's journal out of his hands. "You better leave my sister and her belongings alone. Do you understand me?" She yelled. Bugger's lips quivered and his eyes began to water as Armani scolded him.

What do these sentences suggest about how Armani treats Sealy.

• Armani bullies Sealy

• Armani is protective of Sealy.

• Armani does not act like she cares about Sealy.

• Armani is disrespectful towards Seally.

Read the sentences below.

Armani's heart dropped as soon as she saw Bugger reading Sealy's journal. "No one messes with my little sister," she thought to herself. She knew right then what she had to do. She marched right up to Bugger and snatched Sealy's journal out of his hands. "You better leave my sister and her belongings alone. Do you understand me?" She yelled. Bugger's lips quivered and his eyes began to water as Armani scolded him.

How would the sentences be DIFFERENT if it was written from Bugger's point of view?

• There would be less description of what Armani is thinking.

• There would be less description of what Bugger is thinking.

• There would be more description of what Armani is thinking.

• There would be more description of what all the characters are thinking.

Read the sentences below.

Armani's heart dropped as soon as she saw Bugger reading Sealy's journal. "No one messes with my little sister," she thought to herself. She knew right then what she had to do. She had to get her journal back from him.

Based on the sentences, which character does the underlined pronoun refer to?

• Bugger

• Sealy

• Armani

• Mama Jean

Read the sentences below.

My heart dropped as soon as I saw Bugger reading Sealy's journal. "No one messes with my little sister," I thought to myself. I knew right then what I had to do. I marched right up to Bugger and snatched Sealy's journal out of his hands. "You better leave my sister and her belongings alone. Do you understand me?" I yelled. Bugger's lips quivered and his eyes began to water as I scolded him.

Based on the type of narrator in the passage, what information is the reader missing?

• A.

  What Bugger is thinking as he is reading Sealy's journal

• B.

  What Armani thinks about Bugger reading Sealy's journal

• C.

  Why Bugger stole Sealy's journal

• D.

  Both A and C

Read the sentences below.

Armani's blood began to boil as soon as she saw Bugger reading Sealy's journal. "No one messes with my little sister," she thought to herself. She knew right then what she had to do. She marched right up to Bugger and snatched Sealy's journal out of his hands. "You better leave my sister and her belongings alone. Do you understand me?" She yelled. Bugger's lips quivered and his eyes began to water as Armani scolded him.

Based on the passage, how are Armani's feelings different than Bugger's feelings?

• Armani is upset, and Bugger is angry.

• Armani is angry, and Bugger is upset.

• Armani is happy, and Bugger is angry.

• Armani is excited, and Bugger is upset.

Read the sentences below.

"It's all my fault! I should have told my family the truth about the evacuation, but instead I was too worried about my birthday party!" Armani sobbed. She wished more than anything she could go back in time and warn her family about the hurricane. Maybe then things would be different. Maybe Memaw wouldn't have died. Maybe Cricket wouldn't have fallen off the roof. Maybe Georgie and Daddy wouldn't be missing. Maybe Khayla wouldn't be sick. Maybe her whole family would have been okay if she would have just told them the truth.

Based on the sentences, which statement best shows how the events are related?

• They show that Armani's lie helped her family avoid the hurricane.

• They demonstrate that Armani's lie helped her get a new dog.

• They demonstrate that Armani was able to go back in time and change the events.

• They show that Armani's lie caused her family to be harmed by the hurricane.

Read the sentences.

Armani's heart dropped as soon as she saw Bugger reading Sealy's journal. "No one messes with my little sister," she thought to herself. She knew right then what she had to do. She marched right up to Bugger and snatched Sealy's journal out of his hands. "You better leave my sister and her belongings alone. Do you understand me?" She yelled. Bugger's lips quivered and his eyes began to water as Armani scolded him.

How would the sentences look if they were written in first person point of view from Bugger's perspective?

• My heart dropped as soon as I saw Bugger reading Sealy's journal. "No one messes with my little sister," I thought to myself. I knew right then what I had to do. I marched right up to Bugger and snatched Sealy's journal out of his hands. "You better leave my sister and her belongings alone. Do you understand me?" I yelled. Bugger's lips quivered and his eyes began to water as I scolded him.

• I was laughing hysterically as I read all the juicy details in Sealy's journal. "No one messes with my little sister," Armani hollered, stopping me cold in my tracks. Before I knew it, she snatched Sealy's journal out of my hands and yelled, "You better leave my sister and her belongings alone. Do you understand me?" My lips began to quiver and my eyes began to water. I knew I was in serious trouble.

• Bugger was laughing hysterically as he read all the juicy details in Sealy's journal. "No one messes with my little sister," Armani hollered, stopping him cold in his tracks. Before he knew it, she snatched Sealy's journal out of his hands and yelled, "You better leave my sister and her belongings alone. Do you understand me?" Bugger's lips began to quiver and his eyes began to water. He knew he was in serious trouble.

• Bugger was laughing hysterically as he read all the juicy details in Sealy's journal. "No one messes with my little sister," Armani thought to herself. Before he knew it, she snatched Sealy's journal out of his hands and yelled, "You better leave my sister and her belongings alone. Do you understand me?" Bugger's lips began to quiver and his eyes began to water. He knew he was in serious trouble.

Read the passage.

Bugger was laughing hysterically as he read all the juicy details in Sealy's journal. "No one messes with my little sister," Armani hollered, stopping him cold in his tracks. Before he knew it, she snatched Sealy's journal out of his hands and yelled, "You better leave my sister and her belongings alone. Do you understand me?" Bugger's lips began to quiver and his eyes began to water. He knew he was in serious trouble.

Using the details in the passage, what does the word, quiver, most likely mean?

• to stay still

• to open

• to close tightly

• to shake

Read the sentences.

"Georgie, please don't tell Daddy about the evacuation. Please just wait until after my party," I begged.

"Armani, what if they're right? What if we really do need to leave right now?" Georgie questioned.

I looked at my brother with the biggest puppy dog eyes you've ever seen. "Please, Georgie. Please, don't ruin my birthday," I whined.

Suddenly the door opened and out came Daddy. "You two need to get inside before the storm gets bad. Besides, we've got a lot of work to do to set up for your party, Armani," Daddy said.

"Yeah, birthday girl, let's go. We've gotta make sure that your special day is perfect," Georgie added.

This passage describes an important event in the novel, Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere. Which events happen next?

• Georgie tells Daddy the truth, and the family evacuates.

• Georgie tells Daddy the truth, and the family stays at their home which puts the family in danger.

• Georgie doesn't tell Daddy the truth, and the family evacuates.

• Georgie doesn't tell Daddy the truth, and the family stays at their home which puts the family in danger.

What is one disadvantage of a text being written in first person point of view?

• You can see the thoughts and feelings of all the characters

• You can only see the thoughts and feelings of one character.

• You can see the thoughts of one character, but you can see the feelings of all the characters.

• You can't see the thoughts or feelings of any of the characters in the story.