You are the Electric Boogaloo

You are the Electric Boogaloo

8th Grade

9 Qs

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You are the Electric Boogaloo

You are the Electric Boogaloo

Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Easy

Created by

Na Ba

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What feeling the author's teen self had wen his shirt got stuck during breakdancing performance nd people started making fun of them?

excitement

humiliation

upset

sad

Answer explanation

Humiliation is what he felt at that moment.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The advice the author gives to his teen self is to stop dancing and find another career.

true

false

Answer explanation

The advice the author gave to his teen self is "KEEP Dancing, FOR IT IS Making YOU Creative and INTERESTING PERSON."

&

learn from your mistakes and make needed changes going forward.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

as an adult, the author finds his failures as a breakdancing teen as

humiliating

furious

hilarious

Answer explanation

Looking back at his past, the author finds his past failures s funny (hilarious)

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Humiliation nd ____________ re closely linked.

distrust

sadness

disappointment

hilarity

Answer explanation

things that made you feel humiliated one day can make you laugh another day

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The author wrote the letter " You are the electric Boogaloo" to show __________ to himself.

disappointment

distrust

love and compassion

Answer explanation

the purpose of the author writing the letter is to show the compassion for his younger self

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

what feeling is conveyed through the following line.

"Just go sleep kid, and get ready for the next dance. it is all going to be great, okay?"

his disappointment at his younger self

his distrust at his younger self

his compassion at his younger self

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This line shows that the author's younger self want to be _________.

"You imagined the roaring crowd lifting you onto their shoulders."

rich

an actor

famous

8.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The author's tone to his younger self in "You re the Electric Boogaloo" is

harsh

kind

formal

amused

disappointed

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The word 'churning' in the below line has a strong connotation.

"Don't lie there in bed, your guts churning, as you replay the terrible scene."

true

false

Answer explanation

"Don't lie there in bed, your guts churning, as you replay the terrible scene."

The word 'churning' in the above line has a strong connotation and this creates a feeling of discomfort in the reader.