The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind- Prologue

Determine the meaning of the underlined word:

After so many months of preparation, the work was finally complete.

• hoping for a miracle

• rushing through

• getting something ready

• relaxing

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What context clue in the sentence helps you determine the meaning of the underlined word?

The chain was taut and heavy with grease.

• chain

• grease

• with

• heavy

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Determine the meaning of the underlined word.

The tower stood steady on its legs.

• balanced

• wobbly

• unbalanced

• heavy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Determine the meaning of the underlined word.

The soft wood groaned under my weight as I reached the top, where I stood level with my creation.

• Underneath

• Even with

• Above

• Around the corner

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Determine the meaning of the underlined word.

It's steel bones were welded and bent, and its plastic arms were blackened from fire.

• separated by breaking

• straight in position

• collected from ashes

• joined together by heating

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Determine the meaning of the underlined word:

I clutched a small reed that held a tiny lightbulb.

• Thick stemmed plant

• Thin string

• Hammer

• Nails

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What type of figurative language is used in the sentence below?

Down below, the crowd cackled like hens.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Repetition

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence?

My knees turned to jelly, but I held on.

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Determine a synonym for the underlined word.

The traders in the market had watched it rise from a distance, and they'd closed up their shops.

• Seller

• Thief

• Shop

• Pets

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Determine a synonym for the underlined word.

I pleaded in silence: Don't let me down.

• watched

• cried

• begged

• screamed

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4