U4W2: Prefixes and Point of View

This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B. Part A: Read the paragraph from the passage. “Tanisha, what are you doing?” Angel snarled. “Stop this nonsense, you are acting so strange!” What does the word nonsense most likely mean?

• Tanisha is not making sense.

• Tanisha is making a lot of sense.

• Tanisha was making sense earlier.

• Tanisha keeps making sense over and over.

Part B: Which word has the same prefix as nonsense?

• none

• nonstop

• sensible

• recent

What would the reader most likely know if the passage were written from Angel’s point of view? Pick two choices.

• who taught Tanisha how to play soccer

• why Leonard is fighting with her

• which game Leonard likes best

• which of Tanisha’s games she likes best

• why Leonard laughs at Tanisha

Which text evidence matches Tanisha's point of view:

She has a lot of fun while playing.

• "I was happy to see them finally getting along."

• "Half the time you just fell on your face laughing."

• "Enough!' I cried."

• "I told everyone that Freeze Tag was just a preview of other games."

Read the sentence from the passage. He walked over and touched me, and I suddenly unfroze and started dancing again. What does the word unfroze mean in this sentence?

• to become stiff

• to become cold

• to become able to move

• to become stuck in place

Part A: What does Tanisha think about recess at the end of the passage?

• It is a lot of fun.

• It needs to change.

• It should be shorter.

• It needs more games to play.

Part B: Which sentence from the passage best supports your answer in part A?

• "Thanks to everyone playing together, my playground was once again fun!"

• "When the teachers blew the whistle at the end of recess we all headed inside."

• "The class lined up at the drinking fountain."

• "I noticed Angel and Leonard laughing as they were waiting in line."

This question has two parts. First, answer part A. Then, answer part B. Part A: Read the sentence from the passage. "I love the game so much that I asked for a basketball for my birthday when I was still in preschool." What does the word preschool suggest about the narrator?

• He asked for a basketball in the evening.

• He asked for a basketball in the morning.

• He asked for a basketball when he was older.

• He asked for a basketball when he was very young.

Part B: Which word has the same prefix as found in preschool?

• preheat

• president

• pressing

• schoolhouse

How does the narrator feel about his problem at the beginning of the passage? Pick two choices.

• curious

• comfortable

• determined

• embarrassed

• lucky