The first setting in the story is —

• Gabriela’s house

• Gabriela’s backyard

• the house of Gabriela’s neighbor

• a baseball field

In paragraph 5, Gabriela reacts to the setting with —

• excitement

• pride

• confusion

• worry

The description of the setting in paragraph 3 helps the reader understand —

• how the living room will look after it is painted

• how comfortable Gabriela feels around Mrs. McGuire

• why Mrs. McGuire does not want her children in the living room

• what Gabriela will do to entertain the twins

After reading the selection think about this question:

Explain why the description of the setting in paragraph 6 is important to the story. Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

In a written response, explain how the pictures help the reader understand the ways animals use their tails. You must support your response with details from the selection. Manage your time carefully so that you can

• re-read and annotate the selection with the prompt in mind;

• plan your informational composition;

•draft your composition; and

• revise and edit your composition.

Be sure to include

• an introduction that states your central idea; • evidence from the selection that supports your central idea; • an organizational pattern that supports your central idea; and • a conclusion. Your response should be in the form of a composition.

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Analysis

Writing Review - Use the text to answer the following questions.

(1) Average rainfall in rainforests is about 80 inches a year. (2) That’s twice as much as new York State gets. (3) Some rainforests get over 400 inches of rain a year! (4) Texas does not get much rain during the summer.

The author has made an error in sentence 2. Select the response that corrects this error.

That’s twice as much as​ ​ (a)   ​ gets.

• New York State
• new york States
• New york state
• new york state

Writing Review - Use the text to answer the following questions.

(1) Average rainfall in rainforests is about 80 inches a year. (2) That’s twice as much as new York State gets. (3) Some rainforests get over 400 inches of rain a year! (4) Texas does not get much rain during the summer.

An unnecessary sentence has been included. Which sentence should be deleted from this paragraph?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

What does influence mean?

• When someone or something helps change the way you think, feel, or act.

• Where and when a story takes place.

• The most exciting or important part of a story.

• A problem in a story that needs to be solved.

What does setting mean?

• A problem in a story that needs to be solved.

• How the problem in a story gets solved.

• he most exciting or important part of a story.

• Where and when a story takes place.

What does climax mean?

• Where and when a story takes place.

• The most exciting or important part of a story.

• When someone or something helps change the way you think, feel, or act.

• A problem in a story that needs to be solved.

What does conflict mean?

• A problem in a story that needs to be solved.

• How the problem in a story gets solved.

• The most exciting or important part of a story.

• Where and when a story takes place.