PAX REVIEW

What is the question below asking you?

Read this sentence from paragraph 1.

He stretched up from his boy’s lap and sniffed at threads of scent leaking in through the window, which told him they were now traveling into woodlands.

The word choice in the sentence emphasizes the —

• What point are the words trying to prove?

• What are the words that the author chose?

• Why are the words important?

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the question below asking you?

The word sensitive comes from the Latin word sentire, which means “to feel or perceive.” What does sensitive mean as it is used in paragraph 1?

• What does the word sensitive mean?

• Why did the author use the word sensitive?

• Where does the word sensitive come from?

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the question below asking?

Which two inferences can be made from the information in paragraph 7?

• What can conclude from paragraph 7?

• How does paragraph 7 help us understand the story?

• Why did the author include paragraph 7?

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the question below asking?

Read this sentence from paragraph 10.

The car juddered to a full stop and tilted off to the right, a cloud of dust rising beyond
the window.

What is another correct way to write this sentence?

• Which of these is the correct way to write this sentence?

• What is wrong with this sentence?

• Why did the author write this sentence incorrectly?

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the question below asking?

          Which two statements can be determined about the fox from his reaction in
paragraphs 10–11?

• Which two things can we tell about the fox from how he reacted in paragraphs 10-11?

• Why are these paragraphs important?

• What can we learn about the boy from these 2 paragraphs?

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the question below asking you?

In paragraph 11, the Latin prefix dis- signifies what in the word displease?

• What does the prefix tell us about the word displease?

• Why did the author use the word displease?

• What does the word displease mean?

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the question below asking you?

The author’s word choice in paragraph 15 contributes to developing the fox’s character
by demonstrating –

• What does the authors words in paragraph 15 tell us about the fox's personality?

• What do we learn about the boy in paragraph 15?

• How do the boy and the fox interact in paragraph 15?

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the question below asking you?

10     In paragraph 20, the author makes a comparison between the —

• What 2 things are being compared in paragraph 20?

• How are boy and his father compared in paragraph 20?

• How does this paragraph help the story move forward?

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the question below asking you?

The memory that the fox recalls in paragraph 20 suggests that
he will —

• What does the memory in paragraph 20 tell us about the fox?

• What does the memory in paragraph 20 tell us about the boy?

• Why is paragraph 20 important?

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What is the question below asking?

    Which detail best indicates to the fox that this car trip will be different from the others?

• What detail tells the fox that the car ride is different today?

• How is the car ride different today?

• How does the fox feel about the car ride?

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1