The Adventure of Montgomery May Quiz

What is the central theme of the passage Montgomery May?

• Kindness always leads to rewards

• Bravery is more important than truth

• Some people will do anything to gain attention

• True friends always support each other

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CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

Why does Montgomery say he needs "considerable sustenance and ample rest"?

• He wants to impress the crowd with fancy words

• He is trying to delay the jump until he is stronger

• He is hoping to get free food and a place to sleep

• He knows Cecil will cancel the challenge

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

What is the most likely reason Montgomery sails away early the next morning?

• He wants to beat Cecil in a different competition

• He is embarrassed that the crowd no longer believes him

• He never planned to leap and didn’t want to be caught

• He decides to return to Rhodes and try the leap again

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

Which detail from the story best shows Montgomery’s cleverness?

• “He now raised his voice to the crowd.”

• “Montgomery May traveled the world in a battered old ship.”

• “He told everyone about the adventures he’d had.”

• “...before sneaking out to his boat at 6 A.M. and sailing into the sunrise.”

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CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Why is Montgomery May a good title for this story?

• It tells readers where the story takes place

• It highlights the story’s main character and his tall tales

• It explains the important event at the beginning of the story

• It compares two people competing for attention

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.2.2

Which of the following would be another good title for this story?

• The Leap That Changed Everything

• The Man Who Always Told the Truth

• The Trick at Partridge Point

• Cecil’s Challenge

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3

What does the word “renowned” most likely mean in paragraph 2?

• unknown

• well known

• unlucky

• difficult

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.4.4