Unit 1 Study Guide

In which of the following plots would the setting contribute the most to the conflict?

• a story about two people arguing over money

• a story about a woman training a dog

• a story about two campers trying to survive in a blizzard

• a story about two brothers fighting for the same position on a team

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A thirsty ant went to the stream to drink. Suddenly it got caught in a whirlpool and was almost carried away.  At that moment, a dove was passing by with a twig in its beak. The dove dropped the twig for the tiny insect to grab hold of. So it was that the ant was saved.

A few days later the hunter was about to catch the dove in his net. When the ant saw what was happening, it walked right up to the man and bit him on the foot. Startled, the man dropped the net. And the dove, thinking that you never can tell how or when a kindness may be repaid, flew away.

How does the context provided in Paragraph 2 impact the text?

• It shows hunting can be a dangerous activity.

• It suggests that ants and doves cannot be likely friends.

• It reminds us that we do not always know when kindness may be re-paid.

• It shows life is not precious.

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Read the story and answer the questions that follow.

Even though they were sisters, Suzie and June were nothing alike.  If Suzie wanted to jump rope, June wanted to play hopscotch.  If June wanted to watch soap operas, Suzie wanted to watch talk shows.  Tensions rose to the point that the girls could no longer stand one another’s company, and they were on the verge of quarreling.  It seemed that they had nothing in common, until the day that progress reports came out.  While riding the bus home from school, the girls—startled by how upset the other looked—realized that they were both failing a subject.  Suzie was failing math and June was failing reading.  Since both girls wanted to pass their classes, they got to talking and agreed to help one another.  So, every day after school for the next few weeks, Suzie tutored June in reading and then June tutored Suzie in math.  By the time report cards came were distributed, Suzie and June were passing all of their classes.  The girls were delighted, but their mother was happiest of all.  Not just because her daughters passed their classes, but because they had learned to be good sisters.

How do June’s and Suzie’s characterization in the underlined sentences influence the pacing of the plot?

• The discussion that shows the sisters’ fighting speeds up the plot by providing background information about the sisters.

• The sentences slow down the plot by showing that when both girls help each other, everyone can learn something from someone else.

• The sentences about school being difficult speed up the plot by showing what a hard time the girls were having.

• The point that one should always obey his or her mother speeds up the plot.

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Read the story and answer the questions that follow.

Even though they were sisters, Suzie and June were nothing alike.  If Suzie wanted to jump rope, June wanted to play hopscotch.  If June wanted to watch soap operas, Suzie wanted to watch talk shows.  Tensions rose to the point that the girls could no longer stand one another’s company, and they were on the verge of quarreling.  It seemed that they had nothing in common, until the day that progress reports came out.  While riding the bus home from school, the girls—startled by how upset the other looked—realized that they were both failing a subject.  Suzie was failing math and June was failing reading.  Since both girls wanted to pass their classes, they got to talking and agreed to help one another.  So, every day after school for the next few weeks, Suzie tutored June in reading and then June tutored Suzie in math.  By the time report cards came were distributed, Suzie and June were passing all of their classes.  The girls were delighted, but their mother was happiest of all.  Not just because her daughters passed their classes, but because they had learned to be good sisters.

How does the background information develop the text (or story)?

• Even though they were sisters, they were nothing alike.

• The girls both realize they were failing a subject.

• The girls talk and agree they could help one another.

• Their mother was the happiest of all.

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How does the following sentence BEST identify the lesson found in the passage? “So, every day after school for the next few weeks, Suzie tutored June in reading and then June tutored Suzie in math.”

• It gives a reason why the sisters are both failing a subject.

• It indicates the sisters really do not like each other.

• It hints that the sisters could really help each other out if they worked together.

• It provides an example of the positive outlook of the sisters’ mother.

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Which word with a similar meaning has the same connotation as tension?

• strain

• relaxation

• flexible

• uncaring

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What does the word “quarreling” mean in the following sentence? The boys were quarreling over the score of the football game after the referee made a penalty call.

• Leaving

• Arguing

• Sadness

• Agreeing

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Read the passage set in Medieval Times and answer the questions that follow.

 

Crispin stood patiently, holding the reins of the knight’s horse. The tournament banners snapped in the breeze, and a flurry of dust blew across the jousting area.

“I’m going to be a knight someday,” he said to his friend Greanne. “And I’ll have a really cool horse like this one.”

Greanne snorted. “Fat chance. You’re an orphan peasant. Orphan peasants don’t become knights. Only nobles can train to become knights.”

“That’s right,” said the knight’s squire as he came and took the reins from Crispin.

How does this passage (evidence) reveal the author’s perspective that Crispin must wait “his turn” to be a knight?

• by listing the class system (position in society) of the time

• by describing the superstitions (false belief) of the time

• by detailing the weather of the time

• by explaining the government of the time

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Read the passage set in Medieval Times and answer the questions that follow.

 

Crispin stood patiently, holding the reins of the knight’s horse. The tournament banners snapped in the breeze, and a flurry of dust blew across the jousting area.

“I’m going to be a knight someday,” he said to his friend Greanne. “And I’ll have a really cool horse like this one.”

Greanne snorted. “Fat chance. You’re an orphan peasant. Orphan peasants don’t become knights. Only nobles can train to become knights.”

“That’s right,” said the knight’s squire as he came and took the reins from Crispin.

In the above passage, how does the author reveal their perspective that the language used is wrong?

• the names of the characters

• the words or expressions that the characters use are improper during that time.

• the hopes the characters have

• the actions of the characters

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Read the story and answer the questions.

All Victor ever wanted to do with his life was to be a singer.  He did not pay attention in school, and he spent all of his time at home watching music videos online and impersonating his idols.  His mother tried to teach him the value of getting an education and having a backup plan, but Victor would respond the same way every time, "Mom, I won't need to know any of that boring old stuff when I'm famous.  You'll see."  But there was one major problem with Victor's plan: he wasn't any good at singing.  Victor wanted to be a singer so badly, that he did not notice the pained look on the faces of those who endured his singing.  Because he wanted to be a singer so badly, when honest people told him to find something else to do with his life, he accused

Select the sentence that would BEST state the main idea:

• All Victor wanted to do is become a singer.

• His mother tried to teach him the value in having a back-up plan.

• Victor did not pay attention in school.

• Victor wasn’t any good at singing.

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