Eleven: Comprehension & Sentence Structure Review

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Passage: 'What they don’t understand about birthdays is that when you’re eleven, you’re also ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, and one.' Why describe birthdays this way?

Back

To explain how people sometimes feel younger than they are.

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Simile not used to describe aging:

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Growing old is like the rings of an archery target.

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Rachel's red sweater on her desk?

Back

Sylvia Saldivar says the red sweater belongs to Rachel.

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Rachel's action with the red sweater on her desk?

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Moves it with a ruler to the corner of her desk to avoid touching it.

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Why does Mrs. Price pretend everything is okay after Rachel gives Phyllis the sweater?

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She does not want to admit her mistake.

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Rachel wishes to become a runaway balloon traveling high in the sky.

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A runaway balloon traveling high in the sky.

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In paragraph 18, which sense is not appealed to?

Back

Sound

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Question answered in paragraph 20:

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To whom does the sweater belong?

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Author's main purpose for writing this selection?

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To entertain with a story about a character’s feelings about growing up.

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Main theme of the story?

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No matter how old you get, you can still feel like a child.