Interim Review

Interim Review

by Mr. Richmond

​Read the excerpt below:

"I saw my first tree today. Dad finally broke down and took us to East Boston Urban Center after mom had been harping on it the past two weeks. I think he was glad we went after all, because he was smiling quietly all during the trip back.

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​Dad used to tell me stories about the trees that still existed when he was a boy..."

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​- "Autumntime" by Anthony Lintini, 1971

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Multiple Select

The most important thing to have inferred from the excerpt was that the narrator lives in a world that has almost no or extremely few trees left in it. What evidence below helps support this inference? (You can select more than one)

• "I saw my first tree today."

• "...used to tell me stories about the trees that still existed..."

• "I think he was glad we went after all..."

• "...he was smiling quietly all during the trip back..."

​Read the passage below:

My dad looked stunned or mystified. I had just burst into the room, I had to do something because I couldn't sit in that moment; I couldn't view that scene any longer. I hugged my dad immediately and he embraced me back. It was my intention to comfort him, this was his loss, after all, but as I repeated over and over again, "It's going to be okay," I realized that the words were not for him. I could feel between us it was me that was shaking.

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Open Ended

After discussion, you might have gathered that the passage has a sympathetic, generally sad, or even melancholic tone. Which key words or phrases could point towards these?

​Use the context of the sentence to figure out the meaning of the underlined word:

"I hugged my dad immediately and he embraced me back."

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Multiple Choice

What's the meaning of the word "embraced" as used in the passage?

• To shake or loosen.

• A shared feeling.

• To grab or hold.

• To topple over.

Open Ended

Think back on our novel, "The Breadwinner." How has our main character, Parvana, changed in the novel? Write down:

1. How Paravana was early in the story.

2. What events changed her.

3. How she is now.

Poll

Which of these questions have you had the most difficulty with?

• Inference

• Tone

• Vocabulary

• When I have to support my answer.

Multiple Choice

Click on the answer that will earn you points on a test.

• An answer that's obviously wrong.

• An answer that uses key words from the text but doesn't make sense.

• An answer that makes sense and answers some of the question.

• An answer that makes sense and answers all parts of the question in the best way visible.

Multiple Select

Click on every important step to prepare for a test.

• Get a good nights rest. (recommended 9-12 hours)

• Eat a hearty, filling breakfast and/or lunch. (Don't be hungry)

• Breath; calm down and work to reduce stress before and during the test.

• Study several days before, asking the teacher for advice. (don't just cram)

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​Congrats!

​You're just a little more prepared for your interim now! If there are any specific concepts you struggle with or if there's more strategies you wish to learn/practice, let your teacher know!

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​Good luck on your interim!