Ch. 21 + Unit 2 Review

Multiple Choice

What does it mean when paragraph 3 says that Ms. Saunders "just a'int buying it."

• Ms. Saunders will not purchase it.

• Ms. Saunders spends her money on other things.

• Ms. Saunders does not believe what Maleeka says.

• Maleeka is wrong.

​CFS: Clarify a Word's Meaning

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1. Circle any root word;

2. Read the sentences above and below the word.

3. Before looking at the choices, take a guess about what the word could mean.

4. Plug in words from the answer choices to see what makes sense in the sentence.

​Clarify Word's Meaning

​Clarify Word's Meaning

​CFS: Clarify a Word's Meaning

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1. Circle any root word;

2. Read the sentences above and below the word.

3. Before looking at the choices, take a guess about what the word could mean.

4. Plug in words from the answer choices to see what makes sense in the sentence.

Multiple Choice

"Besides, Ms. Saunders is going to get hers soon enough. Char told Juju she was flunking English and it's because Miss Saunders don't like her. Char says JuJu told her not to worry. JuJu says she'll handle things."

In this paragraph, what is the meaning of going to get hers?

• have something bad happen to her

• have something good happen to her

• have to go back to the business world

• going to get a paycut

​"Besides, Ms. Saunders is going to get hers soon enough. Char told Juju she was flunking English and it's because Miss Saunders don't like her. Char says JuJu told her not to worry. JuJu says she'll handle things."

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In this paragraph, what is the meaning of going to get hers?

Multiple Choice

In The Skin I'm In, how does Akeelma's diary affect the plot?

• It is the reason Maleeka is so angry at Ms. Saunders.

• Akeelma's diary represents Maleeka's feelings and allows her to deal with the conflict in the story.

• It is the source of Char's jealousy about Maleeka.

• Without the diary, Maleeka would flunk Ms. Saunder's class and therefore fail the seventh grade.

​CFS: Answering "Affect the Plot" Questions

​Plot: the events that make up a story ; usually follows the narrative arc (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution).

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​Affect: influence, make different, change

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​To answer these questions, ask yourself:

​If the thing that the question is asking about disappeared, then how would the story be different?

​How does Akeelma's diary affect the plot?

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​CFS: If Maleeka did not have Akeelma's diary, then how would the story be different?

Multiple Choice

The second paragraph on page 113 is mostly about

• Maleeka is upset because she is missing "I Love Lucy."

• It is important for Maleeka to listen to Ms. Saunders.

• Maleeka was wrong for listening in secret to Ms. Saunders.

• Ms. Saunders does not want Maleeka to tell other students about her personal business.

​"Mostly about" Questions

​1. Choose the answer that summarizes the MOST of what happened.

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​*It is NOT necessarily the most exciting moment or an important moment. It is the answer that captures what the text talked about the MOST.

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​​**Note: Okay to choose an answer even if the EXACT words are not in the text.

​The second paragraph on page 113 is mostly about :

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the passage gives the reader a description of how Ms. Saunders felt before Maleeka demanded Ms. Saunders look at her?

• Miss Saunders ain't got nothing or nobody on hers.

• Miss Saunders gets up, and paces the room.

• Miss Saunders stiffens up.

• Miss Saunders cracks a smile.

​CFS: Choosing a Sentence that "Best Describes"

​1. Circle the important word for ordering

Example: before, after

​2. Eliminate any choices that do not match up.

​3. Circle what the question is asking the sentence to show.

​4. Choose the best answer.

​CFS: Choosing a Sentence that "Best Describes"

​1. Circle the important word for ordering

Example: before, after

​2. Eliminate any choices that do not match up.

​3. Circle what the question is asking the sentence to show.

​4. Choose the best answer.

​CFS: Choosing a Sentence that "Best Describes"

​1. Circle the important word for ordering

Example: before, after

​2. Eliminate any choices that do not match up.

​3. Circle what the question is asking the sentence to show.

​4. Choose the best answer.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence from the passage gives the reader a description of how Ms. Saunders felt after Maleeka explains having a wrong physical feature doesn't make them wrong people?

• Miss Saunders ain't got nothing or nobody on hers.

• Miss Saunders gets up, and paces the room.

• Miss Saunders stiffens up.

• Miss Saunders cracks a smile.

​Prediction Questions

​Predictions are not just guesses, they are educated guesses.

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​Key Point: If a question asks you to predict, then there will be text evidence that supports the best answer.

Multiple Choice

After Maleeka leaves Ms. Saunders's classroom, readers can predict that

• she will tell what she heard about Ms. Saunders to Char.

• she will blackmail Ms. Saunders.

• she will keep what she heard about Ms. Saunders to herself.

• she will avoid communicating with Ms. Saunders.

​Evidence in Chapter: Maleeka and Ms. Saunder's heart-to-heart conversation.

Multiple Choice

One of the main conflicts in this chapter is that Ms. Saunders is worried that Maleeka will tell the other students that she is self-conscious about her looks.

How is this conflict resolved?

• Ms. Saunders scares Maleeka into not telling.

• Maleeka assures Ms. Saunders that she doesn't need to worry about her telling.

• Maleeka tricks Ms. Saunders into believing she won't tell.

• Maleeka becomes friends with Ms. Saunders.

​Conflict: Problem

​Resolution: How the problem ends.

​Key Point: Choose the answer that actually makes the problem end.

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Conflict: Ms. Saunders is worried that Maleeka will tell the other students that she is self-conscious about her looks.

How is this conflict resolved?

CFS: ​When looking for the best text summary, choose the one that has the

​1. The beginning, middle, AND end of the text;

​2. The 5Ws.

Multiple Choice

What is the best summary of Chapter 21?

• Maleeka tells Miss Saunders that she acts like the only person who’s ever been teased. Maleeka says that lots of people tease her, and she asks Miss Saunders if she has any friends. Ms. Saunders says that she has one friend.

• Miss Saunders asks Maleeka to come to her room after school. Miss Saunders compliments Maleeka's writing and tells Maleeka how important it is for her not to tell other students about the conversation that Maleeka heard. Maleeka promises that she won’t repeat anything, but expresses to Ms. Saunders that that she isn't hte only one who has been teased and having something physically wrong doesn't make you wrong. Maleeka and Ms. Saunders discuss whether she has friends.

• Miss Saunders is furious at Maleeka for listening in on their conversation, but Maleeka promises that she won’t repeat anything she heard. The next day, Miss Saunders calls Maleeka her into her room again to talk about her writing assignment. Reading Maleeka’s work, Miss Saunders compliments her and gives her two As. She also says that Maleeka can keep it up if she wants.

• Miss Saunders is furious at Maleeka for listening in on their conversation, but Maleeka promises that she won’t repeat anything she heard. Miss Saunders tells Maleeka that it was hard to keep friends because she traveled so often for work, but she’s been friends with Tai since college—Tai was the one who suggested that Miss Saunders come to McClenton. Maleeka says that she’s glad Miss Saunders has one friend.