10thgrade_CL2A_#1STCLASS_2024

Multiple Choice

What can you infer from this passage from “Examination Day”? 

He lifted a plastic cup from the desk and handed it to the boy. The liquid inside had the consistency of buttermilk and tasted only vaguely of the promised peppermint. Dickie downed it and handed the man the empty cup.

• The drink has spoiled and will probably make Dickie sick.

• Maybe Dickie’s parents have not been telling him the truth about the test.

• Dickie is going to fail the test because his taste buds do not work properly.

• Maybe Dickie’s parents do not realize that the government has changed the flavor of the drink.

Multiple Choice

What is the role of the antagonist in a story?

• The antagonist’s role is to set the plot in motion.

• The antagonist is the main character in a story.

• The antagonist creates conflict for the main character.

• The antagonist narrates the story for the reader.

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a short, true story that is funny or interesting

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a set of beliefs or ways of looking at the world

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the belief that our talents and abilities are fixed qualities that we cannot change

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the belief that, with hard work and dedication, we can improve our talents and abilities

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how the brain rewires itself with new connections as we learn new things

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a conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning

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a short statement about the main points of a piece of writing

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a careful and purposeful rereading of the text that has three main goals:

• to determine what the text says.

• to figure out how the text says it.

• to analyze and compare the text to life.

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What are the Elements for a short story?

• fun, facts, theme, author, setting

• failure, plot, character, setting, author

• plot, character, conflict, theme, setting

• theme, fun, character, setting, people

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the time or place in which the story takes place

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the people (and sometimes places) that interact in a story

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the main character in the story

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the character who creates conflict by opposing the main character

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the tools authors use to show readers who the characters in a story are, and how they grow or change in reaction to the conflict. Methods of characterization include:

• Actions

• Dialogue

• Physical appearance

• Thoughts and feelings

• conflicts

• theme

• settings

• characterization

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the stages of a story that move the narrative from beginning to end

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the struggle between two opposing forces that characters face, which sets the plot in motion

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the meaning of the story

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Which of the following terms best fits this example:

I make a connection between a story I just read and a life experience I have had.

• explaining the text

• close reading the text

  
  

• defining the text

• summarizing the text

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Which main type of characterization is used in the following quote from “Examination Day”?.

“Rain makes the grass grow.”
“Why, Dad?”
“Because it does, that’s all.”
Dickie puckered his brow. “What makes it green, though? The grass?”

• actions

• thoughts and feelings

• physical appearance

• dialogue

Multiple Choice

What can you infer from this passage from “Examination Day”? 

His mother looked at the tablecloth. “It’s just a sort of Government Intelligence test they give children at the age of 12. You’ll be taking it next week. It’s nothing to worry about.” 

• Dickie’s mother is worried even though she tells Dickie that there is nothing to worry about.

• Dickie’s mother is thinking about how she will do laundry and wash the tablecloth while Dickie is taking the test.

• Dickie’s mother is not worried at all about the test because she knows Dickie will fail it.

• Dickie’s mother is not worried at all about the test because she knows Dickie will pass it.

Multiple Choice

Based on the context clues in the passage below, what do you think the word in bold means?

I find my roommate’s abrasive manner off-putting. I would prefer a roommate with a much more agreeable personality.

• pleasant

• loud

• rude

• untidy

Multiple Choice

Based on the context clues in the passage below, what do you think the word in bold means?

Because we were talking loudly in class, the teacher admonished us to be quiet.

• praised

• allowed

• warned

• permitted

Multiple Choice

Which literary element is represented in this statement:

The government uses fear to control its citizens in “Examination Day.”

• theme

• internal conflict

• characterization

• setting

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Who is the protagonist of “Examination Day”? 

• the test examiner

• Dickie

• the Government

• Dickie´s mother

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Which of the following terms best fits this example?

I believe I am not good enough to make the volleyball team so I decide not to try out.

• growth mindset

• talent

• fixed mindset

• failure

Multiple Choice

Which of the following terms best fits this example? 

I am shy but create a goal to speak up in class at least once a day.

• talent

• failure

• fixed mindset

• growth mindset

Multiple Choice

Read this excerpt from "Examination Day." Based on what you know from the story, which of the following statements represents the best inference you can make from this portion of the text?

Across the room, the woman cried out, knowing nothing except the emotion she read on her husband’s face.

• Dickie’s parents are late picking their son up from the test.

• Something terrible happened to Dickie.

• Dickie’s mother is not worried about the exam.

• Dickie’s mother feels bad he has to take a test on his birthday.

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In “Examination Day,” which literary element describes The Government Educational Building?

• conflict

• plot

• protagonist

• setting

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Which of the following terms best fits this example:

I told you, in just a few sentences, the main idea of a story.

• a summary

• an anecdote

• a close reading

• an inference

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The struggle between the Government and Dickie’s intelligence is an example of which literary element?

• plot

• conflict

• characterization

• setting