Schooled Final Quiz

What is the meaning of the word “scrawl” in the following sentence? I stared at the scrawl at the bottom of the receipt: Paid by check. 

• dirt, filth, or rubbish
  
• to sit or lie in a relaxed position 
• careless, or illegible handwriting 
• a slow rate of progress 

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Complete the analogy. The boy was an angel : metaphor 
The kids at C Average wouldn’t share their innermost feelings if you held a machete to their throats : _____________________ 

• idiom
  
•  personification 
• simile
  
• hyperbole 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What was the significance of Cap telling each individual student good-bye in the school’s parking lot? 

• to show how each student’s relationship with him was meaningful
  
• to try and impress Sophie by showing her how many friends he had
  
• to prove to Zach that he could learn every student’s name at Claverage Middle 
• to waste time while waiting on Rain to show up 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why did Rain decide to sell Garland Farm? 

• because they needed the money
  
• because she wanted to move back to San Francisco where she grew up
  
• because she knew it was best for Cap to live in the real world
  
• because, with her age, she couldn’t keep up with the daily demands of working on a farm 

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What, most likely, does the author want you to learn after reading the novel Schooled? 

•  Never give up
  
• It’s not what’s on the outside, but what’s on the inside, that matters 
• Don’t give in to peer pressure
  
• Always obey and respect your elders 

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the meaning of the word “hoisted” in the following sentence? Darryl rushed over, hoisted him onto his shoulders, and began to tote him through the cheering crowd. 

• to pull or stretch
  
• to push away
• to throw away
• to lift up

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the tone of Sophie’s voice in the following statement? “What are you doing here?” “I’m taking a victory lap sixty miles from where I live.” 

•  sarcastic 
• nervous 
• gracious 
•  loving 

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the significance of the spitball in Zach’s hair? 

•  it shows the torture one must go through when being the new kid at school 
• it shows how forgiving the students are at Claverage Middle School
  
• it shows what might happen to someone who treats others with kindness and respect 
• it shows how far he has fallen in the social, or popularity, ranks 

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the meaning of the word “eavesdrop” in the following sentence? You’d see a bunch of kids in a huddle in the hall, and you didn’t have to eavesdrop to figure out the topic of conversation. 

• to talk, or rumor, about the personal or private affairs of others 
• water that drips from the edge of the roof of a house
  
• to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome 
• to listen secretly to a private conversation 

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the author’s purpose for writing this novel? 

• o persuade the reader to join a hippie commune and start wearing tie-dye 
• to inform the reader on the logistics of being 8th grade class president
  
• to entertain the reader with a fictional story about a teenage boy’s first experience in the real world 
• to educate the reader on the pros and cons of homeschool vs. public school 

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CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6