RL 5.1 & RL 5.3 Review

About which event do the kids and the adults agree?  

• Sam is a pest and is not wanted on the trip.  
• The water is freezing and no one should play in it.
• Everyone was scared that Jouh almost went over the waterfall
• Jumping into Midnight Hole from the high rocks was the best part of the day.  

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

How is Aunt Amy similar to the kids on the trip?  

• Aunt Amy and the family do things quickly.  
• She has fun and does adventurous things like Nelson and Mary.
• Aunt Amy and John are both scared about going over the waterfall
• She is bothersome like Sam and should spend the day with Grandma.  

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

How do John's emotions change from the beginning to the end of the story?  

• He was nervous but excited about hiking, but then felt lucky and happy about going to Midnight Hole.  
• He was freezing and unhappy because the water was cold, but then became stuck and scared in the waterfall.
• In the beginning, he was excited and happy, but became scared by the waterfall and felt lucky when he was safe.  
• In the beginning, he was impatient and restless about hiking with his family, but then became calm and confident when he jumped over the falls.  

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which explains how John and Nelson felt about jumping from the rocks into the deep water?  

• Nelson jumped right off the rocks into the deep water, but John waited until last to jump because he was a little bit nervous.  
• John and Nelson were both nervous about jumping off the rocks because they were higher up than they looked.  
• John jumped right off the rocks into the deep water and waited patiently for Nelson to jump next.  
• John and Nelson waited with the adults before they swam into the cold water with the other kids.  

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How do John and Nelson act differently when John nearly goes over the waterfall?  

• John is calm most of the time, and Nelson does not know how to help him.  
• John is upset at the adults for not helping him, and Nelson is trying to stop him.  
• John is scared of going over the waterfall, and Nelson stays calm while saving him.  
• John is mad at himself for being careless, and Nelson does not know what to do next.  

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

Which sentence from the selection supports the idea that the trip provided a variety of enjoyable activities?  

• "Mom and Dad were taking Matt and me to Spin N Splash for the day."
• "It has over 75 rides,including 17 roller coasters." 
• "It is the best place in the world!"
• "We had been to Spin N Splash before and had ridden almost all of the rides."

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

Which is the purpose of the statement, "It all happened so fast, it took our brains a minute to catch up with our bodies"?

• To emphasize the ride's overwhelming speed.
• To express the ride's ability to rattle the mind.
• To demonstrate the ride's powerful locomotion.
• To explain the ride's unbelievable height, twists, and turns.  

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why does the narrator ask, "Did we scream"?

• The beating of the children's hearts was so loud in their own ears they could not hear their screams.  
• The screams of the other riders make it too difficult to hear their own excited screams.  
• The ride is so thrilling and intense that it is over before they are even aware of their own screams.
• The force that pushes the riders back into their seats also weakens any screams made by the riders.  

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which statement implies the children were nervous about riding Scary Mountain?  

• "It was so high and fast, we could not believe it."
• "Almost every rider screamed when it took off."
• "We thought about chickening out."
• "We were so high up and we got there so quickly."

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.6.1

Which sentence from the selection describes the advantage of a rollback?

• "A computer launches the Scary Mountain trains."
• "Sometimes it does not give the train enough speed to get over the hill."
• "'We would get two rides.'"
• "'We're already going to be scared out of our minds anyway.'"

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.1