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Another Place Another Time

Authored by Shaylee Gough

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 628+ times

Another Place Another Time
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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

At the beginning of the story, why does Gilbert say that he hates time?

There is never enough time to do the things he wants to do
He is trying to pick a fight with Emmy and the twins.
He thinks time is a tyrant that he can't control.
His father spends a lot of time at work.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the author express with the simile, “the summer roared past like a three-masted schooner before a gale”?

The summer was very stormy.
The summer was very eventful.
Gilbert's father spent the summer at sea.
The summer passed very quickly.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What inference can you make about Gilbert's character from his interest in time?

He is studious.
He is foolish.
He is inquisitive.
He is stubborn.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why does Gilbert feel that making his father laugh was “like Christmas and his birthday and a day at the beach all rolled into one”?

Gilbert's father doesn't laugh very often.
Pleasing his father makes Gilbert very happy.
Gilbert wants his father to think that he is clever.
His father will stay at home longer if Gilbert makes him laugh.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does the handcar symbolize in the story?

An escape from the tyranny of time.
Gilbert's relationship with his father.
The swift passage of time.
Rebellion against authority.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

To be marooned in a place is to be?

abandoned.
imprisoned.
surrounded.
discovered.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What does it mean to be "penned up"?

To be put into a cage like an animal
To have your name on a board that is penned.
To be stuck in one place when you would like to do something else.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

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