Paired Passage: Dear Fellow Writer/What the Page Says

28) Based on her letter, how has the author's Hispanic heritage influenced her message?

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• J

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CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI.7.6

29) How does the author organize paragraphs 8 through 10?

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• B
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• D

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

30) The author uses the questions in paragraph 4 to --

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CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

31) Which sentence from the letter best supports the author's claim that reading helps writers develop their skills?

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• D

32) In paragraph 1, the word intimidating means --

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

33) Which lines from the poem reflect a lesson that the speaker learns?

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• B
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• D

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CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

34) In the poem, the speaker's mood changes from --

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CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

35) In stanza 2, the poet's use of a metaphor suggests that --

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• D

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CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

36) Read the lines from the poem. These lines highlight the speaker's discomfort because they show that --

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• J

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CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

37) Based on the last stanza, the reader can conclude that the speaker --

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• B
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• D

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CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9