Barrington Irving Review Questions

What is the denotation of the word “fanfare” as used in paragraph 6?

• a. An introduction
• b. Media attention
• c. Fan club
• d. Air cooling system

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How do the conflicts that Barrington experience helped develop his motivation to succeed?

• a. Barrington was afraid of flying, and planned to conquer this fear by becoming a pilot.
• b. Barrington was told by his teachers that he was not smart enough to fly, so he decided he would teach kids the necessary skills to fly.
• c. Barrington was rejected 50 times for finding sponsorship for his solo trip around the world, and this motivated him to achieve his goal .
• d. Barrington was not given a superior education, and wanted to provide kids with proper education that could give them an opportunity for a career in math and science.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Read the following sentence: “The moment of inspiration for Irving came at age 15 while he was working in his parents’ bookstore. One of their customers a Jamaican-born professional pilot, asked Irving if he’d ever thought about becoming a pilot.” Which figurative language term is best represented here?

• a. Verbal Irony
• b. Pun 
• c. Dramatic Irony 
• d. Allusion

What is objective summary for this article?

• a. Barrington was able to work towards his goal of flying and went on a trip around the world. He is also able to educate children about the flying experience .
• b. Barrington decided to try flying around the world after his exhausting debate with many rude sponsors.
• c. Barrington was unprepared, but determined to fly around the world after being told that he was not capable
• d. Barrington was afraid to fly, but after building his nonprofit company he was able to gain enough confidence .

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Read the following sentence. 
“The secret, he believes, is having wavy fivors. 
What figurative language term is represented here?

• a. assonance 
• b. consonance 
• c. idiom
• d. pun 

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3