Red Kayak - Chapters 1-6 Review

How did Tilly help Brady find Ben?

• Tilly swam towards Ben
• Tilly slept the whole time
• Tilly didn't help at all
• Tilly barked toward a small cove with her paws on the edge

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

What character trait best describes Brady?

• Fearful
• Brave
• Rude
• Selfish

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

Other than Brady, who helps solve the conflict (that Ben is missing)?

• Tilly
• Mrs. DiAngelo
• Brady's Dad
• Mr. DiAngelo 

What does Carl yell when Ben get to the ambulance? 

• "He's going to live!"
• "Good job, Brady!"
• "Let's get out of here!"
• "We've got a pulse!"

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CCSS.RL.6.1

Which line from the story best shows that Brady acted courageously?

• "I pulled the cell phone out of my pocket, but my hand was shaking so bad that the phone slipped right out of my grasp..." (p. 34)
• "I looked back at Ben.  He needed help.  I had to quit messing around." (p. 34)
• "I did not think about anything else as I did this.  All I was doing was counting and pushing and breathing and praying inside Ben  would start breathing." (p. 36)
• "I kept on with the CPR.  I knew I couldn't stop.  Maybe I should have...But  I also knew that Ben needed me to keep breathing into him." (p. 37)

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

How does Brady's thinking about Ben and the memory of his own accident help you understand why he worked so hard to rescue Ben? (p. 29)

• It helps us see that he understands how scared Ben is because he was scared too.
• It helps us see that both Ben and Brady shouldn't have been playing out on the river. 
• It helps us see how he almost drowned in a river too.
• It helps us see how they both were in danger from playing games.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.W.6.9A

What does Brady's dad do as a job in the beginning of the story? 

• Works on fixing old computers 
• He's a stay-home dad
• He is a teacher 
• Crabbing out on the bay 

At the end of Chapter 1, Brady says, "It's a pretty river, the Corsica. But it doesn't have a heart." What type of figurative language is this an example of?

• Personification
• Oxymoron
• Alliteration
• Hyperbole 

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Page 5 of the novel states that "the river shimmers like a million jewels." Which of the following types of figurative language can be found in this example?

• Metaphor
• Simile 
• Oxymoron 
• Personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

We learn that Digger is angry with Mr. DiAngelo because

• the family bought Digger's grandfather's land and built a mansion 
• Mr. DiAngelo was rude to Digger and the other boys when he told them to leave his property
• Mr. DiAngelo choose Brady to babysit Ben, not him 
• None of the above 

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CCSS.RL.6.1