Flush- Final Test

Which statement best expresses Paine Underwood's attitude toward pollution?

• There is no excuse for polluting the environment.

• Sometimes you have to overlook a little pollution.

• Instead of avoiding pollution, people should learn from it.

• Everyone should recycle.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

In what way does Paine teach his children to stand up for what is right?

• He serves as an example.

• He guides them with love.

• He shares stories about his childhood.

• He gives them lots of advice.

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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

Which of the following best describes Noah's attitude toward his father?

• critical and confusing

• obedient and submissive

• appreciative and admirable

• resentful and angry

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of the following is the best overall tone of this novel?

• eloquent and encouraging

• profound and serious

• humorous and amusing

• sarcastic and stern

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Read the following sentence, and use it to answer questions 5 and 6.

"He's lost his marbles," Abbey muttered.

What type of figurative language is used in this passage?

• idiom

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the meaning of the figurative language used in number 5?

• He lost marbles while gambling on the Coral Queen.

• He got sea sick on the Coral Queen.

• He's going crazy.

• He is confused.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

He was shaking the hand that he'd hit me with, as if there were a crab or a mouse trap attached to it. Bull was following behind, cackling like a hyena.

What is being compared in the simile in the passage above? (Select ALL that apply)

• Jasper's hand shaking to the way a person with their hand in a mouse trap would shake it.

• Jasper's hand to a mouse trap.

• Bull to a hyena

• Jasper to a bull

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

"Well, Noah, you've got to admit," Miles Umlatt said, "his behavior has been erratic. Unpredictable, I mean."

er-rat-ic: \i-rat-ik\ adj.

1.having no fixed course: wandering <an erratic comet>

2.transported from an original resting place especially by a glacier <an erratic boulder>

3.characterized by lack of consistency, regularity, or uniformity <erratic dieting> <keeps erratic hours>

4.deviating from what is ordinary <an erratic genius>

Which definition of erratic in the above dictionary entry best demonstrates the meaning of the word as it is used in the sentence?

• definition 1

• definition 2

• definition 3

• definition 4

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

He peeked inside to make sure that it was only a letter, and he said he'd give it to my Father later.

What type of error is found in the above sentence?

• spelling

• punctuation

• capitalization

• none

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is the best theme for this novel?

• There's always room for improvement.

• It is best to be on the safe side.

• People shouldn't dump sewage in the water.

• What goes around comes around.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9