From Soldiers, Sleds, and Sam

How is the setting of the boys' meeting with the servant different from the setting of their meeting with the general?

• The boys meet with the servant during the early morning but meet with the general in the afternoon.

• The boys meet with the servant at the general's house but meet with the general in the blacksmith shop of Sam's father.

• The boys meet with the servant outside in the cold but meet with the general inside his house in from of a warm fire.

• The boys meet with the servant on Sherburn's HIll but meet with the general ata the camp of the British soldiers.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Choose one detail that describes the scene between the boys and the servant and one detail that describes the scene between the boys and the general.

• "The snow squeaked beneath their boots as the three boys tramped toward Sherburn's Hill, their favorite coasting hill in all of Boston."

• "Every step reminded Sam of that awful day last spring when a British officer had some to his father's blacksmith shop."

• "The cold wind bit into Sam's cheeks, but he kept going until he reached the servant."

• "He stopped at the heavy wooden door, his knees shaking."

• "Flames leaped about in a huge stone fireplace."

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

First, read the following dictionary definition. The complete the task.

destroying by stepping on and crushing with the feet

What word in the sentences below most closely matches the definition provided?

Joshua looked up and groaned, "Oh no, late again." A man was standing in the middle of Sherburn's Hill, trampling the snow and scattering ashes.

• groaned

• scattering

• trampling

• middle

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which statement best compares the two main settings of the story?

• The hill is freezing, and the general's house is warm.

• The hill is dirty, and the general's house is welcoming.

• The hill is clean, and the general's house is dirty.

• The hill is sunny and warm, and the general's house is dark and cold.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.2.1