"The Jacket" by Gary Soto

How does the author say that he looked in the jacket?

• young

• out of style

• ugly

• unhappy

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

The jacket first got damaged when the author -

• played with the dog

• was pushed down

• played kickball

• threw it over a fence

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

"Girls who had been friendly blew away like loose flowers to follow the boys in neat jackets."

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

When the author wore the jacket, girls who had once been friendly to him began to -

• follow boys in neat jackets

• laugh at him to his face

• cause him to fail spelling tests

• tell him the jacket was ugly

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The author was so embarrassed by the jacket that he -

• teased the dog

• took it off in the cold

• put grass in his mouth

• threw his books on his bed

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

According to the author, what color is his jacket?

• the color of broccoli

• the color of the sky

• the color of guacamole

• the color of his boots

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

To show his tone toward the jacket at the end of the essay, the author compares it to -

• a peeling scab

• the necks of turtles

• a green, ugly brother

• a cup of crooked dice

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What happened to the jacket when Gary Soto teased Brownie, his dog?

• Large pieces of material fell off.

• One of the sleeves tore.

• The tape began to peel off.

• it changed color

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

Which event did Soto imagine happened on the first day he wore the jacket?

• He got a bad grade on his math quiz.

• Frankie T. pushed him down at recess.

• Steve Negrete ate an apple in front of him.

• The teachers talked about how foolish he looked.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.W.6.3A

Soto was so embarrassed by the jacket that he -

• sat on his hands to warm them

• teased Brownie, his dog

• played kickball in his thin shirt

• peeled the tape from it

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1