Collections 1 Test Review - from Geraldine Moore the Poet by Ton

Using paragraphs 1 and 2, what can you infer about Geraldine as a character?

• Takes her time walking to school & often pauses at cornerThis is a wrong answer

• Doesn't take care of her belongings so has holes in socksThis is a wrong answer

• Makes her belongings last by using rubber bands on old socks

• Cares for dogs & doesn't get angry if clothes get dirty

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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

In paragraph 4, what does the phrase "Nobody's got hot-dog money" mean?

• people actually do have money for hot dogs

• people actually have money but don't spend it on hot dogs

• people do not have money for food

• people dont have extra money for entertainment or treatsThis is a correct answer people dont have extra money for entertainment or treats

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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

In paragraph 5, the author uses the imagery of the school lunch to suggest that Geraldine...

• wishes that she could continue eating the free lunches

• believes that the school is very generous

• thinks that the school lunches are unappetizing

• understands why the school lunches are free

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

How does Geraldine's discovery of her furniture in paragraph 8 propel the action of the story?

• provides exposition by setting up the conflict of G’s home

• continues the risingaction by creating problems in G's life

• begins fallingaction by suggesting that Gs problems are over

• intros the resolution by promising that G's life will change

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Anita's reaction in paragraph 14 suggests that she thinks that

• her mother will not recover soon

• they should not stay with Miss Gladys

• Geraldine will not like the soup she has prepared

• they should go tell their mother what has happened

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

From Geraldine's thoughts and words in paragraph 34, the reader can infer that Geraldine is...

• comfortable describing all the problems in her life

• inspired by her father so she continues to describe her life

• father has left the family & is not a part of life anymore

• father is not part of why she cannot write a poem

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What decision does Geraldine make at the climax of this story? When Geraldine...

• notices several holes in socks

• daydreams about homes in math class

• explains why she cant write poem& expresses her frustrations

• recognizes her furniture in the street, decides to eat lunch

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which word comes from socius, a Latin word that means "companion" or "ally"?

• sick

• social

• school

• studies

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of the following definitions for the word monitors best fits the context in paragraph 7?

• televisions

• large lizards

• computer displays

• student supervisors

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4