Reading Comprehension TSB

The room felt stuffy and he dug at the woven fabric on his chair with his fingernail. Circle Justice stunk!! Each word spoken in the Circle was like kindling added to his smoldering anger.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• idiom

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The room felt stuffy and he dug at the woven fabric on his chair with his fingernail. Circle Justice stunk!! Each word spoken in the Circle was like kindling added to his smoldering anger. The underlined words carry a ____________ connotation or "feel" to them.

• distant

• negative

• positive

• joyful

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The room felt stuffy and he dug at the woven fabric on his chair with his fingernail. Circle Justice stunk!! Each word spoken in the Circle was like kindling added to his smoldering anger. What is the overall point of view of this passage?

• third person (outside narrator)

• first person (inside narrator)

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Vapor from the Spirit Bear's breath puffed in tiny clouds from its wet black nose. Raindrops beaded on its white bushy hair and dripped off in miniature rivulets. What is the strongest device the author is using here in this passage?

• symbolism

• point of view

• imagery

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Vapor from the Spirit Bear's breath puffed in tiny clouds from its wet black nose. Raindrops beaded on its white bushy hair and dripped off in miniature rivulets. What is the meaning of the underlined term?

• frightening

• tiny streams

• thin cracks

• soaking

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Cole focused his blurred vision on the full moon. It helped him... he puzzled at the moon's shape. Something in that hazy shape held meaning....Seeing no sign of the Spirit Bear, Cole returned his attention to the fallen tree beside him. ...what had happened to the baby birds? He called into the darkened branches, "Are you okay?" The red words have connotation and the author is using words here to show that Cole is _______________________.

• focusing

• seeing

• thinking

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Cole focused his blurred vision on the full moon. It helped him... he puzzled at the moon's shape. Something in that hazy shape held meaning....Seeing no sign of the Spirit Bear, Cole returned his attention to the fallen tree beside him. ...what had happened to the baby birds? He called into the darkened branches, "Are you okay?" Why is Cole thinking about the shape of the moon?

• He is remembering the meaning and message Garvey's food lesson with the groceries.

• He is remembering the meaning and message from Edwin and Garvey about life being a cycle.

• He is remembering the anger and hatred he feels for his parents and all the people who have treated him unfairly in life.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Cole's eyes grew moist. He couldn't stop thinking about the tiny birds strewn in the grass. Had they suffered before they died?...Cole understood this cycle. Beside him a tee had died. Already, ants and buss crawled among the cracked bark and and splintered wood. For them life went on... with time, the tree would rot and become dirt. Then a new seed would fall and grow and another tree would push upward... Cole realizes this was a part of living. What is the theme here? All life is ______________________________________.

• death and he is going to die too.

• life and he is choosing to live too.

• a cycle and he is part of it too.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Cole's eyes grew moist. He couldn't stop thinking about the tiny birds strewn in the grass. Had they suffered before they died?...Cole understood this cycle. Beside him a tee had died. Already, ants and bugs crawled among the cracked bark and and splintered wood. For them life went on... with time, the tree would rot and become dirt. Then a new seed would fall and grow and another tree would push upward... Cole realizes this was a part of living. Cole makes a conscious decision in this scene. He chooses_______________________.

• to die

• to live

• to control nature

• to love nature

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The at.oow or wool blanket which Garvey gifted to Cole appears several times in this novel. It represents the idea of trust: Garvey has given this precious item to Cole and has allowed him to take care of it. Then Cole throws it away. Then Cole wraps himself in it. Later in the plot he shares it.

The at.oow is a _________________

• metaphor

• simile

• symbol

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9