"Brown Girl Dreaming" - Woodson

What does feathery mean?

• light and airy

• dense and cloudy

• heavy and dull

• bright and loud

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which sentence best shows the meaning of shushes?

• Tom cheers wildly at the basketball game.

• Jackson wades through the muddy river.

• Grandma softly tells the children not to make any noise.

• Sandy rolls the cookie dough into small spheres.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the meaning of humming?

• singing with closed lips

• yelling across the room

• speaking quietly

• whistling a tune

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

What best describes squish?

• dry and crumbly

• dense and solid

• light and airy

• spongy, cushioned feeling

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

If you twirl what are you doing?

• running in a straight line

• spinning around and around

• jumping up and down

• sliding down a slide

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What makes Brown Girl Dreaming different from most other memoirs?

• It is written in prose.

• It is written in poetry.

• It is written like a journal.

• It is written like a text message.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Where does the excerpt from Brown Girl Dreaming take place?

• Uncle Robert's house

• Halsey Park

• Greenville, South Carolina

• New York City

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

How would you describe Woodson's older sister, Odella?

• Tells lies

• Smart

• Wild

• Bossy

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Woodson's mother bring home in "another way"?

• Wrapped presents

• A new TV

• A James Brown record

• Board games

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

How does Uncle Robert feel about Woodson's stories?

• He thinks they are lies

• They make him homesick

• He likes them

• They confuse him

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1