Phoenix Farm
Authored by Christianna Friedman
English
6th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
On page 22, the narrator says, “Then the phone rang and he ran out of the room, expecting, I guess, that it would be Courtney or Brittany or another of his girlfriends named after spaniels.” The narrator’s attitude toward the girls calling her brother could BEST be described as
admiring
annoyed
uninterested
worried
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
On page 22, the narrator says, “The gray-green shell seemed to be taking minute breaths, pulsing in and out, in and out, like a tiny brittle ocean.” Context clues reveal that minute [my-NOOT] most closely means
very small
uneven
giant
loud
Tags
CCSS.RI.6.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RL.6.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which detail would be MOST important to include in a summary of the story?
Neighbors donate clothes to the family.
Nicky takes a burnt basketball from the ashes.
The narrator’s mother used to be a track star
The narrator’s dad returns to his family after finding a new job.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI.6.2
CCSS.RI.7.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which BEST describes the narrator’s feelings after her father arrives at her grandma’s house?
Angry
Worried
Confused
Hopeful
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.5.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement best expresses a theme of the story?
The recession caused the narrator’s dad to abandon his family
From endings can come new beginnings.
Always listen to your elders
The phoenix flew off to start its new life.
Tags
CCSS.RL.7.2
CCSS.RL.6.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.9
CCSS.RL.5.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following lines BEST supports your answer to question 5?
“Grandma would be furious of course.” (p. 23)
“And then he stopped, because all of Dad’s books had been consumed in the fire.” (p. 22)
Having gratitude for someone doesn’t make you like them.” (p. 22)
“It was as if we could start fresh and all the rest of it had been burned away.” (p. 21)
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happened to the narrator's father?
He died
He remarried
He left them
He got hurt
Tags
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.5.6
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