Bold Actions Assessment Review

The glossary is a ________ to help you understand terms in a text.

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_______ all of the options before choosing your answer.

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What _________ of the story was most interesting to you?

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Myths are an important part of Greek and Roman _________ .

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Look at the ________ to find evidence to support your claim.

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Read the passage below. Select all phrases that show details about the setting.

“Melissa “Scoot” Atkins went below into the Old Sea Dog’s tiny galley, moving down the three steps of the companionway, closing the two solid entry doors behind her, always a good idea in offshore sailing. The three horizontal hatch boards that were on top of the doors were also firmly in place, securing the thirty-foot Baba type against sudden invasion of seawater.”

• "on top of the doors"

• "galley, moving down the three steps of the companionway"

• "the thirty-foot Baba type"

• "offshore sailing"

Read the passage below. What inference can be made about Scoot’s personality? Select all that apply

“She was coming out of shock now and fear icier than the water was replacing her confusion. To die completely alone? It went that way for a few desperate moments, and then she said to herself, 'Scoot, you've got to get out of here! There has to be some way out.'"

• Determined

• Gives up easily

• Resourceful

• Unreliable

Read the passage below. What is the external conflict in this passage?

“He looked at the mound of upside-down hull, bottom to the sky, unable to believe that the fine, sturdy Sea Dog had been flipped like a cork, perhaps trapping Scoot inside. Treading water, trying to collect his thoughts, he yelled, “Scoot,” but there was no answer. Heart pounding, unable to see over the mound of the hull, he circled it, thinking she might have been thrown clear. But there was no sign of her. He swam back to the point of cabin entry, took several deep breaths, and dove. He felt along the hatch boards and then opened his eyes briefly to see that the doors were still closed. She was still inside.”

• Sully struggled to get into the cabin

• Sully struggled to sail the boat

• Sully was mad at himself for getting in this situation

• Sully was not able to swim to safety

Read the passage below. What is the internal conflict in this passage?

“Almost half an hour passed, and he finally broke down and sobbed. His right fist was bloody from the constant pounding. Why hadn't he gone below to make the stupid sandwiches? ... His younger sister, with all her life to live, would be alive now.”

• Sully blames himself for flipping the boat

• Sully's fist is bloody

• Sully feels guilty for Scoot getting trapped

• The sandwiches will be soggy

Which two sentences from the passage supports that the underlined evidence is a problem?

"Many mountain climbers and medical experts question whether a 13-year-old boy could climb so high. Dr. Bradley...noted, (1) 'Most 13-year-olds don't have the wiring to make cognitive life-and-death-decisions and are not truly able to understand what they're signing on for. Another physician, Dr. Hackett, reported that (2) there are conflicting opinions about the effects of a young brain. (3) Some theories say that a young brain is more resilient; (4) others say that it is more vulnerable."

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