The Tin Box

The narrator's actions in paragraphs 11-16 of the story show the reader that the narrator is -

• dishonest

• witty

• diligent

• aggressive

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which of these sentences provides a clue to the reader that the narrator would like to have the colored pencils -

• the pencils were sharpened to perfect points.

• I was going through a comic-book-writing phase at that time

• The rich colors offered endless possibilities compared to my set of eight basic colors at home

• I noticed a new item in the school supply section

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

Read the following sentence from the selection:

She and Dad were withholding my allowance until the plant was paid for. I knew that there was no point in asking them for the money.

The sentence shows that the narrator is -

• amused by what he did to the plant

• dishonest to his parents

• driven to get the money

• sensible about his parents not giving him the money

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

How did the narrator most likely feel at the end of this story -

• upset because it took so long to get the money for the pencils

• anxious to get home and try out his new colored pencils

• thankful that Mrs. O'Malley bought the colored pencils for him

• relieved to finally have his forty new pencils

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

In paragraph 13, "penny pincher" means -

• to look everywhere for something

• to want money

• unwilling to spend money or share

• collecting a lot of something

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The narrator's actions in paragraph 13 imply that he will -

• observe his surroundings more closely wherever he goes

• keep all his pennies in his pocket until he has saved enough

• stay at the bench and collect all the pennies people throw away

• try to think of a different way to collect money

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RF.5.4C

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.1