Our Adventure at the Flume

Read the sentence from paragraph 1:

The low, dark archway was overhung with birch, witchhazel, and thimbleberry; and as we peered into its blackness, suggestions of dragons and serpents, castle-dungeons and witches' caverns and monsters' dens came into our minds already sufficiently full of wild, boyish notions and strange imaginings.

This sentence shows that the boys are ---

• anxious

• lonely

• practical

• mysterious

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

The first person point of view allows the author to show ---

• how Fred is much more courageous than the narrator

• the narrator's concern about entering the old mill

• the difference between the two boys' experiences

• how the narrator felt about the adventure

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Read the following sentences from paragraph 2.

So, cutting weapons from the sapling birches, we stepped into the cold and repulsive-looking water. B-r-r-r! --- what a shiver it gave us!

The author uses imagery in this sentence most likely to show how ---

• the narrator was motivated to make it through the mill

• committed the boys were to making their way through the mill

• the narrator is surprised by the surroundings of the mill

• excited Fred is about going to the mill

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

The final sentence of the selection suggests that the narrator most likely feels ---

• frustrated

• panic-stricken

• foolish

• angry

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

The narrator describes his trip to the flume in a way that shows his ---

• jealousy that Fred was not frightened

• apprehension of going to an unknown place

• appreciation of having Fred with him

• courage in wanting to try something new

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which statement best expresses the main theme of the selection?

• Where fear is present, wisdom cannot be.

• Accepting challenges leads to positive results.

• Friends are a person's most valuable possessions.

• Never give up.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What does the narrator's explanation in that paragraph 4 reveal to the reader?

• The narrator and Fred have different feelings about the flume.

• Fred is worried that an eagle may attack them in the flume.

• The narrator appears much calmer about the flume and what they may find in it.

• The narrator and Fred thought the flume and its inhabitants were ominous.

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The historical context of the selection emphasizes the idea that people in this time period ---

• used stories of ghosts and witches for entertainment

• believed in the strange and macabre

• relied on themselves and their surroundings for entertainment

• needed a way to contact family members when they were in trouble

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Read the dictionary entry.

notion \noh-shuh n\ n 1. a clever article or item; 2. a concept or idea; 3. an imaginative or silly thought; 4. small items used in sewing - buttons, ribbons, etc.

Which definition most closely matches the way the word notions is used in paragraph 1?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4