Excerpt from Winter Wheat

What does paragraph 4 most reveal about the mother

• She is tireless

• She is responsible

• She has a hard time relaxing

• She has devotion for animals

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The personification of the sky as "sulky" in paragraph 9 suggests the sky is

• unpredictable

• northern

• snowy

• gloomy

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What does paragraph 9 mainly reveal about the narrator?

• She thinks of nature as calming

• She is attached to familiar things and is close to her family

• She loves language and has a vivid imagination

• She pays attention to yearly patterns

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which idea would be most important to include in a summary of the story?

• "We had to sell our wheat this month and not hold it over, that is, we did if I was going to the university that fall." (paragraph 2)

• "It might go higher along toward Christmas, but we couldn't wait for that." (paragraph 2)

• "She stood there untying her bandanna and I watched her as though I didn't know her face better than my own." (paragraph 14)

• "I took off my apron and was running across to the barn for the pickup before Dad ha taken his hat from behind the door." (paragraph 17)

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

In paragraph 19, what does the phrase "like a monument" mainly suggest about the elevator?

• It is a beautiful building

• It is a landmark

• It was designed by an architect

• It is an old building

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the best definition of "spoiled" as used in paragraph 21?

• decreased the value of

• made greedy by giving too much

• took away an opportunity

• made unfit for use

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

How does the author mainly develop the narrator's point of view in the story?

• by exaggerating how harsh the winter months are

• by using elements of humor

• by showing how the narrator interacts with her family

• by sharing the narrator's thoughts

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Read the lines from paragraph 19

"You can't see the elevator till you get past our place. There's only one in Gotham, but it stands up from the crossroads like a monument. That and the railroad station are the only things to let people know Gotham's a town"

What can you conclude about the setting and genre of the selection?

• The story takes place in the past and is expository

• The story takes place in the past and the is historical fiction

• The story takes place in the future and is expository

• The story takes place in the future and is historical fiction

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What is the effect of including the personification in paragraph 1?

"The fields have a tired peaceful look..."

• It compares the fields to something peaceful

• It stresses the importance of knowing what peaceful looks like

• It expresses the appearance of the fields during the drought season

• It creates a negative mood for the story

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The author included paragraph 2 to-

• contrast the months of September and December during the time of harvesting

• describe the hot air of July and the busy schedules of mom and dad

• provide background information about the characters circumstances and why wheat prices were important

• illustrate the narrators circumstances and the obstacles he had to overcome

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6