The Coughing Dog

1. How would you characterise Kristin?

• Adventurous

• Frustrated

• Boring

• Cheerful

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

1. The author uses the first two paragraphs of the story to:–

• Explain the conflict

• Introduce the protagonist

• Explain the resolution

• Introduce the setting

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

What does the author mean if you are the “black sheep” in the family?

• You act like an animal

• You are the favourite of the family

• You are a disgrace to the family

• You behave as your family expects

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What literary technique does the author use in the third paragraph?

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Extended Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How would you describe Bishop?

• Relaxed

• Kind to all people

• Depressed

• Aggressive

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Kristin was taken aback by the sound of his voice. She could hear the tension lurking behind his words. There was something he wasn’t telling her. “What’s wrong?” she asked. “Is Bishop okay?” What is the tone of this paragraph?

• Stressful

• Annoyed

• Defiant

• Humorous

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

As the vet spoke, Kristin sat frozen as she watched the closet door slowly creak open on its rusted hinges. This sentence contains an example of what figurative language?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is in Kristin’s closet?

• A prison guard

• An escaped convict

• A mannequin

• A dog

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

A chill ran through Kristin’s blood. 1. This suggests that Kristin feels:

• Confused

• Cold

• Frightened

• Excited

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When he calls Kristin, why doesn’t the vet immediately tell her the cause of Bishop’s coughing?

• He doesn’t want her to panic

• He doesn’t know why Bishop is coughing

• He doesn’t want her to look in the closet

• He thinks Kristin will die

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1