Excerpt from Last Regrets

What does paragraph 5 reveal about Paige?

• She fears going out on the lake.

• She wants to avoid her grandparents.

• She prefers the outdoors to coming inside.

• She wants to play with the neighborhood girls.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How do paragraphs 8 through 10 contribute to the development of the plot?

• They give background information about Paige.

• They illustrate Paige's internal conflict.

• They explain why Paige admires her Grandpa.

• They show how Paige and her brothers are alike.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

Read the following sentence from paragraph 14. "Across from the kitchenette stood the bathroom, which contributed to the monster's bad case of morning breath." What does this figurative language mean?

• The RV had a rotten smell.

• People slept poorly inside the RV.

• The RV was cramped place.

• People made a mess inside the RV.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which detail signals a change in the direction of the story?

• Grandpa loans Paige a fishing pole.

• Paige warns her family about the heat.

• Grandpa and Grandma arrive in their RV.

• Paige and the girls beat the boys in a water fight.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

How does the author most develop Grandpa's point of view in the story?

• by having the narrator describe Grandpa

• by sharing Grandpa's thoughts with the reader

• by including dialogue between Grandpa and the kids

• by showing how Grandpa acts with Paige's brothers

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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

• Paige loses a lot of fishing poles.

• Grandpa owns many different hats.

• Paige enjoys water-skiing and tubing.

• Grandpa wants to take the kids fishing.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Which sentence best expresses the theme of the story?

• People usually change as they grow older.

• Sometimes people are embarrassed by family.

• People often cherish their childhood memories.

• Sometimes people make choices to please others.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

What is the effect of the figurative language in paragraph 15, "hats, white with stains, like teeth that hadn't been brushed in a while"?

• it helps the reader visualize the dirty hats hanging in the RV

• it provides the reader with more information about Grandpa

• it reinforces the idea that Paige does not want to go fishing

• it makes the reader think about dirty teeth

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

How does paragraph 17 contribute to the plot?

• it lets the reader know what happened on the trip

• it provides the reader with the reason why Paige dislikes fishing

• it displays Paige's displeasure regarding the weather

• it shows how long the trip lasted

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which of the following words from the story help to establish a pessimistic tone?

• dreading, hated, wrong

• hot, defeat, trembled

• whispered, settle, option

• mess, burning, sweat

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CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4