6th Grade - The Sand Castle - Pearson Exit Tickets

Which of the following most clearly describes a flashback and how it affects a plot?

• A flashback is a reordering of the sequence of events in a plot that puts them in time order.

• A flashback is a break in the time order of a plot that shows a scene from the past.

• A flashback is a reordering of the sequence of events in a plot that puts them in order of importance.

• A flashback is a break in the time order of a plot that predicts a scene in the future.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What does Villanueva’s use of flashback help convey in the plot of “The Sand Castle”?

• the relationship between Masha and her grandchildren

• Masha’s grandchildren’s feelings about going to the beach

• why Masha insists on taking her grandchildren to the beach

• the environmental condition of the beach at the present time

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which words in the following passage signal the beginning of a flashback?

Maria walked slowly toward the house. Suddenly, she remembered a long-forgotten event. She was only thirteen, but she already had an uncanny ability to see into people’s hearts. So, she wasn’t really surprised by what happened that day. It all started on this very path.

• walked, surprised, happened

• remembered, long-forgotten, thirteen

• house, event, ability

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

What is the meaning of the prefix un-?

• stop

• not

• below

• able

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Read this passage from “The Sand Castle.”

What was it: a mass of undrinkable, hostile water. Hostile like the sun. They’d taken no delight, no pleasure in their journey to the sea.

Which of the following has the same meaning as the word undrinkable in the passage?

• safe to drink

• unpolluted

• not safe to drinK

• pure

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.4

Use your knowledge of the prefix un- to choose the most likely meaning of the word unpopular.

• not liked

• favored

• famous

• accepted

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In this passage from “The Sand Castle,” which verbs would change the action so that it takes place in the future?

All vehicles were solar powered. The populations took buses when they needed transportation and people emerged mainly at night.

• are, take, need, emerge

• are, will take, need, emerge

• will be, take, needing, will emerge

• will be, will take, need, will emerge

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CCSS.L.6.6

How do the grandchildren feel about going to the beach in the beginning of the story?

• Angry

• Excited

• Bored

• Sad

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Which of the following words best describes Masha's parents?

• Stern

• Playful

• Generous

• Protective

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which response best explains why Mrs. Pavloff took her grandchildren to the beach to build a sand castle?

• She wants to put her seashells on it.

• She wants to make the beach beautiful

• She wants her grandchildren to go outside.

• She wants to provide them with an experience she enjoyed.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2