The One & Only Ivan

Which sentence reveals the physical traits of three of the characters?

• Stella is a mountain. Next to her I am a rock, and Bob is a grain of sand.

• He must be the lonliest gorilla in the world.

• I wear a snowy saddle of fur.

• Three of my walls are glass. One them is cracked.

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Read this sentence from page 7.

My domain is made of thick glass, rusty metal, and rough cement.

The author uses sensory language in this sentence to illustrate-

• how uncomfortable Ivan's domain is

• how Ivan feels about the jungle

• a flashback

• Stella's domain

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CCSS.RI.4.4

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Which sentence from the selection conveys a flashback?

• Whenever I got the chance, I would dip my fingers into cool mud and use my mother's back for a canvas.

• If I get tired and need a break, I eat my crayons.

• Tag was my twin sister's name.

• Bob, my dog friend, loves TV almost as much as I do.

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Read this sentence.

Bob is tiny, wiry, and fast, like a barking squirrel.

Which picture best depicts the way Ivan describes Bob the dog?

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CCSS.RL.3.6

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Based on the chapter title artists (page 15) and the picture the reader can infer that the chapter will contain information about -

• famous artists around the world

• Ivan learning and enjoying to draw

• Ivan drawing a beetle

• me-balls

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Read this sentence from page 7.

My domain is made of thick glass, rusty metal, and rough cement.

The author uses sensory language in this sentence to illustrate-

• how uncomfortable Ivan's domain is

• how Ivan feels about the jungle

• a flashback

• Stella's domain

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

The information about how Stella feels about Ruby is important to the story because it reveals-

• the caring personality of Stella

• the caring personality of Ivan

• how Stella injured her foot

• how difficult it is for the animals living in small domains

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

By writing the story in first person point of view, Katherine Applegate (the author), is able to demonstrate-

• Ivan's thoughts and feelings

• Stella's thoughts and feelings

• Bob's thoughts and feelings

• All the character's thoughts and feelings

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The reader can conclude that Julia is a kind and caring person because she-

• always brings snacks for all the animals at the zoo.

• listens to her father, George.

• spends times with the animals and tries to help her dad.

• works for free at the zoo.

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Read these sentences from page 42, titled sorry.

I'm sorry I called those children slimy chimps.

My mother would be ashamed of me.

This is an example of a-

• simile

• personification

• irony

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3