"The Ravine" - TEST

Vinny is "The Ravine's"

• Main Character

• Setting

• Conflict

• Theme

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

The setting of the story is

• Amazon jungle, shortly before the death of a boy there

• A ravine in a Hawaiian jungle, shortly after the death of a boy there

• Somewhere in a forest, during summer vacation

• A ravine in a jungle in Hawaii

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is most important about the setting?

• It's Tuesday in Hawaiian forest.

• It is slippery and muddy.

• It is a ravine.

• It is a place where a boy had recently died.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Recalling details:

It had been _______________ and one day since Butchie's accident when Vinny went to the ravine.

• 2 hours

• 2 weeks

• several years

• 1 year

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Character and Conflict:

How does Vinny feel about going to the ravine?

• excited and adventurous

• tired and bored

• nervous and anxious

• calm and peaceful

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

Making inferences:

Line 40 says that Vinny "saw a footprint in the mud and stepped around it."

Considering what you know about how Vinny was feeling that day, what can we infer from this sentence?

• Vinny thought the footprint was made by the boy who died, and either thought that stepping on it would be creepy.

• Vinny felt that disturbing the footprint would be disrespectful to the memory of the boy who died.

• Vinny didn't like to step in mud.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Internal Conflict:

Vinny's parents are a factor in his nervous feelings because (select three reasons)

• They each gave him the opposite advice. Which was he supposed to listen to?

• His mom talked about the place being haunted, which added to Vinny's fear.

• His mom told him not to go there, but he didn't want to appear that he did whatever his mom said.

• His parents were as strict as a tigers.

• They never found the dead boy. Not a trace. Gave Vinny the creeps.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Character Motivation:

What motivates Vinny to climb up the 50 foot ledge?

• He wants to jump off it.

• He wants to see what it looks like from up there.

• He does not want his friends to know he's afraid.

• He likes to climb to high places

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Character development:

How does Vinny change by the end of the story?

• He becomes brave enough to jump. This got him in trouble with his mom.

• He does whatever his friends say. This made him more ashamed.

• He learned to climb a cliff. This made him proud.

• He became brave enough to say to say no to his friends. This gave him peace.

• He became even more afraid of appearing weak in front of his friends.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is one character trait that describes Vinny towards the end of the story?

• Cooperative and considerate

• Bold and brave

• Predictable and dependable

• Nervous and afraid

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3