Blind Ambition

What is the author trying to teach readers?

• People can do more when they work together.

• People can train dogs to help with many tasks.

• People can become most anything when they want in life if they work hard and don't give up.

• People can make each other feel better by telling jokes.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

What is the best summary of the passage?

• The author has a funny guide dog that is also his best friend. The dog snores in class and makes children laugh.

• The author is blind and has a guide dog that helps him get from place to place. The boy can do a lot with help from his dog and others.

• People who are blind can use dogs to help them get around. The person tells the dog where to go, and the dog helps the person get there safely.

• People who are blind can use different tools to help them.

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CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

What does the way the author deals with problems show about him?

• He gives up very easily.

• He likes to make people laugh.

• He wants to do things by himself.

• He knows that things will not always be easy, but they will get better if you work at them.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

How does the way the passage is written help readers understand what a guide dog does?

• The passage tells amusing stories about guide dogs, so the reader gets to see that guide dogs can be fun.

• The passage is told by someone who has a guide dog, so the reader gets to know the person’s experiences with the dog.

• The passage shares events over many years, so the reader can see how the friendship with a guide dog forms.

• The passage includes parts that are told from a dog’s point of view, so the reader gets to see what guide dogs experience.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

The author realizes that he must adapt in order to be fully accepted. What does the word adapt mean?

• Cry about it

• Fight others for what you want

• Work long hours

• Change the way you do things

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which point of view is Blind Ambition told in?

• 1st Person

• 3rd Person

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CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Which text structure does the author use for the section, On My Own?

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Compare and Contrast

• Cause and Effect

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

Which text structure does the author use for paragraph 4 of the story on page 135?

• Sequence

• Problem and Solution

• Cause and Effect

• Compare and Contrast

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

On page 3 of the story, the author says he gets "fed up." What type of figurative language is this?

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• personification

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

In paragraph 8 of the story, the author uses a simile. What two things are being compared in the simile?

• ice and Bambi

• Twyla and ice

• ice and the slippery floor

• Twyla and Bambi

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5