The Castle on Hester Street

When people come to a new country to live.

• valuable

• inspected

• opportunity

• immigrated

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

Something that is worth a lot of money, or means a lot to someone.

• whispered

• valuable

• arrived

• photographs

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

To look at something closely and carefully.

• moment

• immigrated

• arrived

• inspected

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.7

A chance for good things to happen

• opportunity

• whispered

• arrived

• photographs

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

When you speak in a very quiet voice.

• immigrated

• valuable

• inspected

• whispered

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

When you get to where you were going.

• moment

• opportunity

• arrived

• inspected

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RL.3.1

Pictures taken with a camera.

• valuable

• arrived

• photographs

• opportunity

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CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.7

All around him were mothers with babies that screamed like fire truck sirens.

Why does the author compare the babies' screams to sirens?

• Babies scream to get fire truck rides.

• Crying babies turn red like a fire truck.

• Crying babies and sirens are both loud.

• Fire truck sirens and babies are both small.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

The airport was as busy as an anthill with people

hurrying this way and that.

What does the airport was as busy as an anthill mean?

• The airport was very active.

• There were anthills near the airport.

• The people were running away from ants.

• The airport was built to look like an anthill.

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CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the antonym "Opposite" of thrilled.

• lucky

• proud

• silent

• unhappy