All the Light We Cannot See

What does frayed mean in paragraph 1?

• Detached

• Scorched

• Tangled

• Unraveled

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

Werner’s ability to fix the radio shows that he —

• is gifted with mechanics

• is able to accomplish anything

• has previously fixed a radio

• can follow directions well

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which are two possible themes from the excerpt?

• We should appreciate the beauty in simplicity.

• Fear of failure can be an obstacle.

• Family is forever

• Everyone needs an escape from reality

• One can discover hidden talents in unexpected ways.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which is the best summary of the excerpt?

• Werner finds a broken radio in the shed, and he stays inside to fix it while other children play.

• Werner finds a broken radio, and weeks later he notices that the longest wire has a break in it.

• Werner finds a broken radio in the shed, so he smuggles it back home and Jutta helps him fix it

• Werner finds a broken radio and fixes it weeks later, which brings joy to him and other children.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

Read the dictionary entry for the word filament.

filament \’fîl-ә -mә nt\ n

1. a fine or slender thread, wire, or fiber

2. the part of a stamen that supports the anther of a flower; the stalk of a stamen

3. fine wire that is enclosed in the bulb of an incandescent lamp and gives off light when an electric current is passed through it

4. a long structure of relatively cool material in the solar corona

Which definition most closely matches the way the word filament is used in paragraph 7?

• Definition 1

• Definition 2

• Definition 3

• Definition 4

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which two sentences from the excerpt show the author’s use of personification?

• Jutta drags herself closer; she watches her brother with outsize eyes

• A piano chases the violins

• The strings sprint, woodwinds fluttering behind.

• He holds the pin as stock-still as he can.

• He blinks; he has to swallow back tears

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

The reader can conclude that Werner and Jutta reside —

• with their parents

• in a boy’s home

• in an orphanage

• with their aunt

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

The tone of the concluding paragraph can best be described as —

• serious

• desolate

• emotional

• focused

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CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4