Catch Me If You Can

The narrator says that most of the runners fall down during the race, exhausted. What does the word exhausted mean as it is used in the passage?

• tiredness from an activity

• out of balance

• in pain

• empty

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Which sentence best summarizes what happens during the race?

• Atalanta runs faster than everyone else.

• Atalanta tricks the other runners so she can win.

• Atalanta and Young John run together and tie for first place.

• Atalanta becomes upset that Young John is as fast as she is.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

Which pair of words best describes Young John?

• patient and calm

• funny and amusing

• eager and responsible

• fair and understanding

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why did the author most likely include a narrator in the play?

• to share how the characters act

• to tell what the characters are saying

• to describe the problem the characters face

• to explain what the characters do in the future

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

Which sentence best states the theme of the play?

• Working together helps people become friends.

• People should be allowed to plan their own lives.

• Children should listen to those with more experience.

• Traveling to different parts of the world is important.

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.5

What do the stage directions tell you about Atalanta's interest in getting married? (Page 202 end of paragraph 1)

• Atalanta is excited about getting married.

• Atalanta cannot wait to be queen.

• Atalanta only cares what her mom says.

• Atalanta is NOT interested in the young men or marriage and waves them away.

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.3.5

What characters are speaking on page 203?

• only the Narrator

• King Henry and Atalanta

• Atalanta and Narrator

• Young John and Atalanta

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

How will the King choose a husband for Atalanta?

• The men will have a dual.

• The King will choose which suitor he wants.

• The King will hold a race, and the winner will get to marry Atalanta.

• Atalanta gets to choose an suitor she wants.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

In the stage directions for Atalanta's response (pg 204 para.11), what does the expression "as if cooking up an idea" mean?

• Atalanta looks at though she is thinking of a plan to outsmart the king by winning herself.

• Atalanta will cook a good breakfast before her race.

• The king has a plan to get his daughter married.

• Atalanta is confused and doesn't know what she is going to do.

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

The stage directions (pg. 210 para.52) are included to show -

• The King let Young John marry Atalanta.

• Young John and Atalanta are happy the get to do what they want in life.

• The King cannot believe the outcome.

• Atalanta is happy she won.

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.5