"The Great Rat Hunt"

The protagonist of "The Great Rat Hunt" is

• the rat

• Laurence Yep

• asthma

• the father

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D

The central internal conflict is that

• there is a rat in the store.

• the father needs someone to help him get the rat out of the store.

• Yep feels like a failure.

• Eddie is poor at sports.

When Yep says, "When I finally understood what sports meant to my father, it only magnified the scale of my ineptitude, " the word ineptitude means

• strength

• fear

• ability

• lack of competence

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CCSS.L.3.1C

The story "The Great Rat Hunt" is told from which point of view?

• First person

• third person

• the rat's point of view

• second person

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.1.1D

The theme, or lesson about life that the author wants to get across is that

• asthma is dangerous.

• no one is great at everything.

• being an immigrant is difficult.

• all families have problems.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

When the father says , "Get the varnish out for our trophy," it shows that

• he is making fun of Laurence.

• he is including Laurence in the victory.

• he wants to make fun of Eddy.

• he is embarrassed about not actually catching the rat.

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CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Which word is a SYNONYM for rationalize? Choose all of the words that apply.

• explain

• justify

• nullify

• multiply

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CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

In the following sentence, which part is the gerund phrase?

Participating in the rat hunt was the way that Yep could impress his father.

• in the rat hunt

• participating in the rat hunt

• impress his father

• Yep could impress

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CCSS.L.8.1A

Which passage accurately summarizes the story OBJECTIVELY?

• In "The Great Rat Hunt," a really pathetic boy Laurence Yep doesn't like himself because his selfish brother takes up most of their father's time. One time, Yep gets a chance to show his father how he can be useful by trying to catch a rat. Finally, Yep proves himself to his father, and his father shares his own fears. In the end, Yep's conflict is resolved by learning that people don't have to be the best at everything.

• In "The Great Rat Hunt," the plot is the protagonist Laurence Yep doesn't like himself because his brother takes up most of their father's time. One time, Yep gets a chance to show his father how he can be useful by trying to catch a rat. Finally, Yep proves himself to his father, and his father shares his own fears. In the end, Yep's conflict is resolved by learning that people don't have to be the best at everything.

• In "The Great Rat Hunt," the protagonist proves that he is just as good as his brother because he goes on a rat hunt with their father. They catch the rat and the person vs. person conflict between the brothers is finally resolved.

• In "The Great Rat Hunt," the protagonist Laurence Yep has asthma and he is sad because of this disease. His brother Eddy does not have asthma , so he thinks he is better than Laurence. Then one day, when Eddy does not go on a rat hunt with his father, Laurence proves that he can do something with his father too. Then Eddy is the jealous one.

Which is the best way to correct this run on sentence:

My best friend is Shelly, she is honest, funny, and hard working.

• My best friend is Shelly. Because she is honest, funny, and hardworking.

• Shelly is my best friend. Although she is honest, funny, and hardworking.

• My best friend is Shelly because she is honest, funny, and hardworking.

• Shelly is my best friend.

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CCSS.L.4.1F